Our health journey.
For my wife and I, functional nutrition wasn’t a choice. It was a necessity. We reached our breaking point after years of frustration and unanswered questions from doctors. In short, no one was interested in getting to the root causes of our issues. Only to treat the symptoms with side-effect causing band-aids. That's when we realized there was something seriously wrong with our modern medical system.
Maegan's battle began in 2019 with a slew of debilitating chronic illnesses that presented as autoimmune symptoms. She was clinically diagnosed with Aspirin-Exacerbated Respiratory Disease (AERD) by a leading specialist and was told she would be on multiple medications for the rest of her life. Refusing to accept this as her fate, she sought a different path. Under the guidance of leading functional expert Dr. Will Cole, she began a customized nutrition protocol, and within 90 days, her symptoms had nearly disappeared. It felt like a miracle.
Meanwhile, I had been struggling with recurring diverticulitis attacks since the early 2000's, along with H. pylori, chronic fatigue, stubborn weight gain, mood swings, and anxiety. Time and time again, conventional doctors offered me only two solutions: antibiotics or surgery. Nothing about repairing my mucosal barrier or addressing my symptoms naturally. In fact, one of the leading GI surgeons in the country told me to simply "eat more fiber". After witnessing Maegan’s remarkable transformation, I knew I had to try something different. Through functional testing, I discovered I had leaky gut and alarmingly high glyphosate levels. (For those unfamiliar, glyphosate is a toxic herbicide sprayed on much of our food in the U.S., though it's banned in many other countries. It works by destroying pests from the inside out, raising the alarming question: What is it doing to our bodies?) Given that diverticulitis is characterized by holes in the intestinal lining, it's impossible to ignore the connection.
This revelation set me on a life-changing health journey, one that opened my eyes to the profound impact of diet and environmental toxins on our well-being. As Maegan and I embraced a clean, organic, whole-food lifestyle, free from the toxic stressors that had plagued us for years, something incredible happened. We were finally able to conceive after struggling for years with multiple miscarriages. While there may be no clinical way to prove the connection, we have no doubt that healing our bodies paved the way for precious new life.
Our experience with functional nutrition has led us to becoming Certified Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Practitioners. Now, our mission is to share what we’ve learned so others don’t have to reach a breaking point like we did. Whether you’re facing chronic illnesses, unexplained symptoms, or simply want to reclaim your health, we’re here to help. We turned our lives around and so can you.
- Justin Dec, FDNP
