Filling in the Gaps™:
GLP-1’s through a Functional Medicine Lens
An advanced training for prescribing clinicians on optimizing GLP-1 therapy in perimenopausal women, integrating functional medicine strategies to minimize side effects, protect muscle and metabolism, and improve long-term outcomes.
I NEED THIS!
Are you a provider frustrated by how limited GLP-1s feel for your perimenopausal patients?
You’ve read the studies. You’ve seen the headlines. You’ve prescribed semaglutide, tirzepatide—maybe even tried microdosing.
And yes—your patients lose weight. But then…
They come back with nausea that won’t quit.
Constipation that’s tipping toward obstruction.
Hair shedding that scares them.
Fatigue that feels worse than before.
Or they plateau after a few months, still anxious, still bloated, still exhausted.
And you find yourself thinking:
➤ “Why isn’t this working the way it should?”
➤ “Why do my perimenopausal women seem to struggle more than others?”
➤ “What am I missing?”
Because deep down, you know:
➤ Weight loss doesn’t automatically equal health.
➤ GLP-1s alone can’t fix hormones, mitochondria, or gut function.
➤ Your patients deserve more than symptom management and dose escalation.
You’re not frustrated because you don’t care.
You’re frustrated because the system gave you the drug, but not the framework to manage side effects, preserve muscle, and support long-term outcomes.
That’s where this next-level course comes in.
Filling in the Gaps:
GLP-1's through a Functional Medicine Lens
Designed to equip you with the tools to layer functional medicine into GLP-1 use, so your patients aren’t just losing weight, they’re gaining energy, protecting muscle, and restoring metabolic resilience.
This isn’t a general hormone or weight-loss course.
It’s the clinical deep-dive you’ve been waiting for, focusing on how to minimize side effects, support gut health, and use microdosing strategies for sensitive midlife women.
REGISTER NOWThis Course is for Clinicians Who Want to:
✔️ Understand how GLP-1s interact with estrogen, progesterone, thyroid, cortisol, and immune regulation in perimenopausal women
✔️ Manage and minimize known side effects—pancreatitis, SBO, nausea, constipation, fatigue, muscle loss, and hair loss—through a functional medicine lens
✔️ Incorporate advanced metabolic labs (C-peptide, fasting insulin, HOMA-IR, HOMA %B, HOMA %S, TG:HDL ratio, adiponectin, leptin, NMR lipids) to personalize treatment beyond A1c and BMI
✔️ Recognize when autoimmune disease or MCAS complicates care, and layer in gut barrier repair, immune modulation, and cautious titration
✔️ Explore microdosing GLP-1s and flexible dosing approaches to improve tolerability, reduce side effects, and better support perimenopausal physiology
✔️ Protect muscle mass and mitochondria with evidence-based nutrition, protein prescriptions, creatine, and resistance training—even while patients are losing weight
✔️ Collaborate effectively with registered dietitians to provide patients with meal timing, macronutrient, and micronutrient strategies that reduce side effects and improve adherence
What This Course is Not
This is not a “how to write the prescription” course for GLP-1s. We won’t be teaching brand-specific dosing protocols or replacing FDA labeling or endocrine subspecialty training.
Instead, this course is about:
✔️ Understanding how GLP-1s interact with hormones, metabolism, and immune function in perimenopausal women
✔️ Learning to manage the whole patient, not just the scale or the blood sugar numberKnowing how to connect the dots between labs, symptoms, and physiology, and when side effects point to a deeper issue.
✔️ Exploring functional medicine strategies to mitigate complications and improve outcomes
✔️ Learning what to do when the “standard” GLP-1 playbook doesn’t work, and how to adapt with thoughtful clinical reasoning, root-cause evaluation, and personalized support
This course equips you with the frameworks, labs, and interventions that go beyond “just prescribing,” so you can practice safely, confidently, and effectively in complex, real-world cases.
COUNT ME INWhat You’ll Learn:
Module 1: The Case for GLP-1s in Perimenopause
Module 2: GLP-1 Mechanisms, Hormones & Immune Cross-Talk
Module 3: Gut Health & Side Effect Management
Module 4: Protecting Muscle, Energy & Metabolism
Module 5: Advanced Labs & Monitoring for Insulin Resistance
Module 6: Practical Integration — Cases, Pearls & Nutrition (Capstone)
This course gives you:
A functional medicine framework for supporting women on GLP-1s in perimenopause
Case-based, immediately applicable clinical pearls
Quick-reference toolkits (side effect management guide, lab panel template, microdosing pearls, dotphrases)
The confidence to say: “Yes, GLP-1s can help, and here’s how we’ll keep you safe, supported, and thriving.”
Testimonials
Who You’re Learning From:
Stacy Marie Ronquillo MSN, APRN, FNP-BC, AGACNP-BC, IFMCP, ABAAHP
Hi, I’m Stacy Marie Ronquillo—double board-certified Family & Acute Care Nurse Practitioner, certified by The Institute for Functional Medicine (IFM), former ER lifer turned functional medicine provider, and founder of Remedy Functional Medicine Clinic based in Portland, Oregon.
After nearly two decades in conventional medicine, I saw firsthand how often midlife women were dismissed, misdiagnosed, or put on medications that didn’t truly address their symptoms. I knew there had to be a better way.
Through my functional medicine practice, I help women navigate perimenopause and menopause by looking at the full picture—hormones, gut health, metabolism, and stress—all connected.
But more than that, I created this course to clear up the confusion surrounding functional medicine. It’s not just about supplements. It’s not only for the wealthy. And it doesn’t mean throwing out everything you learned in your conventional medicine training.
This course is for providers like you, curious, grounded in science, and tired of saying “everything looks fine” when you know it isn’t.
I’ll show you how functional medicine can be practical, accessible, and clinically impactful—without the overwhelm.
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To keep this experience interactive and clinically relevant, space is intentionally limited. This course is live, high-touch, and designed for providers who are ready to engage and ask questions.
