About Kelly Ann Shannon

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For over 30 years, I worked as a registered nurse in critical care, cardiology, and traditional healthcare settings. I loved caring for others—but over time, I realized many people were struggling with chronic symptoms that standard medicine often didn’t fully address.

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I understand that struggle personally.

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For years, I dealt with hormone imbalances, difficult cycles, weight gain, bloating, fatigue, inflammation, fertility challenges, and the frustrating feeling of “doing everything right” but not getting better. Despite my medical background, I still didn’t have real answers.

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That experience led me to discover functional medicine—a root-cause approach that looks deeper at gut health, hormones, metabolism, nutrient status, stress patterns, and inflammation. When I applied these principles to my own health, everything changed.

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Through targeted nutrition, lifestyle changes, functional testing, and personalized support, I was able to:

• lose stubborn weight

• improve labs and metabolic markers

• reduce bloating and inflammation

• balance hormones

• restore energy

• feel like myself again

 

That transformation inspired me to become a Board-Certified Functional Medicine Nurse Specialist through Functional Nurse Academy, an educational partner of the Institute for Functional Medicine. I then created K. Shannon Functional Wellness. Today, I help midlife men and women who feel dismissed, frustrated, or stuck uncover why they don’t feel well—and create realistic, personalized plans to help them heal.

 

My Approach

I combine decades of nursing experience with a compassionate, root-cause lens to support issues such as:

• hormone imbalance

• weight loss resistance

• gut symptoms & bloating

• fatigue & poor sleep

• brain fog

• inflammation

• stress overload

• metabolic concerns

 

You Don’t Need to Figure It Out Alone

If you’re tired of being told your labs are “fine” while you still don’t feel well, I’d love to help. Book a free consultation to see if we’re a good fit.