Appelusa Functional Health & Wellness

Appelusa Functional Health & Wellness Appelusa McGlynn, FDNP | Functional Health Coach
Root-Cause Gut to Hormone Health Strategist
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Appelusa McGlynn, FDNP | Women’s Functional Health Coach
Guiding women through
•Fertility Prep 🌱
•Peri & Menopause 🌺
Root-cause Gut to Hormone health strategist

06/05/2026

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🌟Catch all my Dutch snippets in the LABS Highlight

Perimenopause & Menopause isn’t just ‘low estrogen’ – here’s why the DUTCH test changes everything.

Not not feeling like yourself?
This is where the DUTCH hormone test changes the game. 🧪✨

Instead of a quick blood snapshot, DUTCH gives us a full picture of your hormones:
➡️How much estrogen, progesterone, testosterone & cortisol you’re making
➡️HOW you’re metabolizing them (hello 2-OH, 4-OH, 16-OH estrogen pathways)
➡️Your stress curve across the day and how that impacts sleep, mood, and hot flashes
➡️Whether your liver + detox pathways are actually clearing hormones or letting them recirculate

For perimenopause & menopause, this matters so much because:
➡️Symptoms can come from imbalanced hormone levels or poor hormone clearance
➡️HRT can feel amazing or awful depending on how your body processes those hormones
➡️We can use DUTCH to personalize your HRT plan with your practitioner instead of guessing

When we see your unique hormone map, we can:
✨ Support safer estrogen metabolism
✨ Calm cortisol & nervous system dysregulation
✨ Target sleep, mood, belly fat, and brain fog at the root
✨ Create a plan that works with your HRT (or helps you decide if it’s right for you)

🌟Ready to stop guessing with your hormones?
💌 COMMENT with the word “DUTCH” and I’ll send you more info!

06/04/2026

One of the biggest mistakes I see is assuming progesterone is the answer for EVERY woman with perimenopause symptoms.

The reality? How your body METABOLIZES progesterone matters!

On a DUTCH Stress & hormone Test, we can see whether you preferentially metabolize progesterone down the 5α (5-alpha) or 5β (5-beta) pathway.

Women who favor the 5α pathway often convert more progesterone into —> allopregnanolone — a neurosteroid that tends to have calming, anti-anxiety, and sleep-supportive effects.

Women who favor the 5β pathway may not get those same calming benefits. In some cases, they may actually feel WORSE on progesterone, reporting symptoms like:

• Increased anxiety
• Feeling wired or agitated
• Mood changes
• Poor sleep
• Feeling “off” despite being told progesterone should help

This is exactly why I don’t believe in guessing with hormones.

The same hormone can create completely different experiences depending on your metabolism, genetics, nervous system, and overall hormone picture.

Test. Don’t guess.

A DUTCH Test can help identify whether progesterone is likely to be supportive—or whether we need to address other root causes first.

Have you ever tried progesterone and felt worse instead of better?

Comment DUTCH and I’ll send you my Dutch Test in 60 seconds video :)

05/29/2026

At 40+, heavy periods are often blamed on “getting older.”

But before changing my hormones, I wanted to understand what my body was trying to tell me.

So instead of immediately masking the symptom, I investigated:

• DUTCH hormone testing
• Estrogen, progesterone, and androgen patterns
• Cortisol and stress response
• Thyroid function
• Iron, ferritin, B12, folate, zinc, and magnesium status
• Ovulation quality and cycle patterns
• Gut health and estrogen metabolism

Because heavy periods can be associated with:

✓ Low progesterone
✓ Estrogen dominance
✓ Perimenopausal hormone fluctuations
✓ Thyroid dysfunction
✓ Fibroids or polyps
✓ Chronic stress and inflammation

And yes, while birth control can be an appropriate tool for some women, many aren’t told that it may also increase the need for nutrients such as:

• Magnesium
• Zinc
• Selenium
• Folate
• Vitamins B6 and B12
• Vitamin C

The goal isn’t to avoid medication at all costs.

The goal is to understand what’s driving the symptom so you can make an informed decision.

Heavy periods are a message. I wanted to know what mine was saying.

🌟Comment LABS if you’d like to learn more about functional hormone testing in perimenopause.

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05/25/2026

These 3 minerals are involved in nearly every aspect of metabolic and nervous system function — yet deficiencies are incredibly common.

Low mineral patterns may contribute to symptoms like:
• Fatigue
• Brain fog
• Anxiety
• Dizziness
• Muscle tension
• Headaches
• Poor recovery
• Cravings

The challenging part is that standard bloodwork can appear “normal” while deeper mineral imbalances are still present.

That’s why I often use:
• HTMA (Hair Tissue Mineral Analysis)
• Functional blood chemistry
• Symptom patterns + stress physiology

Minerals influence everything from hydration and energy production to hormone balance and nervous system regulation.

Sodium helps regulate:
• Hydration
• Blood pressure
• Adrenal signaling
• Nervous system communication

Potassium is essential for:
• Muscle + heart function
• Blood sugar regulation
• Cellular energy production
• Fluid balance

Magnesium supports:
• Stress resilience
• Sleep + recovery
• Muscle relaxation
• Over 300 enzymatic reactions in the body

Comment “LABS” if you want to learn more about functional mineral testing and how I assess these patterns.

05/21/2026

Just a little Throwback Thursday …
To when I was an active professional roller skater in entertainment and Roller Figure skate coach/choreographer.

I look back and feel so fulfilled to have had the opportunities that I did. My soul loves creativity, self expression, movement, collaboration, and art.

Having worked in and behind the spotlight for so long and then transition into health and the healing arts is really multi-dimensional.

On one hand I grieved letting skating daily go, having moved to the islands, healing my chronic illness, the closing of our family owned roller skating rink during the pandemic, all as instigators for the transition.

But it also allowed me to grow as a human, to learn new modalities, attain a degree and several professional certifications, to help others heal from chronic illness and health related challenges, to teach in a new way.

Skating is not the past for me, it’s just morphing into a different thing. It’s not “a job” anymore. It’s a part of who I am, but no longer serves the same purpose. My purpose has changed and so does my connection to skating.

It’s weird to think that every Saturday and nearly every Sunday morning I was at skate practice as a student or coach, every holiday I was competing or coaching for 8-14 hour contests, I was at regionals and nationals every summer for several decades. And now I have my weekends free 😂🌺🌈

Life has definitely changed. My telehealth based Functional Medicine private practice is thriving, I love my partner and my growing family, I live in a beautiful place and can visit Cali often. Once in a while I get sent a virtual audition from my Commercial agent in LA- but I think I’ve passed the torch. There’s so many young and talented skaters out there. I hope they enjoy it while they are doing it- and not just searching for the next big thing….

So this is my throwback for this Thursday …

-Appelusa

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