Mood, Cognition, and Brain Health in Bellevue, Washington

At Apex Health & Wellness, we work with patients struggling with brain fog, mood instability, poor memory, anxiety, and cognitive decline — symptoms that often have deeper physiological causes than conventional medicine typically explores.

Whether you're navigating chronic stress, post-concussive changes, perimenopause, neuroinflammation, or nutrient depletion, our functional medicine approach helps uncover the underlying mechanisms affecting your brain and mental clarity — and provides strategies to restore resilience.

When Brain and Mood Symptoms Are Telling a Bigger Story

You may benefit from a functional assessment if you’re experiencing:

  • Brain fog or mental sluggishness

  • Difficulty focusing or retaining information

  • Short-term memory loss or forgetfulness

  • Low mood, apathy, or emotional flatness

  • Anxiety or internal restlessness

  • Panic symptoms or poor stress tolerance

  • Light or sound sensitivity

  • Emotional volatility (especially around sleep or blood sugar crashes)

  • Slow recovery from concussion or trauma

  • Feeling “disconnected” or not like yourself

Medications like SSRIs can play an important role in mental health care, and we utilize them when clinically appropriate. At the same time, our goal is to go deeper — exploring the underlying physiologic patterns that may be contributing to mood or cognitive symptoms, and addressing them with a personalized, systems-based approach.

Functional Causes of Cognitive and Mood Imbalance

At Apex Health & Wellness, we explore how body systems — not just the brain — contribute to cognitive and emotional health.
Common contributing factors may include:

  • Micronutrient deficiencies (B12, vitamin D, magnesium, zinc, omega-3s)

  • Thyroid, adrenal, and sex hormone imbalance

  • Blood sugar dysregulation or insulin resistance

  • Neuroinflammation from mold, infection, or injury

  • Poor mitochondrial energy production in brain cells

  • Circadian disruption and poor sleep architecture

  • High stress and dysregulated cortisol rhythms

  • Post-concussive changes (TBI/mTBI)

  • Environmental toxins affecting the brain

  • Medication or substance withdrawal syndromes

We combine clinical insight with targeted diagnostics to uncover what’s driving the symptoms — so we can build a plan that works with your biology.

Therapies to Support Brain Function and Mood Balance

Your treatment plan may include:

  • Advanced lab testing to assess hormones, nutrients, thyroid, cortisol, and inflammatory markers

  • Neuroactive nutrient support, including B-complex, NAC, magnesium threonate, alpha-GPC, acetyl-L-carnitine, and CoQ10

  • IV therapy such as NAD+, B vitamins, and glutathione to bypass absorption issues and improve mitochondrial function

  • Peptide therapies (when appropriate), such as:

    • Semax or Selank for focus and neuroprotection

    • BPC-157 for post-concussion repair and stress regulation

  • Adaptogens and nervous system modulation for HPA axis balance

  • Amino acid therapy to support serotonin, dopamine, and GABA balance (e.g., tryptophan, tyrosine, taurine, theanine)

  • Sleep and circadian rhythm optimization for brain detox and memory formation

  • Lifestyle strategies including blue light hygiene, cold exposure, blood sugar control, movement, and stress recalibration

We don’t treat brain symptoms in isolation — we treat the full-body systems that regulate mental performance, clarity, and emotional balance.

Who We Work With

  • Professionals and executives experiencing mental fatigue or reduced performance

  • Patients with histories of concussion or TBI

  • Individuals with post-viral or post-infectious cognitive decline

  • Perimenopausal or postmenopausal women experiencing mood/cognitive shifts

  • Individuals tapering off psychiatric medications seeking support

  • High performers looking to sharpen focus, improve stress regulation, and protect brain function over time

    Whether you’re trying to recover, stabilize, or enhance brain function — we can help.

Your Path to Cognitive Clarity: A Simple 3-Step Process

Step 1: Brain and Mood Consultation
We begin with a 60-minute appointment to review your cognitive and emotional symptoms, health history, environment, and goals.

Step 2: Strategic Testing (if needed)
We may explore relevant labs for inflammation, nutrients, hormones, blood sugar, or other contributors to brain function.

Step 3: Brain Optimization Plan
We design a practical, sustainable plan using nutrients, peptides, IVs, and supportive strategies to restore cognitive clarity and mood stability.

Book Your Brain Health Consultation Today

If you're tired of struggling with focus, mood, or memory — and ready to get to the root — we can help.
Schedule your consultation and begin building mental clarity, resilience, and cognitive longevity.

Serving Bellevue, Seattle, and All of Washington State

Apex Health & Wellness supports patients in Bellevue, Seattle, Redmond, Kirkland, Issaquah, and throughout Washington State via in-person and telehealth care