My Story
My story began over 30 years ago at age 16. I had just lost my second uncle to cancer. Both of them died at age 39, 10 years apart. Both had young children. Both of their passings were devastating for my family. I wondered how two strong, vibrant, and active men in the prime of their lives could get cancer and die. Then I became an RN, BSN, at age 22. Over my first 10 years working in critical care, my eyes were really opened to the state of health of our nation. So much illness and disease. Working in ICU, certain patients became known as "frequent flyers" because we would see them back time and time again for management of their chronic health issues. I started to realize that we were putting bandaids on their issues, but never getting to the root cause of their illness. Never asking "why is this happening in the first place?" I began sharing disease prevention strategies with as many people as would listen. I became a student again and studied the root cause of disease and illness. It's not as complicated as we may think.
My Mission
My mission at K. Shannon Functional Wellness is to help as many people as possible get back to feeling their best. I hope to inspire people to not give up hope that good health can be theirs again.
My Vision
My vision is to provide safe, dependable, and affordable functional medicine services to as many people as possible. I want to inspire people all over the world to not accept the status quo of "mainstream" medicine, to keep asking why, and to keep exploring until answers are found.
My Why
My why is my family. Ever since I became a Mom I have worked to better understand what is in our food, our water, our air. I wanted my own family to be healthy and happy, and as I have evolved and increased my knowledge, I have realized how needed this information is for our communities, our world. My love and care for my own family gave birth to this practice. I hope to help as many families as possible have health and happiness.