Dr. Tabatha sits down with Jackie Tewes, MSN, APRN, CNP, board-certified family nurse practitioner and founder of Flourish Medical + Wellness in Savage, MN. Jackie has 15+ years of clinical experience and runs the Flourishing Life Podcast with her husband. Together they dive deep into why conventional lab ranges are failing women — and what the functional medicine approach actually looks like.

In this episode:

  • Why "normal" lab ranges are built around sick populations, not healthy ones
  • The fasting insulin test your doctor isn't ordering (and why it matters more than your A1C)
  • How estrogen and testosterone loss creates insulin resistance — even when you're doing everything right
  • Why HRT alone won't fix the problem if no one's looking at the full picture
  • What it looks like to have a provider who actually investigates your symptoms
  • How faith shows up in Jackie's practice — literally written into the walls

Connect with Jackie Tewes: Jackie is a board-certified nurse practitioner and founder of Flourish Medical + Wellness in Savage, MN, where she helps women navigate hormones, aging, and whole-person health — rooted in faith. Find her at flourishmedicalwellness.com, listen to The Flourishing Life Podcast, and follow her on Instagram at @jktewes and @flourishmedicalwellness. 

Scripture close: 2 Timothy 1:7 — "For God has not given us a spirit of fear and timidity, but of power, love, and self-discipline."

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