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I know your struggle. You feel tired and don’t sleep well. You gain weight easily but can’t lose it. You lack motivation and feel down but don’t know why. You are stressed to the max with family, work, obligations and the person who needs the most attention (you) is getting the least. You try to eat better and exercise but still feel and look the same. You take your antidepressant to help you feel better and figure you’ll just have to live with the side effects. You take your thyroid medicine and still feel like you’re dragging most days. You have trouble focusing during the day, so you discuss with your doctor that maybe you have ADD. Maybe some Adderall will help with the brain fog and daytime fatigue, secretly hoping it will help with weight loss.

I could go on with the list of symptoms, but I know this person. I stopped weighing myself because I just didn’t want to know how much I weighed. When I went for my yearly physical, the number on the scale could be a surprise for the doctor and myself. I suffered with Hashimoto’s hypothyroidism for years and took naps any chance I could get. Looking back, I struggled unnecessarily with hormone imbalances. My periods were heavy, I had “monthly migraines”. I needed a midlife mentor but didn’t know it.

As someone who has always been interested in functional medicine, I spent a lot of time researching but also found a provider who helped me to improve my health. My thyroid is optimized, and I don’t feel tired all day, I sleep much better at night, I am losing weight slowly and steadily in a safe way and the brain fog is lifting. My hormones are balanced! I have been able to come off the unnecessary prescription medicines that I was taking to treat my symptoms. There is not a quick fix to improving your health but when you invest in yourself and work with someone who understands these issues, together you will see significant improvements-emotionally, physically and metabolically.

As your midlife mentor, I will listen to your concerns and help you understand what may be causing your symptoms. I will develop an individualized treatment plan based on your symptoms and a comprehensive lab review. Together we will implement this plan and monitor your progress. Your voice will be heard, and your health will be optimized. At Innovate Wellness we use a holistic approach, meaning we look at the whole person and how everything is interconnected.