aboutME
Greetings! I'm Michaela Rosenfeld and I can proudly say that I have probably been through everything you're going through, or at least researched it pretty well!
You need solutions for your health challenges; those that work for both you and your family.
After practicing complementary and conventional medicine for 26 years... I am confident that I can help alter your lifestyle for the better.
I'm a Health Coach, Medical Researcher, Patient Advocate, and Hormone Balance Specialist.
AND FOR THE RECORD... I'M 46 THIS MONTH!
I know it's VERY overwhelming to make changes surrounding weight management, chronic stress, anxiety, depression, menopausal symptoms, exhaustion and so much more. I've simplified this for my patients with comprehensive, and customized programs for women and their families. My background, and respect for Eastern and Western medicine, are some of my greatest assets to my patients.
These days we are all needing both sides of the health conversation, to get clear answers and solutions.
Join me on this journey of self-renewal and improvement for the benefit of our own lifestyles.
My passion is to bring the latest scientific research, and debunk the myths we hold about our bodies and their amazing functions!
I'm a board-certified, licensed DOM (Doctor of Oriental Medicine) and hold a certificate in Functional Medicine. Currently, I work as a Health Coach and Medical Advocate striving to get my patients through every step of their process. Yes... I went to university for 9 years, studying biological sciences, but more importantly... I never stopped researching and staying up to date with the latest data in health and wellness! I've created programs that my patients actually succeed in. The fads and myths change, but our metabolism doesn't lie!
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As for my formal education... I attended Virginia Polytechnic for undergrad in '93 and designed an interdisciplinary studies degree, as preparation for graduate school, in complementary and alternative medicine. I was certified in Shiatsu (Japanese Acupressure Therapy) 26 years ago, and it furthered my quest for real science. I have always had a passion for understanding both Eastern and Western medicine, and thus, I participated in a nursing program for a couple of years as well. In my first internship, I realized that I would be much better serving on the other side of the bridge, in complementary and alternative medicine. For graduate school, I attended Maryland University of Integrative Health, formerly TAI, which was the first fully accredited College of Oriental Medicine in the states. The school was opened in 1975, in Columbia, Maryland; the year and place I was born! (It was certainly meant to be )
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My journey in Hormone Reset medicine began in undergrad, researching menopause, synthetic hormone therapy, and BHRT (Bioidentical Hormone Replacement Therapy). That was in 1999 before the Women’s Health Initiative was completed, and the conversation was hardly in the public media. My mom was perimenopausal and I was looking for other alternatives for her transition. Fast forward to private practice as a licensed acupuncturist and herbalist in Baltimore... I began treating many patients who had been on synthetic hormone therapy (or not) and developed female cancers. I was honored that my contact had been passed along by many nurses at the infusion clinics serving mostly patients from Johns Hopkins. It was during this time that I gained a more global approach for optimizing treatment success with those very challenging conventional treatments. I continue to support patients in this journey towards optimal health with nutritional guidance, medical advocacy, and partnerships with family doctors. I consistently help my patients gain clarity about what's really getting in their way... and help to remove those obstacles. There's a solution to this health dilemma we're facing, and it's always individualized.
Individual and family health is impacted by these hormonal fluctuations every moment, and we have the resources to balance and harmonize in more ways than ever before! My commitment is to keep this conversation going, and treatment modalities high quality!
