Functional nutrition for women's hormones

Told your labs are "normal" — but you don't feel normal?

I help women with PCOS, perimenopause, post-pill chaos, and fertility struggles find the real reason — through full lab interpretation, personalized nutrition, and root-cause protocols. I also work with gut health, thyroid imbalances, and iron deficiency, since hormones rarely act alone.

Viktoriia Tikidzhieva, MS · MD (Russia) · Former OB-GYN surgeon · Practicing as a Functional Nutritionist

Viktoriia

Sound familiar?

You're doing "all the right things" — but your body isn't listening.

PMS that ruins your week, every month
Painful, heavy, or missing periods
"Normal" labs — but you still feel awful
Bloating, fatigue, mood swings, cravings
Post-pill chaos: no cycle, acne, low libido
Perimenopause hitting harder than anyone warned you
Diagnosed with PCOS, fibroids, or endo — then left to figure it out alone
Trying to get pregnant — and not getting answers
Chronic bloating, diarrhea, or gut issues no one can explain
Exhausted all the time — iron deficiency anemia or low iron levels on your labs
Thyroid numbers that are "in range" but you still feel off

Real clients · Real labs

The labs don't lie. Here's what changes.

Every client's plan starts and ends with data. These are real results from real women (shared with permission, names changed).

Case 01 · Premature ovarian failure after cancer treatment

"V., 30"

Came in with: Menopause-level hormones at age 30 — the result of thyroid cancer treatment (thyroidectomy + radioactive iodine) that triggered ovarian failure and required ovarian surgery. Every doctor treated one piece — thyroid, ovaries, menopause symptoms — but no one connected the dots. Some treatments even worked against each other.

Estradiol29 → 57 pg/mL
FSH36.7 → 14.95
LH50.2 → 12.45
Prolactin185 → 11.4
beforeafter ~2 years

What we did: Root-cause work starting with the gut — within months, hot flashes stopped and sleep returned, before we'd even touched hormones directly. Nearly two years of connected, whole-body protocol work followed.

"Every doctor fixed one thing. No one connected the dots — until we did."

Result: Her own menstrual cycle returned. Hormone markers improved enough to move forward with IVF retrieval — 3 embryos created. She's now preparing for embryo transfer.

Case 02 · 7 years of chronic diarrhea + perimenopause

"S., 48"

Came in with: Nearly 7 years of loose stool and diarrhea after almost anything she ate — worse since her gallbladder removal. Alongside it: the perimenopause transition, stubborn weight gain, bloating, and mood swings.

[Marker, e.g. Morning cortisol][before] → [after]
[Marker 2, e.g. Ferritin][before] → [after]
beforeafter 5 weeks

What we did: Gut-focused root-cause protocol alongside hormone support for the perimenopause transition.

Result after just 1 month: Diarrhea resolved. Lost 10 lbs. Less neuropathy, better memory. Noticeably calmer. Still working through: occasional stomach sensitivity, bloating, and cravings.

"I lost ten pounds, less neuropathy, better memory, no more diarrhea... I noticed I'm a lot more calm too. I don't yell at my husband anymore — everything he says just goes right through me. It's no big deal."
Case 03 · Unexplained rash & histamine sensitivity

"E., 32"

Came in with: A history of miscarriages while trying to conceive again. During intake, a detailed questionnaire uncovered an unrecognized histamine sensitivity — later confirmed by testing. She'd seen multiple specialists and tried medication for a chronic rash, without success.

[Marker][before] → [after]
[Marker 2][before] → [after]
beforeafter 4 weeks

What we did: Identified her specific food triggers and built a targeted antihistamine protocol eliminating them.

Result: Rash resolved within 1 month — confirmed still gone at the 3-month check-in. She's since moved forward working exclusively with her IVF specialist.

"I still don't have any reactions, like a rash on my body, what I used to have."

The Hormone Reboot Method

How we find what everyone else missed

STEP 01

Test & Assess

We go beyond "normal" labs — full blood panel and DUTCH testing at practitioner pricing, plus your cycle history, stress load, and nutrient gaps.

STEP 02

Nourish & Support

You get a written, personalized protocol: nutrition, targeted supplements, and lifestyle changes — with the functional reasoning behind every recommendation.

STEP 03

Rebalance & Thrive

We re-test, track your markers, and adjust — so your body moves from survival mode to predictable cycles, steady energy, and balance you can keep.

Work with me

Start where you are.

Three steps, one path: understand your hormones, get your protocol, rebalance for good. Virtual sessions — join from anywhere, in English or Russian.

Start here · Free

5-Day Cortisol Reset

$0 · instant download
  • 5 days of small, doable protocol steps
  • The breakfast that fixes the 4pm crash
  • The 3am wake-up fix
  • Which labs are actually worth running
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First session

Wake Up Hormones

$149 · 45 min, 1:1
  • Deep symptom questionnaire, decoded together
  • Your hormonal imbalance type identified
  • Review of any labs you already have
  • Clear next steps — including which tests to run
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Signature program

Nourish Me

$349 · full labs + protocol
  • Full blood panel interpretation (labs ordered at practitioner pricing)
  • Optional DUTCH Complete hormone test add-on
  • Written personalized protocol: nutrition, supplements, lifestyle
  • 1-week menu with grocery list
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For comparison: a single visit at a functional medicine clinic typically runs $400–600 per hour — often without a written protocol. Nourish Me includes full lab interpretation, your complete written plan, and a follow-up.

Viktoriia

Why I left the operating room

I was the doctor. I was also the patient the system couldn't fix.

Diagnosed with PCOS at 16, I was given one answer: birth control. I took it through medical school, through 7 years as an OB-GYN surgeon — while prescribing the same answer to my own patients, because that's all we were taught.

When I finally came off the pill, my body fell apart. Surgery followed. My cycle still didn't return. That's when I stopped asking "what pill?" and started asking "why?"

One year of functional nutrition — food, labs, root causes. My cycle came back on its own. Then three children the doctors said might never happen.

"If the system doesn't change, the outcome doesn't change. So I changed the system."

★ ★ ★ ★ ★
"Even after 15 years as a nutrition coach, I needed help interpreting my blood work — and Viktoriia was incredible. Her background as both a medical doctor and functional nutritionist helped me finally see the full picture."
— Alina Z., Nutrition Coach (15+ years experience)

Your symptoms aren't in your head. Your labs don't tell the full story.

Start free with the 5-Day Cortisol Reset, or book a session and get real clarity on what's going on with your hormones.