BioSymmetry Wilmington

🍂 **FALL REFRESH IS HERE!** 🍂

A new season is the perfect time to refresh your skin and restore that healthy glow. ✨

For a limited time, enjoy **10% OFF** a Pixel- 8 Radio Frequency treatment

Biosymmetry Wilmington/ Leland also offers Microneedling, IPL, laser hair removal and erbium laser treatments.

Not sure which treatment is right for you? We’ll help you create a plan based on your skin and your goals.

🍁 **Call Biosymmetry today to schedule your FREE consultation with one of our Nurse Practitioners!**

**New season. Fresh skin. Renewed confidence.** ✨

Limited time only- September and October

We are so excited to introduce you to Conner, our Patient Liaison, who will be working in our Leland office:

Hi! I’m Conner, a wife, mom of two young boys, and someone who genuinely loves people and building meaningful relationships. My family is my world, and most of my free time revolves around watching my boys play sports, making memories together, and enjoying the organized chaos that comes with raising two active boys!

Professionally, I have a background in office operations and patient experience, and I’m passionate about creating an environment where both patients and coworkers feel welcomed, valued, and taken care of. I’m a natural problem-solver, love learning new things, and am always looking for ways to make things run more efficiently.

Outside of work, you’ll usually find me at a baseball, soccer, or football field cheering on my boys—or at the beach soaking up the sun and enjoying time with my family. I love home projects, decorating, spending time with family and friends, and, of course, a good vacation trip when I can sneak one in!

I’m someone who works hard, cares deeply, and tries to bring a positive attitude wherever I go. I’m excited for this next chapter and all the opportunities to learn, grow, and make a difference along the way!

Cortisol often gets a bad reputation, but the truth is—we need it. 💪

Cortisol is an essential hormone produced by the adrenal glands. It plays an important role in our stress response, blood sugar regulation, metabolism, inflammation, blood pressure, energy availability, and our natural sleep-wake cycle.

Cortisol works alongside hormones such as adrenaline to make energy readily available so your body can respond to a perceived threat.

Cortisol is generally lower during the first half of the night and begins rising in the early morning hours. As evening approaches, cortisol should gradually decline again, allowing the body to transition toward rest and sleep. 😴

Elevated or poorly timed cortisol may contribute to:

🔥Difficulty falling or staying a sleep
🔥Feeling tired but “wired”
🔥Increased appetite and cravings
🔥Greater desire for highly palatable, sugary foods
🔥Irritability, anxiety, or changes in mood
🔥Difficulty recovering from exercise
🔥Changes in blood sugar regulation
🔥Loss of muscle when combined with inadequate nutrition or excessive physical stress
🔥Increased abdominal fat accumulation in some people

One of the biggest connections is between cortisol and sleep.

Normally, cortisol should be relatively low at night while hormones involved in sleep and physical recovery follow their own nighttime rhythms.

You may feel more tired, less motivated to exercise, and more interested in quick-energy foods if you have a poor night of sleep.

Chronic stress can also influence appetite.

Stress → cravings → highly processed foods → energy fluctuations → fatigue → more cravings.

✅Prioritize consistent, high-quality sleep. Reduce highly processed foods and sugar. Eat adequate protein, fiber, healthy fats, fruits, and vegetables.

✅Exercise regularly—but remember that more exercise isn't always better. Recovery matters too.

✅Limit excessive caffeine, particularly later in the day.

✅Spend time outside. Walk. Get morning light. Put the phone down periodically. Practice breathing exercises, meditation, yoga, prayer, or whatever genuinely helps your nervous system shift out of constant “go mode.”

THE PERFECT DERMA™ PEEL is a medium-depth, medical-grade chemical peel that is safe and effective for All Skin Types & Ethnicities. THE PERFECT DERMA™ PEEL'S exclusive formulation provides superior results for aging skin, blemish-prone skin, hyperpigmentation, and other common skin concerns. 🌈

The application process is virtually painless and takes approximately 15 minutes. There is little downtime, with visible peeling that normally lasts two to four days.

Reveal visibly younger, healthier-looking skin in as little as one week. 🥰

THE PERFECT DERMA™ PEEL is the ONLY peel on the market that contains the master antioxidant Glutathione. Glutathione is a well-known antioxidant naturally produced by the human body, though production diminishes with age and exposure to environmental stress. Glutathione works to help brighten and promote a more radiant appearance.

BENEFITS
✅Transforms skin's overall clarity, tone, and texture for a visibly healthier, more radiant appearance
✅Evens skin tone by diminishing the appearance of dark spots, hyperpigmentation, and sun damage for a brighter complexion
✅Targets blemish-prone skin, revealing a clearer, more refined complexion
✅Diminishes fine lines and wrinkles for a more even, youthful appearance
✅Minimizes the appearance of pores, revealing visibly smoother skin

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This really says it all. 🌿

The future of medicine can’t just be about treating disease after it develops. We also have to ask a more important question:

What can we do today to prevent it?

So many of the conditions affecting our quality of life are influenced by the choices we make every day—how we eat, move, sleep, manage stress, maintain muscle, and care for our metabolic health.

Medication absolutely has its place. But lasting health often requires something more: changing the behaviors that contributed to poor health in the first place.

At Biosymmetry Wilmington/ Leland, our philosophy has always been about looking at the whole person—not simply treating a number on a lab report or managing symptoms.

✨ Optimize hormones
✨ Improve metabolic health
✨ Prioritize nutrition and movement
✨ Protect muscle and bone
✨ Improve sleep and recovery
✨ Focus on prevention, not just treatment

The goal isn’t simply to live longer.

It’s to stay strong, healthy, independent, and LIFE OPTIMIZED while we’re doing it. 💚

This really says it all. 🌿

The future of medicine can’t just be about treating disease after it develops. We also have to ask a more important question:

What can we do today to prevent it?

So many of the conditions affecting our quality of life are influenced by the choices we make every day—how we eat, move, sleep, manage stress, maintain muscle, and care for our metabolic health.

Medication absolutely has its place. But lasting health often requires something more: changing the behaviors that contributed to poor health in the first place.

At Biosymmetry Wilmington/ Leland, our philosophy has always been about looking at the whole person—not simply treating a number on a lab report or managing symptoms.

✨ Optimize hormones
✨ Improve metabolic health
✨ Prioritize nutrition and movement
✨ Protect muscle and bone
✨ Improve sleep and recovery
✨ Focus on prevention, not just treatment

The goal isn’t simply to live longer.

It’s to stay strong, healthy, independent, and LIFE OPTIMIZED while we’re doing it. 💚

The HRT conversation is changing and women deserve the full story

The HRT conversation is changing and women deserve the full story