FORTIFY HEALTH NEWSLETTER

Insulin: The marker I end up supporting in nearly every protocol

I had a consult with someone last week who was semi-shocked by her new nutrition plan. Her top goals for that call: Improve energy and cognitive function Address some concerning cholesterol and testosterone numbers Get her body ready to start trying for a family next year What she didn't ...

by Sarah Bishop — Sep 27, 2026

Am I in Peri-F*ing-Menopause? What Is Happening, and What to Ask For... the 2.0 version!

Happy Sunday. Mere here! So much to talk about and I do not want to write you a novel, so I will attempt to keep this one short. There has been a lot of perimenopause in the air lately. Client conversations, coach conversations, conversations with friends who are not clients at all and just want ...

Sep 20, 2026 menopause perimenopause

The Work A Coach Can’t Do

And what we can do. If you’re a Coach reading this, I know you have that client. The one you’re RACKING your brain at 11pm trying to figure out the magic solution for. What blood test am I missing? What supplement should we try that I haven’t ? Maybe if I have her track 4 days a week i...

by Sarah Bishop — Sep 13, 2026

Stored, and Doing Nothing

Happy Sunday, everyone. Mere here. It's Labor Day weekend, and I have been in deep thought quite a bit lately. I have a lot of exciting things happening in my life right now. This has been one of the best years of my life, and it has also been one of the hardest. I do not know why those two ride ...

by Meredith Talarczyk Paci — Sep 06, 2026

The Morning Routine Fix for Bloating, Constipation and Diarrhea

One of my clients said something in her check in last week that made me giggle and first, and then gave me a serious pause into something so many woman don’t allow themselves time to do : POOP. Hi happy Sunday, Sarah here just talking about my favorite topics again :) Think about your morning ...

by Sarah Bishop — Aug 30, 2026 digestion

"Is there really an age you age out of hormone therapy?"

Happy Sunday, everyone! Mere, here and we have a lot to chat about! This newsletter is going to be focused on catching you up! If you've been reading along in our past newsletters and blogs, you've seen the range of what's come out of our Anonymous Questionnaire [LINKED HERE] lately: PMOS (the ...

by Written by: Meredith Paci/ Functional Health Coach — Aug 23, 2026 hormone therapy hormones menopause perimenopause

Food Noise: Why It Happens and How to Quiet It

I first heard the term food noise about 15 years ago when I was sitting in an inpatient treatment center for eating disorders. I struggled with food noise when I struggled with anorexia throughout my teens and early 20s. When you're starving yourself that tends to happen. But it's not the only r...

by Sarah Bishop — Aug 16, 2026

Why Your Vaginal Exam Doesn't Stop at Menopause

Happy Sunday, everyone. Mere here! Currently I am writing this newsletter a week early with the idea to give myself a bit of space … in short I am working to be prepared for what will be coming up. In a few days, my sister and I are heading to South Carolina for what I've started calling a turn a...

by Written by: Meredith Paci Functional Health Coach — Aug 09, 2026 hormone therapy hormones perimenopause and menopause women's health

Coming off the pill at 45 is not the same as at 25

A coach in our group mentorship brought us a case. Her client was 45, newly onboarded, and eager to come off hormonal birth control. She had been reading about hormone therapy online and wanted to know where she stood. Her coach wanted to know how to best support her body now for those future goa...

by Sarah Bishop — Aug 02, 2026

A Parasite Outbreak, a Real Case, and How to Triage Diarrhea

Happy Sunday everyone. Well I have no segway for this one. So here it goes: Explosive diarrhea hitting thousands of people in the US since my last email. Cyclospora is the parasite behind cyclosporiasis . It spreads by consuming food or water contaminated with fecal matter and presents with wa...

by Sarah Bishop — Jul 19, 2026

A Reader Asks: Will Estrogen Bring My Endometriosis Back?

Happy Sunday, everybody. It's Mere here, and I'm going to get right into it this week! I've been doing a reader Q&A series where you, the reader, fill out an anonymous questionnaire and I write a blog answering your question directly. A big thank you to anyone who has dropped in a question we are...

by Written by: Meredith Paci / Functional Health Coach — Jul 12, 2026 endometriosis estrogen hormone therapy

Evolving Into Summer

Happy 4th of July weekend! I love this holiday, I think because I love Summer. But Summer is also … weird? This one feels like it, at least. I saw this meme and thought it was too relatable, and from the conversations I’ve been having with you, you may think the same. The last 2 weeks have bee...

by Sarah Bishop — Jul 05, 2026

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