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𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘰𝘱𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘪𝘻𝘦𝘴 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩, 𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘨𝘺, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘷𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘴𝘰 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘧𝘶𝘭𝘭𝘺.

𝘈𝘵 𝘔𝘢𝘯𝘢 𝘓𝘰𝘢 𝘏𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩, 𝘸𝘦 𝘥𝘰𝘯’𝘵 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘴𝘺𝘮𝘱𝘵𝘰𝘮𝘴, 𝘸𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘲𝘶𝘦 𝘱𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵-𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘨𝘶𝘪𝘥𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘦𝘴. 𝘖𝘶𝘳 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘭𝘶𝘥𝘦 𝘸𝘦𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘴, 𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘱𝘺, 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘦, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘕𝘈𝘋+, 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘥𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘷𝘪𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦.

𝘞𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘦𝘥 𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘦𝘳, 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘣𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘥 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦. 𝘑𝘰𝘪𝘯 𝘶𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘱 𝘵𝘰𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴, 𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘷𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶.

08/21/2026

Perimenopause has taught me something I wish more women heard sooner:
Getting older does not mean you have to feel terrible.

I see women every day who have spent months, sometimes years.. pushing through exhaustion, poor sleep, brain fog, mood changes, weight changes, low libido, and that frustrating feeling of simply not feeling like themselves anymore.

And so often, we normalize it.
We tell ourselves we’re busy. We’re stressed. We’re getting older. We just need to push through.

But when something in your body changes, it deserves attention.

Perimenopause can affect far more than your period. It can impact sleep, energy, mood, cognition, body composition, sexual health, and overall quality of life.

And good care should never be about one hormone level or one-size-fits-all treatment.

It should be about listening to the whole story, looking at the full picture, and helping women understand what is actually happening in their bodies.

Because most of us aren’t asking to feel 25 again.
We just want to feel like ourselves again.
Aging is inevitable.

Suffering through symptoms without asking why is not.

08/21/2026

Perimenopause can start earlier than many women realize sometimes in the mid-30s and it doesn’t always begin with obvious hot flashes.

For many women, the first signs are much more subtle:
Waking up at 2–3 AM for no reason Feeling more anxious, irritable, or overwhelmed Brain fog and difficulty concentrating Changes in menstrual cycles Lower energy and slower workout recovery Weight or body composition changes Difficulty maintaining muscle Lower libido Vaginal dryness or discomfort Urinary changes Night sweats or feeling unusually warm

The confusing part?
Your period may still be coming regularly.

Perimenopause is the hormonal transition leading up to menopause, and symptoms can begin years before your final menstrual period.

And one important point: there is not one single blood test that confirms or rules out perimenopause. Hormones can fluctuate significantly during this stage, which is why symptoms, cycle patterns, medical history, and appropriate testing all matter.

If you’re in your late 30s or 40s thinking, “Why do I suddenly feel different?” .. don’t automatically dismiss it as stress, aging, or being too busy.

Start tracking your symptoms for 2–4 weeks and look for patterns.

You know your body best. If something has changed, it deserves a conversation.

Follow for evidence-based education on perimenopause, menopause, hormone health, women’s wellness, body composition, metabolic health, and hormone replacement therapy.

08/20/2026

“I’ve wanted to start a GLP-1… but the side effects scare me.”

I hear this ALL the time.
A lot of patients come to me after spending now years reading horror stories online about nausea, vomiting, constipation, barely eating, muscle loss, and even hair loss.

So they assume that’s just what GLP-1 treatment is supposed to feel like.

Then they start and realize:
“Wait…this is nothing like I expected.”

And that’s EXACTLY the point.

One of the biggest things I teach from day one is this:
GLP-1 medications do not directly cause weight loss regardless of what you do.
Medications like Semaglutide and Tirzepatide work by helping regulate appetite and feeling satisfied (full), reducing hunger and food noise, and slowing gastric emptying.

That can make it much easier to eat less and make better choices, but what YOU do with that opportunity still matters.

Your nutrition matters. Your protein matters. Your hydration matters. Your movement matters. Your strength training matters. Your sleep and recovery matter.

The medication can help change the signals coming from your body, but it doesn’t replace the daily habits that actually support long-term success.

And the same goes for hair loss.
A GLP-1 does not directly make your hair fall out. Hair shedding can occur during significant or rapid weight loss, particularly when someone isn’t getting enough protein, calories, iron, or other important nutrients.

That’s exactly why I care so much about the foundation.

GLP-1 treatment is not a race to the highest dose, and side effects are not proof that the medication is working.

At Mana Loa Health, our patients are educated from day one about how these medications work, how we dose them safely, how to nourish their bodies, how to stay hydrated, and most importantly how to protect their muscle while losing weight.

The goal is not to eat as little as possible.
The goal is to use the medication as a tool while we build the nutrition, movement, and lifestyle habits that can support long-term success.

Our patients don’t just take it. They understand how it works.
That’s the Mana Loa Health difference 💪🏽

08/18/2026

🚨Retatrutide for weight loss is everywhere right now but the legal landscape around this next-generation GLP-1 medication is changing quickly.

Retatrutide is Eli Lilly’s investigational triple agonist, targeting GLP-1, GIP, and glucagon receptors. It is currently being studied in Phase 3 clinical trials for obesity, weight management, and metabolic disease but Retatrutide is NOT FDA-approved yet.

The FDA has specifically stated that Retatrutide cannot currently be used in compounding under federal law, and enforcement surrounding unapproved GLP-1 and peptide products continues to increase.

So what does this mean for people seeing “Retatrutide” advertised through peptide companies, online sellers, med spas, or other sources?

Access to products claiming to contain Retatrutide outside legitimate clinical trials may become increasingly restricted as regulators and manufacturers take action against unauthorized products.

But Retatrutide itself is not going away.

Eli Lilly continues to study this GLP-1/GIP/glucagon triple agonist, and Phase 3 research continues to evaluate its potential role in obesity and metabolic health.

The biggest takeaway:
Promising clinical research does not equal FDA approval and it does not automatically mean a medication can legally be prescribed, sold, or compounded.

Follow 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚 𝐋𝐨𝐚 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 | 𝗧𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 | 𝗛𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘀 • 𝗪𝗲𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 • 𝗪𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 for evidence-based education on Retatrutide, GLP-1 medications, Semaglutide, Tirzepatide, peptides, medical weight loss, hormones, and metabolic health.

Serving patients via telehealth in Hawaii, Colorado, Washington & Florida.

08/17/2026

If you’re focused on building or preserving muscle, don’t let the intervention become the entire strategy.

, hormones, and other therapies have a place in an individualized health plan, BUT, with emphasis, they don’t replace the fundamentals your body needs to actually build and maintain muscle.

Your body needs amino acids to synthesize muscle proteins.
It also needs an appropriate resistance-training stimulus, adequate energy and nutrition, and recovery to support adaptation.
This is why I like to think about muscle building as:
SIGNAL + SUBSTRATE + STIMULUS + RECOVERY
Signal: hormonal and cellular signaling Substrate: amino acids from dietary protein Stimulus: progressive resistance training Recovery: sleep, nutrition, and adequate recovery

And this matters whether you’re a man or woman in your 30s, 40s, 50s, or beyond.

If you’re using GLP-1 medications, peptides, HRT/TRT, or other therapies, preserving lean muscle shouldn’t be an afterthought. Your nutrition and strength-training strategy still matter.

The question isn’t only:
“What can I take?”
It’s also:
“Am I giving and DOING what my body needs to respond?”

That’s the difference between chasing an intervention and building a foundation for long-term , , and body composition.

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Research: intake and resistance training work together to support protein synthesis and changes in lean body mass. The evidence also reinforces that protein supplementation should be viewed as an adjunct to, and clearly not a replacement for, resistance training.

08/06/2026

Does going to the gym every day automatically mean you are overtraining and could it lower your testosterone?

Not necessarily.

Training daily can be appropriate when your workouts are structured correctly, intensity is managed, muscle groups are rotated, and your body has enough time to recover. The bigger concern is whether your overall training load is exceeding your ability to recover.

Signs that you may be under-recovering or overtraining can include:

• Persistent fatigue
• Declining strength or performance
• Poor sleep
• Increased irritability
• Frequent injuries or soreness
• Reduced motivation
• Low libido
• Difficulty building muscle

Excessive training without adequate sleep, calories, protein, hydration, and recovery may place additional stress on the body and can negatively affect hormone production.. including testosterone.

More exercise is not always better. The goal is to train hard enough to create progress while recovering well enough to adapt.

Your training schedule, nutrition, sleep, stress levels, symptoms, and lab results should all be considered when evaluating testosterone and overall hormonal health.

Train with purpose. Recover with purpose.

Prevention, education, and treatment with purpose.

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08/04/2026

For 20 years, I worked in emergency medicine across 16 different ERs from Florida to Hawaiʻi caring for people from every walk of life.

I stood beside patients and families during some of the most frightening, painful, and life-changing moments WE would ever experience.

I witnessed trauma, loss, fear, uncertainty, and emergencies that changed lives forever.

Those years shaped me in ways I will never fully be able to explain.

Every hospital was different. Every community was different. Every patient had a different but familiar story.

But one thing remained the same:
Many health crises did not begin as emergencies.
They often began quietly.

Years of symptoms being ignored. Risk factors going unmanaged. Questions left unanswered. Patients feeling dismissed. Opportunities for education and earlier intervention being continuously missed.

That realization is what led me to become a Family Nurse Practitioner and move into primary care.

I believed primary care would give me the opportunity to slow down, listen more closely, educate patients, and help prevent disease before it became a crisis.

But even there, I realized I still could not practice or make the impact I wanted to.

The system did not allow enough time for deeper conversations, individualized education, prevention, and truly understanding the whole person.

I knew I wanted to care for patients differently.
I wanted the time to listen and patients to be heard.
I wanted patients to understand their labs, their symptoms, their treatment options, and the reason behind every recommendation.
I wanted safety to remain at the center of every decision.
I wanted to help people take action before their health reached a crisis.

That is why I built Mana Loa Health.

It was created from two decades of critical care, my experience in primary care, and the belief that patients deserve thoughtful, personalized care.. not rushed visits, quick fixes, or medication without guidance.

Now, I am able to care for patients the way I always believed healthcare should be practiced.

With safety at the center.
With education at every step.
With treatment that is thoughtful, individualized, and purposeful.

07/28/2026

Peptides are NOT new, they’re simply having a very big moment online. 🧬

Peptide-based medications have been used in medicine for decades. What has changed is the growing public interest in peptides for metabolic health, recovery, body composition, injury rehabilitation and athletic performance.

A 2026 narrative review published in Sports Medicine examined both approved and unapproved peptide therapies being discussed for musculoskeletal injuries and performance. The takeaway is important: not every peptide has the same level of evidence, safety data or regulatory status. Some have established medical indications, while others remain investigational and are supported primarily by laboratory, animal or limited human research. (PubMed⁠)

That does not mean we should dismiss the entire category.

Insulin, GLP-1–based medications and many other recognized therapies are peptides or peptide-derived drugs. Peptides are short chains of amino acids that can act as highly specific biological messengers within the body. Researchers have been studying their therapeutic potential across metabolic disease, endocrinology, oncology, infectious disease and regenerative medicine for many years. (PubMed Central (PMC)⁠)

The real conversation should not be:

“Are all peptides good or bad?”

It should be:

✅ Which specific peptide are we discussing?
✅ What are the known risks and contraindications?
✅ Is the patient being appropriately evaluated and monitored?

Popularity does not replace evidence but popularity also does not mean the science suddenly began yesterday.

Peptides are not magic, and they are not all interchangeable. They are a diverse category of biological compounds that deserve individual evaluation, responsible sourcing and honest conversations about what we know and what we still need to learn.

Follow Mana Loa Health for evidence-informed education on peptides, metabolic health, hormone optimization, longevity and body composition.

This content is for education only and is not individualized medical advice.

07/27/2026

What are five things that can affect your testosterone level?

Testosterone production does not begin in the testicles, it begins with signals from the brain. Your hypothalamus and pituitary gland act as the control center, communicating with the te**es through the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis, or HPG axis (see pinned reel for full HPG explanation).

Five major factors that may affect testosterone include:

1. Poor sleep: Much of your daily testosterone production occurs while you sleep. Consistently getting fewer than seven hours may lower testosterone levels.
2. Chronic stress: Elevated cortisol can disrupt communication between the brain and the te**es, affecting natural testosterone production.
3. Excess body fat: Fat tissue contains aromatase, an enzyme that converts testosterone into estrogen and can shift hormonal balance.
4. Diabetes and metabolic syndrome: Insulin resistance, elevated blood sugar and metabolic dysfunction are strongly associated with lower testosterone levels.
5. Drug or alcohol use: Opioids, anabolic steroids, excessive alcohol and certain recreational drugs may suppress the brain’s hormonal signals or interfere with natural testosterone production.

This is why I never evaluate total testosterone by itself. A complete assessment may also include symptoms, medical history, medications, lifestyle, metabolic health, free testosterone, SHBG, estradiol, LH, FSH and prolactin.

Treat the cause, not just the number.

Educational content only. Individual evaluation and treatment should be completed with a qualified healthcare provider.

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