Sarah DeVido - Empowered Health

Sarah DeVido - Empowered Health My Metabolic Breakthrough Method helps busy moms 👍 gut health, ⚖️ hormones, and ⬇️ 15lbs of weight.

Sarah Kelly DeVido MSc, FNTP
Functional Nutrition Therapy Practitioner

I received my Bachelor of Science degree from Florida State University with honors and a Master of Science degree from the University of North Carolina - Wilmington. My graduate research resulted in several publications in peer reviewed journals. I worked as a scientist at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Nation

al Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration for over seven years. My work at NIH was in the field of epigenetics – the study of how the environment affects gene expression. With an interest in maintaining optimal health, I began investigating how nutrition plays a role in our gene expression (how well our body works to stay healthy). I furthered my nutrition knowledge as a scientific researcher at an Integrative Health Practice for over five years. Here I investigated the scientific literature making connections on how food and supplements can heal the body.
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I am a Functional Nutrition Therapy Practitioner and I continue to stay updated on the latest nutrition trends by attending Nutrigenomic and Integrative Health Conferences. I am passionate about helping individuals maximize their health whether it is a high level athlete looking to optimize their performance or an individual wanting to improve their overall energy and fitness.
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I am a recipient of the Department of Commerce 2007 Silver Medal for Leadership and I am a member of Phi Beta Kappa. I fuel my passions by working out, enjoying nature, traveling and spending time with my husband and son.

06/05/2026

Supplements have their place. But food is the foundation.
Once your IBS or chronic gut symptoms start to reverse, the real work begins: rebuilding a resilient gut through what you eat every day.

Here's where most women stop short. They rely on supplements long-term instead of using food to do the heavy lifting.
The goal is a gut that can sustain itself. And that starts with variety.
Aim for 25 to 30g of fiber daily from a wide range of whole foods. Different plant foods feed different beneficial bacteria. Diversity in your plate means diversity in your microbiome.
This is one of the simplest, most powerful things you can do to maintain the gut health progress you've worked so hard for.
Supplements support the process. Food builds the foundation.

👇 Save this if you're working on rebuilding your gut after IBS or chronic gut issues. And follow for more root-cause gut health tips that actually move the needle.

06/03/2026

Unfortunately for perimenopause, doing everything "right" is not enough.
Here's what women in my practice are told to try:
Eat clean. Cut carbs. More cardio. Less stress. Better sleep. More supplements.
And they do it all. For months. Sometimes years.
Still exhausted. Still gaining weight. Still foggy.
Here's what actually moves the needle: knowing what's driving your symptoms in the first place.
Standard bloodwork won't show you: . Your full thyroid picture (not just TSH) . Your cortisol rhythm throughout the day . What's happening in your gut . How your hormones are actually metabolizing
When we run the right functional labs through the Heal Intelligently™ Framework, we stop guessing. We find the pattern. We fix what's actually broken.
That's the difference between working harder and working smarter with your biology.
If your labs are "normal" but something still feels off, your doctor isn't running the right labs.

:point_down:Comment or DM “Quiz” to take your Root Cause quiz. Let’s start to get some answers.
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Your metabolism isn’t broken.Your liver is overwhelmed.She came to me doing everything right. Clean eating. Daily moveme...
06/03/2026

Your metabolism isn’t broken.
Your liver is overwhelmed.

She came to me doing everything right. Clean eating. Daily movement. Hormone support from two different practitioners.

Still gaining weight. Still exhausted. Still stuck.

Because nobody looked at her liver.

Here’s what most women in perimenopause don’t know: your liver is your primary hormone processing center. It metabolizes estrogen through two phases of detoxification. When those pathways are sluggish or overloaded, used hormones don’t get cleared. They recirculate. They build up.

Your body acts like it has too much estrogen, even when production is dropping.

And it’s not just hormones. Your liver converts T4 into active T3. It regulates blood sugar. It produces bile for fat-soluble vitamin absorption. It clears excess cortisol.

Sluggish liver = poor hormone clearance.
Poor clearance = estrogen dominance.
Estrogen dominance = weight gain, mood swings, and terrible sleep.

Environmental toxins, medication residue, and processed food byproducts all compete for the same liver pathways your hormones need. When the toxic load is high, your liver prioritizes survival over hormone balance.

You can supplement all you want. If the exit door is jammed, nothing moves.

You don’t have a slow metabolism. You have an overburdened liver stalling your hormones.

We find the WHY. And we fix it. Every. Single. Day.

✨ Comment or DM “Quiz” to take your Root Cause quiz. Let’s start to get some answers. 🫶💕✨
05/28/2026

✨ Comment or DM “Quiz” to take your Root Cause quiz. Let’s start to get some answers. 🫶💕✨

Here's your caption and CTA for this carousel:CAPTIONShe was eating clean. Exercising daily. Sleeping 8 hours. Getting h...
05/26/2026

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She was eating clean. Exercising daily. Sleeping 8 hours. Getting her annual bloodwork.
And still gaining weight, crashing by 2pm, and forgetting words mid-sentence.

Her doctor told her it was "just perimenopause."
But here's what no one told her: standard labs only show a fraction of the picture. They don't test your full thyroid panel. They don't look at your cortisol rhythm. They don't check your gut.
When we ran the right labs through the Heal Intelligently™

Framework, we found:
🔬 Subclinical hypothyroidism her doctor missed
🧬 A cortisol pattern driving her crashes and insomnia
đź’© Gut dysbiosis fueling her bloating and inflammation

It wasn't willpower. It wasn't "just aging."
It was missing data.
Within months she had steady energy, clear thinking, and lost 8 lbs without cutting a single calorie.

This is what happens when you stop guessing and start testing.
If your labs are "normal" but something still feels off, your doctor isn't running the right labs.

👇 Comment LABS and I'll send you my Functional Labs Checklist so you can see exactly which tests to ask for.

I can’t tell you how many women come to me after months (sometimes years) of hormone treatment that didn’t work.They’ve ...
05/24/2026

I can’t tell you how many women come to me after months (sometimes years) of hormone treatment that didn’t work.

They’ve tried the creams. The supplements. The prescriptions. And they’re still bloated, still exhausted, still gaining weight, still not sleeping.

Here’s what I ask first: What does your gut look like?

Because your gut isn’t just about digestion. It is directly involved in how your body clears estrogen, produces serotonin, regulates cortisol, and converts thyroid hormones.

If your microbiome is disrupted, your hormones will reflect that. Period.

This is why I run gut testing alongside hormone panels for every single client. You cannot see the full picture without both.

If you’ve been stuck in a cycle of hormone treatment that isn’t working, the answer might not be more hormones. It might be your gut.

Comment GUT below and I’ll send you details on how we find the real root of what’s driving your symptoms.
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You’re doing all the “right” things. Eating clean. Moving your body. Prioritizing sleep. But the weight isn’t moving. Es...
05/21/2026

You’re doing all the “right” things.

Eating clean. Moving your body. Prioritizing sleep.

But the weight isn’t moving. Especially around your midsection.

Here’s what no one told you about perimenopause and weight gain:

It’s not a willpower issue.
It’s not about eating less or training harder.
It’s a hormone and metabolic signaling issue.

When estrogen fluctuates, fat storage shifts.
When progesterone drops, cortisol rises.
When cortisol stays elevated, insulin locks fat in place.

And the standard lab panel? It misses most of this.

The women I work with don’t need another diet plan. They need the right data and a targeted protocol built around what their labs actually show.

That’s the Heal Intelligently™ approach.

Save this for a friend who needs to hear it.

DM me “LABS” to learn how a precision, lab-driven approach can help you finally move the needle.

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