The Metabolic Project

11/19/2025

Book at the link below or email info@themetabolicproject.com to get scheduled!

Congratulations on your new addition! Do yo have a little one that needs to be seen? Many parents bring their children in during this time to check for latch concerns, digestive concerns, gassiness. This is also a great time to get an overall post-birth evaluation.

11/17/2025

Your adrenal glands impact everything — blood sugar, hormones, inflammation, energy, metabolism.
When they’re overwhelmed, your symptoms show it.

Here are 5 signs your adrenals are overworked and your body is asking for deeper nourishment and support.
Healing your stress response is one of the fastest ways to feel like yourself again.

If these signs are hitting close to home, don’t wait. Adrenal dysfunction doesn’t fix itself — but the right plan changes everything.
I have openings this month for 1:1 functional medicine sessions.

Message me “ADRENALS” or book online below and let’s get you feeling better now. ✨
https://simpsonfamilywellness.janeapp.com/ #/functional-medicine

11/11/2025

I'm back in an office! Still offering virtual appointments if needed. Make an appointment and come see me!

🌿 Exciting News from Simpson Family Wellness! 🌿

We’re thrilled to announce that we are now offering Functional Medicine & Reiki Services right here in our office - with Kerry Smith, founder of The Metabolic Project!

Kerry supports women and children using a root-cause approach designed to help the body truly heal — not just manage symptoms. Through a blend of functional assessments, advanced lab testing, personalized healing plans, and energetic support, Kerry helps clients find balance and long-term wellness.

💫 Who Kerry Helps:
• Women’s fatigue, hormones & metabolism (including postpartum health)
• Children’s gut, immune & emotional health
• Autoimmunity, chronic inflammation & detox support

🧘‍♀️ What’s Available:
• Functional Medicine Appointments
• Personalized Healing Protocols
• Advanced Lab Testing (GI-MAP, DUTCH, food sensitivities & more)
• Reiki Sessions for emotional + nervous system support

Both in-person and virtual sessions are now available!
📍 Learn more or book at www.simpsonfamilywellness.com

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11/01/2025

If your energy crashes at 3pm…
😑If you get moody when you’re hungry…
🎢If your hormones feel all over the place…
➡︎Blood sugar might be the hidden chaos agent.
Here’s the thing: blood sugar swings aren’t just about diabetes or diet.
They trigger a domino effect that directly impacts your hormones.
Let’s break it down:
🍬Every time your blood sugar spikes → your body releases insulin
🔥If that insulin surge drops blood sugar too fast → your adrenals release cortisol to “rescue” you
⛓ Cortisol then raises blood sugar back up, but also disrupts estrogen, thyroid, and progesterone in the process.
And when this becomes your daily rhythm?
➠Estrogen detox gets sluggish
➠Progesterone drops (hello PMS, anxiety, and sleep issues)
➠Thyroid hormones stop converting efficiently
➠You stay stuck in fat-storage mode… even if you’re eating clean

➡️The result?
Mood swings, irregular cycles, stubborn weight, fatigue, and that wired-but-tired feeling no matter what you do.

The fix isn’t cutting carbs completely.
It’s stabilizing your glucose curve with smart meals, meal timing, and nervous system regulation.

✨Balance blood sugar, and you'll balance your hormones

Ready to feel better? Set up an appointment! Only 8 weeks left before 2026! www.themetabolicproject.com/workwithme

10/29/2025

Still feeling exhausted, foggy, or bloated, even though your thyroid meds are “optimized”? or your labs came back "normal"?

You might be missing the real root.
The truth is: thyroid dysfunction is often a downstream effect, not the origin point.

Here’s the triangle most people (and most doctors) miss:
🦠 Gut → Liver → Thyroid
📍 If your gut is inflamed → you don’t absorb nutrients like zinc or selenium
📍 If your liver is sluggish → you can’t convert T4 into active T3 efficiently
📍 If your microbiome is imbalanced → thyroid hormone recycling gets disrupted
📍 If your gut lining is compromised → your immune system may turn on your own thyroid

That’s why optimizing your thyroid in isolation often doesn’t work.

True healing happens when you zoom out.
This isn’t about “trying harder” or adding more supplements.
It’s about understanding the system-wide map your thyroid sits within.
🧬 The thyroid is a barometer, not the engine.
Struggling with thyroid symptoms? Set up an appointment! Now booking for in person at Simpson Family Wellness as well as virtual.

10/20/2025

✅You’re eating the “right” foods.
✅You’re taking the supplements.
🆘But your hormones still feel off.

Here’s what most people miss:
It’s not just what you eat…it’s what you absorb.
🧩Poor gut function → Nutrient deficiencies
🧬Nutrient deficiencies → Hormone dysregulation
🌀Hormone chaos → More gut issues
Welcome to the vicious cycle nobody’s talking about.
Your body needs key nutrients to make and clear hormones like:
➡︎Zinc → for healthy ovulation + thyroid support
➡︎Magnesium → for cortisol regulation + PMS symptoms
➡︎B vitamins → for estrogen metabolism + energy
➡︎Selenium + iodine → for thyroid conversion
➡︎Iron → for ovulatory cycles + energy

But if your gut is inflamed, leaky, or low in digestive enzymes, you’re likely not absorbing what your
hormones are begging for.
💡It’s not always about “more supplements”
It’s about healing your gut so they actually work.
🧠Think: brain fog, PMS, fatigue, low libido, anxiety, weight plateaus…
These are often signs of underlying nutrient depletion.
🛑And until you fix the gut-hormone-nutrient triangle…
You’ll keep spinning your wheels.

📥Want to get off the hormone hamster wheel?

Let’s uncover the real root of your symptoms,
book an appointment today www.themetabolicproject.com

09/23/2025

📉 Labs come back “normal.”
📋 Your symptoms get brushed off.
💊 Meds don’t move the needle.
🩺 You’re told “everything looks fine.”

And yet—you know something isn’t right.

Here’s the truth ⬇️
Most conventional thyroid testing only looks at TSH (maybe T4). That’s barely scratching the surface.

What gets missed?
🔬 Whether your body is actually converting T4 into active T3
🔬 If Reverse T3 is blocking your thyroid receptors
🔬 How stress, inflammation, or gut imbalances are slowing thyroid function
🔬 Whether your cells can even use the hormones you’re producing

This is why so many women fall into the “in-between” zone:
👉 Not “sick enough” for a diagnosis
👉 But definitely not well

That’s where functional medicine changes everything.

Instead of chasing “normal labs,” we look at the whole picture—your symptoms, patterns, stress load, gut health, and hidden thyroid roadblocks.

Because your fatigue, brain fog, weight struggles, mood swings, constipation, and feeling flat are NOT “all in your head.” You DO have a problem, you just need the right person to help you get to the root and resolve it.

✨ You are not hopeless. You’ve just been overlooked.

If you’re tired of being dismissed, it’s time to stop waiting for worse labs—and start reclaiming your energy now.
Set up a consult here: www.themetabolicproject.com/workwithme

07/17/2025

Estrogen dominance doesn’t always mean your estrogen is too high.
It means estrogen is high relative to progesterone.

And yes — your labs can be “normal” while your body feels anything but.
What drives it?
→ Chronic stress (lowers progesterone)
→ Blood sugar instability
→ Poor estrogen detox (gut & liver issues)
→ Xenoestrogens (plastics, fragrances, receipts)
→ Hormonal birth control rebound

Common signs?
– Mood swings
– Breast tenderness
– Heavy or painful periods
– Bloating or water retention
– Irritability or rage before your period
– Mid-cycle spotting or PMS flares

You don’t fix estrogen dominance by “lowering estrogen.”
You fix it by restoring balance.
And that starts with understanding the full picture — not just chasing hormone levels.

Book a consult: www.themetabolicproject.com/workwithme

07/16/2025

Mood swings are a symptom of inflammation.

What could be driving it?
→ Estrogen dominance
→ Low progesterone
→ Blood sugar crashes
→ Poor hormone detox
→ Cortisol dysregulation from chronic stress
These patterns don’t just mess with your cycle —
They mess with your mind, your energy, and your ability to feel like you.

And no, the answer isn’t “take a deep breath.”
It’s root-cause support.

Ready to heal your hormones? Set up a consult: www.themetabolicproject.com/workwithme

07/14/2025

🌪Horrible PMS and menstrual cycles?

Your cells are like headphone jacks.
Estrogen, progesterone, and friends plug in to play their monthly playlist. But if inflammation gums up the port (hello, cytokines and prostaglandins), the signal crackles—even if the volume on the hormone track looks “normal” in your labs.

The result? Pain cranks up affecting everything physically, emotionally, and mentally.
Science-meets-real-life rundown
🎵Prostaglandin party crashers — Inflammation tells these chemical messengers to spike,
tightening uterine muscles and cueing mega-cramps.
🎵Detox traffic jam — A sluggish, inflamed liver recycles estrogen, so doses you should’ve excreted do encore performances (heavy flow, breast tenderness).
🎵Blood-sugar rollercoasters — Inflammation messes with insulin signaling; every spike and crash
stokes more cortisol, which cranks up PMS irritability.
🎵Nervous-system static — Chronic inflammation keeps your fight-or-flight wires humming, so even normal hormone shifts feel like an emotional earthquake.

🔑Key Takeaway:
If your period symptoms shapeshift but never exit stage left, target the flame before you fine-tune the hormones. (Turmeric latte > another round of cycle-sync supplements—at least to start.)

Struggling? Been told your labs are normal? Let's talk: www.themetabolicproject.com/workwithme

07/09/2025

Ever opened your laptop with big plans, only to stare at the screen as if your brain had been left in
airplane mode?

That mental lag isn’t always “just how you are.”👀
Here’s what could be happening instead: a single blood-sugar spike can nudge tiny immune cells
called microglia into “janitor overtime.” They start pruning synapses (the brain’s Wi-Fi), slowing the
neural download speed you need for focus and memory.

Meanwhile, mitochondria—the battery packs in every brain cell—get peppered with inflammatory
free radicals.

Think half-charged phone at 3 PM: you’ve still got notifications, but no juice to open the apps.

Add cortisol from chronic stress and the plot thickens: cortisol tells your liver to dump glucose,
which restarts the spike-and-crash loop.
🪭Each swing fans the inflammatory flames, so your mind keeps buzzing while your body feels like
it’s wading through wet cement.

Try a 48-hour “focus reset” experiment
✅Protein-first meals. Start every plate with 20 g of protein and non-starchy veggies; leave carbs
for last or smaller portions.
✅Walk the block after eating. Five minutes gets glucose into muscles before it can stoke brain
fire.
✅30-second cold splash on the face. Activates the vagus nerve, quieting microglia and sharpening
attention.

Notice fewer “Where did I put my keys?” moments? That’s your neurons shedding their fire
blankets.

Struggling with brain fog? ADHD? chronic fatigue? Let's work together! Book an app! www.themetabolicproject.com

07/08/2025

You’ve swapped bread for kale bowls, upgraded to extra-virgin olive oil, and sprinkled turmeric on everything short of your toothbrush—yet the morning puffiness, skin issues, wired-then-tired crashes, and mystery joint aches keep hanging around.
Here’s the plot twist most “anti-inflammatory” meal plans miss: food is only the first domino in a chain reaction that starts long before the fork hits your lips.

Why the Same Menu Lands Differently in Every Body:
📌Timing Turbulence – A flawless plate at 10 p.m. forces your liver to work the night shift instead
of deep-cleaning; inflammation smolders while you sleep.
📌Tolerance Threshold – Raw spinach is a phytonutrient hero—unless oxalates sandpaper an
already leaky gut, turning hero into heckler.
📌State of the System – Eat salmon while doom-scrolling and fight-or-flight shunts blood away
from digestion; even omega-3s can’t douse a cortisol bonfire.
📌Bio-Individual Wiring – One person’s garlic-and-almond power bowl is another person’s
histamine horror show; genes, microbes, and stress history decide the verdict.

The Bigger Picture Your Cells Care About
➡︎Nerve tone—can the vagus flip you into rest-and-digest before the first bite?
➡︎Gut-wall integrity—does that turmeric even cross the border?
➡︎Phase-II detox bandwidth—can the liver ship out yesterday’s debris before today’s meal arrives?
➡︎Mitochondrial charge—enough ATP to rebuild, or just enough to scroll for answers?
➡︎Blood-sugar glide path—smooth sailing or a roller coaster that flips on NF-κB every three hours?
Bottom line: matching meals to your circuitry cools the flame faster than any universal “avoid list.”

The goal isn’t more restriction—it’s precision, so food stops feeling like a chemistry experiment and starts feeling like fuel.

Ready to get off the diet roller coaster? Book a consult: www.themetabolicproject.com