For women whose Hashimoto's, HPU, or chronic symptoms haven't resolved with conventional care — even when the labs say "everything looks normal."

You eat well, you move, you take the meds.
And still: the fatigue, the brain fog, the weight that won't budge, the cycle gone sideways, the hair in the drain. You're not alone. Other women have been exactly here.
For women whose Hashimoto's, HPU, or chronic symptoms haven't resolved with conventional care.
I lived with Hashimoto's and HPU for my entire life before anyone listened.
One doctor nearly killed me.
So I went back to school to give other women the answers I had to fight for.
Serving English- and German-speaking women in Cape Coral & online

I work with a small group of women at a time. This is for the woman who is ready to investigate—not just medicate. If most of these resonate, we should talk.
Hämopyrrollaktamurie—HPU, or KPU, or pyroluria depending on who you ask—is a metabolic condition that depletes zinc, vitamin B6, and manganese. It's barely on the radar in American medicine, but in functional and German integrative practice it's been studied for decades.
For women with Hashimoto's who never feel right even on perfectly dosed meds, HPU is often what's hiding underneath. And if it's not addressed, no amount of T4 will make you feel like yourself.
Most of my clients know me as a Licensed Massage Therapist and an HPU and Health Coach. What they don't always know is that I lived with both for years—shuffling from doctor to doctor, told my labs were fine while my body was breaking down.
One physician's mismanagement of my medication nearly cost me my life.
That's the moment I stopped waiting for the system to figure it out. I went back to school for Nutrition Science— I had to find MY ROOT CAUSE!
The NC is the method I built from everything I learned the hard way and everything I'm learning now.
If you've been told everything looks normal while nothing feels normal—I see you.
I've been you.
Let's decode it together.
— Sue
One short letter every Sunday. Small thyroid secrets, HPU-honest answers, and the things I'm learning in school that are changing how I see autoimmune care. No spam. Easy to leave.

Root Cause & Functional Wellness: What It Really Means
Think of your body as a beautiful, intricate garden. Symptoms—fatigue, brain fog, digestive issues, or mysterious aches—are like wilting leaves or stubborn weeds. A typical approach might be to prune the leaves or sprinkle a quick fix fertilizer. That’s where most health care stops.
Root cause wellness goes deeper. It asks: Why is this leaf wilting? Why is this weed taking over? Maybe the soil is missing key nutrients, the water flow is uneven, or the sun never reaches certain patches. Root cause nutrition and wellness digs into the underlying imbalances—the hidden hormonal, metabolic, or nutritional disruptions—that are truly responsible for what you see on the surface.

Functional wellness is often used similarly, but it’s more about how the systems of your body are working together. It’s like examining the garden’s irrigation, the balance of sunlight and shade, and the way each plant interacts with the soil. Functional wellness helps ensure that every part of the system is supporting the others, so the garden can thrive as a whole.
When combined, root cause and functional approaches create a complete picture: not just treating the symptoms, but understanding the why, the how, and the what your body needs to flourish naturally. The result? Energy that feels effortless, clarity that shines, and a sense of vitality that’s uniquely yours.
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