Verve [vurv], noun: enthusiasm or vigor, vitality. Unique Verve was founded in 2007 by skincare expert and Functional Medicine practitioner, Natalie Maibenko. Unique Verve specializes in providing a transformative — and results-oriented — experience through exceptional-quality corrective skincare and Functional Medicine services. Facial treatments at Unique Verve are both invigorating ...
Holiday Weight Gain Is Real — And It Affects Women in Perimenopause Even More Holiday weight gain affects everyone — but it’s especially challenging for women in perimenopause. Fluctuating estrogen, dropping progesterone, more reactive cortisol, and slowed metabolism make weight easier to gain and much harder to lose. These hormonal shifts ...
Your feet are trying to tell you something about your thyroid health. Thyroid disease is more common in women and more common with age, so if you’re a woman over 40, you have at least a one in ten chance that something is going on with your thyroid, per this ...
Thyroid Lab Missteps: Why Conventional Testing Often Misses Hypothyroidism Conventional testing often overlooks early thyroid dysfunction. Learn the difference between standard and functional medicine testing, symptoms to watch for, and how to uncover the root cause of low thyroid function. If you’ve been told your labs are “normal,” yet you ...
Reversing Hashimoto’s thyroiditis with the Functional Medicine – From Hopeless Diagnosis to Vibrant Health When Anna (name changed for privacy) first came to my practice last August, she felt completely defeated. Recently diagnosed with Hashimoto’s thyroiditis and full-blown hypothyroidism, she was overwhelmed by fatigue, recurrent infections, weight gain, digestive problems, poor sleep ...
Mycotoxins can have enormous detrimental effect on the human body, in particular because they are very good at impairing the immune system. They can either cause an overwhelming immune activation (autoimmunity) or an immune deficiency. Mycotoxins are extremely prevalent and can provoke a huge spectrum of illnesses. The concept of ...
How Toxins Ruin Your Health and the Science of Effective Detoxification Treatment This subject is profoundly personal to me, not just as a professional but also as someone who has experienced the debilitating effects of toxic overload firsthand. At 37, I faced what felt like an overnight health crisis. My ...
Non-Invasive Body Contouring Treatment in Boston We’re thrilled to announce the addition of an advanced Body Contour Treatment to our skincare offerings. At Boston’s leading skincare clinic, we’re dedicated to providing state-of-the-art solutions that enhance your natural beauty and confidence. This new treatment is the perfect combination of science, technology, ...
Struggling with Hashimoto’s? Discover the Root Causes and Transform Your Health Today. Living with Hashimoto’s thyroiditis can feel like an uphill battle. From unrelenting fatigue to unexplained weight gain, hair loss, uncomfortable GI issues like bloating, IBS symptoms, constipation and stubborn skin issues, like acne and dry skin, the symptoms ...
The Connection Between Leaky Gut, Increased Inflammation, Autoimmune, Weight Gain in the Perimenopause: Why Functional Medicine is Essential for a Balanced Perimenopausal Transition Menopause is a complex life stage that involves far more than hot flashes and hormonal changes. Emerging research shows that perimenopause, the transitional phase before menopause, is ...
Estrogen Dominance and How to Counter Perimenopausal Struggles Estrogen Dominance Can Affect Women and Men at Any Age Estrogen dominance isn’t limited to women in perimenopause or menopause. It’s a hormonal imbalance that can affect women and men at any age. In younger women, estrogen dominance often results from lifestyle ...
