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Everything is “fine”

Melissa is used to being in motion.

As a professional content creator and a mom of two teenage boys, she is constantly on the go from early morning to late at night.

But for years, something didn’t feel right.

She ate well. She stayed active. She always did what her doctors advised.

Yet she felt traditional lab work didn’t give her real answers.

Then her body started sending signals she couldn’t ignore.

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Not waiting for a surprise

It wasn’t just one thing.

First, routine blood work showed elevated liver enzymes.  Then her cholesterol levels started creeping up.

Still, she was told not to worry.

Then came the heart palpitations.

At first, they were subtle. Then strong enough to wake her up at night.

For Melissa, heart health wasn’t an abstract concern. Years earlier, her father passed away in a tragic accident. His autopsy revealed something no one knew. He had a 95% blockage in his carotid artery at just 52 years old.

“I wasn’t willing to wait for a surprise.”

She wanted data. 

Context. 

Direction.

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A painted picture

Melissa’s search for clarity first began while trying to help her son, who developed sudden health challenges when he was younger. That journey introduced her to functional medicine and eventually, to Function.

What immediately stood out wasn’t just the 160+ lab tests. But the picture those tests painted.

For the first time, Melissa could see patterns, not just pass or fail results. 

And she could actually understand them.

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Armed with data and a game plan

Melissa didn’t stop at reading results.

Function’s Clinician Notes provided information on foods to eat, foods to avoid, and which supplements made sense for her data.

She also shared her results with a cardiologist, who ran additional imaging and tests.

She wanted to be proactive given her recent symptoms, biomarkers, and family history which could contribute to heart disease risk.

The outcome brought relief: no plaque, no structural heart disease.

But the biggest shift wasn’t just medical. It was psychological. 

She felt the anxiety lift from living in the dark to now having deeper insight about her body.

"My palpitations are completely gone.”

Four months later, she retested with the Mid-Year Test and watched her data evolve.

She wasn’t discouraged. She was informed.

“Some things improved. Some things stayed the same. But now I’m tracking it.”

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The revolution in her hands

Melissa calls the shift a revolution. 

Not because it gave her numbers, but because it gave her agency.

“This has allowed me to have complete and total control over my health.  There is nothing like Function available anywhere.”

Now she tells everyone the same thing:

“If you ever feel there is anything wrong with you at all, this is the start.”

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