My journey…
Hi! My name is Katie Tellez and my journey in functional medicine started in May 2021. I was experiencing daily brain fog, fatigue, light sensitivity, severe allergies, stomach cramps, severe constipation and debilitating neck/shoulder pain (hello inflamed body). In my 20’s, I most definitely lived a chaotic lifestyle; horrible sleeping habits, binge drinking, smoking cigarettes and eating toxic food.
I visited many doctors over the years, GI specialist, ENT, pain specialists, primary care the list goes on. They all kept telling me my “labs were normal " or they gave up when they could not find a “diagnosis”. According to the western medicine medical model of healthcare or "sickcare" these doctor’s said I was “in range”. The way they are trained they will only begin treating you once disease is present. The medical system today is not setup to help people prevent disease or empower them to take control of their overall well-being. They treat with a “big pharma model", there is a pill for every symptom. Its singular form of treatment not holistic. I know doctors have their place and of course if I have an emergency I will most definitely be doing to the doctor.
I just was finally FED UP. A friend of mine had posted on social media, she was studying to be a functional medicine practitioner aka health coach and when she started taking clients I jumped in head first. Of course I was skeptical at first because there really is zero mainstream education on alternative health, but I committed fully. My brain fog disappeared after a few months, my digestion improved, my energy levels shot up. I learned all about moving to a low tox lifestyle. It was within my reach all along and once I took my health into my own hands everything changed.
I want to be transparent with all of you that I am STILL on this journey of healing and I am not perfect and continue to work on issues that come up. I am continually learning and improving. Have I had setbacks of course, I am human. Do I have the tools now to deal with these setbacks, absolutely.
After working with my practitioner I continued consuming ALL things holistic health. I read books, research papers, followed every expert in the field. One day my husband and I were driving to dinner and he said it seems like you have a real passion for this maybe you should become a practitioner...
A literal lightbulb went off y’all and I realized I had never been so passionate about something in my life and I knew so many people were out there struggling with their health that I could help. I decided I was totally in. I started researching every health certification I could possibly find and finally came across Functional Diagnostic Nutrition. It was the most comprehensive program I could find and they also educated on running functional labs. I signed up went through the program as fast as humanly possible and here I am today a certified Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Practitioner or FDNP.
I would love to hear your story and how I could potentially help YOU find healing for yourself. If my story resonates with you or you want to hear more about what I offer....
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