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Proactive Health: a Naturopathic Clinic

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Proactive Health: a Naturopathic Clinic

Proactive Health redefines the meaning of health, and provides a refreshing and whole person approach to wellness.

Proactive Health was designed to help people reach optimal health and performance by using the best of traditional and conventional medicine. We specialize in pain management and nutrition, and also help our clients manage the daily stress of life. Our approach involves looking at the whole person and offering a tailored approach to health.

03/09/2026

My plan evolves as does my body and the demands of life.

I am simply sharing this because many of you have asked me to share and also complain about negative side effects from hormone replacement…this is super avoidable and even in my clinical practice my patients know to reach out to me if they ever do experience negative side effects because it’s never ok.

The biggest problem in women’s health currently is not lack of hormone replacement or lab test testing (hard to believe it) but lack of personalized and whole body approach.

Do I believe everyone needs to be on a plan like this? No.

For me personally—I run a very busy clinical practice and digest copious amounts of information every day, I have a very busy family and we are very active, and I have multiple projects I’m working on to help improve women’s health.

This works for me and my mental and physical needs.

The goal is to create a personalized plan to help you meet your health goals and your life goals. There’s no one size fits all approach here. Some of my patients have very simple plans, and they’re thriving. Others are managing chronic inflammation or other issues and need more support.

I’ve never created the same treatment plan.

What this doesn’t show is the exercise, the dietary component, the spiritual practice that I stick to daily, and the various gadgets I use to help me wake up and maintain my energy during the day, and then fall asleep.

It’s not just about HRT— it is about supporting the whole body inside and out in the way that suits you best. But you should at least have the knowledge about the tools that are available to you so that you can make the best decision.

02/13/2026

This phase of life isn’t the time for “kitchen-sink” supplements. Hormones are already shifting. The goal is clean foundations that stabilize your body: with or without HRT.

Here’s where I start 👇

✨ B-Complex:

B-vitamins support energy, mood, stress response, liver detox, and hormone processing.

☀️ Vitamin D3 + K2:

Bone, immune, mood, insulin sensitivity, and hormone receptor support. K helps direct calcium where it belongs.

🧠 Magnesium (L-threonate or glycinate):

Sleep, anxiety, muscle tension, headaches, and brain health. Perimenopause burns through magnesium fast.

🐟 Fish Oil (EPA/DHA):

Inflammation control, brain health, joints, lipids, and cleaner hormone signaling.

I don’t like algae oil as a vegan option because to get adequate amount of EPA and DHA you would need to take a lot of capsules.

💪 Creatine:

Preserves muscle, supports cognition, mood, and metabolic health: it’s critical as hormones decline.

🥦 Sulforaphane:

Supports liver detox, estrogen metabolism, mitochondrial and cellular health. Essential to improve estrogen dominance.

Why I usually avoid herbs that many supplements are filled with including ashwagandha, maca, and vitex: some women benefit from this, others don’t. I like to take supplements that don’t add to the chaos.

HRT replaces hormones. These supplements support the systems hormones act on and they work better together.

These are just the basics, and from here we built on top of that with more targeted interventions. Coming up next is part two.

My favorite brands: Thorne, Metagenics, Seeking Health, Jarrow, Vital Nutrients, Designs For Health. Not Costco supplements. I’m not affiliated with any of these companies, just sharing what I like and have used for years with my patients and with my own health.

01/21/2026

I didn’t wait for the hormones to crash or for labs to signal something was wrong.

I started hormone replacement a decade ago — in my early 30s.

Something many women are not told:

✨ You don’t wait for hormones to crash before supporting them.

After postpartum, I started with progesterone —
to help with sleep, acne, hair loss, nervous system regulation, and recovery after pregnancy.

In my late 30s, as my testosterone naturally dipped without changing anything, I added a low-dose testosterone cream —
to support energy, focus, motivation, and muscle.

And in my 40s, I introduced a very low-dose estrogen cream—not because I was in menopause, but because even though my labs were normal, I felt the classical signs of an estrogen dip during some parts of the month.

Note—low dose—0.5 mg testosterone cream, 0.016 estradiol cream (only a few times per week), progesterone was started at 25 mg and over a decade slowly raised to 100 mg as needed.

We don’t have to wait until FSH and LH are obviously high
cycles disappear, or symptoms become unbearable
before we’re “allowed” to take action.

For me, starting hormone replacement in my 30s was — and still is — part of my longevity plan.

It helps me be a better wife.
A more present parent.
And it supports my mission in this world — helping other women stop feeling dismissed, confused, and exhausted in their own bodies.

I’ll share my favorite am and pm supplements shortly that I find work well, as they are key for cellular health. And peptides for inflammation control, brain health, repair and recovery.

This isn’t about vanity, it’s about vitality. And you don’t have to wait until things fall apart to protect it.

11/12/2025

If you’ve been feeling “off” and can’t quite explain why, you’re not alone.

I get so many DMs about hormone symptoms, and I want to support you more directly ✨

If you’ve had a burning question that you’re looking to get an answer to—this is your chance! 👇

I provide a ton of information here, but I know sometimes you need someone to talk to.

This week, I’m giving away a free, private 15-minute consult to help you understand what your body is trying to say.

Comment CLARITY and I’ll send you a link to sign up.

Let’s decode your symptoms together.

08/10/2025

Is DHEA really necessary?

One of the most common questions I receive: can’t I just supplement with DHEA to improve my testosterone levels?

DHEA gets a lot of love—but it rarely delivers. Read on to find out what you’re really going after!

Most people take it hoping for more testosterone… but DHEA actually converts more often into estrogen, not androgens.

I wish it would convert testosterone. Textbook will show that it can convert to testosterone. But after seeing thousands of clients and lab results well over a decade—I have not seen it do this.

In fact, most women who start on DHEA even in small amounts 5 or 10 mg can experience negative side effects including increased facial hair, hair loss and acne.

Some will argue that 7-Keto DHEA is better as it does not have the androgenic effect. From my professional experience, I have not seen it do anything and sometimes cause negative side effects just like DHEA.

DHEA supplementation is a classic example of theory versus practice. In theory it should work, and in practice, not really.

In most people, DHEA converts preferentially to estrogen due to enzyme activity in fat tissue and adrenal pathways, making it more likely to raise estrogen than boost testosterone.

What you’re really after when it comes to DHEA? 👇

Beta-AET.

It’s a downstream metabolite of DHEA that gives you the benefits—resilience, metabolism, muscle, mood—without the estrogen overload.

Beta-AET = DHEA without the detours.

Targeted support for inflammation, immunity, and hormone balance (cortisol in particular) without the risk of throwing off your whole system.

Bottom line:
DHEA can push you in the wrong direction. It has benefits for ovarian health, in a cream form it is great for vaginal applications to reduce dryness associated with declining hormone levels. But the likelihood of it converting to testosterone is very low.

Have some of you tried it and experienced positive benefits? Share your experience with DHEA! 👇

06/30/2025

I started on HRT over eight years ago, postpartum.

After trying to do as many things as possible in the most natural way as possible, I realized that nothing aside from actual hormone replacement was going to help me improve the quality of my life (and that of my family 😅).

What no one tells you: the postpartum state can feel eerily similar to post-menopause.

Both can bring:
-Fatigue
-Mood swings
-Hot flashes
-Vaginal dryness
-Loss of self

And yet—too often, women are told:
“Just wait it out.”
“It’s normal.”
“It’ll pass.”

But it doesn’t always pass. And you shouldn’t have to wait in silence.

Even when breastfeeding, safe, gentle hormone therapy postpartum can include:

— Progesterone to soothe anxiety and help sleep
— Thyroid support to lift mood, improve energy, support metabolism, and brain function. Not to mention regulate immune system.
— Low-dose estrogen, especially vaginal estrogen, to heal tissues, ease intimacy, and restore confidence. Also very important to support bone density and brain density.

Women deserve options. Not just at menopause. Not just “someday.” But right now. How you support your body now dictates how you feel in the decades ahead ❤️.

I feel blessed to do what I do and to be able to help women feel their best in all stages of life: from their reproductive years to post menopause and everything in between.

06/15/2025

Happy Father’s Day to my love ❤️! Your unrelenting energy, curiosity and wisdom, and desire to always be the best version of yourself is admirable.

You bring out the best in us and keep us on our toes—as a next level father and husband.

Happy Father’s Day to all the fathers! I hope you get to celebrate with all your loved ones and the most important people in your lives 🫶.

01/23/2025

Good bye ✌️30s, hello 40s! Happy, fulfilled, grounded in my own truth, heart full, eyes on my Polaris, serving my purpose with the people I love. 🫶

Last time I was in Japan was 20 years ago!

I was studying international business with a minor in Asian Studies. I was also doing soul searching, and studied Tibetan Buddhism. It was a life changing experience and I came back stripping layers of old identity and stepping into a “new” me which took a good decade to fit into.

In my 40s, I’m building on the foundation that I set in my 30s. More of practicing what I preach, and uplifting others. And, I hope we uplift one another.

❤️

09/14/2024

Happy 11 year wedding anniversary 🫶…

It’s pretty cool to see ourselves grow and change individually and collectively. Likely with anything else in life, if you want a healthy marriage, you need to put time into it.

Over 10+ years, Stanislav and I have invested into personal growth and growth as a couple. Like many couples, we struggled many times and when we couldn’t find the answer, we delegated.

I’m no therapist or expert by far but I do believe that investing in your marriage, your personal growth and supporting your partner in their growth is a must for a healthy relationship.

When you uncover the layers to one’s being and see and accept the person for who they really are, it’s a beautiful thing.

I appreciate my hubby for who he is and also because he’s an awesome dad, he has a brilliant mind, he loves me on my good days and my bad days, he has my back, he takes care of his family, he supports me in my mission to help women and he is constantly pushing the boundaries of his own potential—he challenges me and stretches my thinking of what’s possible ❤️!

A little chuckle: I asked him yesterday if I was being difficult (and I was talking about a situation we were solving, not in general 😅) and he said “we have two hours before our kiddo comes home, there’s not enough time to talk about this.” 😂

Note to self, never ask a man that 😂.

09/07/2024

Hi! There are a few new faces here! Just want to introduce myself…

Fun facts…

-I played semi pro tennis as a teen
-I speak three languages…one of them is Japanese 😅
-I’ve got degrees in medicine, business and I am a registered yoga instructor🧘‍♀️
-I’m a meditator of 25 years
-I spent my twenties and early thirties running trails, doing triathlons, ice climbing, climbing mountains and backcountry skiing…hence weight lifting is my retirement sport ☺️
-My mom was an MD and that’s why I came an ND 😂. Actually, she introduced me to functional medicine.

My passion as a board certified naturopathic medical doctor specializing in women’s health and hormones is to empower women to be their best health advocates.

I struggled with my own share of hormone imbalances, and finally figured them out in med school 😵‍💫…took awhile.

Whether you’re here to find the root cause to your health issues or simply want to be on the leading edge and focus on prevention and optimization, I share it all.

I’m a busy mom and a wife, so I am also on the journey of optimizing all aspects of my health and my family’s ❤️.

Lastly, I believe there is a time and place for all forms of medicine and that an integrated approach is best!

Thanks for being here! Stay tuned for Q&As, supplement updates as I’m working on new formulas, a new group that’s launching to teach women about perimenopause, and weekly insights 😁.

07/23/2024

Happy birthday to my handsome hubby, best friend and the best dad. We love you, appreciate you, and are grateful for everything that you do to keep our family healthy, happy, and secure. 44 turns around the sun look good on you! ❤️

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Wednesday	10am - 4:30pm
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