My Approach to Perimenopause and Menopause Nutrition
Your doctor manages your hormones. I manage everything that influences them.
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How glucose regulation drives weight gain, cravings, and energy crashes in perimenopause.
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Digestion, inflammation, and hormone metabolism all start here.
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We look beyond basic thyroid labs to fully investigate the drivers behind metabolic slowdown and stubborn body composition changes.
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Fat balance and chronic inflammation are tightly linked. To evaluate chronic inflammation and its impact on fat balance we dive into core inflammatory markers such as hs-CRP, AA/EPA Ratio, and Omega-6 to Omega 3 Ratio.
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Low magnesium, vitamin D, B vitamins, and iron are common in midlife and affect energy, mood, and sleep.
You've been doing everything right and still don't feel like yourself. Perimenopause changes your physiology, so the strategies that used to work stop working.
The questions I hear most often:
Why am I gaining belly fat when nothing has changed?
Why am I waking up at 3am?
How do I protect my bone health?
What does insulin resistance mean for me?
These aren't failures of discipline. They're gaps in standard care. Most medical visits aren't built to investigate the metabolic, hormonal, and nutritional drivers behind these symptoms. Functional nutrition asks why.
Based in Denver, Colorado, I see clients virtually in Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Texas, and Virginia.
Who This Is For
As a registered dietitian and Integrative and Functional Nutrition Certified Practitioner (IFNCP), I look at blood sugar, gut health, inflammation, nutrient status, and hormone metabolism as one connected system.
When testing makes sense, I order and interpret DUTCH hormone panels, GI-MAP stool tests, and InBody body composition scans, then build a nutrition plan around your results. Testing is always intentional, never routine.
How I Work: Root Cause, Lab Informed
The 30/30 Framework
At the core of our work is the 30/30 Framework. 30 grams of protein per meal. 30 grams of fiber per day. These two targets protect muscle, steady blood sugar, and support hormone clearance through perimenopause.
Nutrition and Hormone Therapy
HRT can be powerful for hot flashes, night sweats, sleep, mood, and bone health, and many of my clients use it. But hormone therapy wasn't designed to fix metabolism or drive weight loss. If you're still gaining weight or feeling fatigued on HRT, that's a signal, not a failure. Nutrition doesn't replace hormone therapy. It helps it work better.