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Julie A James,

MSPT, FDNP, BCFMP, BCHHP, CHWC

Julie guides driven, health-minded women in midlife to move beyond exhaustion and the frustration of "doing everything right" without results.

Through targeted functional lab testing and personalized protocols, she uncovers the hidden imbalances conventional approaches miss, creating a data-driven plan that corrects root causes, restores lasting energy, and reignites the vitality you thought you'd lost.

Her approach is equal parts science and soul: grounded in real answers, free from guesswork, and designed to help you feel strong, focused, and fully alive again.

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💡Reclaim Energy, 🧊Calm Inflammation, ⚖️Balance Hormones, 🦠Heal Your Gut
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⚠️ You’ve tried everything and you’re running out ⚠️ You’ve tried everything and you’re running out of options. You’ve been trying to fix your metabolism by doing the exact things that broke it in the first place. 🔥 You’ve eaten 1,200 calories.
🔥 You’ve done keto.
🔥 You’ve added fasting.
🔥 You’ve taken the supplements.
🔥 You’ve worked out six days a week. And somehow your metabolism feels more broken than when you started. Now you’re wondering if maybe your body is just the exception. Maybe nothing works for you. Maybe this is just how you’ll feel. Here’s what is actually happening. You’ve been treating metabolism like a discipline problem when it is a physiology problem. Every time you restrict more, push harder, or ignore exhaustion, you add stress to a system that is already overwhelmed. Your body responds the only way it knows how. It conserves. ❌ Lower thyroid output
❌ Higher cortisol
❌ Increased hunger
❌ Reduced spontaneous movement
❌ Fat storage instead of fat burning It feels like you are fixing it. In reality, you are reinforcing the stress loop. I do not hand my clients more rules. I investigate. I ask:
❓ Why is fasting insulin 12 when optimal is under 5?
❓ Why is reverse T3 elevated?
❓ Why is cortisol spiking at midnight?
❓ Why is ferritin 15 when thyroid function needs it above 50?
❓ Why are you hypoglycemic between meals but fasting glucose is 95? These are not things you can guess at or Google your way through. They require:
🔎 Testing
🔎 Careful interpretation
🔎 A strategy built around your biology ❌ Not what worked for someone else
❌ Not what is trending
✅ What your labs, history, and physiology actually need This is why generic plans fail. And why real investigation changes everything. If you have been forcing and it is not working, what is one question you wish someone would truly investigate for you? 👇 #MetabolismRepair #EnergyRebuild #TestDontGuess #WholisticHealthMethod
You’ve been trying so hard 🔥 You may want to save You’ve been trying so hard 🔥 You may want to save this one. ✔️ Eating less�✔️ Exercising more�✔️ Tracking everything�✔️ Pushing through exhaustion because you think you just need more discipline And your body keeps resisting. ➡️ The weight will not move�➡️ Your energy is gone�➡️ Workouts feel harder than they should�➡️ You rely on multiple coffees just to function 💗 You start wondering if you are lazy�💗 If you are not trying hard enough�💗 If everyone else can do this, why can’t you Here is what is actually happening.� Your metabolic capacity is smaller than the demand you are placing on it. Capacity is not about willpower.� It is about whether your cells have the nutrients, mitochondrial support, sleep quality, and hormonal stability to produce energy and respond to stress. When ferritin is 18, ATP production drops.�When magnesium is depleted, hundreds of enzyme reactions slow down.�When sleep has been cut short for months, insulin sensitivity declines and hunger hormones shift. When you force a body beyond its capacity, it protects itself by slowing down even more. The practitioners who see results with complex energy cases understand this. ✔️ They assess capacity before adding demand�✔️ They test nutrient status�✔️ They address sleep debt�✔️ They lower inflammatory load�✔️ They support mitochondria�✔️ They regulate the stress response Once capacity is restored, the body can finally respond. This is why two people can eat the same calories and get very different results. One body has the resources. The other is still depleted. Where might your demand be higher than your capacity right now? 👇 #MitochondrialHealth #RestoreDontRestrict #MetabolicResilience
✨ My approach to restoring metabolism is getting b ✨ My approach to restoring metabolism is getting better results than other “popular” approaches out there 👇👇 🚨 Please read the whole thing. This is different from what you’ve likely been told 🚨 Most approaches still rely on restriction. My approach doesn’t do that. We focus on capacity instead. Here’s exactly what I do: 🔍 Step 1: Test real metabolic capacity
I look beyond surface labs. Fasting insulin, not just glucose. Free T3 and reverse T3, not just TSH. Ferritin, RBC magnesium, and your cortisol curve. I want to see where the system is breaking down. We test, not quess. 🧠 Step 2: Restore capacity BEFORE adding demand
If ferritin is 15, we are not doing HIIT.
If cortisol is flipped, sleep comes before fasting.
If blood sugar drops between meals, we stabilize it before calorie restriction.
 You cannot force a system that does not have the resources to respond. 🌱 Step 3: Build resilience, NOT dependency
The goal is not managing symptoms forever. The goal is restoring physiology so the body can regulate itself again. That means addressing root causes, not stacking more interventions. It means teaching you how to read your body’s cues so you can give it what it needs. 👀 This is why some people eat more and finally lose weight.
👀 Why others exercise less and get their energy back.
👀 Why metabolism responds when we stop pushing it. If this lands differently than what you’ve been hearing, let me know. I see real shifts with this approach with all of my clients. 💡 Follow for more clinical insights like this.
 📣 Comment CAPACITY if you want to learn more. #MetabolicReset #EnergyRecovery #PhysiologyFirst
⚠️ The Low Energy Cascade 🚩 Your hands are always ⚠️ The Low Energy Cascade 🚩 Your hands are always cold
🚩 Your morning body temp sits around 97.2°F
🚩 You sleep 8 hours and still wake up exhausted
🚩 You eat clean, work out consistently, and do everything “right,” yet your body won’t respond ➡️ This is low energy availability. Your body has been under constant demand for so long that it begins conserving energy by shutting down anything not essential for survival. Here’s what happens:
🆘 Thyroid conversion slows and metabolic rate drops
🆘 Circulation tightens, leading to cold hands and feet
🆘 Leptin drops, so hunger stays high despite stored body fat
🆘 Fat burning shuts down, even in a calorie deficit And here’s where it often gets worse. When progress stalls, most people add more pressure.
Less food. More cardio. More caffeine. More pushing. 💥 Each of these adds stress without fixing the real issue. What actually helps:
✅ Eating enough consistently so the body no longer senses threat
✅ Stabilizing blood sugar to reduce repeated cortisol spikes
✅ Allowing true recovery between workouts
✅ Addressing underlying inflammation Your body does not need more discipline.
It needs more support and resources. This pattern is reversible when you restore capacity instead of forcing results. #WholisticHealthMethod #fatiguefix #RootCauseHealing
I’ve been active and exercising regularly since hi I’ve been active and exercising regularly since high school. That passion led me from kinesiology to physical therapy to functional medicine, and gave me deep respect for what the body is capable of when it’s truly supported. 💪 But the moment that changed how I think about bone health didn’t happen to me. It happened to my mom. ❤️ She fell on the steps while carrying her dog and fractured her spine. In an instant, everyday life changed. Pain. Fear. Uncertainty about healing, independence, and the future. 👀 It was a wake-up call. Because fractures aren’t just about bones. They’re about mobility, confidence, independence, and quality of life — and they often happen during ordinary moments, not extreme ones. That’s why I’m deeply intentional about bone health beyond just calcium or estrogen. Bone strength is influenced by:
• Muscle strength & balance
• Nutrient absorption & gut health
• Inflammation & stress hormones
• Daily habits that quietly protect — or weaken — the skeleton 🦴 If I ever face a bone-related decision for myself or someone I love, I want to be informed, prepared, and empowered. Join us TODAY at 2:30 pm PST / 5:30 pm EST as we talk bone health beyond calcium and estrogen with expert speakers Jenn Malecha, Jeff Gunter and Cyndi Stewart. We’ll cover:
→ What really impacts bone health
→ What to ask before surgery
→ Natural ways to support strong bones at any age Tap my profile photo when it says LIVE — see you there. #BoneHealthBeyondCalcium #MidlifeHealthMatters #StrongAtAnyAge
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