Awaken Functional Medicine

12/25/2025

12/22/2025

Our office will be closed as we spend time with our loved ones for the Holidays from December 23, 2025-January 5, 2026. We will resume normal business hours on January 6, 2025 at 8:00AM. We hope you have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

12/21/2025

𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗴𝘂𝗲, 𝘄𝗲𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻, 𝗵𝗮𝗶𝗿 𝗹𝗼𝘀𝘀, 𝗼𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗱 𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀...𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝘆𝗿𝗼𝗶𝗱 𝗹𝗮𝗯𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 “n𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗹”?

We know that thyroid function is influenced by much more than just TSH levels. Poor gut health, nutrient deficiencies, and estrogen dominance can all reduce thyroid hormone conversion and cellular sensitivity. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗺𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗧𝟰 𝗼𝗻 𝗽𝗮𝗽𝗲𝗿, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗶𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂’𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗧𝟯, 𝗼𝗿 𝗶𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗹𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻’𝘁 “l𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴”, 𝘀𝘆𝗺𝗽𝘁𝗼𝗺𝘀 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘂𝗽 𝗳𝗮𝘀𝘁.

Ready for real answers? 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝘆 𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗼𝗼𝘁 𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝘆𝗺𝗽𝘁𝗼𝗺𝘀.

12/19/2025

You can follow the best protocols, eat all the right foods, and take every supplement, but 𝗂𝖿 𝗒𝗈𝗎𝗋 𝗇𝖾𝗋𝗏𝗈𝗎𝗌 𝗌𝗒𝗌𝗍𝖾𝗆 𝖽𝗈𝖾𝗌𝗇’𝗍 𝖿𝖾𝖾𝗅 𝗌𝖺𝖿𝖾, 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝖻𝗈𝖽𝗒 𝗆𝖺𝗒 𝗋𝖾𝗌𝗂𝗌𝗍 𝗁𝖾𝖺𝗅𝗂𝗇𝗀.

𝙎𝙖𝙛𝙚𝙩𝙮 𝙞𝙨𝙣’𝙩 𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙩. 𝙄𝙩’𝙨 𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩:
🤝 𝗙𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗲𝗲𝗻
📍 𝗛𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝗿𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀
💬 𝗕𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗱
💤 𝗛𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁

True healing requires emotional regulation just as much as physical intervention and we aim to help you build health from the inside out. 𝘽𝙤𝙤𝙠 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙜𝙮 𝙨𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙘𝙪𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙢𝙞𝙯𝙚𝙙 𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙣.

12/17/2025

The holidays don’t have to mean exhaustion, bloating, or burnout. 𝗧𝗿𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝘀𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗶𝗽𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗱, 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗳𝗿𝗮𝘇𝘇𝗹𝗲𝗱:

1️⃣ Start your mornings mindfully... before checking your phone.📱
2️⃣ Eat real food first, then enjoy the treats you truly love.🥗
3️⃣ Take a walk after big meals to support digestion.🚶
4️⃣ Schedule “nothing time” to let your nervous system reset.🧘♀️
5️⃣ Get 7–8 hours of sleep (your immune system depends on it!).💤

12/14/2025

𝘾𝙖𝙣'𝙩 𝙜𝙚𝙩 𝙧𝙞𝙙 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙨𝙩𝙪𝙗𝙗𝙤𝙧𝙣 𝙛𝙖𝙩 𝙖𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙢𝙞𝙙𝙨𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣? It could be stress hormones, sleep disruption, gut imbalance, blood sugar swings, and inflammation all pushing your body to store fat.

When cortisol is high, sleep is broken, digestion is sluggish, and your metabolism is inflamed, your body thinks it’s in survival mode; and 𝘀𝘂𝗿𝘃𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹 𝗺𝗼𝗱𝗲 = 𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆 𝗳𝗮𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲, 𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗮𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗶𝗱𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻.

If you feel like you're “doing everything right” but nothing is budging…your body may be trying to protect you. Once you understand what’s driving your symptoms, you can finally reverse them. 𝙄𝙛 𝙮𝙤𝙪’𝙧𝙚 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙮 𝙩𝙤 𝙜𝙚𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙗𝙤𝙩𝙩𝙤𝙢 𝙤𝙛 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙨𝙩𝙪𝙗𝙗𝙤𝙧𝙣 𝙬𝙖𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙚…w𝙚 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙝𝙚𝙡𝙥.

12/12/2025

𝑽𝒊𝒕𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒏 𝑫 𝒊𝒔𝒏’𝒕 𝒋𝒖𝒔𝒕 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒃𝒐𝒏𝒆𝒔. 𝑰𝒕 𝒔𝒖𝒑𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒔 𝒎𝒐𝒐𝒅, 𝒊𝒎𝒎𝒖𝒏𝒆 𝒇𝒖𝒏𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏, 𝒉𝒐𝒓𝒎𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒕𝒉, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒓𝒈𝒚 𝒍𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒍𝒔.

And deficiency is incredibly common, especially in fall and winter. Most people need more than they’re getting from food or sunshine alone, especially in northern climates or indoors most of the day.

𝑯𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒂 𝒇𝒆𝒘 𝒔𝒖𝒃𝒕𝒍𝒆 𝒔𝒊𝒈𝒏𝒔 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝑫 𝒍𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒍𝒔 𝒎𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝒃𝒆 𝒍𝒐𝒘:
☁️ 𝐋𝐨𝐰 𝐦𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐛𝐥𝐮𝐞𝐬
🦴 𝐁𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐫 𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐜𝐥𝐞 𝐰𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬
🛌 𝐅𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐠𝐮𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐨𝐧’𝐭 𝐠𝐨 𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐲
🦠 𝐆𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐢𝐜𝐤 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐧
🧠 𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐠

The only way to know? 𝑻𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒃𝒍𝒐𝒐𝒅 𝒍𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒍𝒔, 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝒅𝒐𝒔𝒆 𝒂𝒑𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒑𝒓𝒊𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒍𝒚 (because too much D can also cause issues!).

12/08/2025

This healthy Gingerbread Smoothie is a must for this time of year - creamy and sweet with a hint of holiday spice.

𝗜𝗻𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀
1 cup milk (dairy or non-dairy)
1 cup filtered water (if you want it thicker only do ½ cup)
1 scoop vanilla protein powder
1/2 frozen ripe banana
1 tbsp almond butter
1 tbsp unsulfured, blackstrap molasses
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp grated fresh ginger
1/8 tsp allspice
A pinch sea salt

𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀
Place all ingredients into a blender and blend on high speed for 60 seconds or until smooth.
Serve immediately.

Recipe adapted from: https://www.healthnutnutrition.ca/2021/12/21/healthy-gingerbread-smoothie

12/06/2025

𝗠𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗹𝗱 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗶𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗲𝘀, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗺𝘆𝗰𝗼𝘁𝗼𝘅𝗶𝗻𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗺𝗼𝗹𝗱 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗱𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗹𝘆 𝗱𝗮𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝘂𝘁 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗯𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗸𝘆 𝗴𝘂𝘁, 𝗶𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝗱𝘆𝘀𝗿𝗲𝗴𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼𝗹𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲.

Many patients with persistent gut issues, despite diet and supplements, have undiagnosed mold exposure keeping their system inflamed and reactive. 𝗠𝘆𝗰𝗼𝘁𝗼𝘅𝗶𝗻𝘀 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗿𝘂𝗽𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝘄𝗮𝗹𝗹, 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗵 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗹𝗮𝗺𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗳𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗴.

If your gut symptoms started or worsened after moving into a new space, especially one with water damage, it may be time to investigate environmental triggers.

Root cause healing starts with personalized data. 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗮 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝘆 𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮 𝗰𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗺 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗼𝗰𝗼𝗹 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝘁 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂.

12/05/2025

For the women carrying all the things—careers, kids’ schedules, aging parents, relationships, household logistics…𝘼𝙧𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙬𝙤𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙬𝙝𝙮 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙛𝙚𝙚𝙡 𝙚𝙭𝙝𝙖𝙪𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙙, 𝙖𝙣𝙭𝙞𝙤𝙪𝙨, 𝙬𝙞𝙧𝙚𝙙, 𝙗𝙡𝙤𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙙, 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙨𝙡𝙚𝙚𝙥𝙞𝙣𝙜, 𝙤𝙧 𝙟𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙨𝙚𝙡𝙛 𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙡𝙮?

𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲’𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝘁𝗵:
Y𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝗼𝗱𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗺𝗲𝗱.

Chronic, nonstop stress slowly depletes key nutrients, throws your hormones off rhythm, keeps your nervous system stuck in “go mode,” and makes digestion and metabolism work harder than they should.

You don’t just need a vacation (though you absolutely deserve one). 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗵𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘀, 𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗴𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝘆𝗻𝗰 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝘂𝗽 𝘀𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝗼𝗱𝘆 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗳𝘁 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘀𝘂𝗿𝘃𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹 𝗺𝗼𝗱𝗲.

𝘼𝙣𝙙 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙨𝙚 𝙨𝙮𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙢𝙨 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙧𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙧𝙚𝙗𝙖𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚?
Y𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙚𝙣𝙚𝙧𝙜𝙮 𝙧𝙞𝙨𝙚𝙨.
Y𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙢𝙤𝙤𝙙 𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙞𝙚𝙨.
Y𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙨𝙡𝙚𝙚𝙥 𝙙𝙚𝙚𝙥𝙚𝙣𝙨.
Y𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙧𝙚𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙣𝙨.

You start feeling like you again.

12/02/2025

Feeling 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝘃𝘆, 𝗽𝘂𝗳𝗳𝘆, 𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗱𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗱 by mid-afternoon? You don’t always need a nap or a latte, this simple and restorative posture helps:
✅ Improve lymphatic drainage
✅ Support venous return to the heart
✅ Calm the nervous system
✅ Enhance digestion via vagus nerve activation
✅ Relieve lower body swelling (ideal after long periods of sitting or standing)

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗼 𝗶𝘁:
👉 Lie on your back with your legs resting vertically against a wall
👉 Let your arms fall to your sides, palms up
👉 Breathe deeply for 5–10 minutes
✨ 𝗕𝗼𝗻𝘂𝘀: 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗮 𝗽𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗵𝗶𝗽𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝗻𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗹𝘆𝗺𝗽𝗵𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗳𝗹𝗼𝘄

11/30/2025

You’ve searched everything. Tried dozens of supplements. Seen multiple doctors. But nothing changes. 𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙮 𝙣𝙚𝙚𝙙 𝙞𝙨 𝙘𝙡𝙖𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙮.

𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘂𝘀 𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂:
✅ Testing that reveals what standard labs miss
✅ A care plan tailored to your unique body
✅ Ongoing guidance and support

Stop chasing symptoms. Start building real health with a practitioner that listens. 🗓️ 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝘆 𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆!