Personalized Support for Hormones, Energy, Metabolism, and Overall Wellness

Hormones influence nearly every aspect of health, from energy and metabolism to sleep, mood, fertility, libido, and cognitive function. When hormones become imbalanced, symptoms can appear throughout the body and may be difficult to connect to a single cause.

At Peninsula Integrative Medicine, we take a root-cause approach to hormone health by evaluating the interconnected relationship between hormones, nutrition, stress, sleep, gut health, metabolism, and lifestyle factors.

Through advanced testing and personalized treatment plans, our providers help identify the factors contributing to hormone imbalance and develop individualized strategies to support optimal health, resilience, and long-term wellness.

What Is Natural Hormone Balancing?

Natural Hormone Balancing focuses on understanding and supporting the body’s hormone systems through personalized, integrative care. Rather than looking only at individual hormone levels, we evaluate the broader factors that influence hormone function, including:

• Nutrition and nutrient status
• Stress and nervous system regulation
• Sleep quality
• Gut health
• Metabolic health
• Environmental influences
• Lifestyle factors

Treatment plans may include:

• Personalized nutrition
• Targeted supplementation
• Botanical medicine
• Lifestyle optimization
• Stress management strategies
• Exercise and metabolic support
• Bioidentical hormone replacement therapy (BHRT) when clinically appropriate
• Advanced functional laboratory testing

Why Patients Seek Natural Hormone Balancing

Hormonal changes can affect both women and men at every stage of life. Many patients seek support when they experience symptoms that feel frustrating, unexpected, or difficult to explain. Common concerns include:

• Fatigue or low energy
• Weight gain or difficulty losing weight
• Low libido
• Mood changes, anxiety, or irritability
• Poor sleep
• Brain fog
• Changes in menstrual cycles
• PMS symptoms
• Hot flashes or menopause symptoms
• Hair thinning or skin changes
• Decreased exercise tolerance
• Changes in motivation or overall vitality

Conditions We Commonly Support

Our providers support patients with a variety of hormone-related concerns, including:

• Perimenopause and menopause symptoms
• PMS and PMDD
• Irregular menstrual cycles
• PCOS
• Fertility and preconception hormone support
• Thyroid dysfunction
• Low testosterone and age-related hormone changes
• Adrenal and stress-related hormone imbalance
• Insulin resistance and metabolic concerns
• Hormonal acne and skin changes
• Low libido
• Chronic fatigue related to hormone imbalance

Advanced Diagnostic Testing

A comprehensive evaluation helps identify the factors contributing to hormone imbalance and guides personalized treatment recommendations. Testing may include:

• Hormone Testing
  • Comprehensive hormone panels
  • DUTCH hormone testing
  • Estrogen and progesterone evaluation
  • Testosterone and androgen testing
  • DHEA evaluation

• Thyroid Testing
  • TSH
  • Free T3
  • Free T4
  • Thyroid antibodies when appropriate

• Metabolic Testing
  • Fasting glucose and insulin
  • Hemoglobin A1c
  • Lipid markers
  • Metabolic health evaluation

• Additional Functional Testing
  • Nutrient testing
  • Inflammatory markers
  • Cortisol and stress hormone evaluation
  • Cycle tracking and ovulation assessment

Personalized Treatment Plans

Every patient’s hormone journey is unique. Our providers create individualized care plans based on your symptoms, health history, laboratory findings, and goals. Recommendations may include:

• Nutrition and lifestyle strategies
• Hormone-supportive supplements
• Botanical therapies
• Blood sugar and metabolic optimization
• Stress and sleep support
• Exercise recommendations
• BHRT when appropriate
• Ongoing monitoring and adjustments

Our goal is to help patients feel better, understand their health, and create sustainable strategies for long-term wellness.

Which Provider Should I See for Natural Hormone Balancing?

Our providers have different areas of focus and can help guide you toward the best fit based on your health goals.

If you are experiencing perimenopause, menopause, or women’s hormone concerns:

• Dr. Meghan Kemnec, ND
  • Best fit for: Women seeking support for menstrual health, perimenopause, menopause, fertility, and hormone balance through a personalized, root-cause approach.
  • Dr. Kemnec focuses on understanding how hormones, nutrition, stress, and lifestyle factors influence overall wellness throughout every stage of a woman’s life

• Dr. Rebecca Green, ND
  • Best fit for: Women navigating complex hormone changes, perimenopause, menopause, metabolism concerns, and longevity-focused wellness.
  • Dr. Green takes a comprehensive approach that evaluates the connections between hormones, brain health, inflammation, nutrition, and lifestyle to help patients feel their best through every stage of transition

• Dr. Nicole McCarter, ND
  • Best fit for: Women experiencing hormone-related concerns including fatigue, mood changes, sleep disruption, weight changes, and metabolic challenges.
  • Dr. McCarter creates personalized treatment plans focused on restoring balance and supporting long-term health.

• Dr. Tediana Torrens, ND
  • Best fit for: Women seeking individualized support for hormone transitions, energy concerns, metabolism, mood, and overall wellness.
  • Dr. Torrens takes a whole-person approach to identifying the underlying factors affecting hormonal health and vitality.

• Dr. Rebecca Moragne, ND
  • Best fit for: Women seeking hormone and reproductive health support, including menstrual cycle concerns, PCOS, fertility optimization, and hormone balance throughout different life stages.
  • Dr. Moragne focuses on personalized care that supports reproductive wellness and whole-body health.

If you are seeking men’s hormone optimization or testosterone support:

• Dr. Tyler Wuthmann, ND
  • Best fit for: Men experiencing low energy, hormone changes, metabolic concerns, performance goals, or seeking proactive health optimization.
  • Dr. Tyler focuses on improving hormone balance through nutrition, lifestyle medicine, exercise strategies, and evidence-informed therapies.

• Dr. Nicole McCarter, ND
  • Best fit for: Men experiencing symptoms related to hormone imbalance, including fatigue, low libido, weight changes, mood concerns, and metabolic challenges.
  • Dr. McCarter uses a personalized, integrative approach to support hormone balance and overall wellness.

• Dr. Meghan Kemnec, ND
  • Best fit for: Men seeking support for hormone balance, thyroid health, metabolism, stress, and lifestyle-related contributors to low energy or other health concerns.
  • Dr. Kemnec takes a root-cause approach to understanding the factors influencing hormone health and vitality.

If you have complex symptoms or multiple health concerns:

• Dr. Rebecca Green, ND
  • Best fit for: Patients with complex hormone concerns, metabolic challenges, chronic symptoms, or multiple factors affecting overall health.
  • Dr. Green specializes in comprehensive evaluations that explore the connections between hormones, gut health, inflammation, nutrition, and lifestyle.

• Dr. Thalia Hale, ND
  • Best fit for: Patients with complex hormone-related symptoms, chronic illness, immune dysfunction, environmental factors, or multiple overlapping health concerns.
  • Dr. Thalia takes a systems-based approach to uncover contributing factors and develop individualized care plans.

• Dr. Michael McKee, ND, LAc
  • Best fit for: Patients with complex symptoms, inflammation, stress-related hormone concerns, and those seeking an integrative approach combining naturopathic medicine with acupuncture.
  • Dr. McKee focuses on supporting hormone balance, nervous system regulation, inflammation management, and overall resilience.

Not sure who is the right fit?

Our team is happy to help match you with the provider whose experience best aligns with your health goals. Contact our office and we can help guide you toward the right next step.

Call (650) 485-2758, Monday through Friday 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. or send us a message!