https://www.wholehealthintegrativemedicine.com/

Dr. Skye Stewart, 3168 Braverton Street, Suite 330, Edgewater, MD (2026)

01/26/2026

Ongoing stress keeps stress hormones like cortisol and adrenaline elevated. That signals the brain to stay vigilant, which makes it hard to fully rest and recover, even during sleep.

Over time, this can:

• Disrupt your circadian rhythm
• Drain calming nutrients like magnesium and B vitamins
• Throw off the chemical messengers that support mood, focus, and resilience

Inflammation and immune activation often add another layer. When this is happening, sensory input gets amplified — sounds feel louder, lights feel harsher, and small stressors feel bigger than they used to.

From the outside, this looks like “burnout.”

Inside, it’s an overstimulated nervous system trying to keep up.

This is why sleeping more or pushing through doesn’t fix it — and why generic advice rarely helps.

The next step isn’t doing more.

It’s understanding what *your* body is responding to.

Functional lab testing gives us real data on hormones, inflammation, nutrient status, gut health, and blood sugar regulation. From there, we build personalized support that helps calm the nervous system and restore steadiness, energy, and clarity.

If this feels familiar, you can book a free consultation call to talk through your symptoms and see whether functional lab testing could be a helpful next step.

01/23/2026

If you’ve ever noticed that your anxiety and your gut issues seem to show up together, you’re not imagining it.

Maybe stress makes your stomach cramp or bloat. Maybe anxiety brings urgency, IBS flares, or that “my digestion is off again” feeling. Or maybe you’ve always described yourself as an anxious person with a sensitive stomach.

That pattern exists for a reason.

Your gut and nervous system are in constant communication. When your gut is irritated or inflamed, it sends signals to your brain. When your nervous system is on edge, digestion often reacts right away. Over time, this back-and-forth can keep both systems stuck in a loop.

That’s why trying to manage anxiety without looking at the gut (or fixing digestion without supporting the nervous system) can feel like nothing ever fully sticks.

The way I approach this is simple but intentional.

We start by understanding what your body is responding to, instead of guessing. That often means functional lab testing to look at things like gut health, inflammation, nutrient levels, stress response, hormones, and blood sugar balance.

From there, we turn those results into clear insights, so you understand why your symptoms are showing up. Then we build a personalized plan that supports both digestion and the nervous system usually through nutrition shifts, gut support, nervous system regulation, and targeted supplements when appropriate.

You’re not handed a one-size-fits-all protocol. You’re part of the process, understand the reasoning, and get support as you implement it in real life.

If this sounds like you, you can book a free consultation call. We’ll talk through what you’ve been experiencing and see whether functional lab testing and a personalized approach could help you make sense of what your body’s been dealing with and where to start.

01/05/2026

Cold and flu season doesn’t just affect your immune system, it affects your gut too.

Between getting sick, taking antibiotics, eating less (or very differently), and pushing through when you’re run down, digestion often takes a hit in January. And for many people, symptoms don’t magically resolve once the illness passes.

A few small habits that can make a real difference during recovery:

• Choose cooked vegetables over raw while your gut is healing

• Add fermented foods in *small* amounts (more isn’t better here)

• Pair protein with carbs instead of eating salads alone

• Use a quality probiotic after antibiotics to help restore balance

• Consider testing if digestive symptoms linger beyond 4–6 weeks

I remind patients that recovery doesn’t necessarily end when the illness does…you still need to support your body afterwards.

If bloating, reflux, irregular stools, or food sensitivity stick around, that’s your body asking for support…not something to ignore or push through.

👉 FOLLOW for practical, root-cause gut health guidance

👉 Book a FREE 10-minute consultation to explore functional testing and personalized support

01/01/2026

Gut inflammation doesn’t always show up as one big obvious symptom.

It usually looks like a handful of small things that slowly become your baseline like bloating after meals, low energy, feeling on edge most days, or foods that suddenly don’t sit right.

I see this pattern so much in practice. When the gut lining is inflamed, the body stays in a mild stress response. That can affect your digestion, energy, mood, and how resilient your nervous system feels day to day.

This is where functional medicine lab testing is helpful.

It allows me to look at gut inflammation, digestion, and microbial balance so we’re not guessing or cycling through random protocols. From there, we can build a plan that actually fits what your body needs.

You don’t need to accept feeling “off” as normal.

👉 FOLLOW me for practical, root-cause gut health education
👉 Schedule a FREE 10-minute consultation see if functional testing is right for you

12/30/2025

The holiday season is magical… until your thyroid, immune system, and nervous system feel completely fried 😅

Here are 3 simple shifts that make a BIG difference for women juggling kids, work, family, and a million December obligations:

1️⃣ Eat more protein than you think you need.: Protein stabilizes blood sugar, supports your thyroid, reduces cravings, and keeps your energy steady at holiday parties.

Think: eggs, Greek yogurt, chicken, turkey, beef sticks, cottage cheese, protein smoothies.

2️⃣ Hydrate with electrolytes. Not just water. Your thyroid + immune system rely on minerals. Electrolytes support adrenal balance, reduce that “puffy and exhausted” feeling, and help manage stress.

3️⃣ Rest before events, truly rest. Not just sitting in your car scrolling. Your immune system can’t regulate when you’re in go-go-go mode nonstop. A 5–10 minute reset lowers inflammation and supports thyroid function.

Small shifts → major difference in how you feel this season.

Follow for more functional medicine tips you can actually use. 🎄✨

12/22/2025

Between parties, sugar everywhere, travel, skipped meals, and family stress… your immune system is working overtime.

Here’s why flares hit harder in December:

👉 Cortisol spikes from stress = inflammation

👉 Blood sugar swings = immune activation

👉 Sugar + stress = leaky-gut symptoms

👉 Lack of sleep = zero recovery

👉 Alcohol = immune + gut irritation

Try these tips this month:

✔️ Eat protein before events

✔️ Keep electrolytes in your purse

✔️ Anchor one meal a day with real food (protein + veg + healthy fat)

✔️ Don’t skip meals even when busy

✔️ Slow exhale breathing to calm your immune system

Your autoimmune symptoms don’t pop out of nowhere… there’s a reason why they’re triggered every holiday season.

BUT they don’t have to take you down this year!

12/19/2025

Use these tips and I promise this year you’ll feel better…

1️⃣ Party Plate Rule of 3: 1 protein, 1 produce, 1 treat. Prevents the “I blacked out at the snack table” moment.

2️⃣ Eat Before Target: Holiday errands + hunger = peppermint bark you didn’t plan on buying.

3️⃣ 2-Drink Decoy: Drink what you want → then sparkling water in a wine glass. Cuts alcohol + keeps you alive tomorrow.

4️⃣ Bathroom Breathwork: 4 seconds in, 6 seconds out. 10 rounds. No one knows you escaped.

5️⃣ Magnesium at 4pm: 200–400mg glycinate before the party to calm nerves/bloat/PMS.

6️⃣ Mom Snack Box: Beef sticks, nuts, applesauce, electrolytes. Saves money, meltdowns, and blood sugar.

7️⃣ 7-Minute Morning Movement: Before the kids wake up. Mood, cravings, energy = instantly better.

Save this for holiday season survival 💛

12/18/2025

Functional medicine is built on one simple truth.

Your symptoms always have a ROOT cause.

And once you understand *why* your body feels the way it does, everything starts to shift.

Not through guesswork.

Not through quick fixes.

Not through “just manage it” or “your labs look normal.”

But through:

✔️ Real data

✔️ Real answers

✔️ Real clarity

✔️ Real support

✔️ Real healing

Functional medicine looks deeper into your gut, hormones, nutrients, inflammation, stress patterns, and the way your body processes life through comprehensive functional medicine lab work.

And once we see what’s actually going on beneath the surface, we can finally put the pieces together to support your body in the way it’s been asking for.

You deserve a version of life where you:

✨ Wake up with steady energy

✨ Feel calm in your own skin

✨ Have mental clarity again

✨ Feel confident in your body

✨ Don’t crash in the afternoons

✨ Don’t feel inflamed after every meal

✨ Actually feel *good,* not just “fine”

Even if you don’t see that version of yourself today, she’s still in there.

Functional medicine simply helps you find your way back to her.

If you’re ready for answers instead of guessing,

👉 Book a free 10-min consult (link in bio).

You don’t have to feel this way forever. 💛

11/23/2025

You’ve cut out gluten, dairy, sugar…

You’re meal-prepping, walking daily, drinking your greens—

but your body still feels puffy, tired, and inflamed. 😩

Here’s why 👇

Even the “cleanest” diet can’t fix inflammation if hidden stressors are still active:

🔥 Gut infections or imbalances (candida, parasites, SIBO) keep your immune system on alert.

💥 Stress hormones (cortisol, adrenaline) weaken your gut lining and drive inflammation.

☣️ Toxin overload (mold, heavy metals, pollutants) keeps your detox pathways jammed.

When your system’s overloaded, your immune response can’t just turn off — even if you’re doing everything right.

That’s why real healing takes more than removing foods.

It’s about rebuilding balance: your gut, hormones, and detox pathways working together again.

You’re not crazy for wondering why you still don’t feel like yourself.

Your body isn’t broken — it’s communicating.

Functional medicine lab testing helps us translate those signals.

Instead of guessing, we look at what’s actually happening inside your gut, hormones, and detox pathways so we can address the *real* root causes of your inflammation.

Because once you see what your body’s been trying to say…

healing finally makes sense. 💛

👉 Book your free 10-min consult — this could be the turning point you’ve been waiting for.

👉 Follow for more real, root-cause healing insights.

11/22/2025

“You’re fine. your thyroid labs are normal.”

If I had a dollar for every woman who’s heard that while barely holding it together, I’d be living on a private island right now. 😅

Ladies, “normal” doesn’t mean healthy.

It just means your numbers fall inside a very wide reference range.

But your body doesn’t care about ranges. It cares about balance.

If your labs are “normal,” but you’re still:

➡️ Waking up exhausted no matter how early you go to bed

➡️ Gaining weight even though you’re eating clean and working out

➡️ Losing handfuls of hair in the shower

➡️ Feeling puffy, bloated, or freezing all the time

➡️ Snapping at your kids for no reason because you’re running on fumes

…then your thyroid might be under-functioning long before your labs say so.

Because most doctors only test TSH (the messenger hormone).

But that’s like checking the thermostat and never seeing if the heat actually turned on.

A full thyroid panel looks deeper. It looks at Free T3, Free T4, Reverse T3, and antibodies — to show how well your thyroid hormones are being made, converted, and used by your cells.

When we dig deeper, we often find early Hashimoto’s, nutrient deficiencies, adrenal stress, or inflammation holding your thyroid back.

So if you’ve been told “everything looks normal,” but your body says otherwise…trust your symptoms.

They’re not all in your head. They’re messages. 💛

👉 Book your FREE 10-min consult (link in bio) and let’s look beyond normal together.

11/20/2025

You tell yourself it’s just stress, or another rough night with the kids, or simply “part of being a busy mom.”

But here’s the truth…caffeine doesn’t create energy. It borrows it from your already depleted reserves.

When your thyroid and adrenals are struggling, every cup of coffee pushes your exhausted body harder instead of giving it the real support it needs to recover.

Here’s what’s really happening inside your body 👇

☕️ Coffee spikes cortisol (your stress hormone) giving you a temporary 20-minute boost.

⬇️ Then cortisol crashes hard, leaving you anxious, mentally foggy, and reaching for another cup by noon.

🧬 Over time, this constant cortisol rollercoaster wears down your thyroid and adrenals even more, leading to:

- The dreaded 2pm energy crash

- Stubborn weight gain despite eating “all the right things”

- Brain fog that makes simple tasks feel impossible + mood swings you can’t control

- Feeling completely wired at bedtime but exhausted all day long

Your body isn’t broken or lazy …it’s desperately asking for the right kind of support.

Here’s how to start rebuilding your real, lasting energy:

✨ Eat a protein-rich breakfast (20-30g protein) within an hour of waking to stabilize blood sugar

✨ Get 10 minutes of morning sunlight before you even touch your phone

✨ Swap your second or third coffee for mineral-rich water, herbal tea, or golden milk

✨ Aim for a consistent bedtime before 10 PM to help reset your cortisol rhythms naturally

When you finally support your thyroid + adrenals properly, your energy starts coming from your own body — not from a mug.

👉 If you’re running on caffeine and fumes but still feel like you’re running on empty, it’s time to look deeper at what’s really going on.

Book your FREE 10-min consultation (link in bio) and let’s uncover what your labs might be missing — and what your body is trying to tell you.

10/21/2025

Sometimes the missing piece is toxic heavy metals—things like mercury, lead, and arsenic that silently build up in your body over time.

🔹 Mercury from old dental fillings or high-mercury fish

🔹 Lead from old pipes, paint, or contaminated soil

🔹 Arsenic from rice, well water, or certain foods

These metals don’t just “pass through.” They can store in your brain, liver, kidneys, and fat tissue, disrupting energy, mood, and hormones.

The test I use is a cutting-edge test that measures heavy metals in blood, urine, and hair simultaneously.

Why is that important? Because it shows us:

✔️ Your current exposure (what’s coming in now)

✔️ Your body’s ability to excrete metals (how well you’re detoxing)

✔️ Your overall body burden (how much has built up over time)

This matters because detox isn’t one-size-fits-all.

If your body can’t excrete metals well, a generic detox could make you feel worse—mobilizing toxins without eliminating them.

With these results, we can create a personalized plan using the right binders, nutrients, and liver + gut support—so detox is safe, targeted, and effective.

✨ If you’ve tried everything and still feel foggy, fatigued, or inflamed, this test could be the answer you’ve been missing.

📅 Book your free 10‑minute consult today, and let’s see if heavy metal testing is the next step to finally feeling like yourself again.

Dr. Skye Stewart

01/26/2026

01/23/2026

01/05/2026

01/01/2026

12/30/2025

12/22/2025

12/19/2025

12/18/2025

11/23/2025

11/22/2025

11/20/2025

10/21/2025

Address

Telephone

Website

Alerts

Contact The Practice

Shortcuts

Share

Category