Press Pause.
If your health were a movie, this is where you press pause, look closely, and decide the next scene. By Design.
Try. Hope. Repeat.
- The scale says you're doing great, and the groceries still take two trips.
- You're sleeping, technically, and you still wake up tired.
- Your labs came back normal, and you still don't feel like yourself.
What guessing costs
Another month, another plan, another supplement you're guessing at. Each one costs money and time, and when it doesn't work, it's easy to decide the problem is you.
Many of the people I see are in what I call the Gap: the space between healthy and disease, where something has clearly changed and nobody has given you a real answer yet.
The problem isn't that you haven't tried hard enough. You've been making big health decisions with partial information and no plan for what comes next.
I spent years inside the 15-minute appointment.
As a primary care physician, I knew the system rarely gave us time to connect the dots. I built this practice so you get real time with a board-certified internist and a plan built from your own numbers.
About Dr. Tanesha Handy Lloyd
- Board-certified internist, 20+ years in primary care
- Functional medicine (AFMCP) and hormone therapy training
- Spelman College
- MD, Meharry Medical College · Residency, Johns Hopkins Bayview
- MBA, University of Miami
Pause. Decode. Design.
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Pause
A 30-minute visit in my Lincoln Park office measures what the scale can't: how much of your weight is muscle, how many calories you burn at rest, how your strength is holding up, and what your blood markers say.
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Decode
I read your results alongside your history, symptoms, medications and goals, so the numbers mean something for you.
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Design
You leave with your Personal Metabolic Blueprint: what's working, what needs attention, and your three priorities.
Every D.O.T. connected.
Designed Outcomes, Thoughtfully Sequenced. Each dot is one part of your health. Your Blueprint connects the ones that matter, in the order that fits your body.
- Metabolic Snapshot™Know where you stand.
- A program built from your BlueprintThe right priorities, in the right order.
- Ongoing careAdjusted as your body responds.
Weight and GLP-1 support
Protect muscle while you lose, and plan for what comes after.
The gamble
- The gamble
- Losing weight without knowing whether it's fat, muscle, resting calorie burn or appetite that's changing.
- What your Blueprint shows
- What to protect, what to target first, and whether medication belongs.
Hormones
Sleep, mood, energy and body changes, looked at together.
The gamble
- The gamble
- Assuming every change is "just hormones," or starting hormone treatment without seeing the whole pattern.
- What your Blueprint shows
- Whether hormone shifts are driving what you feel, and what support belongs in your plan.
Strength and body composition
Build and keep the muscle that carries you.
The gamble
- The gamble
- Training harder or eating less without knowing whether fuel, recovery or muscle is what's holding you back.
- What your Blueprint shows
- The right strength, fueling and recovery targets for your body.
Energy, sleep and recovery
For when you're no longer bouncing back.
The gamble
- The gamble
- Another supplement, another sleep trick, or pushing harder while running on empty.
- What your Blueprint shows
- Which drains on your recovery deserve attention first.
Metabolic risk
See early changes while they're easier to act on.
The gamble
- The gamble
- Waiting for a number to cross a line before paying attention to it.
- What your Blueprint shows
- Which early changes deserve attention now, while they're easier to act on.
Start with what sounds like you.
- Weight and metabolism
- Hormones
- Energy and recovery
- Strength and function
- Skin and confidence
For illustration. Your Blueprint sets your own order.
You came in watching a number. You leave knowing your numbers.
Whatever comes next, whether that's keeping what works, changing one thing, or a fuller plan, you'll decide it with your own data and a physician who knows it.
Your progress deserves a plan, not a gamble.
Start with the pause.
Metabolic Snapshot™
$497labs included
- 30-minute Measurement Visit in Lincoln Park
- Your Personal Metabolic Blueprint
- 60-minute Results Visit with me by video
Not sure it fits?
$9930 minutes by video
Talk through your situation with me first and see whether the Snapshot is the right next step.
Book a $99 Clarity ConsultClarity Changes Everything.
Good to know
What does a metabolic and functional medicine physician do?
I look at how your body is actually working, including muscle, metabolism, strength, hormones and blood markers, and connect those findings into one plan. I'm a board-certified internist with functional medicine training, so you get a physician's judgment and a measured, whole-picture approach in the same visit.
Where is Wellness By Design, MD?
2551 N. Clark Street, Suite 303, in Lincoln Park, Chicago. Measurements happen in the office. Results Visits and Clarity Consults are by secure video.
Do you take insurance?
Wellness By Design, MD is a cash-pay practice. We provide an itemized receipt on request, which you can submit to your HSA, FSA or insurer. Check eligibility with your plan.
Do you replace my primary care doctor?
No. I work alongside your primary care physician and specialists and, with your permission, share your Blueprint so everyone is working from the same picture.
Who do you see?
Adults, women and men, who feel their body changing: weight that responds differently, a GLP-1 medication they want to use well, hormone changes, lower energy, less strength, or labs that look normal when they don't feel normal.
How do I get started?
Book the Metabolic Snapshot™ ($497) to start with measurements and a written Blueprint, or book a $99 Clarity Consult if you'd like to talk first.
One clear idea a month.
A surprising finding, why it matters, and what you can do with it. No noise.
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