1 in 6
American women took an antidepressant in the last month.
Kristy King, MD · Return to Rhythm
Normal is not the same as healthy.
I'm a medical doctor who teaches people to need less: less medicine, less system, less fear. The body runs itself when you give it what it was built for, and I show you how.
Return to Rhythm is a 16-day physician-led program on the Kohala Coast of Hawaii for women, men and couples who are running on empty. Hormones, metabolism, mood and the nervous system, cared for together by one doctor.
The numbers nobody talks about
1.75 points
The average edge antidepressants had over placebo on a 52-point scale, across 232 FDA trials.
No support
for the idea that depression is caused by low serotonin, in a 2022 review of the major studies.
Sources: CDC National Center for Health Statistics; BMJ, 2022; Molecular Psychiatry, 2022.
Read the evidenceWhy I stopped chasing symptoms
I spent years treating what shows up downstream: the hormones, the numbers, the symptoms. Every fix created the next problem, because the body isn't a list of broken parts. It's a living rhythm that has lost its flexibility. Health isn't a perfectly steady line. It's the ability to move, to lose balance and find it again. So I stopped chasing symptoms. Now I restore rhythm: the brain, the breath, the heart, the gut and the connection to the earth, and I measure it. The body knows how to heal when it remembers how to move.
Kristy King, MD
Explore Return to RhythmIf this sounds like you
You have been carrying everyone. You are exhausted. Your sleep and mood have changed. Maybe the wine at night has crept up, and your body has changed too. A recent checkup brought news about cholesterol, blood sugar or blood pressure that frightened you. You were offered a sedative and told to take time off.
Men and couples come too.
There is another way to meet this moment.
Four pillars
Bone
We review your bone health and hormone options together, with the evidence on hip fracture risk in view.
Brain
We look at the connected factors that shape long-term brain health, from mood and blood pressure to movement and connection.
Heart
We measure lipids, glucose, insulin and blood pressure, then make a plan you can carry home.
Mind
When appropriate, we bring physician-administered ketamine, clinical hypnosis, breathwork and heart rate variability training together.
Everything we do is measured, so you can see your own change.
Your glucose tells the story. A continuous glucose monitor shows how food, sleep and stress move your metabolism every day, and that energy picture sits underneath your hormones and your mood.
About Dr. King
I am Kristy King, MD. At Longevity Labs on the Kohala Coast, I bring the science of a woman's body and the art of listening into the same room.
Meet Dr. King