Solutions Functional Medicine

09/17/2026

Some questions are easier to ask when nobody knows you’re asking them.

That’s why the P-Shot® Primer is completely anonymous.

Join me Tuesday, September 29 from 6:30–7:30 PM EDT for a private, online educational class. After you register, you’ll receive instructions for anonymous attendance. Keep your camera off, listen from home, and learn without the embarrassment of walking into an office to ask questions.

We’ll talk about the P-Shot®, the science behind it, who may benefit, what realistic expectations look like, and the questions men are often hesitant to ask.

No pressure. No commitment. Just honest information so you can understand your options.

Registration is available through the link in our bio.

09/16/2026

Science is slow, but it isn’t stupid.

For years, women were told to fear hormone therapy. They were told the risks were settled. They were told no.

Meanwhile, women kept showing up saying they couldn’t sleep, couldn’t think, didn’t feel like themselves, and needed better answers.

The science kept moving too.

This is exactly why I will keep talking about hormone health, asking better questions, and looking beyond the headline.

In this episode of Mandi Minutes, I’m talking about what changed, why it took so long, and what women deserve to know now.

Listen to Mandi Minutes for a few minutes of hormone health, wellness, and research without the fluff.

Podcast link in bio.

Let us show you the research.

09/15/2026

If you’re feeling a little more b*tchy than usual, let’s talk hormones.

Despite what women have been told, testosterone is probably not the villain in this story.

Too much estrogen can make you irritable. Too little progesterone in relationship to that estrogen can make you irritable, anxious, overwhelmed, and like your brain simply will not turn off.

There are two times I see this conversation become especially important: when girls first start menstruating and when women enter their 40s.

Different seasons. Similar problem.

Estrogen is present, but ovulation, and therefore that beautiful pulse of calming progesterone, may be inconsistent.

Heavy periods. Painful periods. Mood changes. Anxiety. Racing thoughts. Irritability.

Too often, we treat the symptoms without looking at what the hormones are actually doing.

Women and girls deserve better than that.

Let us show you the research.

09/14/2026

Providers are sharing information with patients that is grossly inaccurate. There is a huge difference between Progestin and Progesterone. The Progestin on your IUD is not the same thing as natural breast protective Progesterone.

Here at Solutions, we want to share the research with you, and help you make informed decisions about your healthcare.

Let’s fix the industry together. Call us today 859-785-3007.

09/11/2026

Happy to sponsor the KNA 5K this weekend!

🚨 THIS SATURDAY! 🚨

Lace up your running shoes and join us for the KNA 5K Healthcare Heroes: 120 Years Strong on Saturday, September 12 at Freeman Lake Park! 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️💙

There's still time to register, and group rates are available! Gather your coworkers, friends, family, or fellow healthcare heroes and make it a fun team event while supporting the Kentucky Nurses Association and the nurses who care for our communities every day.

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We can't wait to see you at the starting line!

09/10/2026

Weight loss peptides have changed the conversation around weight and metabolic health.

We’ve learned that these peptides can affect much more than the number on the scale. Today, we’re looking at the bigger picture: preserving muscle, supporting metabolic health, and helping manage inflammation.

And not everyone taking a GLP-1 peptide needs to lose weight.

For some patients, the conversation is about metabolic health, inflammation, or other disruptions that may be affecting how they feel and function.

The more we learn, the more important personalized care becomes. Because the goal shouldn’t simply be to weigh less. It should be to be healthier, stronger, and functioning better.

That’s where the conversation is headed, and it’s an exciting time in medicine.

Call our office to learn more about whether peptide therapy may be appropriate for you.

09/09/2026

I hear some version of this every single week. "I think I've just gotten lazy."

No, ma'am.

Your thyroid runs the energy economy of every cell you own, including the ones you think with. When those hormones drop below where they should be, focus goes first. Then memory. Then the mental stamina that used to get you through a full workday without blinking.

So you lose your train of thought in the middle of a sentence. You read the same email four times and still couldn't tell me what it said. Work that used to be automatic now takes everything you've got. Then the mood piece shows up, the irritability and the flat motivation and the anxiety you can't trace back to anything.

And somewhere in all that, you decide the problem is you.

It isn't. It's physiology, and physiology is measurable.

One more thing, because it matters. A normal TSH does not mean an optimal thyroid. I want Free T3, Free T4, reverse T3, and antibodies before anybody tells you everything looks fine. Plenty of women who walk into my office have been "fine" for years while feeling like a stranger in their own head.

If that's you, come let me actually look. Consultation link is in my bio.

Save this for the next time somebody tells you to just get more sleep.

09/08/2026

Providers are sharing information with patients that is grossly inaccurate. There is a huge difference between Progestin and Progesterone.

Here at Solutions, we want to share the research with you, and help you make informed decisions about your healthcare.

Let’s fix the industry together. Call us today 859-785-3007.

09/03/2026

We love a good universal solution.

Take this supplement. Follow this diet. Use this treatment. Do exactly what worked for her.

But your body isn't her body.

Your hormones, metabolism, stress, sleep, lifestyle, genetics, and health history all influence how you respond to treatment.

That's why I don't believe in handing everyone the same plan and hoping for the best.

Personalized care starts with understanding what is happening in your body specifically.

Because you don't need a template. You need a plan that makes sense for you.

09/01/2026

Oxytocin isn't just the cuddle hormone.

This naturally occurring hormone plays a much bigger role in how we experience stress, connection, intimacy, emotional resilience, and even our overall sense of wellbeing.

For some people, life can gradually start to feel different. You may feel constantly stressed, less emotionally connected, less interested in intimacy, more reactive, or like you are always stuck in survival mode.

There is rarely one single reason why.

Hormones, chronic stress, nervous system health, sleep, perimenopause, menopause, aging, and other factors can all influence how you feel.

For carefully selected patients, compounded oxytocin nasal spray may be one tool we consider as part of a personalized treatment plan.

Because at Solutions, we don't believe in treating every symptom as a separate problem. We look at the whole picture to help uncover what may be contributing to the way you're feeling.

Oxytocin Nasal Spray is now available at Solutions Functional Medicine.

Call our office to schedule a consultation and find out whether it may be an appropriate option for you.