My practice is deeply rooted in my own personal experience
I am an experienced physician with a passion for educating and supporting individuals in optimizing bone health, hormones, metabolic wellness, and aging with strength and resilience. My practice is deeply rooted in my own personal experience.
I grew up in a culture that measured a woman's worth by thinness, by some impossible standard pulled from magazines, but never by strength or stamina. I chased that thinness for decades, cycling between restriction and bingeing, convinced that value and beauty meant looking a certain way. I have chipped away at this training for decades but it was being diagnosed with Osteoporosis that demanded a foundational reframe. My priorities have now shifted to strength, stability, and endurance. My body stopped being something to shrink and became something to fortify.
My focus on metabolic health started well before the osteoporosis diagnosis. I'd spent a decade working to stabilize my blood sugar and pull myself out of pre-diabetes, and along the way I learned that the work mattered for more than my heart and brain. It mattered for my bones too.
The research is clear: high blood sugar is strongly linked to higher fracture risk and weaker bone quality. That connection raised the stakes for me. Managing blood sugar isn't separate from protecting bone, it's part of the same job.
None of this moved in a straight line. As a physician, I was trained to be cautious with hormone therapy, shaped by the fallout from the Women's Health Initiative and by my own family history of breast cancer.
For years I kept the door shut on options that might have protected my bones. I encouraged my patients to take their bone health seriously while ignoring my own. At 61, after I finally sat down for a full evaluation, I learned what the delay had cost me.
That moment ignited a transformation. I dove headlong into the research, seeking out new paradigms for osteoporosis care. I found practitioners willing to challenge outdated dogma, and I began hormone therapy, outside the "window of opportunity." I committed to progressive strength training, not as a trend, but as a necessity. I expanded my thinking about medication, weighing not just risks but the real cost of fractures: the loss of independence, the burden on loved ones, the ripple effects on life.
Today, I am part of a vibrant community of clinicians, researchers, and patients who refuse to accept fracture risk as inevitable. Prevention is powerful, recovery is hard-won. My passion is to help you know where you stand today, understand your risks, and make empowered choices for your future.
This work is not limited by age, gender, or identity. Whether you are peri- or postmenopausal, transgender, gender non-conforming, male, in your 20s, your 70s, or beyond, strength and vitality are universal pursuits. The foods you eat, the movement you choose, your awareness of hormone status, and your access to honest evidence-based information all matter. There is no single path, but there are many ways forward.
Your presence here matters. I am grateful for the opportunity to share this path and what I have learned, and I invite you to explore your own strength and health alongside me.
Thank you for reading my story. If you are ready to step into this journey, I welcome you.