I’m Tyler Palmquist, a 30-year-old from Minnesota. I graduated from Iowa State University in 2019 with a B.S. in Biology through the Pre-Med program. Shortly after graduation, symptoms that had been manageable since I was kid soon became debilitating. Over the next several years I became largely bedbound.

During that time, conventional medicine repeatedly failed me. I went from specialist to specialist and even the Mayo Clinic in Rochester. I was told it was all in my head more than once. Progress only began when I was finally diagnosed with Lyme disease and multiple coinfections. Treatment for those infections helped significantly, but many issues remained.

I went on to work with functional medicine practitioners in Arizona and spent years learning how to manage the complex, overlapping conditions I still deal with such as EDS, POTS, and MCAS. That process taught me both what can help and how incomplete most standard care is for people in these situations.

I started MagnaVita because I know how isolating and frustrating this experience is. My approach is personalized, grounded in lived experience and strong understanding of pathophysiology. This work comes from knowing firsthand how valuable it is to have someone who actually understands what you’re dealing with and how to help.