Case Study
From years of adult acne, daily bloating, and anxiety to calmer skin, a calmer body, and finally understanding her root cause.
“When you start to heal internally, not only is your acne going to start clearing up, but your mind is going to be so much healthier. My anxiety has gone from waking up anxious 4 out of 7 days a week to, I can't tell you the last time I've had a full few days of anxiety.” Alexi McKinley, age 30
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BEFORE
AFTERs
6 month progress picture
The Struggle
- Acne since her early teens, on and off through high school and college, that progressively got worse in adulthood.
- Her skin improved during pregnancy, but the acne always came back.
- Daily bloating no matter what she ate, plus anxiety and mood changes.
- Sensed a gut connection and knew stress was a huge factor, but had no idea what it meant for her or how to support her stress resilience realistically and sustainably.
The Strategy
- Completed the right labs to identify her cellular root causes and understand exactly why her skin and body were so inflamed.
- Found she was in active stress that was impacting her minerals, her inflammation, her gut health, and her ability to absorb key skin nutrients.
- Discovered the details on how her gut was impacting her skin, and implemented a phase of her plan to target it in the right way, after other phases were completed first.
- Addressed iron recycling and cellular thyroid health, all leading to blood sugar irregularities and high testosterone.
The Result
- Within 3 months, inflammation dropped dramatically, not just in her skin but throughout her entire body.
- Significant skin progress by month 6, and even more by month 12.
- Less puffiness in her face and less overall feeling of being inflamed.
- Better moods and noticeably less anxious.
- Finally understands her root causes and what her body actually needs, with more gut and iodine work still ahead.