Functional Wellness

Wellness Coaching

PhysioFit is excited to partner with April Blackford, FDN-P, to expand our whole-body approach to wellness through personalized nutrition and functional wellness coaching.

April specializes in digestive health, hormone balance, metabolic health, thyroid function, fatigue, inflammation, weight loss resistance, and longevity and healthy aging optimization using comprehensive assessments and functional testing to create personalized wellness plans.

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April Blackford

In-depth testing, expert care, and personalized treatment plans designed to optimize your health and performance.

3 steps

Here is what to expect

Step 1

FREE Discovery Call

 

A one-on-one 30-minute consultation with April to understand your health goals and determine the best path forward.

Step 2

Know Your Starting Point

 

Your personalized testing may include blood work, stool analysis, and hormone testing to uncover important insights into your metabolism, cardiovascular health, inflammation, digestive health, nutritional status, and hormonal function.

Step 3

Meet with April

 

A dedicated 60-minute consultation to review your baseline results, discuss your personalized action plan and the next steps toward achieving your health goals.

Frequently Asked Questions

PhysioFit partnered with April to provide a more complete approach to health by integrating movement, nutrition, lifestyle, and long-term wellness. While movement and rehabilitation are essential, we also recognize that metabolic, hormonal, and biochemical factors play a key role in how the body functions and heals.

This collaboration allows us to better support our community by addressing both the physical and internal drivers of health—helping patients achieve improved performance, better recovery, and more sustainable long-term results.

This program is designed for individuals who want to take a proactive approach to their health or who feel like something isn’t quite right—even if routine checkups haven’t provided clear answers.

If you’re experiencing digestive issues, low energy, hormone imbalances, difficulty managing your weight, poor sleep, brain fog, or simply don’t feel like you’re functioning at your best, this program can help uncover the underlying factors affecting your health.

It’s also ideal if you’ve tried different diets, supplements, or wellness programs without achieving lasting results. Rather than guessing, we use comprehensive assessments and personalized recommendations to help you better understand your body, identify areas for improvement, and create a clear plan to optimize your health.

A discovery call is a complimentary 15–30 minute conversation with a April to discuss your concerns, health goals, and what you’re hoping to achieve. She’ll answer your questions, explain our process, review which services or assessments may be appropriate, and help you decide on the best next step. No treatment is provided during the call, and there is no obligation to schedule an appointment.

April’s approach focuses on identifying and addressing the underlying factors that may be contributing to your health concerns rather than simply managing symptoms.

Using a personalized Functional Nutrition and Wellness Coaching model, she combines your health history, lifestyle, symptoms, and advanced laboratory testing to gain a more complete understanding of your health. This may help identify issues related to gut health, hormone balance, blood sugar regulation, thyroid function, chronic inflammation, nutrient deficiencies, and other factors that can influence how you feel.

Based on your results, you’ll receive a personalized action plan with practical recommendations designed to support your unique health goals. Her goal is to help you improve digestion, increase energy, optimize metabolism, reduce inflammation, support overall wellness, and empower you with a clear path toward better long-term health.

You don’t have to accept fatigue, digestive discomfort, brain fog, poor sleep, or feeling disconnected from your health as your new normal. With the right strategy and support, it’s possible to uncover the underlying causes, restore balance, improve how you feel day to day, and build lasting health from the inside out.

3 Targeted Testing Options for Your Health Goals

Metabolic Wellness

50+ biomarkers assessing blood sugar, insulin resistance, inflammation, cardiovascular risk, thyroid function, nutrient status, and overall metabolic health

Includes:

  • Comprehensive health history review
    • CBC 
    • CMP 
    • Lipid 
    • A1C 
    • Insulin 
    • hs-CRP 
    • TSH 
    • Free T4 
    • TSH+T4 
    • Free T3 
    • Thyroid Antibodies 
    • Ferritin 
    • Vitamin D 
  • 60-minute initial consultation
  • Personalized nutrition strategy
  • Blood sugar balancing plan
  • Exercise and recovery recommendations
  • Supplement recommendations
  • Written action plan

Gut Health Reset

Designed for bloating, constipation, diarrhea, reflux, IBS, food sensitivities, abdominal pain, skin issues, and chronic inflammation.

Includes:

  • Comprehensive symptom assessment
  • GI-MAP stool test
  • Detailed review of:
    • Gut bacteria
    • Opportunistic bacteria
    • Yeast and fungal markers
    • Parasites
    • H. pylori
    • Digestive function
    • Inflammation markers
    • Immune markers
    • Intestinal permeability markers
  • 60-minute Results & Recommendations visit
  • Customized nutrition plan
  • Food reintroduction strategy if needed
  • Personalized supplement protocol
  • Written protocol

Hormone Optimization

Designed for perimenopause, menopause, PMS, mood changes, fatigue, weight gain, low libido, hot flashes, and sleep disturbances.

Includes:

  • Comprehensive symptom review
  • DUTCH Hormone Test
  • Analysis of:
    • Estrogen
    • Progesterone
    • Testosterone
    • DHEA
    • Cortisol patterns
    • Cortisol metabolism
    • Estrogen metabolism
    • Organic acid markers
  • 60-minute Results & Recommendations visit
  • Nutrition recommendations
  • Stress and nervous system support plan
  • Sleep optimization plan
  • Supplement recommendations
  • Written protocol
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