WHY I DO THIS WORK

MEET Shelly Jenkins

Use this area to tell your story. Talk about your failure when you first started looking for a solution. Maybe there was a conspiracy against you, a false belief, a misunderstanding.

My interest in functional health began with my own search for answers.

I learned firsthand that “normal” lab results don’t always mean you feel well—or that there isn’t more to explore.

In my early 30s, I was exhausted, struggling with brain fog, feeling cold much of the time, and gaining weight. I knew something wasn't right, yet my initial bloodwork was described as normal. Eventually, I learned that I had severe hypothyroidism and later Hashimoto's—but even with treatment and “normal” lab results, I still didn't feel like myself.

Over the years, I worked with numerous practitioners and tried many approaches. Some helped, but I was still left asking the same question: Why was this happening?

That search eventually led me to Functional Diagnostic Nutrition. For the first time, I began looking beyond individual symptoms and lab values and examining the patterns and contributing factors behind them. Working through that process personally changed not only the way I approached my own health—it changed the work I wanted to do.

WHY IT MATTERS TO ME

My own experience taught me how frustrating it can be to know that something isn't right while still not understanding why. That's why I believe in looking at the whole picture—health history, nutrition, lifestyle, environment, stressors, and functional testing—to identify patterns that may otherwise be missed.