Sparkle Health

07/18/2025

Take an hour, take a course in cultivating joy! ✨🌞✨. ONLINE COURSE, ANYTIME . . . Dr. Mercuro, board certified Physician, Doctor of Osteopathy, Functional Medicine Certified Doctor, Obesity Medicine Certified Doctor leads this comprehensive course on Cultivating Joy in life. She discusses way to improve mental states and change the way we think in a positive way. Understanding the brain around joyfulness. Working on receiving joy, having gratitude, stop comparing, expressing thankfulness, journaling, memory work, changing neurological connections meditation, proper nutrition, sleeping well, hormones, the Neurochemicals of joy and more.

07/18/2025

Weekend Mocktail!!! 🍹🌞🕶️🌻✨. Mango Sunshine Slushy
Recipe for a spring refresher for ages 1-100! SHARE WITH FRIENDS!!!
🥭 Instructions
1 cup cubed peeled ripe mango
1 small orange clementine (peeled & sliced)
1 banana sliced
1 teaspoon local honey
5 ice cubes
1/2 cup organic orange juice
🍯 For an extra creamy option ~ substitute orange juice with 1/3 cup yogurt or milk
🍌 Simply combine all the ingredients in a blender or food processor. Blend for 2 minutes until smooth. Enjoy!

07/14/2025

Online Course with Dr. Elisa Mercuro, DO, Functional Medicine Certified Doctor, Obesity Medicine Certified

We live in anxious times. Our thoughts influence our physical body and the health of our physical body influences our mind. Join me in an open seminar and discussion about some of the factors that can be contributing to your anxiety. We will touch on the gut brain connection, the impact of hormone changes, structural influences and even cellular health metabolism. This seminar may give you inspiration to explore different variables that can impact your mental health.
ENJOY THIS FUNCTIONAL MEDICINE APPROACH TO ANXIETY
Brought to you by Sparkle Health, Salem NH.

06/24/2025

Enjoy in-depth online courses custom-designed and led by Dr. Elisa Mercuro, DO. Spend an hour learning for a Filunctional Medicine Doctor. Click below to choose from a variety of topics and dive in for comprehensive information on that subject. 

Sparkle Health Wellness Store

06/24/2025

Sparkle Members ✨ Call for info. on complementary Stress Management classes this summer 603-328-8101 ~ SPACE IS LIMITED! Take this opportunity for some extra self-care✨.

06/05/2025

If you’re close enough, visit a beach!

Most people enjoy the sights, tranquil sounds, and relaxing feeling a trip to the ocean generously offers. The sea air, temperature, wind, and sunshine are counted among the many beneficial elements you’ll encounter on a trip to a New England beach.

THE SUN . . . Vitamin D, in known for its immune boosting properties, ability to help the body absorb calcium (a building block for strong bones), and helps muscles and brain cells function well! Sunshine also has the ability to regulate mood by increasing serotonin! Please enjoy in moderation.

THE WATER . . . Swimming in the ocean is a full-body workout, improving cardiovascular fitness, muscle strength, and flexibility. The saltwater can also soothe the skin and act as a natural exfoliant. Swimming in the ocean in the Northeast this time of year is basically a cold water immersion. You may have heard of the currently popular “ice bath” or “cold plunge”! This is more than a passing fad. The truth is getting into cold water can reduce muscle soreness and inflammation by constricting blood vessels and decreasing metabolic activity. This can lead to faster recovery after exercise, increase energy levels, and potentially strengthened immune system.

THE WIND . . . Even the wind can help! Feeling a cool wind on your face can promote blood circulation, and reduce inflammation.

What an exhilarating experience!

05/27/2025

It’s all about your thyroid! Online course, just $10 Link in bio Led by Dr. Elisa Mercuro, DO, Sparkle Health, Salem NH

Dr. Mercuro, board certified Physician, Doctor of Osteopathy, Functional Medicine Certified Doctor, Obesity Medicine Certified Doctor, and owner of Sparkle Health, leads this comprehensive course on Understanding and Improving Your Thyroid Function. Discussing affects of under active and over active Thyroid, strategies to improve function, symptoms, nutrition, lifestyle, and other conditions related to the Thyroid, including Hashimoto’s disease.

04/22/2025

Date: May, 12th - May 22nd, 2025
Time: 6:00PM to 7:00PM
Location: Online

What is Metabolic Detoxification?

Metabolic detoxification refers to our body’s ability to package up harmful substances in our biological system and eliminate them. Examples of toxicants that we may be exposed to from the environment include pesticides, herbicides, food additives, plastics, heavy metals, and cigarette smoke. I also feel that the Standard American Diet which often has high sugar, high calorie foods that are nutrient poor also contributes to the total toxic burden.

04/07/2025

Mighty Mitochondria and Aging

Optimize Energy Production in Your Body!
Link to register in bio.
Date: April, 30th - 6-7PM
Location: Online
Topic Overview:
Join Dr Elisa Mercuro DO in a discussion about the little powerhouses in your cells - the mitochondria and how they play an important role in energy production of course but also with your metabolism and aging in general. Turns out many chronic diseases are impacted by tiredness and inefficiencies in our mitochondrial function.
If you suffer from chronic fatigue or struggle with a chronic condition of metabolism such as diabetes or obesity- your mitochondria are calling for some support. Chronic conditions affecting the heart and brain can also be indicators of mitochondrial dysfunction.
We will be discussing how we can support the efficiency of our mitochondria as we age through lifestyle such as nutrition, exercise and sleep as well as nutrient cofactors to optimize the health and function of our cells.

04/01/2025

Shining A Little Brighter!

The weather is getting a little warmer, the sun is shining a bit brighter, and new beginnings are all around. It can be challenging to put into words the feelings we get when we sense a warm breeze, the air smells like blooming flowers, and the season starts to deepen our bonds with the environment and the world around us.

“Spring is a true reconstructionist.” ~ Henry Timrod

03/05/2025

Blood glucose dysregulation, online event, $10 Registration link in bio.
March 19
Get off the blood glucose rollercoaster - the price is not worth the ride.

Date: March, 19th - 5:30PM to 6:30PM
Location: Online

Topic Overview:

Join Dr Elisa Mercuro DO in a discussion about blood glucose dysregulation and how it may be affecting your energy, inflammation, weight, mental health and chronic disease risk.

By the time the blood glucose on regular labs is out of range typically there has been blood glucose dysregulation and insulin resistance present for years if not a decade! Often this is a hidden imbalance that may be part of your symptoms and current state of health. Figuring out how your blood glucose swings are impacting your vitality can be helpful in getting at the root cause of symptoms such as fatigue and joint pain and even mood.

You will learn the following:

How to interpret the basic labs from your physical as clues to blood glucose dysregulation.
Understanding continuous glucose monitoring.
Ways to help your body become more insulin sensitive and how to reverse metabolic dysfunction.
How balancing your blood sugar can be part of your age management plan, chronic disease prevention and treatment.

02/24/2025

Your Menopause Era can be your Strongest Era! Minding Your Muscles in Menopause Online Event

Date: February, 24th - 6:30PM - 7:30PM

Topic Overview:

Join Dr Elisa Mercuro DO in a discussion about menopause and the physiologic changes that occur as our hormones shift. Specifically we will be addressing impact on muscle mass and metabolism along with inflammation and ways we can support our body. What works for us in our 30s and 40s is different from what works for us in our 50s and 60s.

Lifestyle factors such as nutrition and exercise will be discussed along with the role of supplements and hormone replacement therapy.