CASE STUDY

Case 1: Burnout Copy 1773688508836

Mark Newman, MS

and Jaclyn Smeaton, ND

| 03/16/2026

Case 1: Teresa, a 42-year-old Female with Burnout

Meet Teresa: Depressed, low exercise tolerance, joint pain everywhere, diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis, drinking to cope. Her cortisol is flat-lined, sex hormones tanked, and methylation is slow. This is stage 3 HPA axis dysfunction in real time — can we help get her energy and spirits up? 

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HPA Axis

Cortisol

Cortisol Awakening Response

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