Functional Nutrition & Lifestyle Coaching

You're doing everything right.
So why does it feel like your body is working against you?

I use functional blood labs and the DUTCH hormone test to see what's happening in your transitioning body — so we can create a personalized plan to get you feeling yourself again.

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Brenda Tollefson
Brenda Tollefson outdoors
Meet Brenda

You don't have to repeat your mother's menopause

As a certified Functional Nutrition Coach, Brenda uses functional blood chemistry and the DUTCH test to get to the root causes of your symptoms — not another generic protocol, but the real story behind your numbers. We look at patterns across your blood lab results rather than just individual markers, to see what's actually going on with your health and why you may be struggling. So instead of just managing symptoms the way your mother may have, you get a plan built on what your body is actually telling you.

"I'm not afraid of getting older, and I don't accept the 'that's just what happens as we age' mentality. We just have to shift."
Certified FDN Practitioner
Functional Lab Testing
1:1 Coaching
— Warmly, Brenda
In Her Clients' Words
"I was doing everything right — eating well, exercising, taking my supplements — and my body still felt like it was working against me. Now I finally understand why, and I'm sleeping again, I have energy again, and I feel like me."
— A client, 6 months into working with Brenda
"Feeling less puffy and not craving sweets!"
"Experiencing less bloating and more energy!"
The Shock Moments

You're already doing the work. So why do your labs still surprise you?

Cholesterol creeping up when you don't want to go on statins. Signs of insulin resistance despite eating "clean." Immune markers that look off. You're lifting heavy weights, working out, and eating "healthy" — and still get told you have osteopenia or even osteoporosis. Weight that won't move no matter how hard you work for it. These aren't random — they're signals, often the result of how your body has been absorbing stress for years, and they have a root cause.

Rising cholesterol Insulin resistance signs Weight loss resistance Sleep disturbances Energy crashes Gas & bloating Constipation Blood sugar swings Immune markers off Bone density loss Years of unresolved stress Brain fog Afternoon fatigue
The Missing Piece

You've already tried the obvious things.

Diet, exercise, supplements — you're not missing effort. What's usually missing is the data that explains what's actually happening underneath it all.

What You've Tried

Doing everything "right" — and still stuck

Eating well, exercising consistently, taking supplements someone recommended — the things that used to work, or that everyone tells you to do. And the numbers still creep in the wrong direction.

What's Actually Missing

Functional blood chemistry — the root-cause data

Not another generic protocol, but testing that shows what's uniquely happening in your body — so cholesterol, blood sugar, sleep, and energy can be addressed at the source instead of managed symptom by symptom.

The Method

Five foundations, built around your actual labs

Functional blood chemistry shows what's really driving your cholesterol, blood sugar, sleep, and energy — then we rebuild balance across five foundations, tailored to what your body is actually telling us.

1

Diet

Nourishment tailored to your body's current needs

2

Rest

Restoring real, restorative sleep

3

Exercise

Movement that supports, not depletes

4

Stress Reduction

Lowering the load on your nervous system

5

Supplementation

Targeted support, based on your labs

This Doesn't Have to Look Like Your Mother's Menopause

Real sleep. Real energy. Numbers moving the right direction.

By finding the root cause behind your cholesterol, blood sugar, and energy — not just managing symptoms — you can feel like your body is finally cooperating again, and do everything you want to in this next stage.

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