Personalized for optimal results that will change your life.
Personalized for optimal results that will change your life.
Your Quality Of Life Depends On The Health Of Your Heart.
WE OFFER NATURAL SOLUTIONS TO HELP YOU IMPROVE YOUR HEART HEALTH.
Your Quality Of Life Depends On The Health Of Your Heart
WE OFFER NATURAL SOLUTIONS TO HELP YOU IMPROVE YOUR HEART HEALTH
Are You In Control Of Your Cardiometabolic Health?
Cardiovascular disease generally refers to conditions that involves narrowed or blocked blood vessels that can lead to a heart attack, chest pain, or stroke.
Given the prevalence and severity of these conditions, it's no surprise that reducing cardiovascular risk is a priority.
Given the prevalence and severity of cardiovascular disease, it is no surprise that the number one question patients ask their health care practitioners is, “How do I reduce my risk for cardiovascular disease?”
Often, the answer to this question is a prescription: a statin for cholesterol, beta blocker for blood pressure or insulin for blood sugar. This style of treatment is called a polypharmacy approach, in that health care practitioners prescribe multiple drugs to help manage certain numbers.
Unfortunately, this approach won’t attack the root cause or consider why these numbers are elevated, leaving people feeling confused and helpless.
A functional approach to cardiometabolic treatment breaks the polypharmacy mold and puts you in control of your cardiometabolic risk. This approach uses lifestyle medicine to attack the root cause of elevated numbers while considering the connections between them.
We can provide you with a comprehensive and targeted solution for improving cardiometabolic health that looks beyond the numbers and considers the why. Finally, you will have an answer to that number one question and take back control of your health!
Are You In Control Of Your Cardiometabolic Health?
Cardiovascular disease generally refers to conditions that involves narrowed or blocked blood vessels that can lead to a heart attack, chest pain, or stroke. Given the prevalence and severity of these conditions, it's no surprise that reducing cardiovascular risk is a priority.
Given the prevalence and severity of cardiovascular disease, it is no surprise that the number one question patients ask their health care practitioners is, “How do I reduce my risk for cardiovascular disease?”
Often, the answer to this question is a prescription: a statin for cholesterol, beta blocker for blood pressure or insulin for blood sugar. This style of treatment is called a polypharmacy approach, in that health care practitioners prescribe multiple drugs to help manage certain numbers.
Unfortunately, this approach won’t attack the root cause or consider why these numbers are elevated, leaving patients feeling confused and helpless.
A functional approach to cardiometabolic treatment breaks the polypharmacy mold and puts you in control of your cardiometabolic risk. This approach uses lifestyle medicine to attack the root cause of elevated numbers while considering the connections between them.
We can provide you with a comprehensive and targeted solution for improving cardiometabolic health that looks beyond the numbers and considers the why.
Finally, you will have an answer to that number one question and take back control of your health!
Understanding Your Cardiometabolic Risk
Understanding Your Cardiometabolic Risk
Cardiometabolic risk is a collection of factors that help determine a patient’s overall risk for cardiometabolic disease.
Regardless of your risk level, the recommended course of treatment is often focused on drug therapies aimed at reducing an individual lab value (e.g., a statin for high LDL). This type of management is a reactive way of helping you lower your risk, but it clearly does not attack the underlying cause of the problem.
An abnormal lab value is a signal of multiple levels of body functions failing; therefore, simply addressing the lab value will not solve the many layers of dysfunction that continue to persist.
In order to truly improve risk, we must be proactive and attack the underlying cause of the problem. The cause of increased cardiometabolic risk is often a decreased physiological resilience and metabolic reserve caused by chronic inflammation and insulin resistance stemming from poor lifestyle choices such as obesity, physical inactivity, stress, environmental factors, and nutrient deficiencies.
We all have an aunt or uncle who lives a very unhealthy lifestyle and still lived to be 95 years old. On the flip side, we all know someone who practiced a very healthy lifestyle, but unfortunately was diagnosed with cardiometabolic disease before the age of 60.
These two groups of people are anomalies, and they represent a very small portion of the general population. Even though your genes play a role in disease progression, they are not the deciding factor for a majority of the population.
Cardiometabolic risk is a collection of factors that help determine a patient’s overall risk for cardiometabolic disease.
Regardless of your risk level, the recommended course of treatment is often focused on drug therapies aimed at reducing an individual lab value (e.g., a statin for high LDL). This type of management is a reactive way of helping you lower your risk, but it clearly does not attack the underlying cause of the problem.
An abnormal lab value is a signal of multiple levels of body functions failing; therefore, simply addressing the lab value will not solve the many layers of dysfunction that continue to persist.
In order to truly improve risk, we must be proactive and attack the underlying cause of the problem. The cause of increased cardiometabolic risk is often a decreased physiological resilience and metabolic reserve caused by chronic inflammation and insulin resistance stemming from poor lifestyle choices such as obesity, physical inactivity, stress, environmental factors, and nutrient deficiencies.
We all have an aunt or uncle who lives a very unhealthy lifestyle and still lived to be 95 years old. On the flip side, we all know someone who practiced a very healthy lifestyle, but unfortunately was diagnosed with cardiometabolic disease before the age of 60.
These two groups of people are anomalies, and they represent a very small portion of the general population. Even though your genes play a role in disease progression, they are not the deciding factor for a majority of the population.
Introducing The CM Vitals Program
Introducing The CM Vitals Program
Your risk for cardiometabolic disease takes years to develop. The cumulative burden of years of poor choices eventually add up to create your risk or health profile. This is called the metabolic continuum. If you’ve made some unhealthy choices over your lifetime, you can change your course. However, if you take no action, the risk for disease will snowball as the years progress.
Our team will help you understand where you fall on the metabolic continuum, and how you can take steps to improve your trajectory as needed.
Chronic inflammation is commonly the cause of your cardiometabolic risk. If unaddressed and unstopped, your risk can then turn into full cardiometabolic disease. Luckily, your risk setting can be significantly improved by using the power of lifestyle medicine to help lower and control chronic inflammation.
Our CM Vitals Program is a nutritional and lifestyle program to assist you in understanding the importance of the cardiovascular system, and how it can have a significant effect on the health of your entire body.
To get started, take the FREE assessment to find out your cardiometabolic risk!
Your risk for cardiometabolic disease takes years to develop. The cumulative burden of years of poor choices eventually add up to create your risk or health profile. This is called the metabolic continuum. If you’ve made some unhealthy choices over your lifetime, you can change your course. However, if you take no action, the risk for disease will snowball as the years progress.
Our team will help you understand where you fall on the metabolic continuum, and how you can take steps to improve your trajectory as needed.
Chronic inflammation is commonly the cause of your cardiometabolic risk. If unaddressed and unstopped, your risk can then turn into full cardiometabolic disease. Luckily, your risk setting can be significantly improved by using the power of lifestyle medicine to help lower and control chronic inflammation.
Our CM Vitals Program is a nutritional and lifestyle program to assist you in understanding the importance of the cardiovascular system, and how it can have a significant effect on the health of your entire body.
To get started, take the FREE assessment to find out your cardiometabolic risk!
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High blood pressure & elevated blood sugar contribute to your cardiometabolic risk.
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Everything we teach about health and wellness is based on the concepts found in Romans Chapter 12. This chapter explains that each of us were given different functions and different gifts, designed to serve God's people in unique ways. No one else can fulfill what God created you to do. Only you can, but this requires a degree of health and energy.
diabetes & Insulin resistance
I'm grateful that God has allowed me to use my experiences as both a healthcare professional and as a patient to help you to improve your health and to reach your health goals. I was very sick for most of my 20's and 30's, so I know what it feels like to search for answers and to struggle just to make it through each day. There is hope. I've been there and I can help you.
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High blood pressure & elevated blood sugar contribute to your cardiometabolic risk.
high blood pressure
Everything we teach about health and wellness is based on the concepts found in Romans Chapter 12. This chapter explains that each of us were given different functions and different gifts, designed to serve God's people in unique ways. No one else can fulfill what God created you to do. Only you can, but this requires a degree of health and energy.
diabetes & Insulin resistance
I'm grateful that God has allowed me to use my experiences as both a healthcare professional and as a patient to help you to improve your health and to reach your health goals. I was very sick for most of my 20's and 30's, so I know what it feels like to search for answers and to struggle just to make it through each day. There is hope. I've been there and I can help you.
Frequently Used Links
Did you know that you can access lab testing without an order from your physician? Theresa can answer your questions and provide education about this. Schedule your free call here.
There’s an easier way to refill supplements! We’ve partnered with Fullscript, an online dispensing platform that ships recommended products to your front door! Create your free account now.
Deciding where to start is often the most difficult part of your health journey. The easiest way to know what to focus on first is to take this free assessment and then talk with Theresa to discuss your results.
At this time we are only able to work with clients that live in states that recognize compact nursing licenses. We are hopeful this will change in the future, but if you live in one of the following states then we cannot work with you at this time. I apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. Feel free to contact us to learn more.
Alaska, California, Conneticut, District of Columbia, Hawaii, Illinois, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New York, Oregon.
Theresa is not a medical doctor. Therefore, she does not diagnose or treat specific disease. Instead, she provides education so that you can become empowered and start to make better, more educated and informed decisions regarding your health. The information provided on this website, by Theresa, or any member of the Empower and Flourish team is intended to be construed as education, not medical advice. Please refer to our disclaimer, privacy statement, and terms and conditions for more information.
Did you know you can access lab testing without an order from your physician? We have partnered with Vibrant Labs to offer you a comprehensive set of labs for a fraction of the price you would pay elsewhere. Check it out now and let us know if you have questions.
All supplements are not created equally. That's why we only recommend Practitioner Grade supplements. We have partnered with Fullscript, an online dispensing platform that ships recommended products to your front door! Create your free account now.
Deciding where to start is often the most difficult part of your health journey. The easiest way to get started is to chat with us so we can help you decide where to focus your efforts. Once you schedule your call, we will send you a link to take the free health assessment.
At this time we are only able to work with clients that live in states that recognize compact nursing licenses. We are hopeful this will change in the future, but if you live in one of the following states then we cannot work with you at this time. I apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. Feel free to contact us to learn more.
Alaska, California, Conneticut, District of Columbia, Hawaii, Illinois, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New York, Oregon.
Our staff are not medical doctors. Therefore, we do not diagnose or treat specific disease. Instead, we provide education so that you can become empowered and start to make better, more educated and informed decisions regarding your health. The information provided on this website, by Theresa, or any member of the Empower and Flourish team is intended to be construed as education, not medical advice. Please refer to our disclaimer, privacy statement, and terms and conditions for more information.
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