The Art of Being Well The “Body Positivity” Hoax, Glyphosate Gaslighting & Regenerative Homesteading | Ask Me Anything
Apr 6, 2026
Emily, a Functional Diagnostic Nutrition practitioner who offers clinical commentary, and Andrea, a clinical team practitioner focused on autoimmune and metabolic issues, tackle FND and why normal tests can feel invalidating. They explore regenerative homesteading and safer weed-control alternatives, unpack glyphosate risks and cumulative exposure, and debate body-positivity versus metabolic health while urging self-compassion.
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Functional Neurological Disorder Is A Diagnosis Of Exclusion
- Functional neurological disorder (FND) is often a diagnosis of exclusion where conventional tests show no clear cause despite significant symptoms.
- Will Cole and Andrea explain FND as a likely neuroinflammatory/autoimmune-spectrum issue needing deep history, toxin and inflammatory testing, and individualized functional investigation.
Run Targeted Functional Tests Before Accepting 'Normal' Labs
- Do a comprehensive functional evaluation focusing on health history, environmental exposures, neuroinflammation markers, and personalized labs instead of stopping at negative conventional tests.
- Andrea recommends curated protocols based on those findings because one-size-fits-all approaches don't work for FND-like presentations.
Autoimmune Problems Follow A Three Stage Inflammatory Spectrum
- Cole frames chronic illness as a three-stage inflammatory spectrum: silent inflammation, symptomatic reactivity, then diagnosable chronic disease.
- He notes the diagnosable phase can be 4–10 years after early brewing symptoms, offering a window for intervention.
