The Sadie Kaufman Method was born out of my own personal health challenge and experience as a frustrated patient. Starting as a teenager and into my 20s I struggled with a confusing array of symptoms that confounded doctors.  I had a delayed and very irregular period, falling hair and unstable energy.  As my health problems escalated, Doctors had few answers, often dismissing my symptoms  as emotional and “stress related.”  Since I was thin and young, I didn’t fit the profile of someone struggling with chronic disease and many doctors didn’t investigate further. 

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Finally, at 25, I found an Endocrinologist who ran a full metabolic blood panel. The results were shocking, revealing severe metabolic disorder, including pre-diabetes and Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS).  The doctor recommended a long list of pharmaceutical medications from Statin drugs for high cholesterol and triglycerides to Metformin for my surging insulin levels. He was amazed that though I looked like a normal, healthy young woman, I had a metabolic profile of an elderly, sick person.  

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The strangest thing about being diagnosed with metabolic disorder in my 20s  is that I was raised vegan by very health conscious parents.  I always thought that would make me healthier than the average person, not sicker!

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To unravel the mystery of my own health crisis, I was forced to take a close look at my diet. This quest for clarity led me on a path that would ultimately change the course of my health and my life. Through years of intensive research I learned that each person’s metabolism is unique.  There is no one perfect diet.  Each of us must eat to balance our own body chemistry.  I am particularly sensitive to sugar and fructose so my grain and sugar-heavy vegan diet was bound to put me on the fast track to metabolic imbalance. 

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As I experimented with my diet, I learned that there was foolproof guidance to ensure I was on track—basic blood and urine tests.

 

While doctors often glance at these tests to see if levels are “normal", a deeper investigation revealed that these tests can reveal a world of detail about how our unique state of metabolic efficiency or dysfunction.  And once we know where we are—we can start to heal.

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We can’t lie to our bodies and our bodies will never lie to us.  

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Now in my 40s I am metabolically younger, according to my latest blood tests, than I was in my teens and 20s! Realizing the power of food to transform my own health, I became passionate to help others. 

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For nearly 20 years I have been sharing my unique nutritional method, ensuring that others do not have to feel powerless in the face of confusing symptoms or a scary diagnosis. The Sadie Kaufman Method helps clients take responsibility for their own health and heal from the root cause.