When Functional Medicine Falls Short: What I Wish I’d Known Sooner About Women, Perimenopause, and Hormones
I discovered functional medicine by accident — and it changed the way I saw health, symptoms, and the power of listening. But when I started working with women in midlife, I noticed something was missing.
They’d done it all: the detoxes, diets, supplements. And still didn’t feel better. What functional medicine often overlooks is the one thing at the root of it all for women 40 and up: hormones.
The Hormone Testing You Need (That Your Doctor Probably Isn’t Doing)
Most conventional doctors aren’t trained to test for - or treat - these changes. They look for disease, not dysfunction. They rely on broad, outdated lab ranges. You’re told your results are “normal,” but you know that can’t be true.
There’s a better way. Comprehensive hormone and metabolic testing can tell the real story of what’s happening in your body, and give you a roadmap to feel like yourself again.