Your labs are not fine.
Normal is not the same as optimal.
Root-cause functional nutrition for women 35+ who've been told everything looks normal, and know that it doesn't.
Standard panels do not always answer every question. Where appropriate, I can order non-diagnostic functional testing internationally and help you understand the patterns through a functional-nutrition lens, evaluated alongside your health history, symptoms, lifestyle, and existing medical care.
You need optimal.
Normal is the absence of a diagnosis. It is not the presence of health. Most women are told they're fine for years and years before anyone asks whether they feel it.
Your body isn't broken. You're not lazy, you're not imagining it, and you're not too young for this. It's asking for a different kind of attention.
Hollie Sears Wellness · The Optimal Edit
You're in the right place if…
Your body feels different and no one has explained why
Bloodwork came back normal. You know something is off.
You're 35+ and suspect your hormones are involved, but no one has connected the dots
Fatigue, sleep, mood, weight, bloating. Nobody has told you why.
You've seen multiple practitioners and still don't have a clear plan
You want to be treated as an individual, not handed a protocol
You're too young for that. Your labs are fine. It's just stress. It's just your age. It's just hormones.
You've heard them all. And you're still not better.
"She went through every single one of my tests with a fine-tooth comb and explained exactly what was happening in my body in a way no one else ever had. If you're struggling and feel unheard, she's the person you want in your corner."
Jo · Gut health & bloating
"I had suffered with anxiety, sleep disruption and digestive changes written off as perimenopausal for years. Getting my gut back on line has been a game changer. I now have capacity to deal with things without my body burning out."
Kate · Perimenopause
"Hollie was the first person who looked at everything holistically and made me feel heard. She helped me finally understand what was going on and gave me the confidence to advocate for myself at doctor appointments."
Tamara · Hormone health
Individual experiences vary. Client words are shared with permission.
The Optimal Edit
A high-touch, whole-woman program. Your hormones, gut, skin, and lab work reviewed together, not in separate silos. Optional non-diagnostic functional testing, available internationally where appropriate, with practitioner-led education on wellness patterns. A root-cause protocol built for your biology, delivered in phases as your body responds. Weekday messaging between sessions. Available in 6 or 12 months.
This is not a plan handed down from a template. Every protocol is built from your intake, your history, and your results. The work starts before your first call.
Two ways towork together
All programs are milestone-driven, timed to your progress and response, not the calendar.
Investment is shared after a short application. This makes sure we're genuinely the right fit before either of us commits.
6-Month Hormone Reset
3 milestone calls · 6 months What's included- Initial 75-minute deep-dive session
- 2 follow-up calls, 45 minutes each
- Comprehensive intake review before your first call
- Written protocol after every session
- Testing guidebook in your client portal
- Lab ordering guidance within your protocol
- In-portal messaging support, weekdays, 24 to 48 hour response
- The Optimal Edit, quarterly wellness publication (launching summer 2026)
12-Month Deep Restoration
5 milestone calls · 12 months What's included- Initial 75-minute deep-dive session
- 4 follow-up calls, 45 minutes each
- Comprehensive intake review before your first call
- Written protocol after every session
- Testing guidebook in your client portal
- Lab ordering guidance within your protocol
- In-portal messaging support, weekdays, 24 to 48 hour response
- Program roadmap at intake, showing your testing arc and phase structure
- The Optimal Edit, quarterly wellness publication (launching summer 2026)
GI-MAP · Humap Hormone · DUTCH · OAT · HTMA · Genetic Panels · Environmental Toxin · Mycotoxin · Functional Bloodwork
I spent twenty-five years being told I was fine.I wasn't.
It started when I got my first period at ten. By my early teens something was already wrong, and for the next twenty-five years I was told, again and again, that everything looked normal. I didn't understand what was actually happening in my body until I was thirty-eight.
Chronic acne that cleared only when I found the specific foods my immune system had been reacting to for years. Gut dysfunction that ran alongside it for decades. Period pain I managed with strong anti-inflammatories until I learned it had a name. An ADHD diagnosis at 39 that reframed my entire history. Perimenopause before 44 that I identified myself, because nobody else was looking.
I'm a Certified Functional Nutrition Practitioner (CFNP) working virtually with women across Canada, the US, the UK, and the Gulf. I can order labs internationally. Based in Nova Scotia, Canada, with 15 years of international experience, including a decade based in the Middle East.
I'm not here to give you a protocol and send you on your way. I'm here to find the real reasons you feel the way you do, and build something you can actually live with. It's the map I built by being the patient first.
Board CertifiedFunctional Nutrition Practitioner
CAHN-Pro #CFNP10074
Everything in moderation.
Including moderation.
No fourteen-day cleanses. No food rules you'll abandon by Thursday. No shame, ever. Just the real reasons you feel the way you do, and a plan that fits the life you actually have.
Serious science. Zero shame.
Hollie Sears Wellness · The Optimal EditThis isn'tfor everyone.
It's for the woman who's done being told she's fine. Answer a few honest questions about where you are. If we're a fit, you'll go straight to program details and booking. If we're not, I'll tell you that too.
A short application · Not everyone is the right fit · That's the point Apply to work together