LANAE MULLANE
Lanae Mullane is a naturopathic doctor with 12 years of experience across integrative clinics, the supplement industry, and health technology startups. After completing her residency and receiving a diagnosis herself, Lanae built her career at the intersection of patient care and product development. She's the functional health advisor for Suppco, a research-backed app that grades supplement quality and transparency and is the head of clinical strategy and product development for Joi + Blokes, a telehealth company offering lab testing and clinician-led consultations.
She still sees patients through a small private practice, because she believes that if you're advising clinicians on how to practice, you need to stay connected to the patient in front of you. Lanae's approach is rooted in personalized medicine, foundational health, and the belief that the best care comes from a village, not a single provider.
HOW SHE OPERATES:
How Lanae balances her health and energy while building across multiple roles:
Foundations first, always
Sleep, nutrition, and connection are her non-negotiables, everything else is built on top of those
If the foundation isn't in place, interventions like peptides or supplements won't work as efficiently as they should
Her own diagnosis drove her career
Receiving a diagnosis of her own gave her the perspective to relate to patients in a way that textbooks can't
It fuels the passion a bit more when it becomes personal
Adapts her routine to the season of life she's in
Her routine has evolved through career stages, having kids, etc. She recognizes that she isn’t the same as she was when she was 25.
Uses tools to support her current stage rather than trying to force a "perfect" routine
The body loves routine, but even that has to evolve
Keeps nutrition simple
Cooks about 99% of her family's food at home
Focuses on whole foods without overcomplicating it. Still wants to enjoy what she's eating.
Has a garden in her backyard, which also helps her kids explore and try new foods
Recovery is lifestyle, not devices
The things that regulate her nervous system: getting sunlight, being okay doing absolutely nothing, playing with her kids, and staying connected with relationships
Anchors stress management to daily habits
Takes four focused breaths before every meal (exhale longer than inhale, shoulders low, feet on the ground) to shift into parasympathetic state
Ties it to something she already does (eating) so it becomes automatic, not an extra task
If you haven't been practicing when things are calm, you won't reach for it when things are stressful
Uses data as a guide, not a rule book
Loves objective lab data for baselines and tracking meaningful changes over time
Day to day, focuses on internal cues: energy, mood, cycle, strength, bowel movements
Those are often the first signals that something is shifting
Cautious with wearables
Found that wearables were creating more anxiety than insight, especially with athletes
"It's easy to start outsourcing how you feel to a number"
If it's becoming stressful instead of informative, it's time to take it off
Intentional about supplements
Doesn't believe in taking everything all the time. Supplements should support you, not overwhelm you.
Consistency and dosing matter. Pair fat-soluble vitamins with fat. Move iron away from calcium.
Most benefits don't show up until 60 to 90 days in
Questions everything she prescribes
Always asks: why are we doing it, how long will you be on it, and what's the goal?
Too many patients don't know why they're on something, or have removed foods from a sensitivity test and never reintroduced them
Compares the gut to the deep ocean: every time you go in, you discover more microorganisms. We know so little, so being mindful of how we support it matters.
Stays present
Her biggest challenge and her most important practice
Resists the pull of constant stimulus
Self-care isn't just what you feed your body. It's how you exist in the world and your impact on other people.
Continuing to make sure she's connected to people who are wanting to make a change for the good
Stays flexible with time management
Workouts happen when she can fit them in, sometimes morning, sometimes later. With kids, rigidity isn't realistic.
Calendars run her life. If it's not on her calendar, there's a good chance it doesn't exist.
Relies on strong teams across her different roles.
"We can do hard things"
On unmotivated days, has a mental conversation with herself: is it physical, is it overwhelm, or is it just hard?
Routines are easy to get out of and hard to get back into, and that itself is a motivator to keep showing up
“If you haven't been practicing when things are calm, you won't reach for it when things are stressful”
MY TAKEAWAY:
Lanae's perspective is refreshing because she lives in both worlds. She's a naturopathic doctor who loves devices and supplements, but she'll be the first to tell you none of it matters without sleep, real food, and connection.
And her point about wearables creating anxiety instead of insight is something more people need to hear. The moment you're sleeping worse because your sleep score told you to worry, the tool is working against you. I love my whoop but sometimes it says my recovery sucks and not to push my strain, when I feel great and end up having a great workout that day.
WHAT MOVES THE NEEDLE (From Lanae):
For health: foundations. Sleep, nutrition, movement, and connection. Everything else is built on top of those, and no supplement or device will compensate for gaps there.
STEAL THIS:
Actions you can take right now
Before your next meal, put your feet on the ground, drop your shoulders, and take four focused breaths where your exhale is longer than your inhale. Do it for a week and see how you feel.
Do a “supplement audit” and for each of your supplements, ask yourself (or your practitioner) why you’re on it, what the goal is, and how long you’re going to be on it for.
WHAT SHE IS BUILDING:
SuppCo: Supplement Transparency
SuppCo is an app that helps people cut through the noise in the supplement space. It provides research-backed education on supplements and grades companies on quality assurance, third-party testing, and transparency, all on a non-biased platform. Free to use.
Joi + Blokes: Clinician-Led Lab Testing
Joi + Blokes is a telehealth company offering blood testing and clinician-led consultations across all 50 states. Panels range from basic hormone checks to 110-biomarker comprehensive panels, including markers that conventional care often skips. Every test includes a 30 or 60 minute visit with a nurse practitioner. They just launched at-home capillary blood testing to increase accessibility.
Thank you for reading!
