By Wendy Jean Schell, CFGP, CHHC, CFN, Lyme & Environmental Health Advocate Stop Guessing. Start Performing. You don’t need more discipline. You need better data, better inputs, and a system built for your body . 👉 This is where control starts. The Problem Most Men Don’t Realize You’re doing the work: Training Trying to eat better Managing stress (or trying to) But something still feels off: Energy isn’t consistent Fat won’t move Motivation comes and goes Recovery is slower

My inbox is full every month with messages that say the same thing: “I need this… I just can’t afford it.” And that’s the part that shouldn’t exist. Because the truth is: We should not have to choose our health based on cost. I’ve lived this. After decades of Lyme, I’ve spent my own retirement savings just trying to get my health back. And even now, I work every month to maintain it—for myself and for my family. As a single mom, this isn’t optional. It’s survival. So I create

People often ask me how I approach health when someone is dealing with: • Lyme disease • Environmental toxin exposure • Genetic risks • Chronic inflammation • Autoimmune conditions • Cancer in the family The answer is simple. I don’t guess. I use functional genomics and terrain science to understand what the body is actually doing at the cellular level. Instead of chasing symptoms, we look at how the body processes toxins, nutrients, infections, and stress. Your biology

A Resource Guide for Practitioners & Scientists Working with Complex Chronic Illness Author's Note: Wendy Jean Schell, FGP | HHC | FN This is not a story about magic. It's about biochemistry, genetics, and the systemic failures that leave millions—particularly women with Lyme, autoimmune conditions, and "mystery" illnesses—trapped between normal labs and devastating symptoms. If you've watched patients deteriorate despite following protocols, or felt the frustration of medici

The Reality of HHS Changes, Chronic Lyme, and Losing Everything Anyway There was a headline last week that gave many in the Lyme community a brief exhale. Federal guidance now explicitly references Lyme disease in connection with Chronic Care Management (CCM) — a Medicare benefit designed for people with ongoing, complex medical needs. For some, it sounded like progress. For others, it felt like recognition. For many of us, it landed somewhere far more complicated. Because wh

A Community Education Resource Ahead of the Federal Lyme Roundtable by Dr. Wendy Jean Schell, FGP | HHC | FN | 4X Lyme Survivor | Global Lyme Advocate For years, those of us living with Lyme disease have been told some version of the same thing: “There isn’t enough evidence.” “Your labs are inconclusive.” “You should be better by now.” And yet, our lives told a very different story. I am one of them. Before Lyme, I worked, planned, served my community, and trusted my body. Af

Why “Incurable Diseases” in America Deserve Transparency, Truth, and Accountability By Wendy Jean — Functional Genomics Practitioner (FGP), Certified Functional Nutrition (FN), Holistic Health Coach (HHC), and Global Lyme Advocate When Your Body Knows Before the System Does My digging started in 2017 —but my symptoms started long before that. Back in 2013–2014 , I felt the first signs of something deeply wrong: the bone-crushing fatigue the strange neurological fire the horm

Toxic air. Lingering symptoms. Unanswered questions. What happened in East Palestine isn’t just one event—it’s a wake-up call. What does it mean for your health?