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Functional medicine insights for Riverview & Tampa Bay

Evidence-based articles, guides, and perspectives on functional medicine, hormone health, weight loss, and longevity, from Carine Pierre, APRN.

Weight Loss

Weight Loss · September 20, 2026

Metabolic Flexibility: Why Your Energy Falls Apart at 3 p.m.

The afternoon crash, the stalled scale, the 3 a.m. waking. How a stuck fuel switch quietly runs the show, and what actually rebuilds it.

Hormone Health

Hormone Health · September 14, 2026

Perimenopause Symptoms After 40: What Is Actually Happening to Your Body

The 3 AM wake-ups, the rage, the brain fog, the weight that will not budge. Why your hormones are shifting years before your period stops, and what actually helps.

Gut Health

Gut Health · August 10, 2026

Gut Health and Brain Fog: The Connection

How your gut could be silently driving inflammation, weight resistance, and the fog you can't shake.

IV Therapy

IV Therapy · July 30, 2026

IV Therapy: What It Can (and Can't) Do

A clear-eyed look at nutrient infusions, iron infusions, and longevity therapy. What the evidence says.

Weight Loss

Weight Loss · July 12, 2026

The Root Cause of Stubborn Weight

Why eating well and moving isn't always enough, and the metabolic factors that could be blocking your progress.

Hormone Health

Hormone Health · June 25, 2026

Hormone Optimization for High Performers

How BHRT, HRT, and TRT can restore energy, mood, and drive, when done right, with the right testing.

Functional Medicine

Functional Medicine · June 8, 2026

Why 'Normal' Labs Don't Mean Optimal

The difference between 'within normal limits' and actually thriving, and why it matters for how you feel every day.

Lab Testing

Lab Testing · May 22, 2026

7 Things Your Primary Care Doctor Isn't Testing

The biomarkers that are quietly stealing your energy, metabolism, and healthspan, and what to ask for instead.

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