By Misty Cottrell, MC Wellness & Aesthetics
If you’re in your mid 30s, 40s, 50s – or beyond – you may have heard the phrase “your labs are normal.” Yet, you know something isn’t right. Fatigue, weight gain, brain fog, anxiety, hot flashes, or just not feeling like yourself… it can feel like your body is in chaos while you’re told everything looks fine.
As a board-certified family nurse practitioner through the American Association of Nurse Practitioners, I began my nursing career in 2000 and have spent the past five years as a primary care provider. While I loved caring for my patients in primary care, I saw firsthand how time constraints in traditional medicine made it difficult to truly address the deeper concerns of midlife – especially for women navigating perimenopause and menopause. Midlife can be incredibly challenging for so many reasons, and I have walked through those challenges myself. I know what it feels like to hear, “You’re healthy, your labs look great,” yet still wonder, “Then what’s wrong with me?”
That question became my driving force. At MC Wellness & Aesthetics, I understand because I’ve lived it, too. That’s why I’ve dedicated my practice to helping women (and men) thrive through every stage of midlife. I have devoted myself to advanced training in menopause care and recently sat for the rigorous certification exam through the North American Menopause Society (now The Menopause Society).
Today, you can get a hormone prescription at almost any med spa, and I am so glad to see more focus on perimenopause and menopause. But there is a difference. This isn’t just about aesthetics – it’s about restoring balance, energy, and confidence. From hormone optimization and personalized weight loss programs to aesthetics that help you look as good as you feel, every service I provide is designed with one goal: helping high-performing women (and men) feel amazing in midlife and beyond.
Midlife is a crucial time to address hormone balance and sexual issues – and that is the main reason I became a Menopause Society Certified Practitioner. Having acquired the very latest knowledge, expertise, and understanding on this topic, I am able to prioritize these often-overlooked years to provide specialized, evidence-based care that is personalized, empowering, and designed to help patients feel their very best.
My goal is to help women and men navigate changes in hormones, energy, weight, mood, sleep, and confidence, because these are some of the most important years of your life. Having experienced many of these changes myself, I know how transformative it is to have care that truly meets you where you are. You don’t have to settle for “normal.” You deserve to feel your best – body, mind, and metabolism.
MC Wellness & Aesthetics
102 S Campbell Station Road
Suite 26
Farragut, TN 37934
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