Denver, CO — Marissa will never forget that moment.
She walked into her mother's bedroom and found Debbie standing in front of her closet, tears streaming down her face.
Nothing fit anymore.
The confident, vibrant woman Marissa had known her entire life was slowly disappearing.
"I watched my mom try everything," Marissa recalls. "She cut calories. She did HIIT workouts that left her exhausted. She tried every diet trending on social media. Nothing worked. The weight just kept piling on."
When Debbie finally saw her doctor about the weight gain, hot flashes, and crushing fatigue, his response was: "It's just menopause."
"I was furious," says Marissa, who holds a degree in naturopathic medicine. "Every woman goes through menopause, but we're just supposed to suffer in silence?"