A Christian Functional Medicine Practitioner for Women and Moms

If you don’t feel like yourself anymore, even though your labs keep coming back “normal”, I want you to know you’re not alone. I’ve been there too.

I’m Kate Vazquez, Physician Assistant by training and a functional medicine practitioner. Through Radiant by Design, I walk alongside women and moms who are tired of chasing answers and want to understand their health more deeply.

For me, functional medicine isn’t my faith, and it isn’t a replacement for conventional medicine. It’s a tool, a way of looking more deeply at the body God created and learning to steward it well, with Jesus at the center.

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Christian functional medicine is functional medicine practiced from a Christian worldview. It looks at the connections between things like hormones, gut health, stress, sleep, nutrition, and lifestyle while recognizing the body as something God created with intention and entrusted us to steward.

Functional medicine asks a different kind of question. Instead of looking only at an isolated symptom, we look at the bigger picture and ask, What might my body be trying to tell me?

Your body has a story. Symptoms can be clues worth listening to, not something to fear or something that defines you.

For me, the Christian part isn’t an add-on. It’s the foundation from which I practice.

I believe health is not something to worship, perfect, or chase. Caring for your body can simply be an act of stewardship: learning to listen, making wise choices, and taking care of what God has entrusted to you.

A Christian functional medicine practitioner looks at your health as a whole person rather than reducing you to a diagnosis or a lab value.

With me, that starts by listening to your story, your symptoms, cycles, digestion, sleep, stress, lifestyle, and what you’ve already tried.

When testing could provide useful information or change the direction of your care, I may recommend labs and explain why. Lab testing is an additional cost and separate from my services.

From there, we create a personalized plan that may include nutrition, lifestyle, sleep, stress and nervous-system support, and supplements when appropriate. If you want prayer or Scripture to be part of our time together, there is room for that too.

My goal isn’t to give you another list of things to perfect.

It’s to help you understand your body, care for it well, and take the next faithful step.

You can learn more about how working with me works.

I work primarily with women and moms who know something feels off, even when they’ve been told everything looks fine.

You might:

• Wake up exhausted, even after a full night of sleep
• Have cycles that feel unpredictable or PMS that knocks you down
• Be walking through postpartum or perimenopause changes and not feel like yourself
• Deal with bloating or a gut that seems to react to everything
• Feel wired but tired most days
• Hear “your labs are normal,” but still know you don’t feel like yourself

These experiences can have many contributing factors, and functional medicine can provide another lens through which to understand the bigger picture.

You can read more about functional medicine for moms, hormone support, postpartum health, and faith-based nervous-system support.

Working with me isn’t the right fit for urgent or emergency needs, medication management, or anyone looking to stop or change a medication without the physician managing it.

Faith is the foundation of how I practice, but it is never something I use to pressure you.

If you want prayer or Scripture to be part of our time together, it is welcome. If you don’t, I will respect that.

I won’t use fear to motivate you.

I believe there is a difference between stewardship and striving. Caring for your health doesn’t mean becoming obsessed with your health. It doesn’t mean chasing perfect labs, following every wellness trend, or believing you have failed when your body doesn’t respond exactly as you hoped.

It means taking the next faithful step with what you’ve been given.

When my own body experiences symptoms, one of the questions I have learned to ask is, “God, what are You inviting me to see here?”

Sometimes the answer has been rest. Sometimes it has been something I needed to say no to. Sometimes it has simply been an invitation to slow down and listen.

Not every symptom has a spiritual root. But God cares about every part of you.

Still wondering whether functional medicine fits with your faith? I wrote more about that here: Is Functional Medicine Biblical?

You can also read A Biblical Approach to Health.

Do I Have to Be a Christian to Work With You?

No. My faith shapes how I care for you, but women of any background are welcome.

If you want prayer or Scripture to be part of our work together, I am happy to include it. If you don’t, I won’t impose it on you.

My hope is simply that every woman I work with feels seen, respected, and cared for.

Radiant by Design is a 100% virtual functional medicine practice. I work with women across the U.S. and internationally through secure video visits. The Connection Call, your initial visit, and follow-ups are all by video.

You can meet with me from home without traveling to an office.

Forms and lab uploads go through Practice Better, my secure client portal.

And if something you need falls outside what I offer, I’ll tell you honestly.

If you’re looking for a Christian functional medicine practitioner, don’t be afraid to ask questions.

Look for someone who:

• Is transparent about their education, training, and scope of practice
• Explains why they are recommending a particular lab or test
• Is clear about the cost of testing and services
• Works alongside your physician rather than telling you to avoid conventional care
• Never pressures you to stop a medication without the physician managing it
• Makes their pricing clear before you commit
• Offers faith rather than forcing it
• Doesn’t use fear, shame, or promises of guaranteed healing
• Is honest about when they can help and when you need another level of care

You deserve to understand who you are trusting with your health.

Here’s how I try to live that out.

Meet Kate Vazquez

I’m Kate Vazquez, a Christian functional medicine practitioner and founder of Radiant by Design, a 100% virtual functional medicine practice for women and moms.

I’m a PA-C by training, with a Master of Medical Science from Nova Southeastern University and additional training in functional medicine.

I started in conventional medicine. Over the years my own health journey, and my desire to understand the deeper connections within the body, led me to functional medicine.

For years, I experienced migraines, gut issues, acne, fatigue, anxiety, and hormone symptoms. Functional medicine gave me a different lens through which to understand my body. But ultimately, it was God who met me in that search and began teaching me that health was about more than finding the right test, supplement, or solution.

It was also about learning to listen, to surrender, to steward what He had given me, and to trust Him with what I couldn’t control.

I’m a wife and a mom, still learning, still growing, and still being refined into who God created me to be.

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