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maximizing Menopausal Healthcare options
About Us
Dr. Karen Parker ND, MSCP, ABAAHP, FAARFM is a triple board-certified functional medicine provider focusing on interventional hormonal healthcare for women during midlife. Her clinical work acknowledges the interplay of aging, stress and injury upon a woman's endocrine system, and understands the magnitude of these impacts upon a woman's life, including social + career + self-fulfillment opportunities.
Using her integrative medicine method professionally honed with hundreds of women, combined with lived experience of overcoming her own health adversities, Dr. Parker helps women at critical life transition points to transform their health challenges into sustainable sources of insight, potency and renewal. Women may find their way here when the intelligent holism of their concerns feels unseen and thus under-treated by the conventional medical paradigm and its existential limitations of 'disease management'. Others come in sensing vulnerability to social media, becoming reflexively overwhelmed by the array of health coaching, consumer products and DIY labs, and skeptically intrigued by the 'McMenopause' medical enterprise seeing women en masse. The women who find this practice have swum upstream to be seen in a boutique, one on one practice. Seekers in the postmodern healthcare landscape find sacred ground in a therapeutic relationship with a doctor who aims to see a woman for who she is and where she needs to direct her health. Together, they figure out how to get there, and embrace detours courageously and creatively.
Dr. Parker is a seasoned and nationally certified menopause provider by The Menopause Society (a designation noted as MSCP). She encourages all women seeking information about hormone replacement therapy to throughly research their doctor's training and experience in menopause as a medical specialization, particularly when seeking hybrid care with integrative medicine. Dr. Parker received her doctorate in naturopathic medicine from the Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine, during which time her clinical internship afforded the opportunity to treat a diverse population of women from many different cultures and ethnicities. She received clinical board certification in naturopathic medicine from the North American Board of Naturopathic Examiners, and is licensed to practice as a naturopathic physician by the Washington State Department of Health (a designation noted as ND). She is a postgraduate diplomate of anti-aging medicine, and is also board certified in integrative, metabolic & nutritional medicine through the Metabolic Medicine Institute, the American Academy of Antiaging and Regenerative Medicine. and the American Board of Anti-Aging Health Practitioners (a designation noted as ABAAHP). She later completed a fellowship in regenerative medicine, and then further refined her expertise by pursuing an advanced fellowship in Functional Medicine (FAARFM). She combines fellowship trainings to the ongoing advancements in endocrinology, gastroenterology, cardiology, neurology and cognition. Such training helps her provide a 'systems biology approach' to all aspects of patient care.
Dr. Parker is also the co-founder of Neurevolution Medicine PLLC, a multidisciplinary specialty clinic which distills evidence-based medicine as the means through which to integrate the disciplines of neuro-endocrinology, neurology, neuro-optometry, neuroradiology, neuropsychology, sleep medicine, behavioral health and cardiometabolic medicine. This clinic has evolved into a neuroendocrine specialty think tank under the direction of Dr Richard Batson, ND, MSc (Endocrinology) and a team of medical doctors and researchers.
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'Blooming' Throughout Your Lifespan
Dr. Karen Parker, ND, MSCP, ABAAHP, FAARFM
Dr. Karen Parker, ND, MSCP, ABAAHP, FAARFM
A woman's health undergoes profound shifts beginning at around age 35-50, often coinciding with what are generally regarded as her 'peak earning years'... Neuroscience data from University of Southern California has shown that 80% of peri-menopausal women experience transient states of hormonally influenced neurological dysfunction.
A woman's health undergoes profound shifts beginning at around age 35-50, often coinciding with what are generally regarded as her 'peak earning years'... Neuroscience data from University of Southern California has shown that 80% of peri-menopausal women experience transient states of hormonally influenced neurological dysfunction.
Women undergoing significant life stressors are at greater risk of experiencing
neurological changes.
Variegated symptoms of menopause include cognitive changes, elusive deep sleep, severe mood fluctuation, new-onset interpersonal challenges such as a divorce or break-up, decreased self-esteem and lowered stress resilience. While these are notable symptoms, other 'silent' disease states incrementally occur in women whose hormones are not nourishing their core vitality. A small sampling of common conditions includes insulin resistance, diabetes & cardiovascular disease, all of which predispose women to developing cognitive decline.
By intervening with targeted therapies, improved hormonal balance can help to protect against this whole-body tipping point, cultivating critical protection against neurodegenerative risks later while easing systemic stress now. Increasing energy and vitality well into one's golden years begins by planting seeds in your thirties and forties, and attentively nourishing the proverbial garden thereafter. Even women beyond menopause can benefit from some forms of novel therapies.
Dr. Karen Parker, ND, MSCP, ABAAHP, FAARFM
Dr. Karen Parker, ND, MSCP, ABAAHP, FAARFM
Dr. Karen Parker, ND, MSCP, ABAAHP, FAARFM
Dr. Karen Parker, ND, MSCP/NCMP, ABAAHP, FAARFM is a triple board-certified functional medicine provider with extensive clinical experience in hormonal healthcare. She provides a systems biology approach to medicine that addresses the interconnected nature of health, targets root causes of disease & optimizes wellness during midlife ch
Dr. Karen Parker, ND, MSCP/NCMP, ABAAHP, FAARFM is a triple board-certified functional medicine provider with extensive clinical experience in hormonal healthcare. She provides a systems biology approach to medicine that addresses the interconnected nature of health, targets root causes of disease & optimizes wellness during midlife change.
Dr. Parker received her doctorate in Naturopathic Medicine from the Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine, is board certified by North American Board of Naturopathic Examiners (NABNE) and is licensed to practice as a Naturopathic Physician by the Washington State Department of Health.
Dr. Parker is also a Nationally Certified Menopause Provider (MSCP/NCMP) by the North American Menopause Society, more recently known as The Menopause Society due to their international standing. She often sees patients seeking secondary and tertiary opinions regarding a hormonal healthcare regime prescribed by their doctor.
Dr. Parker achieved a diplomate of Anti-Aging Medicine as well as board certification in Integrative, Metabolic & Nutritional Medicine through the Metabolic Medicine Institute and the American Board of Anti-Aging Health Practitioners (ABAAHP). She holds a fellowship in Regenerative Medicine, and an advanced fellowship in Functional Medicine (FAARFM). Dr. Parker is also the co-founder of Neurevolution Medicine PLLC in Bellevue, Washington.
Her highest professional achievements come through impacting the lives of women who use their lives to make the world a better place.
Clinical Cognitive Health Initiatives
Clinical Cognitive Health Initiatives
Clinical Cognitive Health Initiatives
Our patients are given access to a peer-reviewed neurocognitive testing platform based on 300+ scientific brain functionality studies so that their unique brain function and related changes are objectively and repeatedly measured throughout the arc of their perimenopausal transition. Serial data collection is correlated with brain imaging
Our patients are given access to a peer-reviewed neurocognitive testing platform based on 300+ scientific brain functionality studies so that their unique brain function and related changes are objectively and repeatedly measured throughout the arc of their perimenopausal transition. Serial data collection is correlated with brain imaging studies and rigorous hormone lab work in the context of clinical symptoms. This system is empowering women with a feedback loop of monitoring and therapy that not only makes sense of their symptoms, but also provides a road map to further enhance their
precision medicine options.
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Clinical Cognitive Health Initiatives
Clinical Cognitive Health Initiatives
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Healthspan & Quality of Life
Healthspan & Quality of Life
Healthspan & Quality of Life
We use scientific advancements to question the dominant narrative about aging.
Dr. Parker specializes in the care of women and men ages 30+ as they begin to face hormonal imbalances. She treats an array of conditions associated with female aging. This includes conditions like mood and concentration changes, premenstrual exacerbation, migraines associayed with menses, decreased exercise performance and arthritic conditions.
She also works on adjunctive diagnosis & treatment of conditions indirectly impacted by hormones and gut health.
Neurodiversity in Menopause
Healthspan & Quality of Life
Healthspan & Quality of Life
"Reproductive Mental Health"
Women do not experience menopause uniformly.
Ergo, women in midlife benefit from care where the interplay of sex steroid hormones & neurodiversity is inherently meaningful, and which informs the process of healthcare itself...
Women are dynamic by design, and "reproductive psychiatry", in spite of the term, has profound implications for healthy women facing hormonal insufficiencies and imbalances.
Personalized Medicine
Healthspan & Quality of Life
Integrative Sexual Health
All About You
This clinic affirms the personal responsibility and self-efficacy of cultivating health and wellness goals specific to you.
Integrative & personalized medicine bridges the gaps between alternative and conventional care to insightfully understand your health and advance your healing. We consider your unique health goals, genetics, family history, nutrition, and other lifestyle factors. We also appreciate how medication, developmental narratives and stress have impacted you.
Integrative Sexual Health
Integrative Sexual Health
Integrative Sexual Health
Multi-faceted care for
- vaginal atrophy
- female arousal issues
- recurrent urinary tract infections
- incontinence
- vaginal dryness
- painful intercourse
Lean Strength Clinic
Integrative Sexual Health
Lean Strength Clinic
Body Positive
We are a safe space to address body composition concerns when & if you want to.
Weight struggles are taken seriously. Our approach prioritizes increasing muscle while improving metabolic, microbiomic, mitochondrial and nutritional factors.
Hormone & nutrient status, digestion, absorption & sleep are core components of care.
Holistic Beauty
Integrative Sexual Health
Lean Strength Clinic
The true You is the most beautiful you.
Hormonal care can play a supporting role in physical appearance. Both external qualities and internal radiance face uphill battles with aging.
We can address beauty concerns from the inside out -- without succumbing to impossible standards and toxic offerings.
Sleep Medicine
Root Cause Hair Regeneration
Because hormones play a critical role in the sleep and wake cycles, people in middle age are moving targets for sleep disorders, including:
- Waking with anxiety
- Frequent waking
- Difficulty falling asleep
- Waking to urinate frequently
Regaining restorative sleep is an essential first step towards healing myriad ailments.
Root Cause Hair Regeneration
Root Cause Hair Regeneration
Most hair loss is genetic and may undergo more rapid changes in peri-menopause and beyond.
We screen for important endocrine conditions which impact a diverse interplay of hormonal patterns that drive hair thinning at its root.
Determining the cause(s) of your unique hair loss guides your unique treatment plan and multifaceted recommendations.
Detox
Detox
Endocrine-disrupting chemicals are can be hidden culprits underlying some forms of illness, including some types of hormonal imbalance.
As part of our differential diagnosis for challenging cases, we use a functional medicine approach to consider the potential impact that environmental pollutants, heavy metals & mycotoxins may have on the etiologies of some forms of illness.
Neutralization, clearance & detoxification of these chemicals are imparted into an integrative treatment when toxins are uncovered as an obstacle to resolving chronic conditions.
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