06/02/2026
Vulnerable post… And I’m scared to say this out loud and jinx it but I feel like I’ve finally broken the code to my body.
I’ll be honest I’m a little angry it took me 43 years, felt like s**t for so many of those, and the fact that my hormones were hijacked for the majority of them, but I have literally never felt better than I do right now. And it’s not just about how I look it’s about my immune system, my mental health, my digestion, and my energy levels.
I was tired of being tired. Sick of being sick every time the kids got a bug. Depressed I didn’t have the energy to do the things I wanted. Annoyed with myself when I couldn’t regulate my emotions. Frustrated because my labs always came back “normal” when I wanted answers. I’ll be honest I started the functional med journey because I wanted answers for myself. It’s taken labs, research, healing my gut, going to therapy, trial and error with supplements, peptides, and hormones, creating new exercise habits, spending way too much time thinking about protein intake, and lots of determination but I got there.
I’m sharing because I want people to have hope that they can feel better too. It’s not a one size fits all answer but I literally do what I do because I want other people to experience this. I guess maybe it’s me getting older but I feel like our time here isn’t guaranteed and I’m starting to feel my mortality. I focus a lot of my energy on anti aging, longevity, prevention, and vitality which is so important but I also am done wasting time feeling like crap. I want to feel good now while I’m here. And everyone deserves that.
This post is getting too long but I plan on sharing my regimen in another post coming soon. Who knows maybe I’ll actually make good on my promise to podcast since there’s so much to talk about. But please don’t lose hope. We deserve to live this life with more than just the bare minimum to get by. We really do.
-Dr Jess
