Motivated Medicine

Motivated Medicine An innovative consultative medical practice

When it feels like you've had every bodily fluid imaginable tested over the years, it's easy to assume there's nothing l...
08/11/2026

When it feels like you've had every bodily fluid imaginable tested over the years, it's easy to assume there's nothing left to check. That's almost never true.

More than 90% of patients walk into Motivated Medicine with a long list of past testing already behind them.

The problem isn't that those tests were wasted. It's that they were only ever built to answer a small slice of the actual questions...
TSH but not thyroid antibodies.
Total hormone levels, but not how your body's actually metabolizing them.
A general inflammation marker but not the fuller picture behind it.

So when we run labs again, we're not redoing what's already been done for the sake of it. We're getting the current results to work from and testing the parts of the picture that nobody has asked about yet. Ensuring we always have the best data we can in the moment.

We've had so many patients over the years be surprised when their clinician tells them that what they thought were annoy...
08/04/2026

We've had so many patients over the years be surprised when their clinician tells them that what they thought were annoying personality quirks are actually symptoms of brain fog.

When you walked into the kitchen and opened the fridge, just to forget why you were there in the first place.
Talking to your boss about an upcoming deadline, and losing a word mid-sentence that you use every day.
Struggling to finish the book you've been reading because you keep reading the same line over and over.

The reality is that many thyroid conditions, hormone irregularities, dysautonomia, and more can have real impacts on your brain's ability to keep up. And when one of those systems is already working harder than it should, the brain is often the first thing to feel it.

What used to be an easy task becomes uncomfortably burdensome.

It's also common for these symptoms to appear later in life or after a significant stressor. Because like many chronic conditions, stress on one system can inadvertently affect another.

Brain fog can indicate to your clinician that you may be dealing with:
thyroid conditions, hormonal shifts, POTS, among other things

And that's actually good news. Because unlike "you're just getting older" or "it's probably stress," these are things that can be investigated. Patterns that can be identified. And in many cases, symptoms that can genuinely improve with the right care and support.

Your body is capable of healing. Even if that's not what you've been told.What it takes is a care team willing to actual...
07/28/2026

Your body is capable of healing. Even if that's not what you've been told.

What it takes is a care team willing to actually look, one that listens and connects the dots that have been sitting there unconnected for years.

That's not something that happens in a 15-minute appointment with a clinician who has 29 more patients waiting.

It happens when someone has the time and the motivation to find out what's actually going on.

If you've been looking for that kind of care, Motivated Medicine is where it lives.

We don't believe in a one-size-fits-all approach to treating complex biology.What works is an individualized approach, w...
07/21/2026

We don't believe in a one-size-fits-all approach to treating complex biology.

What works is an individualized approach, with an emphasis on how our environment and lifestyle choices interact with our genes in ways that are unique to every patient.

At Motivated Medicine, every patient moves through the same four-step process. But what happens inside each step looks different for everyone.

LISTEN TO YOUR STORY.
We know the details of your life are more than what fits in a single appointment. You are the expert on your own symptoms. And we believe everything you tell us.

TEST FOR ANSWERS
Comprehensive testing gives us the data we need to start connecting the dots. Each test is chosen to match what your clinician heard during your consultation and is designed to find the patterns behind why you feel the way you do.

ANALYZE AND CREATE A PLAN
Between listening and testing, we now have what we need to find your patterns and start uncovering the truth about why you feel the way you do.

OPTIMIZE & MONITOR
Your health is constantly evolving and so is your care. As your data changes, your plan changes with it. We'll continue to listen, test, and analyze as your health progresses, adjusting recommendations and care plans along the way.

Because your biology isn't static either; life, stress, work, your body all continue to change. What worked at one point may need to be revisited as new symptoms emerge, new stressors appear, or new data comes in. Which is why this cycle works its way back to the beginning and starts anew.

If you've been looking for an approach that centers feeling heard and uses nuanced data to shape your care, we'd love to see you. Reach out at motivatedmedicine.com.

It can sometimes feel strange that we're still talking about COVID. In some ways the pandemic feels like it was just las...
07/18/2026

It can sometimes feel strange that we're still talking about COVID. In some ways the pandemic feels like it was just last year. In others, it feels like a lifetime ago.

But COVID is still around. And for some patients, it never really left.

Long COVID is something we see in our clinic every single week. And it doesn't look the same for everyone. For some people the effects are subtle. For others they're significant. But the through line is the same: something shifted after that infection and hasn't shifted back.

Where the body used to bounce back, now it doesn't.

Seasonal allergies that were manageable now trigger responses they never did before. Fatigue shows up without the exertion to explain it. Not to mention the brain fog, sleep disruption, dizziness, and everything else that keeps taking its toll.

This isn't in your head. And it isn't something you just have to wait out.

If you felt like a different person after COVID and haven't been able to get back to your baseline, that's worth looking into with a clinician who understands what the research is actually showing.

When you're chronically ill, neurodivergent, or just exhausted from years of not getting answers, starting care with a n...
07/16/2026

When you're chronically ill, neurodivergent, or just exhausted from years of not getting answers, starting care with a new clinician can be overwhelming.

Trying to remember every symptom, every trigger, every question you keep wanting to ask, and somehow communicate all of it clearly to someone you've never met before begins to feel impossible.

Even with the constant practicing in your head, the fear of forgetting something important can be overwhelming.

As much as we think bringing a support human to help you advocate and communicate is a huge benefit, that's not possible for everyone.

This is where AI can actually work in your favor, helping you reduce that stress and walk into your next appointment more prepared. And we want to help you do that effectively.

In this week's blog, we walk through 3 important tools to have AI help you build for your next appointment using all the information you've shared with it up until now. We've even included prompts to help you get started right now.

Motivated Medicine isn't just our name, it's the entire philosophy that drives our clinicians every day.They all decided...
07/11/2026

Motivated Medicine isn't just our name, it's the entire philosophy that drives our clinicians every day.

They all decided to study medicine because of a genuine passion to help others. But what drew them to working with patients who've lost hope after years of being told there's nothing wrong and nothing more to try is something deeper.

It's the belief that every patient deserves a clinician who is willing to keep trying. That there is always another stone to turn over. That medicine is constantly evolving, and the more we learn, the more we can do for the patients who need it most.

If you've been searching for a team that approaches your care with the same curiosity, persistence, and refusal to give up that you do, we're ready to get started.

"Try harder." "Work on your stress." When clinicians keep repeating the same things, it can make every symptom you're ex...
07/08/2026

"Try harder." "Work on your stress." When clinicians keep repeating the same things, it can make every symptom you're experiencing feel less like an illness and more like a lifestyle issue.

It can be hard to keep showing up and asking for help, especially if you're dealing with:

Brain fog that worsens after eating.
Mood swings that follow your eating habits.
Motivation that goes from intense to a trickle.
Desperately craving carbs but you're not snacky.
Increasing cholesterol and/or blood pressure.
Belly fat that no amount of exercise can move.

These are all symptoms of insulin resistance, and that's not something most patients can address without medical support.

Insulin resistance doesn't show on lab results in obvious ways. It's subtle patterns that like to live on the borders of normal and require a clinician who specializes in metabolic dysfunction to really help alleviate symptoms.

We know you're motivated to get help with your symptoms and so are we.

You get to the lab, you're already running late, and somewhere between the parking lot and the waiting room it hits you....
07/06/2026

You get to the lab, you're already running late, and somewhere between the parking lot and the waiting room it hits you. Did they say to fast? Was I supposed to skip my medication this morning?

Lab results are only as helpful as the context in which they're collected. That's why your clinician may ask you to fast before certain tests, or wait to take a medication until after your blood draw.

The goal isn't simply to obtain a number. It's to understand what that number means in the context of your health and the question your clinician is trying to answer.

For example, if a fasting insulin level is ordered, eating beforehand can affect the result. If thyroid labs are being used to assess how you're responding to a medication, taking that medication before the blood draw may change how those results are interpreted.

Next time your clinician orders tests, pay attention to the details:
Are you supposed to fast?
Is there a specific medication you need to hold?
Is there a specific food that needs to be avoided?

If you realize you got it wrong after going to the lab, let your clinician know. Honest mistakes happen.

And remember, the internet doesn't know what your clinician is measuring and why. Asking Google or AI for test instructions could land you in a position where the number your clinician sees isn't what they ordered. It's better to be safe and ask.

Our admin staff is just as dedicated to you getting answers as the clinician you see. And honestly, you'll spend a lot o...
07/02/2026

Our admin staff is just as dedicated to you getting answers as the clinician you see. And honestly, you'll spend a lot of time with them.

Behind every appointment is someone who scheduled it. Behind every lab result is someone who tracked it down. Behind every supplement question is someone who looked it up. Behind every message is someone who made sure it got to the right person. Behind every care plan is someone who made sure the paperwork actually happened.

They know how to talk to someone who's exhausted and overwhelmed, who doesn't have the bandwidth for one more confusing phone call. They're the ones who call back when they said they would. They notice when a lab runs the wrong test, or results haven't come in yet, and they're already working on it before you even know there was an issue.

Chronic care doesn't live only in the exam room. It lives in the follow-through and our admin team shows up for that every single day.

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480 East Roosevelt Road, Suite 105
West Chicago, IL
60185

Opening Hours

Monday 8:30am - 4:30pm
Tuesday 8:30am - 4:30pm
Wednesday 8:30am - 4:30pm
Thursday 8:30am - 4:30pm
Friday 8:30am - 12:30pm

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