Your Body Is Sending Signals. Are You Listening?

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." Get the He Sees Her 24-day Advent journal Fast to Faith is hosted by Dr. Tabatha Barber — OB/GYN, functional medicine physician, and founder of the Fast to Faith Sisterhood and Coaching Academy.