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Balanced Living Functional Medicine, LLC, 75 E Wilson Bridge Road, Suite C2, Worthington, OH (2025)

11/24/2025

Happy Monday! Do you have a lot on your plate that needs to get done today?

Mondays can be so busy.

Are you finding yourself looking for a pick-me-up at 3 pm? That's a clue that your body is asking you for a break. For some rest. Or as I like to call it, a Pause.

Allowing your body a Pause will shift you into healing mode and out of survival. It will bring your brain back online, and you will be thinking more clearly once again.

That Pause is what your body is actually asking you for. And when you catch a glimpse of relief, it changes everything!

fatigue | burnout | inflammation

11/21/2025

If you’ve been wanting to work with us, now is the time!!!

On average, clients in our Health Begins Here program reduce their symptoms by 63% in 3 months! It’s better than any medicine out there!

If you start this December, you’ll not only get 15% off your first month, but you’ll be feeling amazing by February.

If you’re not familiar with our signature program, say hello to Health Begins Here…

🔹 1:1 Health Coaching: Meet with your dedicated health coach twice monthly to set goals, track progress, troubleshoot challenges and celebrate your wins
🔹 Personalized to You: Custom recommendations tailored to your unique life, symptoms, and health goals—no cookie-cutter protocols
🔹 Root Cause Focus: Address foundational lifestyle imbalances driving your chronic symptoms (stress, gut health, hormones, autoimmunity, etc.)
🔹 Expert Educational Library: Access Dr. Emily's trusted content on leaky gut, inflammation, autoimmunity, hormones, and a course on stress management plus more—all at your fingertips
🔹Key resources for success: Meal plans, recipes, sleep guide, guide to detoxifying your home and your life and so much more
🔹Sustainable Change: Finally get the support you need to make lasting changes that actually stick, a new way of life—no more failed protocols or quick, short lived wins

Stop treating symptoms or chasing expensive lab tests and complicated supplement protocols. Start seeing change, now!

Our coaches are ready to be your partner through it all, including managing the holidays. To listen to you, your struggles, your wins. You deserve it!

You can also head over to our online store full of pharmaceutical grade supplements vetted by me (and our team!) These are the products I take and suggest for friends, family and clients.

From a foundational bundle to take out the guess work, or some vitamin D to get you through the long winter, there’s something for everyone.

Enjoy 15% off your entire order!

Instead of buying more clothes or kids toys that will be long forgotten come January, this black Friday consider investing in your body & health 💕

Use code BLFMGRATITUDE at either checkout (program or estore) to get your 15% off!

What you need to know: The sales will begin 11/26 (next Wednesday), so get ready!

11/20/2025

Is your stress bucket overflowing? Are you snapping at your loved ones? Do you feel overwhelmed when the tiniest thing goes wrong?

Maybe you need a health coach!

When you work with one of my health coaches, you start to see what is keeping your bucket on the brink of overflowing, and how to start emptying it bit by bit.

You can start to build some capacity and space in your bucket to handle things that don't go as you planned (and let's face it, things don't often go exactly as you planned!).

Our clients notice an increased ability to handle the stressors of their day-to-day life without feeling overwhelmed, exhausted, and ready to throw in the towel.

Are you ready to build some capacity? We've got you covered!

https://www.balancedlivingfm.com/schedule

health coach | fatigue | stress | mom life

11/19/2025

I believe that anyone struggling with their health needs & deserves a health coach! 📣

That's a bold statement, but I stand by it. Navigating the healthcare system these days is not for the faint of heart. I hear stories from my clients that just break my heart:

- seeing 5+ specialists with no answers
- "you'll be on this medication for the rest of your life"
- being told your lifestyle doesn't matter

These stories leave clients feeling defeated, alone and without hope. But I'm here to change that along with my health coaches.

In my Health Begins Here program, through the guidance of their own health coach, my clients are learning:
- to feel empowered to make small changes in their lifestyle that lead to big changes in their health
- they are not alone on this journey and have a guide and cheerleader who will listen to their struggles and won't give up on them
- that the answers don't lie with more tests and medications, but with aligning their lifestyle to create health

In the course of 3 months in our Health Begins Here program, our clients see an average of 63% reduction in symptoms!

That's better than just about any medication out there. And best of all, this new lifestyle is yours to keep for life. We aren't looking for a quick fix or magic bullet. We are looking for a lasting transformation so you can show up more fully in your life and for your people.

Are you ready? We've got you!

11/18/2025

We could tell you how much power you really have over your health, or we could show you.

The story of Sarah is similar to many of the women who come to us, and may be similar to you, too.

Do you resonate with this? Do you have trouble saying no, feel overworked and tired, but don’t know how to change?

We are here to help, and we’re running a black friday sale that we’ll be announcing Friday.. Because everyone deserves to feel healthy, vibrant, and in control again. Stay tuned!!!

In health,
Dr. Emily

fatigue | burnout | functional medicine | health coaching

11/17/2025

HUGE news: The FDA has removed the black box warning from hormone replacement therapy (HRT). 🎉

This is a massive win for women's health and a huge step forward in awareness around the benefits of HRT during perimenopause and menopause.

For over 20 years, women have been terrified of hormones because of a sensationalized 2002 study that deemed them dangerous and linked them to breast cancer. Doctors stopped prescribing them. Women suffered through debilitating hot flashes, insomnia, brain fog, anxiety, and joint pain in silence.

I remember when I was a resident, and I was never taught how to prescribe them because all the doctors just stopped!

But here's what we now know: The original study had its flaws and was using synthetic hormones. Bioidentical hormones used topically are much safer and can actually promote health. It's a different story altogether.

Why this matters:

Women in midlife are already juggling SO much—raising kids, working, caring for aging parents, trying to take care of themselves. They shouldn't have to suffer through years of menopausal symptoms on top of it all.

Up to ⅓ to ½ of a woman's life can be spent in menopause. Those years deserve to be lived fully and with quality.

The benefits of bioidentical estrogen topically (when used in the right woman):

✨ Supports heart and brain health
✨ Reduces inflammation
✨ Strengthens bones
✨ Improves mood, sleep, and energy
✨ Has over 400 functions in the body

Removing this warning means more doctors will prescribe HRT and more women will have access to relief.

HRT isn't for everyone—it's a personalized decision to make with your doctor. And it doesn't replace healthy lifestyle habits. But for many women, it can be life-changing.

If you've been struggling and scared of hormones, it's time for a new conversation. This is the progress women deserve. 💪

11/14/2025

Just because stress is common doesn't mean it's normal. ❌

Your body doesn't heal when you are in survival mode.

In survival mode, its focus is:
• getting through this moment alive
• being ready to fight or flee
• blood flow to your muscles and brain for quick responses 🏃‍♀️
• AKA the feeling of being chased by a bear, but you're at work

When in survival mode, your body can't focus on non-essential functions like:
• digestion
• repairing damaged tissues
• detoxifying
• immunity to fight off colds and take out any early cancer cells
• balancing hormones for reproduction

I don't know about you, but those "non-essential" functions seem pretty important to me!

If you'd like your body to be balancing your hormones, optimizing your digestion and immunity along with repairing and detoxifying, then it's time to step off the hamster wheel of survival mode and push pause for even a few moments.

Your body will thank you for it!

11/13/2025

Is stress the hidden cause of your symptoms? Here are the signs I see every day at my practice:

1. You toss and turn throughout the night - If you don't address sleep during the day, your body and mind will try at night. Try unwinding before you crash into bed. Research indicates that journaling before bed can help improve sleep quality by reducing cognitive arousal and worry

2) You feel hangry or have sugar cravings - high stress states produce chemicals like cortisol and adrenaline that allow for wide swings in blood sugar. Dropping blood sugar = reaching for anything sweet. To manage this, try taking some deep breaths when you feel stress coming on and keep healthy snacks ready.

3) You know where every bathroom is in town - the gut-brain axis is no joke! If you are stressed or overwhelmed, that signal travels from your brain down your vagus nerve right to your intestines. You will find you bowels become more "irritable". A quick tip - try grounding before your meals. A moment of pause to eat from a relaxed state can go a long way.

4) Your hormones seem to swing widely from day to day - I get it, I'm dealing with perimenopause too. But one of the best ways to ease the hormonal shifts is to manage your stress. Cortisol - your stress hormone has a big impact on your female hormones like estrogen and progesterone. Try adding a few minutes of yoga or stretching to help unwind the stress and balance your hormones.

5) You reach for coffee or sugar at 3 pm to keep yourself going - Do you know what your body needs when it's tired? Rest!!!!Yes. It's asking for rest. But you (and society) have stopped interpreting these signals properly. The drive to "get s**t done" pushes you to reach for coffee or sugar at 3 pm. Instead, try taking a 5-minute microbreak - I call it pushing pause to heal! You don't need to sleep. Just stop "doing" for 5 minutes and give your body the rest it was asking for.

And if you still aren't sure, take our quiz to see some other specific symptoms stress can cause, plus how to start fixing it today. https://www.balancedlivingfm.com/energize-your-life/quiz

11/12/2025

My life changed forever at age 10. I was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis, and my life was forever altered.

While I couldn't do many things that I used to do - participate in gym class or play on my softball team - medication helped control the symptoms to some degree. And this was what I expected for the rest of my days - taking medications to suppress my immune system and limiting my life.

Fast forward to discovering functional medicine, another life-altering moment! I learned the power of small lifestyle changes in reducing my inflammation and regaining some of my energy. But the biggest root cause that I had been ignoring was my stress.

In a functional medicine conference, I learned about chronic stress and the toll it takes on your body (a concept I hadn't learned in my conventional medical training).

And I was led through a mindfulness practice that opened my eyes to what life was supposed to feel like! Instead of constant pressure, heaviness, and feeling behind in my day, I learned the feeling of healing:

- relaxation
- peace in my mind
- the ability to be in the okayness of the present moment

So I started taking 5-minute pauses or microbreaks in my workday. I would leave my family practice office and go sit in my car at lunchtime (even though I had stacks of work to get through). And I would set a timer for 5 minutes and just be still, relaxed, and in the moment.

And I would return to my work in a relaxed state, knowing I could better handle all I needed to get through in my afternoon.

When you pause, you promote healing. Your body can do its thing - kick in the innate healing capacity it has. And before you know it, you are feeling better. Bit by bit. Break by break.

If no one has invited you to pause in your day, I extend this invitation, and I know you are so worth Pushing Pause to Heal!

In Health,
Dr. Emily

11/11/2025

Veterans Day is an important day to remember and thank all who have served our country. How grateful I am to those who risked or gave their lives in service to my freedom.

But today I feel a heavy heart as I think of the families who have lost their access to their SNAP benefits, those American citizens being wrongfully detained by ICE, the families going without a paycheck due to the government shutdown, and the polarization and divide between political parties with no end in sight.

While my calling is not for politics, I am called to be a healer. And so today I pray for deep healing for our country. Root cause healing. So that we can see each other's humanity and come together in love, not hate. Will you join me?

in health,
Dr. Emily

11/10/2025

Here's this month's round-up of my favorite products, in case you missed the newsletter on Friday 💌

Each month, I send out the products, books, podcasts, habits, etc that are supporting my health that month. No sponsorships, just things I genuinely enjoy. November is filled with some cozy suggestions – I hope you like it!

If you want to catch November's Favs (with links and more details), they're posted on my LinkedIn. https://buff.ly/LX1RVG0

And if you want to receive next month's straight to your inbox, sign up for our Favorites Newsletter! https://buff.ly/ar6thTX

PS – if you have suggestions, let us know! We often feature community favorites as well.

in health,
Dr. Emily

11/07/2025

Some of our highlights from what our members this year have had to say about working with us 💌

It's truly remarkable to see how much our clients change and thrive. Want to hear everything our clients are saying? Check them out here. https://buff.ly/1cAjqNr

And if you've been looking for someone to support you on your health journey, look no further. One of these amazing transformations could be yours.

in health,
Dr. Emily

Balanced Living Functional Medicine, LLC

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