291: Your Body Is Sending Signals. Are You Listening?
291: Your Body Is Sending Signals. Are You Listening?  
Podcast: Fast to Faith: Healing God's Way
Published On: Mon May 25 2026
Description: 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 onesThe 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 rightWhy HRT alone won't fix the problem if no one's looking at the full pictureWhat it looks like to have a provider who actually investigates your symptomsHow faith shows up in Jackie's practice — literally written into the wallsConnect 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."If you've been on your own healing journey and you keep thinking, I want to help other women do this! That pull is not random. The Fast to Faith Coaching Academy was built for you. You'll learn the clinical foundations hormones, gut healing, labs, supplementation & how to coach women through the 40-Day process while building a business that honors both science & faith.  Join Today! Ready to go deeper?The women who hear this episode and feel something shift — they belong in the Fast to Faith Sisterhood. This is where faith, functional medicine, and identity work come together with a community of women who are done managing symptoms and ready to lead from healing.If you feel called to take that even further — to guide other women through this exact transformation — the Fast to Faith Coaching Academy is where that calling becomes a career.Become a certified Fast to Faith™ coach →Weekly live mentorship with Dr. TabathaNot ready for the academy yet? Start here: 5-Day Empowered by Faith Challenge ftf.fasttofaith.com/empoweredbyfaithdiyShop Dr. Tabatha's supplement line: Use code PODCAST for 20% off your first order: shop.fasttofaith.comGet the book: Fast to Faith: A 40-Day Awakening: book.fasttofaith.com/bonus?am_id=fasttofaith5413Fast to Faith is hosted by Dr. Tabatha Barber — OB/GYN, functional medicine physician, and founder of the Fast to Faith Sisterhood and Coaching Academy.