About Hope Starts Functional Wellness

There were many days that members of my own family approached me looking for a solution for weight loss, fatigue and overwhelm. After many doctor visits and trialing different medications, it felt like a spinning wheel of band-aids solutions and side effects with no real answers. 

I realized there has to be more to medicine. There has to be more reasons why my family members are having these repetitive and often worsening symptoms despite the intervention from a conventional approach. In an effort to help my loved ones and prevent myself from heading down the same path of generational illness, I started seeking answers.
That is when Functional Medicine found me. I had doubts. Like most, I was a victim of societal judgements on holistic medicine and questioned if I was making the right choice in shifting my profession. Would I truly be able to help people? 

It was the moment that I experienced how Functional Medicine can break cycles of anxiety, overwhelm, and the fight, flight or freeze response; a flame sparked inside of me. Fueling the passion that I always knew lived deep inside my heart. It was then, I knew I could help people. I knew other people needed to experience what I was through my own journey of healing. 

To me, Functional Medicine is far more than supplements and healthier diets. To me, Functional Medicine is accepting the imperfections and changing perspectives. It is understanding that our bodies are sacred. Intricately designed to protect us on a level that we are unable to fully comprehend. 

Functional Medicine provides the support and knowledge to allow self-love, self-respect, and self-healing.