Tired of Feeling Like This Is Just Part of Getting Older?
Start with your gut. Build habits that support your whole body.
If you’re over 40 and struggling with digestive issues, inflammation, low energy, chronic pain, or metabolic changes, you don’t have to change everything at once. Start with practical habits that support your gut and help you build a healthier foundation.
Welcome to Energy Wellness
A Practical, Gut-First Approach to Wellness After 40
My focus is on helping men and women over 40 improve their gut health, reduce inflammation, increase energy, support a healthy metabolism, and build healthier habits that last. I believe small, consistent changes build better health in the long run.
My approach begins with building a strong foundation using many of the habits that helped me create better health for myself. These everyday foundations include food, digestion, movement, sleep, stress, and targeted nutritional support when needed. I don’t believe in extreme diets or overwhelming you with a plan.
All you need is the next right step for where you are today.
Small changes may seem simple, but together they can make a difference in how you feel.
You may even notice that the symptoms you’ve been told to live with can begin to shift.
The Healthy Habits Challenge
Your First Step to Lasting Wellness
The Healthy Habits Challenge walks you through eight foundational habits that support gut health, energy, metabolism, emotional well-being, and healthy aging.
These are practical changes you can introduce gradually into your daily life without extreme diets or plans.
Isn’t it time to stop guessing and stop starting over?
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“This book gave me hope and an easy-to-follow path when nothing else worked. I lost that weight and regained my energy.” – Barry
Is Tthis Book Right for You?
This book is for you if:
- Your energy, weight, digestion, and mood don’t feel like they used to.
- You’re tired of extreme diets, restrictive programs, or starting over.
- You’re over 40 and dealing with chronic pain and inflammation, or fatigue.
- You’ve been through the medical system and still don’t have real answers.
- You want a simple, realistic place to begin that works with your body, not against it.
Most wellness programs focus on willpower, restriction, or chasing symptoms.
The Healthy Habits Challenge is different. It focuses on supporting your gut health, nervous system, metabolism, and overall well-being, one step at a time, so your body can begin to respond naturally.
Choose the Support That Fits You
Want to understand the foundations?
The Healthy Habits Challenge — $12.99
Start with eight practical habits that support your gut, energy, sleep, metabolism, stress, and overall health.
Want a short, focused action plan?
5-Day Sugar Detox — $17
Reduce added sugar, understand your cravings, and begin supporting steadier energy, gut health, and blood sugar balance.
Ready for deeper change?
Clean Eating Kickstart — $97
A six-week gut-first program focused on clean eating, inflammatory balance, digestion, energy, sleep, weight, and metabolic health.
Need a personalized approach?
Work One-on-One With Mara
Gut and Glow
Get 13 weeks of personalized wellness education, guidance, accountability, and support based on your needs, goals, and lifestyle.
Targeted Natural Support
Healthy habits are the foundation of overall wellness, but carefully selected supplements and wellness products may provide additional support when needed. Take a look at my recommended nutritional, herbal, digestive, metabolic, and everyday wellness products, or take the Brilliant Body Health Assessment to help you identify areas where you may benefit from additional support.
Why I Focus on Gut Health First
My approach starts with the gut because it influences nearly every major system in the body.
When something feels off with your energy, metabolism, inflammation, mood, or digestion, your gut is often at the root.
Both modern research and traditional systems like Traditional Chinese Medicine and Ayurveda recognize the gut as a central foundation of health.
It Impacts:
- Digestion and Nutrient Absorption
- Immune Function
- Energy levels
- Metabolism
- Pain Perception
- Inflammatory Response
- Hormones
- Mood
When you support the gut, you support the whole body by giving your body the foundation it needs to rebalance and rebuild naturally. I believe that is what your body needs to begin to heal.
That’s why I always start here.
Meet Mara Gerke, CNHP
Health Coach • Gut Health Nutrition Specialist • Herbalist • Aromatherapist
I understand how you feel. I lived it.
I struggled with chronic pain, inflammation, and fatigue, and all the overwhelming symptoms of RSD/CRPS.
In 2005, everything changed. Instead of chasing the symptoms, I began rebuilding my health. I started by improving my gut health, supporting my nervous system, and making simple but consistent lifestyle changes.
Little by little, everything began to shift.
I went from feeling afraid to feeling confident and in control. I was able to get back to doing the things I love.
Today, I combine my personal experience with my professional education and training to help people over 40 do the same by supporting their bodies in a practical way that actually makes sense.
So they can:
- Support digestion and gut function
- Better manage chronic pain and inflammation
- Support healthy blood sugar levels and metabolism
- Boost energy and feel more like themselves again.
Where you are right now is not the end of your story.
Over 20 Years of Experience
With over 20 years of experience in natural wellness, I help men and women over 40 take a practical, natural, and sustainable approach to improving their overall wellness and creating an environment that supports healing.
You don’t have to figure this out on your own. Through my educational resources, programs, and personalized coaching, you can choose the level of guidance and support that fits your needs. If you aren’t sure where to begin, contact me, and we’ll identify your next step.
Learn More About Natural Wellness After 40
If you’re not sure where to start, begin by learning how your body works and what may be contributing to your symptoms.
Gut Health
Learn how digestion and the microbiome affect your energy, inflammation, pain, and overall health.
Healthy Habits
Discover realistic daily habits for nutrition, movement, sleep, stress, and healthy aging.
Metabolic Health
Learn practical ways to support healthy blood sugar, energy, weight, and metabolism after 40.
Chronic Pain
Explore connections between nutrition, gut health, nervous system, inflammation, & pain.
Real People Real Results
Matt
“Less inflammation, more energy. I lost 11 pounds, my digestion improved, and my sinus issues decreased.”
Lisa P
“Down 14 pounds and 16 inches during the 90-Day Program — and built habits I can maintain.”
Dee
“After just four weeks I had more energy and lost 6 pounds — without going hungry.”
Miranda
“Mara gets to the root, not the symptoms. I trust her with my health completely.”
Anne-Therese
“Because of Mara’s guidance, I’m in remission from CRPS.”
Rebecca
“Mara gave me hope when I had none. Her support helped me manage my CRPS naturally.”
Individual experiences are shared for informational purposes. Results vary, and no specific outcome is guaranteed.
Your Story Doesn’t Have to Stay the Same
Matt, Lisa, Dee, Miranda, Anne-Therese, and Rebecca all started exactly where you are right now. The difference? They took one small step—and everything started to change.
Start with simple, natural steps that support better health and work with your body, not against it.
Featured In
Mara joined Kevin and Brichelle on Positive Talk Radio for a full hour discussing gut health, chronic inflammation, CRPS, and the healthy habits that helped her go from 11 years of chronic pain to living pain-free.