With a Breakthrough Approach, We Help Working Professionals Feel Energetic, Reclaim their Health + Life By Getting to The Root of Metabolic Chaos®
With a Breakthrough Approach, We Help Working Professionals Feel Energetic, Reclaim their Health + Life By Getting to The Root of Metabolic Chaos®
Uncover H.I.D.D.E.N. Stressors
Optimize Health & Lose Weight
Regain Energy & Get Stronger/Fit
Is the reason you haven’t accomplished your goals because
But you can’t keep living this way, dealing with these symptoms, pushing through, and just hoping they magically get better. The ‘take this for that’ approach isn’t working. Your time is precious and you want to make the most of it. You’re DONE with the EXCUSES. You’re ready to take ACTION and stop making suboptimal diet and lifestyle decisions. Your body is taking a hit. But you’re NOT sure about where to begin [again] and what’s really going to help.
Hi, I’m Maria Horstmann and I’m a Certified Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Practitioner (FDN-P) – aka “Health Detective”, a Board Certified Functional Wellness Professional (BCFWP), an Insulin Resistance Coach, and a Personal Trainer.
I empower driven, health-oriented professionals, to get to the bottom of their health, weight, and metabolic issues, using the Horstmann Method breakthrough system approach of optimizing their blood sugar, inflammation, and cortisol/HPA Axis. This way, you can restore vitality while supporting the body’s innate healing abilities.
I’ve been where you are. I’ve worked in corporate and pushed myself consistently. I had no ‘true’ energy and without noticing, I abandoned my health. Instead, I used caffeine and sugar to keep me going.
I’m a former sugar addict, prediabetic, and insulin-resistant who suffered from various digestive issues, emotional eating, and an eating disorder.
But I transformed my health and lifestyle…
…once I realized it was about making progress, not being perfect. Seeing the DATA (my body’s ins and outs) and knowing the WHY helped me believe, trust, leap forward, and stay on course.
The only Weight Loss P.I.L.L. that will transform your weight and health naturally
When you expect happiness to come from “the system,” you have less reason to take the steps that would trigger it.”
If you don’t make time for your wellness, you will be forced to make time for your illness. We have choices, don’t we?
You’re biochemically unique. Your physiology, demands in life, genetics, behaviors/actions family history, vital reserve.
Laughter make your physical and emotional response to stress less intense by activating neural pathways of emotions.
Excess weight/fat, symptoms, and abnormal lab/test results are not the real health problems; they are the end result of imbalances and dysfunction upstream in the body.
If you‘ve been struggling with issues for some time, are you ready to dig deeper so we can help you improve communication within your body and get healthier to lose weight?
The 4 steps to your health transformation journey using the Horstmann Method are:
We’ll discuss your current health status, goals, and what’s keeping you stuck.
We’ll create a personalized plan, with or without functional labs and fitness, so you make progress towards your goals!
We’ll implement, evaluate, and course-correct your plan accordingly. We stick with what works.
We celebrate wins, big and small!
Appointments (coaching, fitness, consulting, and speaking) are online and in-person (Atlanta, GA). Labs are drop shipped to your home!
opt-in self care model
test. don’t guess!
personalized for results
events, in-person, virtual
Turn back the clock, reboot your health, and feel amazing from the inside out!
Get toxins out of the way so you can reignite your weight loss and feel happy in your own skin!
My vision is to transform the lives of millions so they feel healthy, strong, and live their best lives. My mission with this podcast is to empower you with valuable content and share practical nuggets for optimal health and fitness that you can implement asap. Episodes are 15-30 minutes long–listen to them as you get ready for your day, during a walk or a drive, or a break. Be sure to subscribe to the show wherever you listen to podcasts, invite your friends, and leave us a review/rating.
“At 55 y/o my joints were aching, my diet wasn’t working anymore. First, Maria taught me that weight loss is physical and mental. She pushed me to do things I’d have never done on my own. She saw potential in me and wanted me to see it too. I lost 28.4 lbs in her 90-day Blood Sugar Program. Maria also taught me to love myself more and put myself first. It’s not always easy, but I’ve realized that I’m worth it. She’s truly my life-saving coach.”–Kathy Thacker
“We met 2 weeks before my quadruple bypass. We talked about nutrition before/post the surgery. God got me home and Maria came over 2 days after. We started with stretches and progressed from there. In 6.5 months, Maria got me ready to climb a 12,000-foot mountain! Maria, as a health coach, I think it’s hard to find someone that is caring, wants that success for you and is able to give you all the tools to succeed.” — Brian Mendel
“Maria will help you change your life! She helped me change mine and was an incredible motivator, listener, and coach. I discovered and reversed why I comforted myself with food and unhealthy behaviors. I lost 30 lbs and have kept it off with the new habits, but more important than the weight loss, I have gained an entirely new appreciation for myself and a confidence that has improved many aspects of my life.” — Mary Severs
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In this episode we discuss exercise and the genetic factors that inform personalized fitness programs. Great information on how knowing your genetic make-up and lifestyle choices impact your health and
I am a certified FDN-P, aka health detective, a Board Certified Functional Wellness Professional (BCFWP), a personal trainer, and the host of the “Be Fab – Be You Made Simple” podcast. I love prioritizing my health so I can feel energized, healthy, and confident in life. I feel FREE!
But that wasn’t always the case. I struggled with yo-yo dieting, sugar addiction, prediabetes, G.I. issues, and eating disorders until my late 30s. I didn’t know or understood how my choices were affecting me.
Until one day, I sat down and had a come-to-Jesus-moment. It was time to become a better version of myself. I realized that the traditional medical system uses symptoms to run specific tests and use out-of-range results to diagnose and prescribe medications. I wanted to break the cycle that ran in my family. I adopted the ‘opt-in self-care model’. It worked!
If you’re ready to take back control of your health, get to the root cause of your unsuccessful steps, manage life stressors, and create space for growth so you live independently and age gracefully, I want to meet with you. Let’s make a personalized plan for you to achieve your wellness goals, optimize your health, and feel great again.
P.S. I’m Brazilian-born and although I’ve lived in the USA since 1996, my English is not perfect. If you have a grammar phobia, ouch! When you catch my grammatical errors, tell me directly. Obrigada!