Sarah stared at her fitness tracker in frustration. For years, she’d maintained the same 6 AM workout routine with consistent energy and results. But now, at 52, some mornings she felt like she was moving through molasses, while other days she had surprising bursts of energy at 2 PM—right when she used to crash. “Am […]
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A Story Many Women Can Relate To It’s Sunday night. You’re standing in the kitchen, opening and closing the fridge, wondering what you’re going to eat tomorrow. You had every intention of cooking this weekend, but between kids’ activities, errands, and maybe even a little time to yourself, the hours slipped away. Now, the thought
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A Story Many Midlife Women Know Too Well It’s 3:00 p.m., and you’re staring at your computer screen. You’ve already had two cups of coffee, maybe a protein bar for lunch, and you’re debating whether to grab another snack from the breakroom—just to keep yourself going until dinner. Your waistband feels tighter than it used
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“Why am I so tired all the time?” Linda asked me during her visit, shoulders slumped and eyes heavy. She was juggling work, kids, and household responsibilities. Despite sleeping eight hours, she woke up groggy, craved sugar in the afternoon, and couldn’t get through her mornings without coffee. Her doctor told her, “You’re fine. Your
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🦋 It Started With a Pair of Slippers It was a chilly spring morning when Heather realized something wasn’t right. She’d cranked the heat, wrapped herself in a fuzzy robe, and still felt like her bones were ice. “You’re always cold lately,” her husband said as she slipped on her third pair of wool socks
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“I thought I was doing everything right…” Jen stared at me over Zoom, frustration etched across her face. She had recently turned 43 and had been eating “clean,” exercising several times a week, and trying intermittent fasting like her friends suggested. But something was off. Her belly had slowly expanded. Her energy was tanking. Her
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😓 It Started With a 3 a.m. Wake-Up Call… Jen had always prided herself on being the strong one. She managed her household, ran a successful business, and still somehow made time for workouts, birthday parties, and PTA meetings. But lately? Something had shifted. She found herself wide awake at 3 a.m., heart pounding for
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🧠 “I thought I was just burned out…” It started with little things—slower mornings, shorter patience, feeling uninspired at work. Then came the nagging fatigue, a flatlining sex drive, workouts that felt twice as hard with half the results, and a body that seemed to be changing overnight. A patient recently told me, “I thought
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A Functional Medicine Guide for Women at Every Age It started in the shower.Jessica noticed more strands of hair swirling down the drain than usual. At first, she brushed it off—maybe it was stress or the change of seasons. But as the weeks went on, she realized her once thick ponytail had thinned noticeably, and
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“I don’t even recognize myself in the mirror anymore.” That’s what one of my clients—let’s call her Amanda—said during her first appointment. She was 42, a busy professional, mom of two, and had always taken care of herself. But over the past year, her skin had become dull, dry, and saggy seemingly overnight. Her once-thick
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