Kemper Health & Wellness

02/27/2026

You need to check out the totally awesome Fort Wayne Home Garden Show that starts February 26th- March 1st!

One of our spectacular Kemper Health & Wellness patients continues annually to put on this huge show tirelessly as a staple to the community that her family started over 50 years ago.

Instead of complaining about all the snow, come tiptoe through the tulips, (even purchase some!) pet some farm animals and pretend it's already spring.

https://www.facebook.com/FtWayneHomeGardenShow/

https://home-gardenshow.com/

02/26/2026

02/25/2026

Our amazing Kemper Health & Wellness patient has continued the family tradition for over 50 years in throwing the biggest Home Garden Show located in Fort Wayne, IN! Come join all of us in support this weekend!

The extravaganza starts tomorrow and this little lady will also be appearing in addition to Twiggy the water skiing squirrel!! How fun is that?!

Bella Gantt takes the stage with her one-of-a-kind “foot‑archery” act. Bella is a contortionist and handbalancer who doesn’t just bend in extraordinary ways — she holds a bow and arrow with her toes and fires precision shots while inverted.

She’s performed on Little Big Shots, The Gong Show, and numerous international television shows around the world, and she pushes the envelope by executing shots while blindfolded, on moving surfaces, and hitting challenging targets.

Get a coupon for $2 off your tickets at https://home-gardenshow.com/tickets

02/24/2026

We use loads of peptide therapies here to help individuals with their specific issues and needs. Here are some reasons why we love Thymosin Alpha-1 ❤️

❤️ Immune Regulation During Healing ❤️

Thymosin Alpha -1 supports T-cell function, enhances dendritic cell activity, modulates inflammatory cytokines which all prevents excessive immune suppression after injury or illness.

Why this matters:
After surgery, infection, or intense stress, the immune system can become dysregulated. Thymosin Alpha -1 may help restore balance, which can indirectly support cleaner, more efficient healing.

❤️ Reduces Excessive Inflammation ❤️

Thymosin Alpha-1 has been shown to help normalize inflammatory signaling, shifts the immune system away from prolonged inflammatory states, reduces immune exhaustion in severe illness and balances inflammation.

❤️ Recovery After Severe Illness or Surgery ❤️

Thymosin Alpha -1 has been studied in: Sepsis, post-surgical immune suppression, severe viral infections and it has been shown to improve immune recovery, reduce secondary infections and support overall recovery speed

02/23/2026

Does your cardiologist or primary care provider have you on a beta-blocker drug for your blood pressure? Beta-blocker medications are the ones ending in "olol"- Metoprolol, Atenolol, Propranolol.... You might want to try to have a discussion with your physician.

Because, well... they can cause diabetes...

Twelve studies evaluating 94,492 patients who were on Beta-blocker therapy resulted in a 22% increased risk for new-onset diabetes mellitus as compared with non-diuretic antihypertensive agents.

A higher baseline fasting glucose level and greater systolic and diastolic blood pressure differences between the 2 treatment modalities were significant univariate predictors of new-onset diabetes.

The risk for diabetes was greater with atenolol, in the elderly, and in studies in which beta blockers were less efficacious antihypertensive agents and increased exponentially with increased duration on beta blockers. Beta blockers resulted in a 15% increased risk for stroke, with no benefit for the end point of death or heart attack.

02/20/2026

Last week the FDA finally started to remove the black box warning on hormone replacement products after decades of petitions urging them to do so. After finally reviewing more data aside from the alleged landmark Women's Health Initiative Study (WSI) that led to all this labeling- verbiage is now lifted: "Risk of cardiovascular disease, breast cancer, and probable dementia" from the labels.

Data shows that initiating hormone replacement therapy within 10 years of the onset of menopause have a reduction in all-cause mortality and fractures.

Because of the above warning for years, providers have been fearful to prescribe hormones and patients have been fearful to take them. In 2020 there were 41 million women in the US aged 45-64 years and only 2 million of them received hormone replacement despite the benefits.

02/19/2026

Did you know that taking certain medications can hurt your fragile gut microbiome for many years, even after taking for just a short term?

In a recent study published last September, certain antibiotics, proton-pump inhibitors, beta-blocker heart medications, anti-anxiety medications are just the start of some medications that can alter your gut. The sample included over 2500 people who submitted their stool for examination and then 4 years later.

For example, gut changes taking Xanax/Valium lasted for several years and the results were as strong as taking an antibiotic.

The worst offender is taking an antibiotic called Levofloxicin. Those effects in the gut could not be restored even after a f***l transplant. Long term antibiotic usage in general disrupts the mucus function and growth in the gut which can increase abdominal fat weight too.

High fat, low fiber diets also worsened conditions and made it difficult to restore the gut as well.

Pregnant ladies on long term proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) like Prilosec, Nexium has also shown to affect the microbiome diversity of their infants.

So next time think twice about reaching for these things or let us help you clean up your gut and get off some medications.

02/16/2026

Coming soon! Join the club!

If you have been diagnosed with Hashimoto's Thyroiditis in the past, or by me, you get to be enrolled in the fun lifetime club which includes myself!

If you have this autoimmune disorder, we are generating our lists of folks to have a monthly newsletter for and possible separate Facebook group (pending I can figure out how to do that haha) to discuss all things Hashimoto's and how to quell this beast to avoid opening up other lovely autoimmune disorders like celiac disease, rheumatoid arthritis, Sjogren's syndrome, Type 1 Diabetes and more!

Stay tuned so you can grab a hold of your health and also be an advocate for others!

What is Hashimoto's Thyroiditis?
Hashimoto’s thyroiditis is an autoimmune disease where your immune system mistakenly attacks your thyroid gland (the small, butterfly-shaped gland in your neck that controls weight, metabolism and energy).

Over time, this attack usually damages the thyroid so it can’t make enough hormones, leading to hypothyroidism (an underactive thyroid).

What's most concerning, however, is most primary care doctors, just tell folks not to worry about it and when their thyroid poops out, they can just get on a medication. Welp.... it's WAY more than that of what you should be worried about.

02/12/2026

There is a clear connection between obesity and depression. Many research studies have shown to help manage both we need to MOVE.

We work with individuals all day long managing successful weight loss, however a crucial piece of staying successful and also helping your mental health is to exercise.

When you are active, you activate endorphins and serotonin which reduce stress hormones and provide a sensation of well-being.

We all know this and could challenge ourselves to utilize forms of exercise as replacement behaviors. Instead of lying on the couch scrolling through Facebook or Instagram posts, or even digging in the cabinets for junk, replace those behaviors with walking on a treadmill for a little bit or even doing a few yoga moves.

It's the culmination of little things and turning around nutrients as a whole that make for long term success as we describe to each and every person that steps through the door. It's a good start during these tough winter months.

02/09/2026

I get asked at least 5 times a day about retatrutide. It is unfortunately exploding all over social media and bodybuilding websites and IT IS NOT LEGAL.

I have posted about this before and PLEASE STOP BUYING RESEARCH GRADE POWDERS OFF RANDOM WEBSITES AND INJECTING IT INTO YOURSELF.

Retatrutide is not legally approved for human use in the U.S. and remains an investigative compound. Products sold online "for research purposes" are illegal for human consumption.

Illegal Compounding: The FDA has clarified that pharmacies cannot legally compound retatrutide because it is not a component of an approved drug and is not on an approved list.

"Research Use" Fraud: Products sold online labeled "for research purposes" or "not for human consumption" that are intended for personal use are illegal and can be dangerous.

People, you have no idea where this is coming from. Most of the time folks don't fully understand how to reconstitute it with the jenky instructions that come with it and then give themselves 2-10x the dosing by accident. Or conversely, you are paying money to dilute it down instead of having your provider help you understand everything when it comes from reputable sources already made for you. This is why this stuff is dirt cheap. Think about it.

If you are seeking weight loss or leaning out, there are other reasonable methods that we have helped thousands of people with through our local and reputable nationwide compounding pharmacies under our supervision, so you have results - and not mishaps.