Rise Health and Wellness

11/05/2025

Feeling tired, gaining weight easily, losing hair, or struggling with brain fog, anxiety, or low libido? These can all be signs of thyroid dysfunction — but here’s the truth:

It’s not just about your thyroid.

Before we can truly optimize thyroid function, we have to look upstream — at your adrenals.
Your adrenal glands (which produce cortisol) work hand-in-hand with your thyroid. When cortisol is too high or too low, it can suppress thyroid conversion, leading to symptoms even if your “labs look normal.”

💡 If your provider is only checking TSH, you’re not getting the full picture.

Optimal thyroid care means looking at:

Free T3

Free T4

Reverse T3

Thyroid antibodies

And your adrenal function (cortisol pattern through the day)

Addressing adrenal imbalance first—or at least alongside the thyroid—is essential for stable hormones, healthy metabolism, and balanced mood.

✨ Your hormones are connected. When one system struggles, others follow.
If your current provider dismisses your symptoms or refuses to run a full panel... it might be time to find someone who listens and looks deeper.

📍At Rise Health & Wellness, we uncover root causes—not just numbers on a page.

10/05/2025

🔥 HRT vs. SSRIs🔥

In the UK, NICE (National Institute for Health and Care Excellence) guidelines state that Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) should be the first-line treatment for menopause-related symptoms like hot flashes, night sweats, and mood changes—not SSRIs (antidepressants).

⚠️ Yet, in the United State many women are often prescribed SSRIs instead of HRT—often due to lack of provider training or misconceptions about hormone therapy.

💡 Why does this matter?
✔ HRT directly addresses the root cause: hormonal decline
✔ SSRIs are not effective for vasomotor symptoms (hot flashes, night sweats) unless a woman has depression
✔ Women deserve informed choices based on science, not outdated fears

Have you been offered SSRIs instead of HRT? Let’s discuss! 👇

09/03/2025

We are so excited to welcome Kirsten to the Rise team. She is an invaluable asset to us!

You will hear her friendly and calming voice on the other end of the phone! She has a few years experience working in a health care setting while she is completing aesthetician school.

She brings professionalism and compassion with every patient encounter. Please help us give her a warm welcome!

08/31/2025

08/31/2025

08/08/2025

Perimenopause is a season of change— but with the right support, it doesn’t have to feel chaotic. 🌿

Balancing blood sugar, prioritizing anti-inflammatory foods, managing stress, and staying hydrated are simple but powerful ways to support your body through this transition.

These steps align with the three pillars I stand on in practice:
✨ Detox
✨ Hormone Balance
✨ Lifestyle

When we support the body in these foundational areas, perimenopause becomes a time to rebuild and thrive—not just survive.

Your wellness is worth investing in. 💪💗

08/06/2025

😵‍♀️ Blindsided by symptoms you can’t explain?
One minute you’re fine… the next you're:
😤 Mood swinging
🥵 Hot flashing
🧠 Foggy thinking
🛌 Bone tired
📉 Feeling off in every way

If you’re wondering:
“Is this perimenopause? Hormones? Stress? My thyroid?”
You are not alone.

✨ I’m here to help you make sense of what your body is trying to tell you.

Let’s talk through it—no pressure, no judgment.
Just a FREE discovery call to see if you could benefit from support that’s:
🌿 Rooted in wellness
💖 Focused on YOU
🧠 Backed by functional medicine

📞 Click the link or call (912) 710-0654 to schedule your FREE discovery call today.
You don’t have to figure this out alone.

08/04/2025

Let’s talk about the YEARS of transition no one warned us about 👀

👉 In your 20s: hormones are 🔥 at their peak
👉 In your 30s: the slow shift into perimenopause begins for many
👉 In your 40s: that transition speeds up 🚀
👉 By your 50s: you may officially enter menopause

These phases should be smooth… but instead, many women feel blindsided 😵‍💫

Why? Because we’re living in a 🌍 filled with:
🧪 endocrine-disrupting chemicals
😫 chronic stress
🥤 blood sugar roller coasters
🍕 nutrient-poor diets

All of this creates hormone chaos, making transitions feel like crises.

💥 Common Hormone Imbalance Symptoms by Decade
20s-30s
💤 Fatigue
😡 PMS mood swings
🤕 Migraines
🍫 Sugar cravings
😩 Low libido
🩸 Heavy or painful periods

30s-40s
🌀 Anxiety & irritability
🛌 Trouble sleeping
🥵 Hot flashes before menopause?!
🐢 Slower metabolism
💇‍♀️ Hair loss or thinning
📉 Lower resilience to stress

40s-50s
🔥 Night sweats
🫥 Brain fog
⚖️ Weight gain (especially belly)
🫣 Vaginal dryness
💔 Low motivation
💤 Daytime exhaustion, wired at night

🎯 Hormone shifts are normal, but suffering through them isn’t.
Let’s ditch the “just deal with it” mindset and support the body with:
🥦 Nutrition
🧘‍♀️ Nervous system support
🧴 Detox pathways
💊 Targeted supplementation
⚖️ Hormone balancing (when needed)

It’s time we start talking about these transitions like the boss moves they are 💪💃

08/01/2025

🔥 Feeling the heat? Cool down with this chill salad that hits all the right notes—sweet, crisp, hydrating, and protein-packed! 🥗❄️

🍉 Watermelon
🥒 Cucumber
🍗 Grilled chicken
✨ Finished with a drizzle of balsamic glaze = summer perfection

This combo is not just refreshing—it’s supportive for blood sugar balance, hydration, and hormone health (and zero oven required 🙌).

👇 Now it’s your turn—
Make your own version and post your foodie photo in the comments! 📸👇

Let’s beat the heat and nourish our bodies—one bite at a time 💪💗

07/28/2025

✨ Perimenopause hits different.
I find that most of my patients are in this age range — because one day you wake up and don't recognize yourself in the mirror any longer! Not because it happens overnight, but because it feels like it does.

Internally, your hormones have been shifting for years… but we’ve been pushing through, ignoring the signs.

You don’t have to suffer through the mood swings, fatigue, weight gain, or brain fog.

💛 There is support. And you deserve to feel like yourself again.

07/23/2025

Not all "natural" or "holistic" titles mean the same thing.

Always ask about education, licensing, and scope of practice.

Your health deserves expertise and integrity.