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My Journey Here

Have you ever felt sick and tired of being sick and tired? I had reached the point where I just had enough! Every day I woke up dragging myself out of bed. Every day I couldn’t make it through the day without a long nap. …

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Is Exercise Really Essential?

Your body is a machine. It was made to move. In fact, our ancestors had to move in order to survive, to find food, to find shelter and to escape predators. Now, we often think of exercise as optional and inconvenient. There are so many …

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8 Keys to Restorative Sleep

Do you wake up feeling tired? Do you need coffee to get going each day? Do you get to the afternoon and start to feel groggy? Or, do you crave sweets in the afternoon? If you answer yes to any of these questions, you may …

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10 Pillars of a Nourishing Diet

There are so many diets that are promoted in our culture. Certainly, there is not one specific diet that meets every person’s needs. However, there are certain pillars that are necessary for nourishment and health, no matter what type of diet you may choose to …

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My Favorite Functional Labs and How They Can Transform Your Health…Part Two

As a Functional Diagnostic Nutrition® Practitioner, I address the body as a whole. FDN® is a system to investigate underlying causal factors and identify healing opportunities, with the goal being to correct imbalances and encourage the body to heal itself naturally. Where the conventional medical …

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Miraculous Magnesium

Magnesium is an essential macro-mineral that is vital to so many functions in our bodies. It is one of several minerals involved in electrolyte balance in the body and it is essential for over 300 bodily processes including muscle contraction, heart rhythm, blood pressure regulation, blood …

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My Favorite Functional Labs and How They Can Transform Your Health…Part One

As a Functional Diagnostic Nutrition® Practitioner, I do not diagnose or treat any specific disease or illness. Instead, I address the body as a whole. FDN® is a system to investigate underlying causal factors and identify healing opportunities. Where the conventional medical model aims to …

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Finding Balance

What are functional labs and how did they help me improve my energy and bring balance to my body? Throughout my life, even as far back as my childhood, I have struggled with chronic health conditions. As a child I caught every virus that floated …

About Julie

Hello, my name is Julie James. I am so glad you are here!

I help active health minded women find the missing pieces to their health puzzle, so they can end exhaustion and get their energy back, to feel healthy and motivated to go after their passions.

Struggling with health issues from childhood, I turned to exercise and pursued degrees in Kinesiology and Physical Therapy. Once on my career path, my husband and I faced infertility and miscarriage, but eventually had three healthy daughters. As a young and busy mom, fatigue began to overwhelm my days. I felt exhausted all of the time despite how much sleep I got, my body felt weak and workouts left me feeling wiped out, achy and sore, I was dragging myself through the day with little motivation, poor focus and brain fog, and I needed frequent naps just to make it through. I was later diagnosed with Hashimoto’s Hypothyroidism. At the time, I was relieved to have “the answer” and was convinced medication would take care of everything.

More than anything, I wanted enough energy to be fully present for my family and pursue my creative passions.

Despite medication, the exhaustion crept back in and other symptoms like headaches and joint pain became more frequent and ongoing. I was confused, frustrated, and honestly as a health professional felt a little embarrassed. I thought I was doing all of the right things to take care of my health.

I saw numerous conventional doctors and functional medicine practitioners and accumulated more diagnoses. With each diagnosis came more band aid solutions. As I continued to search for answers on my own, I stumbled upon the Hair Tissue Mineral Analysis Test. The practitioner that interpreted the test results for me happened to be a Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Practitioner (FDNP), which I had never heard of. As she explained the test, everything started to make sense.

I implemented the protocol she suggested and immediately felt a big shift in my energy. This is what led me to becoming an FDNP. Using functional labs, I could uncover underlying health issues for my clients and offer personalized solutions. I knew this was going to be revolutionary in the way I could help myself and others.

With my own labs, it became clear that what I thought was a healthy lifestyle was actually taking its toll on my body. I was pushing my body too hard with exercise, not sleeping enough, not managing my stress well and not eating what my body specifically needed, causing imbalances and dysfunctions in many areas.

By having my functional lab results, I developed a holistic self-care protocol of proper nutrition, adequate rest, moderate exercise, stress reduction and targeted supplementation specific to my body’s needs. I was finally able to heal and reclaim my energy to be fully present with my family and also follow my creative passions.

Having gone through all of this I didn’t want other women to suffer like I did. So, I decided to start my Total Transformation Program to help active women in their 30s to 50s end exhaustion and get their energy back so they can feel healthy and motivated to go after their passions.

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