Hello and Welcome to Fly2Wellness

My name is Jennifer Cecere, FDN-P, CEOC

Certified Functional Diagnostic Nutrition-Practitioner and Essential Oils Coach 

If you are looking for someone who has walked in your shoes.  Someone who understands illness and the hope required to reach for wellness. 

If you are looking for someone who can help you, who meets you where you are, who knows how to assess the root cause of your symptoms and use holistic measures to help you HEAL... you are in the right place.!

Over the last 12 years, I have experienced profound, positive changes in my health. My personal experience has inspired me to share, inform and educate people about the human body; how it is built and how it was designed to function.  My goals include empowering others with meaningful information, personalized answers and opportunities for health so that they can achieve wellness and live the life they desire. 

I know what it feels like to sit on the sidelines and say "no-thank-you" to opportunities, events and DREAMS because of illness, symptoms, fear and uncertainty. That used to be my life, and it is a painful way to exist. I have walked through the pain of illness and am safely on the other side - living a life free of illness, medication and disease.

I am living proof that recovery is achievable and it is never too late!

WHERE HAVE I BEEN?
It's a medical novel too long to imagine, but  I will share the headliners...        

I was diagnosed with MS in 1998 and was fully paralyzed from the chest down for 72 hours in the early stages of that diagnosis. I was 26 at the time and engaged to be married. The disease hit quickly and took over my entire body almost immediately. It took a miracle, experienced doctors and great determination to learn how to walk and move; and even more luck, medication, prayer and fortitude for me to successfully walk down the aisle  6-months later. It happened and it was joyful. In retrospect, I was so focused on marrying the man of my dreams, fitting into the gown (steroid bloat is a challenge) and moving on with our future, that I didn't give any thought has to HOW the disease arrived in my body.... I just moved on.

As if the tragedy of that experience weren't enough, I  suffered numerous ailments before and after the MS diagnosis, have had several surgeries and procedures over the course of my life, taken dozens of prescription drugs, lived on daily OTC remedies, and through it all, living a healthy (or so I thought) active and wonderful life. After all, being a naturally positive person, with a loving family, being in a wonderful marriage, working a full-time job (that enjoyed AND was great at) and eventually enjoying the Blessings of two children, my physical issues seemed to be a non-issue. 

In essence, my happiness and positivity seemed to invalidate the chronic nature of my ill-health.  I literally thought my symptoms and problems were a result of the "hand I was dealt". What I didn't realize was that I had set the bar too low- my disease pattern was and indication of a chronic issue that was discoverable, understandable and fixable! I was blind to the reality of chronic illness and it's kaleidoscope of issues and opportunities until 2013, when - WHAM- I was diagnosed with a second autoimmune condition -  Celiac Disease. 

WHAT?
I have always had a positive demeanor and spent the majority of my life moving forward and adjusting to whatever came next; leaning on a theory that some people are just "predisposed" and some parts of the body are  "broken." My health issues, particularly the MS, became a non-issue. I was doing everything I was told and believed wholeheartedly that the medications I was taking would provide long term protection and relief. Life was pleasant and busy, so I stopped asking questions and lived the best life I could. Of course, that life included staying inside on hot days so as not to overheat, never going on the swings or carnival rides due to dizziness, never really sleeping due to chronic insomnia, white knuckling it through the work day (many days for many reasons) and missing out on a lot of things - either from not feeling well from the medications side effects or strict protocols to manage and prevent an MS relapse.  

So, when Celiac entered my life I was angry.  After sacrificing so much, trying hard to do everything right and definitely doing everything I was told...how could my body betray me again?  

The truth is that my body wasn't betraying me - it was screaming for attention and I had it all wrong.... the celiac was most likely under the surface all along. 

I began to recognize that life with chronic illness was like a runaway train and I wanted OFF that ride.  I thought that disease was a "one and done" kind of thing. I already had an autoimmune disease, a big one - MS - how could I have two!? The truth was terrifying... if I stayed on the course I was on, there would be MORE illness in the future. 

It made sense that illness would breed illness and I knew in my heart that it was true, BUT, in reality, my Doctors never told me any of that. They acted as if it were no big deal to have multiple diseases. The hard truth is this: there is no such thing as "one and done" with illness. The symptoms keep mounting if the underlying cause is not discovered.  I started to ask.... How did this happen to me? When did it start? Could any of this have been prevented? What were the warning signs? Then I asked the hardest question of all...

WHY AREN'T ANY OF MY DOCTORS ASKING THESE QUESTIONS?

 I am very close with my Neurologist and he introduced me to a Naturopathic Doctor to diagnose and manage the Celiac disease. Dr. B helped me understand the severity of my issues, which extended way beyond a simple gluten free diet and opened my eyes to a whole new world of Wellness! There is health and healing!? I don't have to live this way? Feel this sick? Dr. B took me down a road so fascinating, so challenging, so liberating and so full of LIFE!

We completely halted the celiac disease. My body is healed and continues to grow stronger, my clinical allergies are gone, the numerous symptoms I had for years have disappeared, I do not take prescription drugs and don't use ANY OTC medications. I no longer carry an EpiPen because the allergies don't exist and I can eat ALL of the foods I used to avoid without any issues, I don't run for the nearest restroom at every venue, I can take a yoga class without acid refluxing into my throat and my neck thumping with pain, I sleep normally, my brain fog is completely gone... the list goes on and on! All of the MS symptoms are gone. My MRI scans are excellent and there as not been any disease progression. I no longer take any immune modifying medications or disease management drugs. I am free and healthy and comfortable in my own skin. 

I trust my body and it trusts me!

Ultimately, I live the life I want without fear and hesitation! 

I am well, I feel well and I  have learned how to care for my body. 
Then I asked....

WHY ISN'T EVERYBODY OFFERED THE INFORMATION TO HEAL AND BE HEALTHY? TO THRIVE! WHAT ABOUT WELLNESS?

The current medical system, while being exceptional at dealing with emergency situations and diagnosing disease, IS NOT trained in wellness, disease prevention or nutrition. They ARE trained to treat disease and care for patients with surgery or pharmaceutical drugs ONLY. I learned that modern medicine rarely, if ever, asks WHY symptoms occur and does not seek the root cause of symptoms or illness. The first stage of medical treatment is "wait and see" - if the symptoms aren't severe enough to render a diagnosis, conventional Doctors tell patients to continue doing what they are doing and come back when they feel worse. WHAT? Keep doing whatever you are doing, which clearly is making your body react, illicit symptoms and become sick... when you are sick enough to render a diagnosis come back and we will deal with it!?!  The medical model IS surgery or drugs - no other options. They do not search or answers or root cause. The medical tool box is limited.

Again, I asked....

IF THE ROOT CAUSE OF SYMPTOMS ISN'T BEING IDENTIFIED OR ADDRESSED, HOW CAN A PERSON BE WELL?  

They can't.  The underlying dysfunction will remain dysfunctional and the body will continue to compensate until something becomes exhausted enough to manifest as a symptom; mask the symptom with drugs and more appear. The cycle feeds itself until a clinical disease manifests. The disease is treated with drugs or surgery or BOTH. But still, the root cause remains, spinning in the background, undiscovered and new symptoms show up. Vicious cycle = runaway train.  I am living proof of that and I know too many people who are examples with me - how sad.

I am not satisfied with a disease care system that does not believe in wellness; and was frustrated to learn that the holistic well-care that had saved my future was not readily available to the people I love and care about!

WHAT CAN I DO ABOUT  IT? HOW CAN I HELP OTHERS?

I found the FDN Certification course after watching a series of webinars on-line and knew I had found the right fit! I fell in love with the philosophy of investigating, through diagnostic testing, learning the unique metabolic story of each individual and being able to intelligently interpret the findings and customize a health protocol for every BODY. I was empowered and excited to participate in a course that would challenge my intellect and force me to reach far to learn the physiology of the human body at the metabolic level, where it counts. To understand the metabolic functions of the body from all angles and steer clear  of the "best guess" arena . I was able to grasp an understanding of the human person that went far beyond diet and respected the WHOLE person. 

Since opening Fly2Wellness in 2015, I continue to learn. I am a Certified Essential oils coach, I engage in EFT training with my clients and have completed courses on blood chemistry, thyroid function, SIBO, Women's Health, Hormones and the Infant Microbiome.

We are all made for greatness and we are all wonderfully made!

I  BECAME A WELL-CARE PROFESSIONAL FOR THE HEALTH OF OTHERS!

I am excited to help you find your wings and FLY2WELLNESS.

In Good Health,

Jennifer