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Raden Wellness Personalized, integrative medicine optimizing cellular health, longevity, and vitality.

For too long, women’s health has been misunderstood, under-researched, and often dismissed.Women are more likely to have...
03/08/2026

For too long, women’s health has been misunderstood, under-researched, and often dismissed.

Women are more likely to have their symptoms minimized, more likely to wait years for certain diagnoses, and more likely to be told “everything looks normal” when they still don’t feel well.

But your symptoms are not random, they’re signals.

This Women’s History Month, we’re advocating for a different standard of care. One that listens, investigates deeper, and looks beyond surface-level labs.

Because women deserve healthcare that works with their biology, not against it.

03/04/2026

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03/03/2026

IV nutrients are sterile medications. They require controlled environments to compound safely.

At Raden Wellness, we prepare all IVs in a sterile isolator hood in accordance with USP standards, similar to hospital pharmacy protocols.

✔ Enclosed compounding system
✔ HEPA-filtered air
✔ Reduced contamination risk
✔ Consistent preparation

This is evidence based medical wellness.

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Cancer prevention should not begin with symptoms.At Raden Wellness, we combine integrative oncology strategy with advanc...
02/28/2026

Cancer prevention should not begin with symptoms.

At Raden Wellness, we combine integrative oncology strategy with advanced tools like Galleri® and Prenuvo to identify risk earlier and support the body proactively.

Prevention is not passive. It’s personalized, data-driven and powerful.

If you’ve ever thought, “I just want to know sooner,” this is what proactive care looks like.

Comment INTRO to schedule a complimentary intro call.


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02/26/2026

After reviewing hundreds of glucose monitors, here are the top 5 things Karen Raden, Integrative Nutritionist, consistently sees:

1️⃣ Sometimes you’re not eating enough carbs
2️⃣ Tracking what you eat matters just as much as the numbers
3️⃣ Late-night eating can lead to disrupted sleep and unstable blood sugar
4️⃣ Fiber is your blood sugar’s best friend
5️⃣ Hydration can help stabilize a spike

A CGM isn’t about restriction. It’s about awareness, ownership, and data that empowers you.

When you actually see what your body is doing in real time, everything changes.

Curious what your glucose patterns say about you?
Schedule an intro call to learn more.

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02/24/2026

When someone comes to Dr. Shelly worried about cancer risk, she does not start with genetics. She says, cancer risk isn’t just inherited. It’s influenced by your internal environment.

Here are 5 things she actually looks at:
1️⃣ Insulin: Not just glucose, but insulin. High insulin is one of the strongest growth signals for tumors, and you can have “normal” labs while still activating growth pathways daily.
2️⃣ Inflammation: CRP, ferritin trends and sometimes cytokines. Cancer rarely develops in a calm environment.
3️⃣ Immune Surveillance: it’s not just your white blood cell count. We look at natural killer cells, T cells, and immune markers not included in a standard CBC.
4️⃣ Estrogen Metabolism (especially in women): it’s not about how much estrogen you have. It’s about how your body detoxifies and eliminates it.
5️⃣ Mitochondrial Stress: things like fatigue, low resilience or slow recovery. Years before disease appears, energy production often declines and cellular damage accumulates.

Cancer prevention isn’t just screening. It’s creating a biological environment where cancer would struggle to grow, and most people can shift that environment years before a diagnosis ever happens.

If you’re thinking more proactively about your health, we’re here for that.

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02/19/2026

When people say cancer is genetic, what they usually mean is it runs in their family.

But here’s what the data actually shows:

Only 5–10% of cancers are caused by inherited genetic mutations.

That means 90–95% are not predetermined by your DNA.

Most cancers are driven by:
• Lifestyle
• Metabolic dysfunction
• Chronic inflammation
• Environmental exposures
• Hormonal imbalances
• Microbiome disruption

Your genes load the gun.
Your environment pulls the trigger.

Family patterns are often shared behaviors, shared food, shared stress, shared toxins — not destiny.

Cancer is not random.
And it’s not inevitable.

02/16/2026

Cancer prevention isn’t just about genetics. It’s about growth signals.

One of the most overlooked metabolic markers for cancer risk? Fasting insulin.

Cancer cells aren’t only random mutations; they’re often cells responding to chronic growth pressure. And insulin is one of the loudest “grow, store, don’t repair” signals in the body.

Many people have normal glucose and normal A1C…
but insulin can be 2–4x higher than optimal for years before a diagnosis.

Research continues to link chronic high insulin levels with cancers like Breast, Colon, Pancreas or Prostate.

So what raises insulin daily?
⚡ Frequent snacking
🌙 Late-night eating
😴 Poor sleep
🧠 Chronic stress
🪑 Sitting all day (even if you exercise)

Cancer prevention is less about avoiding every toxin and more about controlling the growth environment inside the body.

Your metabolism helps decide: repair or expansion.

Schedule a consultation to find out more.

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02/13/2026

“I didn’t realize how tired I was, until I had energy.”

As a wellness admin at Raden, Nicolle decided to take her health into her own hands and run our Foundational Biomarker Panel. To her surprise, her ferritin came back low.

Dr. Taylor suggested she get 3 iron infusions to help with these low levels. After her iron infusions, she noticed:

✔️ A major shift in her mood
✔️ Clearer thinking & better focus
✔️ Stronger willpower & motivation
✔️ Less shortness of breath
✔️ More consistent energy throughout the day

Iron plays a critical role in:
• Oxygen delivery (energy production)
• Dopamine & serotonin synthesis (mood + motivation)
• Cognitive clarity
• Physical stamina

At Raden, we don’t just look at “in range.” We look at optimal.

If you’ve been feeling exhausted, struggling with heavy periods, recovering postpartum, training intensely, or dealing with chronic fatigue, it might be worth looking deeper.

Because feeling tired all the time isn’t normal. It’s common. And there’s a difference.

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Creatine is widely known for physical performance, but a newly published review highlights its broader role in brain ene...
02/11/2026

Creatine is widely known for physical performance, but a newly published review highlights its broader role in brain energy metabolism.

The strongest findings appear under conditions of increased cognitive or metabolic demand, such as sleep deprivation, aging, depression, and neurological stress.

Creatine is not a stimulant or quick fix, but a foundational compound involved in how the brain maintains energy over time.

Raden Creatine Powder delivers pure creatine monohydrate, the gold standard for muscle recovery, brain health, and cellular energy.

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Raden Wellness is your fiercest ally in the pursuit of true healing and optimal health. Focused on the patient as a whole, we employ thoughtful investigation and innovative medical testing to provide you with the tools to obtain and sustain your ideal health. Welcome to the future of medicine. A healthier you awaits.