Dr. Shawn Greenan

04/01/2026

Just me and ol Chat against the world 💅🏼😂

03/31/2026

That weight creeping on no matter what you do? It’s not your fault.

Here’s what nobody tells you: perimenopause changes everything about how your body processes food, stores fat, and responds to stress.

Your hormones are shifting. Your insulin sensitivity is dropping. And the advice that worked in your 30s? It’s not going to cut it anymore.

I spent years doing everything “right” and still watching the scale climb. My labs were “normal.” My doctors weren’t concerned. But I felt like a stranger in my own body.

When I finally ran my own labs, I saw what was actually happening, and it changed everything.

If you’re doing all the things and still feeling stuck, it’s not you. It’s what’s not being tested.

If you want access to comprehensive labs and the CGM I currently use to combat perimenopause weight gain, comment LABS. 🩷

03/30/2026

03/26/2026

Here’s what nobody tells you as a woman: your body handles sugar differently depending on where you are in your cycle.

First half? Insulin works better. Carbs are your friend.

Second half? Insulin sensitivity drops. Cravings hit. Workouts can feel like crap.

Now that I’ve been diagnosed with insulin resistance, I wanted to see exactly how my body responds in real time to all the lil stressors I throw its way 🥴.

That’s why I got a continuous glucose monitor from Levels

If you want to try it yourself, comment CGM and I’ll send you a discount code. 🩷

03/20/2026

If your doctor only ran a CBC, metabolic panel, and maybe TSH ... they missed A LOT.

I spent years wondering why I was gaining weight, exhausted, and inflamed when my labs looked “fine.” Turns out, the tests that actually mattered weren’t even on the order.

Here’s what I wish I had asked for sooner:

• Fasting insulin (not glucose. Insulin!). The fat storage hormone that shows problems years before your blood sugar does.
• Leptin: controls hunger and metabolism. If it’s off, your body fights you on everything.
• Omega-3 index: low levels = your body can’t burn fat efficiently no matter how hard you try.
• Calprotectin: gut inflammation that silently wrecks your hormones, energy, and weight. (This can be done via comprehensive stool test)
• Short-chain fatty acids: basically a report card for your gut bacteria. (This can be done via comprehensive stool test)

*there’s so many more I’m going to eventually talk about, these were the ones that were out of range for me.

None of these were on my standard panel. I had to run them myself.

If you’re doing everything right and still feeling stuck, it might not be you. It might be what’s NOT being tested.

Save this. Bring it to your next appointment. 🩷

03/19/2026

Iykyk 🤪

08/15/2024

Is that too much to ask for? 🤷🏼‍♀️😂

07/23/2024

Sometimes you gotta be your biggest hype man…