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Awaken Functional Medicine

We are a wellness clinic in Northwest Florida specializing in functional & anti-aging medicine.

01/26/2026

Medical anxiety is real. It's is your nervous system remembering past experiences where you felt dismissed, rushed, confused, or not fully heard. When that memory gets triggered, your body shifts into protection mode.

𝑯𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒂𝒓𝒆 3 𝒔𝒊𝒎𝒑𝒍𝒆 𝒘𝒂𝒚𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒑𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒄𝒂𝒍𝒎 𝒂𝒏𝒙𝒊𝒆𝒕𝒚 𝒃𝒆𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝒂 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒖𝒍𝒕 𝒐𝒓 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒄𝒆𝒅𝒖𝒓𝒆:
1️⃣ 𝐁𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞: Before you enter the building A slow inhale + long exhale helps signal safety to your nervous system.
2️⃣ 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐬: Write down symptoms, questions, or concerns so your brain doesn’t have to hold everything under stress.
3️⃣ 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐬: Notice 3 things you see, 2 things you can touch, 1 thing you can hear. This pulls you out of anxiety and into the present.

Using these three simple steps can make your time with your practitioner a more enjoyable experience.

01/23/2026

If wine, sauerkraut, or aged cheese make you flush, itch, or anxious, you might not be allergic, 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙢𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙗𝙚 𝙝𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙚 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙤𝙡𝙚𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙩. And the root cause? Often, it's a compromised gut lining.

Your small intestine produces an 𝙚𝙣𝙯𝙮𝙢𝙚 𝙘𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙙 𝘿𝘼𝙊 (𝙙𝙞𝙖𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙚 𝙤𝙭𝙞𝙙𝙖𝙨𝙚), which breaks down histamine from foods. But if your gut lining is inflamed or damaged, DAO levels drop and histamine builds up. This can lead to symptoms like 𝙞𝙣𝙨𝙤𝙢𝙣𝙞𝙖, 𝙝𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙨, 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙖𝙘𝙝𝙚𝙨, 𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙩, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙥𝙖𝙣𝙞𝙘-𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙥𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙚𝙨.

We view histamine intolerance not as a standalone issue, but as a signal that gut repair is urgently needed. Instead of avoiding more foods, 𝙬𝙚 𝙛𝙤𝙘𝙪𝙨 𝙤𝙣 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙜𝙪𝙩 𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙚𝙣𝙯𝙮𝙢𝙚 𝙛𝙪𝙣𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣.

01/20/2026

These 4 ingredient High Protein Bagels provide steady energy and satisfying protein without relying on powders!

𝙄𝙣𝙜𝙧𝙚𝙙𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙨 (𝙈𝙖𝙠𝙚𝙨 𝟰 𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙞 𝙗𝙖𝙜𝙚𝙡𝙨 𝙤𝙧 𝟮 𝙡𝙖𝙧𝙜𝙚)
1 cup plain Greek yogurt (or a high-protein dairy-free yogurt alternative)
1 cup organic all-purpose flour (can use GF flour)
1 ½ tsp baking powder
¼ tsp sea salt

𝙊𝙥𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝙩𝙤𝙥𝙥𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙨:
Cheese
Everything bagel seasoning
Sesame seeds
Pumpkin seeds
H**p seeds

𝘿𝙞𝙧𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨
Preheat oven to 375°F (190°C) and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
In a bowl, add yogurt, flour, baking powder, and salt. Mix until a soft dough forms and avoid overmixing.
Lightly flour your hands and shape the dough into 2 large or 4 mini bagels.
Brush with water or a thin egg wash, then sprinkle seeds or seasoning on top.
Bake for 18–22 minutes, or until lightly golden and set.
Let cool for 10 minutes before slicing (they firm up as they cool).

01/16/2026

We are excited to hear that the medical curriculum is further strengthening its emphasis on nutrition and its important contribution to maintaining health!!! 🩺🏥🥗🧆

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01/16/2026

People adjust their diet, push harder in the gym, take supplements, and follow all the “right” steps...yet still deal with fatigue, bloating, and inflammation.

Here’s why: most approaches only chase symptoms. They don’t look at the why behind them. We read your symptoms as data, connect the patterns, and look at how your systems interact - hormones, digestion, inflammation, metabolism, stress, and recovery.
That’s where the real answers come from.
And that’s where transformation finally happens.

If it feels like your body is working against you, you just haven’t been given the right roadmap yet.✨ This is your sign to schedule a strategy session and walk away with a custom roadmap to real results.

01/15/2026

The truth is, you need cortisol for 𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘨𝘺, 𝘧𝘰𝘤𝘶𝘴, 𝘪𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘦 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘭𝘢𝘮𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘭.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗲? When cortisol gets dysregulated, usually from stress, poor sleep, or blood sugar swings, that’s when symptoms show up. 𝙁𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙜𝙪𝙚, 𝙘𝙧𝙖𝙫𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙨, 𝙖𝙣𝙭𝙞𝙚𝙩𝙮, 𝙗𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙮 𝙛𝙖𝙩, 𝙞𝙧𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙖𝙗𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙮, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝟯 𝙖.𝙢. 𝙬𝙖𝙠𝙚𝙪𝙥𝙨 are all symptoms of dysregulated cortisol.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗼𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝘀𝗻’𝘁 “l𝗼𝘄 𝗰𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗹.” 𝗜𝘁’𝘀 𝗯𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗹. If you’re not sure what your cortisol is actually doing, we can test it. A cortisol test can map your levels throughout the day so we can see if they’re too high, too low, or peaking at the wrong times. It’s incredibly helpful for understanding burnout, stress patterns, and energy dips. 𝘖𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘸𝘦 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘰𝘭 𝘪𝘴 𝘥𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘪𝘵 𝘨𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘶𝘴 𝘢 𝘤𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘩 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥.

01/12/2026

Awaken Functional Medicine is honored to be part of a community effort to thank our law enforcement officers on Law Enforcement Appreciation Day Friday January 9th. Our Okaloosa County Sheriff Eric Aden accepted awards on behalf of our amazing law enforcement officers in Okaloosa County. Thank you for all that you do!!!

01/12/2026

𝗠𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝗰𝘂𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗸𝗲𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝘃𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘃𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻. When muscle mass declines or joints become unstable, your entire physiology feels it.

𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲’𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝘆 𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝗰𝗹𝗲 + 𝗷𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿:
🦴 𝗠𝘂𝘀𝗰𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵. More lean muscle helps stabilize blood sugar, balance hormones, improve insulin sensitivity, and enhance energy levels throughout the day.
🏃♂️ 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗴, 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗷𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗺𝗼𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲. Joint stability reduces pain, improves posture, and keeps you active.
🧠 𝗠𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝗶𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 + 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗹𝗮𝗺𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻. Regular, functional strength work reduces chronic inflammation and supports immune resilience, which is especially important as we age.

If you want better metabolism, healthier aging, and a more resilient body… 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝗰𝗹𝗲𝘀. Try adding 10 minutes of functional strength work to your morning routine.

01/10/2026

𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂’𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗱:
🥐 cutting carbs
🥩 eating “clean”
🏃 more cardio
💊 new supplements
🚺guessing your hormones
…𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗦𝗧𝗜𝗟𝗟 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹 𝘁𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗱, 𝗯𝗹𝗼𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱, 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗹𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗱, 𝗺𝗼𝗼𝗱𝘆, 𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘄𝗲𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁, it’s not because you’re doing it wrong. It’s because you’re doing it blind.

Your symptoms are 𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗮𝗹𝘀, but without real data, they all sound the same. When you 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗽 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝘆𝗺𝗽𝘁𝗼𝗺𝘀 and 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 why your body is struggling, that’s when things finally shift. If you’re ready for a deeper dive into your metabolism, hormones, and gut, 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗮 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝘆 𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗹𝗲𝘁’𝘀 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗻𝘀𝘄𝗲𝗿𝘀.

01/07/2026

𝒲𝑒 𝒶𝓁𝓁 𝒽𝒶𝓋𝑒 𝓉𝒽𝒶𝓉 𝑜𝓃𝑒 𝒻𝑜𝑜𝒹...

𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐞𝐧𝐣𝐨𝐲 𝐢𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭...𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐚𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝? 𝐁𝐥𝐨𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐟𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐠𝐮𝐞, 𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐠, 𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐬𝐮𝐛𝐭𝐥𝐞 “𝐨𝐟𝐟” 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠.

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭’𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬? 𝐃𝐫𝐨𝐩 𝐢𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐥𝐞𝐭’𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐬. 👀

01/05/2026

If your PMS has gotten worse over the past few years, you’re not imagining it, and no, it’s not just “aging.”

Around your mid-to-late 30s, progesterone begins to decline faster than estrogen, creating a relative imbalance known as 𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗲𝗻 𝗱𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲. Symptoms like irritability, breast tenderness, bloating, mood swings, and insomnia become more pronounced, especially in the second half of your cycle.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀? There’s so much we can do with nutrition, targeted herbs, and stress regulation to restore that balance before menopause.

𝗛𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗳𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝘆𝗰𝗹𝗲? 𝗟𝗲𝘁’𝘀 𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗸 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗼𝘄 ⬇️

01/01/2026

If you feel mentally fuzzy, forgetful, or like you're running on low power, your body is trying to tell you something.

Here are 5 often-overlooked causes:
1️⃣ Blood sugar imbalances
2️⃣ B12 & omega-3 deficiencies
3️⃣ Gut inflammation
4️⃣ Shallow breathing
5️⃣ Poor sleep

Remember: Brain fog isn’t random, it’s a sign your body is out of sync. When you start recognizing the patterns, you can stop guessing and start supporting your system.

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2600 Partin Drive N Suite 110
Niceville, FL
32578

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Monday	8am - 2pm
Tuesday	8am - 2pm
Wednesday	8am - 2pm
Thursday	8am - 2pm

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+18505176578

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https://awakenfm.net/book-an-appointment

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