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
Natural Health and Gut Wellness After 40
My focus is on helping men and women over 40 support better gut health, energy, and metabolism, manage pain and inflammation, and improve overall wellness using a practical, natural approach.
As a Certified Natural Health Professional, Gut Health Nutrition Specialist, Herbalist, and Aromatherapist, my focus is on combining natural health education with the everyday habits that helped me rebuild my own health.
My approach starts with the gut and builds from there. Our focus is on food, digestion, movement, sleep, stress support, herbs, aromatherapy, and targeted nutritional support when needed.
It’s not about having to follow an extreme diet or to change everything at once.
You just need the next right step for where you are today.
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 eight habits bring together the foundations of natural wellness, including hydration, nourishing food, movement, gut health, nutritional support, reducing everyday toxins, emotional wellness, and faith and hope.
These changes are introduced gradually into your daily life without extreme diets or overwhelming plans.
Isn’t it time to stop guessing and stop starting over?
Also available on Kindle – $9.99
“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 This 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.
The Healthy Habits Challenge utilizes a different approach. Instead of focusing on one symptom, diet, or a quick fix, it helps you build a stronger foundation for overall wellness.
You’ll learn easy-to-implement lifestyle habits that support your gut health, nervous system, metabolism, energy, and overall well-being, one step at a time.
Choose the Support That Fits You
There isn’t one right way to begin creating a healthier you. That is why I’ve created different levels of education and support so you can start with what makes sense for you.
Whether you want to learn and build on the foundations, focus on one area, follow a structured program, or work with me personally, each option is built around the same natural, gut-first approach to better health after 40.
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.
Struggling With Gut Issues?
30-Day Gut Reset – $47
A step-by-step, gut-focused program designed to help you improve your eating habits, support healthy digestion, reduce bloating and digestive discomfort, and build a stronger foundation for whole-body wellness.
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 natural 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 herbs, supplements, and wellness products may provide additional support when needed.
I believe nutritional support should be personal, not about taking a bunch of products just because they’re available. That’s why I share recommended nutritional, herbal, digestive, metabolic, and everyday wellness products, along with 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 digestive health can influence many of the body’s systems.
Your body doesn’t function as individual parts. Digestion, the nervous system, immune function, metabolism, hormones, sleep, stress, and even how we experience pain all influence one another.
Even your digestive system does more than break down the food you eat. It plays an important role in nutrient absorption, immune function, metabolism, inflammatory balance, and communication between the gut and brain.
My natural health education has taught me to look at the whole person rather than focus on a single symptom. Both modern research and traditional approaches to wellness (Traditional Chinese Medicine and Ayurveda) recognize the importance of digestion for whole-body health.
It Impacts:
- Digestion and Nutrient Absorption
- Immune Function
- Energy levels
- Metabolism
- Pain Perception
- Inflammatory Response
- Hormones
- Mood
When you support your gut, you’re supporting an important foundation of whole-body wellness.
That’s why I start here.
A Whole-Body Approach
Gut health may be my starting point, but natural health looks at the whole person.
My approach combines current wellness and nutrition education with principles from traditional wellness systems, including Traditional Chinese Medicine and Ayurveda. I consider the everyday foundations of health, including nourishing food, digestion, movement, sleep, stress, emotional well-being, reducing everyday toxins, herbs, and targeted nutritional support when appropriate.
The goal isn’t perfection or trying to change everything at once. It’s understanding how these pieces work together and building practical habits you can maintain.
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 better health.
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.