Kimberly Cunningham
In 2010, about halfway through her second pregnancy, three joints of her pelvis spontaneously split apart. She delivered her healthy son, but from then on, she spent years cycling through 13 specialists and multiple pelvic fusion surgeries and none of it worked. She couldn’t work or walk and was not getting better no matter how hard she tried.
She learned about testosterone for women and had her labs check to discover that her testosterone was very low which is why the treatments were not working. Cunningham started hormone replacement therapy (HRT) and not only felt better in a matter of weeks, but she was also out of the wheelchair in less than three months. Before starting HRT, Cunningham had 44 fractures. Since HRT — zero.
With this new knowledge and returned functionality, she decided not to go back to the emergency room and opened her own clinic. She now has a staff of nine highly educated and dedicated team members who have helped over 1,200 patients find the benefits of HRT and healthy aging.
Cunningham Clinic treats men and women who are looking for a functional medicine approach to healthy aging. They offer HRT, medical weight loss, treatment for sarcopenia (age-related muscle loss), skin laxity, and a collection of aesthetic injections. The team is focused on finding what went wrong and working towards reversing that process.
“My clinic practices what is called functional medicine,” said Cunningham, owner of Cunningham Clinic. “We want to look at where it went wrong, where did it come off the rails, and can I get it back?”
“Consummate professionals who care about their clients,” said one Cunningham Clinic client. “I have worked with them on BioTE and it has made a big difference in my energy level, and my M.D. was also impressed with what we accomplished with the combination of the pellet and the supplements at a time when I also had other health issues.”
Cunningham recommends starting with baseline functional labs around age 35 or when someone is symptomatic of low hormone levels: poor sleep, loss of libido, loss of muscle tone, weight gain, fatigue, pain, or depression. The earlier her team can catch and correct falling levels, the better people respond. “It’s much easier to prevent a problem before it becomes a disaster,” said Cunningham.
Cunningham is a dedicated educator and often has a graduate student or provider learning how to incorporate HRT and functional medicine into a healthy aging and longevity program with her during clinical days. She also can be found in the community giving talks at professional conferences as well as professional groups.
Cunningham is glad someone recommended joining the Greater Glendale Chamber of Commerce. “If we don’t as local businesses get to know other local businesses and support each other, then we are working harder, not smarter,” said Cunningham. “I do think there is this lovely community and we all have complimentary products and services. To be a part of a local community like the Glendale Chamber of Commerce has been a huge benefit to both me personally and to my practice.”
Cunningham Clinic is 99% referral based and they are located at 695 S. Colorado Boulevard, Suite 160, in Denver. Interested patients can enjoy a free consultation after their blood draw since having data is key to that consultation. Visit www.cunninghamclinic.com for more information. Cunningham also has a number one release on Amazon: Great Sex Never Gets Old: Health, Hormones, and Having it All After Forty. She’s also an athlete who can boast top 10 triathlon finishes and was a competitive dancer with her dance resume including performing for the Jacksonville Ballet, the University of Florida, and choreography work for many of the top Fitness competitors in the United States.