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02/14/2026

Perimenopause is not simply a hormonal decline.
It is a 𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻.

Estrogen reduction alters insulin signaling, body composition, inflammatory tone, and mood resilience. Many women gain weight despite unchanged habits — because their physiology is shifting.

Recent clinical data suggests that GLP-1 receptor agonists used alongside hormone replacement therapy may offer additive metabolic benefits — not just appetite suppression.

When used strategically and at appropriate dosing, GLP-1 may support:
• Insulin sensitivity
• Visceral fat reduction
• Muscle preservation
• Mood stabilization
• Cardiovascular health
• Cognitive resilience

This is not factory dosing.
This is coordinated signaling support during a time of biological transition.

Menopause requires sophistication.
Not suppression.

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02/14/2026

𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗸𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗲.
The democratization of information has not always meant the elevation of wisdom.

Influence has outpaced discernment.
Visibility has outpaced credibility.
We are watching a generation mistake popularity for expertise.

But biology does not care about trends.
Cells respond to precision.
Mitochondria respond to energy.
Immune systems respond to integrity.

Discernment and trust are becoming the rarest commodities in healthcare.
And in a world growing louder by the day, the ability to discern signal from noise may be the most important survival skill we have.

Real medicine is not loud.
It is coordinated.
Measured.
Strategic.
Accountable.
Discernment is the next currency.

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02/13/2026

𝗚𝗟𝗣-𝟭 𝗶𝘀 𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗶𝗼𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗰.

Which means it affects multiple organ systems simultaneously.

Brain.
Pancreas.
Heart.
Kidney.
Liver.
Immune cells.
Autonomic circuitry.

Megadosing it to force appetite suppression ignores its integrative architecture.

High-dose saturation can:
• Flatten adaptive signaling
• Promote metabolic conservation
• Accelerate lean mass loss
• Reduce mitochondrial output
• Blunt dopaminergic tone
=NO WEIGHT LOSS

Blunt strategies produce blunt physiology.

Precision dosing respects receptor biology and systemic coordination.
GLP-1 should be used to enhance metabolic communication — not silence it.

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02/11/2026

Do you know what eating healthy really looks like?

Eating healthy is a 𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲. Not a restrictive diet that has an end date.

02/09/2026

🔥 𝗛𝗼𝘁 𝗙𝗹𝗮𝘀𝗵𝗲𝘀 𝗔𝗿𝗲𝗻’𝘁 𝗔𝗹𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗛𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹.
Read that again. 👀

You might be blaming estrogen…
But what if it’s your 𝗯𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝘀𝘂𝗴𝗮𝗿 𝗰𝗿𝗮𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴?
What if it’s 𝗰𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗹 𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 behind the scenes?
Yep—𝗵𝘆𝗽𝗼𝗴𝗹𝘆𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗮 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵 𝗰𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗹 are two of the most common (and overlooked) causes of hot flashes.

And they need a totally different game plan than just HRT.
Most women are 𝗴𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴... not testing.

And that’s where we flip the script. 🧬
At RootCause, we run a 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗵𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗪𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻’𝘀 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗣𝗮𝗻𝗲𝗹—
✅ 𝗢𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝟵𝟬 𝗯𝗶𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘀
✅ Blood sugar, hormones, inflammation, nutrients, stress response
✅ The full story, not just the hormone headline
Don’t settle for “normal.”
Get the real data. Build the right strategy.🔥

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02/07/2026

🎯𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲, 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮-𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗱 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲.

We don’t wait for collapse or label the response as weakness.
We use patterns—sleep, heart rate, recovery, hormones, stress chemistry—to intervene early, calm the nervous system, and restore resilience.

When biology shifts, the goal isn’t to push harder—it’s to support the system back into balance so performance, mood, and sleep can recover together.

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02/07/2026

𝗢𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗶𝗼𝘁𝗼𝘅𝗶𝗰 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁 (𝗺𝗼𝗹𝗱) 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗲𝗱, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗰𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿.

He left the home, removing the source of exposure, and his body began to recalibrate.

Sleep returned—not through sedation or sleep meds, but through 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻.

At the same time, a targeted immune workup revealed innate immune overactivation and neuroimmune dysregulation typical of biotoxin exposure. By evaluating markers like VCS, TGF-β1, and C4a alongside environmental testing, we could confirm that the body was locked in a prolonged fight response and strategically support his immune defense response.

When the threat was removed, inflammation eased, autonomic tone downshifted, and true healing could begin.

𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗯𝗶𝗼𝘁𝗼𝘅𝗶𝗰 𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀—a𝗱𝗱𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲, 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝘀𝘆𝗺𝗽𝘁𝗼𝗺𝘀.

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02/06/2026

𝗔 𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗽𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴:
AI-generated responses were rated as more empathetic than those from medical providers.

Not because AI replaces humans—
but because it creates 𝘀𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗲 for us to be better humans.

Imagine if we’re open to compounding AI:
✔ sharpening insight
✔ reducing cognitive load
✔ freeing presence
✔ strengthening empathy

This is our approach.
We stay on the cutting edge of 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮-𝗵𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲, using AI as a tool to 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲—n𝗼𝘁 𝗱𝗶𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗲—c𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀.
More clarity.
More connection.
More humanity in medicine.

— Dr. Angie Martinez, MD

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02/04/2026

I recently reviewed my labs and found that my 𝗟𝗽-𝗣𝗟𝗔𝟮, a marker of blood vessel inflammation, is still elevated—
𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 like peptides, and targeted anti-inflammatory protocols.

Here’s why that matters:
💥I had 𝗗𝗲𝗹𝘁𝗮 𝗖𝗢𝗩𝗜𝗗 that required monoclonal antibodies—?permanent vascular damage
💥I carry 𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗸 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀 that increase inflammatory reactivity
💥I’m 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗲𝗻𝗼𝗽𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗮𝗹, and the natural drop in estrogen removes a key layer of cardiovascular protection

These overlapping factors can silently drive vascular inflammation, even when standard cholesterol numbers look normal.

That’s why I’ve added 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗿𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝗮𝘂𝗻𝗮 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗽𝘆 as the next level of support—
And I’ll be 𝗿𝗲𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗼𝗼𝗻 to see if these changes are moving the needle.

Functional Medicine 3.0 means looking deeper, evolving smarter, and treating inflammation at the root.
This is prevention!

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02/02/2026

Creatine: More Than Muscle 💪

Creatine is making a powerful comeback in Functional Medicine 3.0—because it supports far more than just strength.

Here’s what it can do:
✨Boost brain energy and protect against cognitive decline
✨Support immune resilience and reduce inflammation markers
✨Strengthen gut lining and help repair leaky gut
✨Preserve muscle in women and aging adults for mobility and metabolism

It fuels the cells 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗴𝘆 𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝘀 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗲𝘀𝘁—whether that’s your gut, brain, or immune system.

𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁. 𝗠𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀. 𝗕𝗶𝗴 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁.

Always check with your primary care team before considering any supplement. This is educational information only.

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02/01/2026

What is your capacity?

01/31/2026

𝗦𝗲𝘅𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹. 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁.

When you live with dysautonomia, supporting the body matters more than how it looks. Full-body compression and compression socks help 𝗵𝘂𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺, support circulation, and assist a body that struggles with gravity.

Dysautonomia is a state of chronic fight-or-flight—where the nervous system and circulatory signals miscommunicate, especially when upright. Blood doesn’t return efficiently; the brain feels the strain, and symptoms escalate.

Compression isn’t about fashion—the pressure communicates 𝘀𝗮𝗳𝗲𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁.

Body suits and compression socks may not be “sexy,” but they are 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀 for nervous system regulation and stability.
Sometimes health means letting go of aesthetics and choosing what helps your body function.

𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝗲𝘅𝘆 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗶𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵.
Your body needs support first.

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