Low Energy and Brain Fog? Your Cellular Health is Disrupted
Cellular health is essential to your overall well-being and vitality. Your body is made up of trillions of cells that perform countless functions, from digestion and immunity to muscle function. At Metabolix Health, our work with clients is to help restore cellular health and beyond. We integrated Quantum Medicine principles with Functional Medicine principles. We call it NeuroEnergetic Medicine. Our mission is educating and coaching our clients to restore their health and vitality.
Cellular Energy Breakdown
Cellular energy breakdown feels defeatist. Whatever your chronological age, you know you are meant to feel energetic. However, when your mitochondrial ATP production is inefficient, you always feel fatigued. You fall asleep at your desk. And then, frustratingly, you likely struggle to fall asleep for what seems like hours at night. You wake feeling like you have hit a brickwall. And you just spent 9 hours in bed. It is called “sleeping into exhaustion”. More time in bed attempting to sleep is NOT better. It is a sign of mitochondrial dysfunction.
And when you are exhausted, you tend to put less emphasis on a healthy diet (too tired to care), exercise (definitely no energy to do this) or take care of your emotional health. So you begin to neglect all the pieces of the puzzle that make up cellular health: cognitive health, physical health and emotional health.
symptoms of mitochondrial dysfunction
- Your energy is inconsistent or flat
- You rely on caffeine just to function
- Brain fog makes it harder to focus or make decisions
- You feel slower—physically and cognitively
- You crash in the afternoon
- You feel emotional and possibly anxious more than you should
- Exercise drains you instead of energizing you
- You’ve tried to “fix” your energy… but nothing sticks
Your mitochondria are the batteries of your cells. However, when they feel danger, they can go into hiding, it is called cell danger response and you don’t make as much energy as you require.
When cells perceive ongoing stress that may originate from an infection or toxic burden or inflammation, they shift into a protective state known as the Cell Danger Response. In this state, energy production, detoxification, and normal cellular communication are disrupted until the threat is resolved.
Clare Kelway’s story: this is exactly what happened to Clare. She experienced cell danger response (not that it had been documented at the time of her Chronic Fatigue, but she realized that rest, sleep, whole food, slow movement and therapies were the solution to her challenges and involved neuro and quantum biofeedback therapies, homeopathy, acupuncture, sunshine and exercise. Eventually her nervous system regulated and felt safe enough for her to feel whole again. But it took years of experiments to figure out what was really going on. Much of her challenges had their root causes in her childhood and early adulthood.
Metabolix Health approach to Cellular Health and Mitochondria
We look at how your body is producing energy. Because your mitochondria—the energy engines inside your cells—are constantly responding to your internal and external environments.
And when that environment is disrupted, energy production slows, detoxification becomes inefficient, and cognitive function suffers. We will ask you to undertake a functional genomics analysis of your microbiome that helps us understand how your mitochondrial energy is affected by the keystone components of your microbiome. We may also do metabolomics testing to determine how your Kreb cycle and electron transport chain is producing ATP.
We start the journey by getting to know you. We will review the influence of your nervous system on cellular function. This encompasses a lot of different moving parts.
We will review your biological systems and health history to date. We don’t do physical examinations because we are not medical doctors, but we do call for several labs and if we review that there is need for specific diagnostics, we will ask you to work with your medical team to get the right work up. We aren’t shy about working with medical doctors who are willing to collaborate with us, we just don’t prescribe ourselves, and we do not diagnose, treat or cure any disease! If you are on prescription medications, we ask you to work with your medical team to adjust or eradicate these as your health improves. We work with you as an integrated whole which is clearly missing when you are fatigued and suffering from cognitive challenges. You may present with a medical diagnosis, and while we likely have experience in what may be involved in that diagnosis, we don’t work with any diseases, we work with YOU, your identity, your mind, your emotions and your physical body. If we assess that we aren’t a good fit for you, we will let you know. Health transformation is a collaborative partnership and involves a lot of effort both on our part and yours. If you are not willing to do the work and you are not coachable, then we may not be the right fit for you.
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Clare has shown me how important and life-changing functional medicine is. I came to her a year ago exhausted, discouraged, and STUCK. She was able to give me answers for why I felt the way I did and create a health plan curated specifically for me. It has not been without hard work and big changes in my lifestyle that is still continuing, but I wouldn’t trade back any of them for the way I’m feeling now.
Clare is a passionate supporter of women’s health and I highly recommend her services to anyone looking for answers!
Leah B.__________
I reached out to Clare in May 2021 hoping that she would help me discover what was causing my severe and years-long struggle with acne. I wish I had found her sooner! Clare led me into a whole new world of understanding my body, what’s going on in my gut, and what it needs in order to function well. I so appreciate how she shares her knowledge with compassion and genuine care. Clare has walked with me through every part of the journey, intentionally explaining what and why we’re doing what we’re doing. I’ve experienced healing in my gut, and my skin is healthier than it’s been in a long time through Clare’s help. I would recommend working with her to anyone who wants to feel healthy and well. She’s truly amazing!
Christy F._____________
I have known Clare for about 10 years. I have always been impressed with her knowledge in the natural health area.
I am 61 years old but over the last 5 years, I have not been able to lose weight and feel healthy. Even though I tried everything! Gym 5 days a week, Keto diet, other diets and tried to stay healthy with a hit and miss process. Of course, that never worked for long.
So, when I reached out to Clare for help. She was amazing! She put me on a program and gave lots of guidance throughout the whole process. After 2.5 months, I was able to lose 20 pounds and my energy level is back like I’m 40 again.
Beth S._________
I just wanted to leave a message about Clare. She saw my daughter last week who was having issues with her teeth and mouth (cavities). We had already been to the dentist many times. Clare takes a look at your whole health picture and then gives you an immediate solution to the symptoms and then a long-term solution to solve the underlying problem. Check out her website, MetabolixHealth.com. I am amazed by her skills, and I believe you will too. Thanks for your help, Clare!
Melissa T._____________
I learned of Clare Kelway, a functional medicine practitioner from a friend. Today, I am feeling so much better in a short period. I am experiencing sound sleep every night and I have energy. The one health issue that was concerning me is next thing to being gone and I am overjoyed. Her expertise is beyond words and her programs are so simple. She had me do a test that takes the guesswork out of the equation. If you are having health issues large or small, please google Metabolix Health and give them a try. I recommend her and her team. You will not be disappointed.
Rose M.___________
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