RENEW Functional Medicine & Anti-aging

11/06/2025

If your hair feels thinner, your memory feels off, and your hormones feel messy, you might be missing choline. This essential nutrient is critical for methylation, estrogen detox, brain health, and strong, healthy hair.

Top food sources of choline:

Egg yolks
Grass-fed liver
If plant-based, consider supplementing!

Choline often goes overlooked, but your hormones and follicles need it daily.

Renew Functional Medicine and Anti-aging
2 Club Centre Ct, Glen Carbon
618-651-6303
www.renewmedicine.net

11/05/2025

Your liver follows its own circadian rhythm, doing much of its detox and metabolic processing between 1 and 3 AM. But when it's burdened by things like poor diet, alcohol, or toxins, it can send stress signals that wake you up.

This isn't random. Your body's trying to get your attention.

Renew Functional Medicine and Anti-aging
2 Club Centre Ct, Glen Carbon
618-651-6303
www.renewmedicine.net

11/05/2025

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11/03/2025

You don't "just get bloated sometimes." You're not "just tired from being busy." And no, your anxiety, breakouts, or brain fog aren't just part of being a woman.

Your symptoms are whispers. And the longer they're ignored, the louder they'll get.

We look at your symptoms as signals, not annoyances to be numbed, silenced, or pushed aside.

That bloat after lunch? Could be SIBO or low stomach acid.
That 3 PM crash? Blood sugar imbalance.
That low mood before your period? Hormonal shifts that can be supported, not suppressed.

Your body is trying to get your attention. The sooner you listen, the less it has to yell. Book your consultation and get to the root.

Renew Functional Medicine and Anti-aging
2 Club Centre Ct, Glen Carbon
618-651-6303
www.renewmedicine.net

11/02/2025

Tons of brain fog lately? Your brain might be undernourished and overwhelmed. Here are some of the most common root causes we see in practice:

Blood sugar crashes that starve the brain of fuel
Nutrient deficiencies like B12, choline, and magnesium
Chronic stress, which hijacks your neurotransmitters and memory
Inflammation, often from gut imbalances or poor sleep
Mitochondrial dysfunction, where your brain literally runs out of energy

Here's how to support your brain function- no stimulants or Band-Aids required:

Start your day with protein, at least 25-30g at breakfast
Healthy fats like omega-3s (think wild salmon, walnuts, flaxseed oil) feed the brain's structure
Try herbs like lion's mane or bacopa which are both shown to improve memory and cognition
Supplement with B-complex vitamins, especially B12, B6, and folate if you're plant-based, stressed, or fatigued
Eat dark leafy greens, nuts, and eggs to support choline + magnesium which are key brain cofactors

Renew Functional Medicine and Antiaging
2 Club Centre Ct, Glen Carbon
618-651-6303
www.renewmedicine.net

10/29/2025

Let's clear something up: birth control does not balance your hormones.
It actually shuts down your natural hormonal cycle and replaces it with a synthetic version. And while the pill can mask symptoms like acne, painful periods, or irregular cycles, it doesn't fix what's causing them. In many cases, symptoms come right back, or even get worse, when you stop taking it.

If you've ever said:

"My doctor put me on the pill to fix my period."
"It helped for a while, but now I feel worse."
"I still have mood swings, bloating, and fatigue even on birth control..."

Synthetic hormones can't replicate the rhythm, feedback loops, or long-term benefits of your own cycle. Real hormone balance happens when we look at root causes like gut health, blood sugar, liver detox, nutrient status, and chronic stress.

Renew Functional Medicine and Anti-aging
2 Club Centre Ct, Glen Carbon
618-651-6303
www.renewmedicine.net

10/28/2025

You're working out consistently, eating clean, pushing hard... and somehow, you're still gaining weight.

Here's what most fitness plans forget to tell women: High-intensity workouts like HIIT are powerful, but when done too often, especially without proper recovery, they can work against your body.
Excessive HIIT can increase your cortisol (your body's main stress hormone), disrupt your blood sugar, and even suppress your thyroid function. Over time, this leads to increased inflammation, stubborn belly fat, disrupted sleep, and major fatigue.

This is especially true for women in their 30s, 40s, and beyond, when hormonal shifts make the body more sensitive to stress of any kind.

So what should you do instead?

Strength training 2-3x per week
Daily walking to support metabolism without raising cortisol
Yoga, Pilates, or breathwork for nervous system recovery
Prioritizing rest, sleep, blood sugar balance, and protein intake

If your workouts are making you feel puffy, tired, or stuck, your hormones might be asking for something different.

Renew Functional Medicine and Antiaging
2 Club Centre Ct, Glen Carbon
618-651-6303
www.renewmedicine.net

10/15/2025

You’ve noticed your hair thinning. You bring it up at your checkup… and you’re told “everything looks normal.”

Here’s why that happens:

👉 Symptoms like fatigue, mood changes, or hair loss are often blamed on stress or age.
👉 Routine labs may miss subtle imbalances in iron, thyroid, or hormones.
👉 Your hair, skin, and hormone health aren’t always connected in standard care.

If this sounds like something you're experiencing, reach out today!

📲 Call: 618-651-6303 | Text 618-641-7333
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-Aging

10/09/2025

💤 If you struggle to fall asleep, it could be due to high evening cortisol, blue light exposure, or an overactive nervous system that hasn’t had time to wind down.
🌙 If you wake up in the night, blood sugar drops, hormone changes, or even liver detox patterns might be to blame.

Both can be signs that your body’s natural sleep rhythms are out of sync, but for very different reasons.

Sleep isn’t just about hours in bed, it’s a reflection of your hormonal balance, nutrient status, stress response, and even gut health.

So tell us in the comments, are you a “can’t fall asleep” or “wake up at 3am” person?

📲 Call: 618-651-6303 | Text 618-641-7333
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-Aging

10/08/2025

Do you have fatty liver?

We can help! 618-651-6303

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10/07/2025

Supplement timing can make the difference between your body absorbing what it needs… and your expensive vitamins ending up in the toilet.

Here are a few key tips for better absorption:

🌱 Fat-soluble vitamins (A, D, E, K) → Take with a meal containing healthy fats so your body can absorb them properly.
🌱 Magnesium → Often best in the evening to support muscle relaxation and better sleep.
🌱 Iron → Take on an empty stomach with vitamin C for better absorption—but avoid pairing it with coffee, tea, dairy, or calcium supplements, which block uptake.
🌱 Probiotics → Generally taken 30 minutes before meals or with a light snack (unless the label says otherwise).
🌱 B vitamins → Best in the morning, as they can boost energy and may keep you awake if taken late.

If you’re taking supplements but not seeing the results you hoped for, we can help you optimize what you take, when you take it, and how your body uses it.

📲 Call: 618-651-6303 | Text 618-641-7333
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-Aging

10/06/2025

Your cycle is like a monthly report card on your hormones, nutrient status, stress levels, and even gut health. Subtle changes in timing, flow, or symptoms can be early clues that something’s out of balance, long before it shows up on standard lab work.

When you track, you can:

✨ Spot patterns in mood, energy, and cravings.
✨ Time workouts and nutrition for each phase of your cycle.
✨ Identify signs of hormonal imbalances like low progesterone, estrogen dominance, or thyroid issues.
✨ Support fertility or healthy perimenopause transitions.

The best part? You don’t need anything fancy, just a notebook or a simple app to log cycle days, symptoms, and changes. Over time, you’ll build a detailed picture of your hormonal rhythm, making it easier to work with your body instead of against it.

📲 Call: 618-651-6303 | Text 618-641-7333
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-Aging