Today we’d like to introduce you to Makenna Lewers.
Hi Makenna, can you start by introducing yourself? We’d love to learn more about how you got to where you are today?
Just over 10 years ago, my health had deteriorated to a point that was genuinely scary. I was diagnosed with Graves’ disease and later was also diagnosed with Hashimoto’s.
During these years, I felt completely disconnected from my body. Fatigue, bloating, brain fog, chronic hives and pain. I convinced myself that feeling terrible was just my “normal.” My doctors would tell me, *“Your body is attacking itself” and offer their solutions which would lead to being on medication the rest of my life. Another physician, who had been practicing for more than 30 years, told me he had never seen someone recover from my condition. I was told thyroid radiation was essentially my only option and that this disease would affect me for the rest of my life.
Those words didn’t settle well with me. Not because I thought I knew more than Doctors, but because something in me told me theres got to be another way. I needed to keep asking questions. The biggest one was incredibly simple:
“How did my body get this out of balance in the first place?” I was in my twenties. These were the years I should be feeling on top of the world. I thought.
That simple question changed the trajectory of my life.
I started reading everything I could get my hands on. I studied kinesiology, nutrition, integrative health and bioresonance. I received my bachelors of science in health and later became certified in epigenetics and the massive role that plays in holistic wellness. I experimented with my own diet, changed my environment and started paying attention to things I had never considered before—what I was eating, what I was exposed to, how I was managing stress, how I was sleeping and what my body had been trying to tell me for YEARS.
I realized I couldn’t keep living in the same environment and patterns that contributed to me becoming so unwell and expect my body to respond differently.
Slowly, things started changing.
My energy came back. The chronic hives began disappearing. The pain improved. Most importantly, I stopped feeling powerless in my own body.
My faith and positive mindset were a huge part of my journey. I held tightly to “Seek and you will find.” So I kept seeking. I kept learning.
That journey eventually became Restored Wellness.
Today, I’m a mom of two and an Integrative Health Practitioner. I help people become more curious about their own bodies. I use tools like epigenetic hair analysis to look at patterns in nutrition, lifestyle and environmental stressors and help clients understand where they may need additional support.
If there is one thing I want people to take from my story, it’s this: you may have more power over your health than you’ve been led to believe.
Ask questions. Learn how your body works. Pay attention when something feels off. Work with qualified professionals, but don’t be afraid to advocate for yourself and keep searching for answers.
You don’t have to overhaul your entire life tomorrow. I certainly didn’t. But you can start with one decision, one habit, one question.
And as a mother, that means even more to me now. The way we eat, live, handle stress and care for ourselves becomes part of what our children learn from us.
Sometimes changing your own health changes far more than just your own life.
I was once 18 years old, being told this was just the life I’d have to live.
Thank God I didn’t stop there. I kept asking questions. I kept searching. And eventually, I found a different way forward. I hope my story reaches someone walking through their own health battle and reminds them to keep going, keep asking questions, and believe their body is capable of feeling better!
We all face challenges, but looking back would you describe it as a relatively smooth road?
No. And the hardest part of my journey weren’t the physical symptoms. They were the uncertainty and learning to trust myself again.
When you’re young and you’re told you have an autoimmune disease that could affect you for the rest of your life, it’s scary. I went through periods of feeling exhausted, inflamed, covered in chronic hives, dealing with brain fog and pain, and still trying to function like everything was fine.
Then came the frustration of looking for answers. I met with multiple doctors, tried different approaches, and often left appointments feeling like I understood the name of my diagnosis’s but not *why* my body had gotten there.
And once I started asking that question, I had to face something uncomfortable: changing my health meant changing parts of my life.
I had to rethink how I ate, how I handled stress, what I was exposing myself to, how much rest I allowed myself, and the mentality that I could just push through everything. There was no overnight transformation. It was years of learning and unlearning, experimenting, getting things wrong, adjusting, and paying attention to how my body responded.
There were plenty of people who thought the choices I was making were wrong or unconventional. Choosing the road less traveled can feel lonely, especially when you’re doing something different from what everyone around you considers “normal.”
But one of the biggest lessons that season taught me is that health isn’t about perfection. It’s about awareness. You don’t have to change everything overnight, you just have to be willing to start paying attention.
Looking back, I’m grateful it wasn’t a perfectly smooth road. The difficult parts are what taught me to ask better questions, become an advocate for myself, and eventually gave me the passion to help other people do the same.
Thanks – so what else should our readers know about Restored Wellness?
Restored Wellness really grew out of my own experience with my health.
Today, I’m a Holistic Health Practitioner specializing in epigenetic hair analysis and bioresonance technology. I work with adults, children, families and athletes, both in person and through mail-in testing, to help them better understand what may be influencing how they feel.
The analysis looks at hundreds of wellness indicators related to things like nutritional needs, gut and digestive support, hormones, oxidative stress, environmental exposures (mold, toxic metals, parasites, etc) and other areas of the body. From there, my clients receive a comprehensive report and a personalized 90-day wellness plan.
But the technology is really only part of what I do.
What I want people to walk away with is education. I want you to understand your body better than you did before you met me. I want you to know why we’re making certain changes, what your body may be asking for, and what you can realistically do about it.
I think that’s what sets Restored Wellness apart. I’m not interested in handing someone a massive supplement list and sending them on their way. I want to take something that can feel incredibly overwhelming (eg your health) and make it feel actionable. Sometimes that means changing what you’re eating. Sometimes it’s looking more closely at your environment, stress, sleep or nutrient intake. And sometimes it’s simply realizing that the little symptoms you’ve normalized for years deserve your attention.
One of the things I’m most proud of is how accessible this has become. I work with people locally, but the majority of my clients can complete their testing from home through a mail-in kit. That has allowed me to work with people and families well beyond my own community.
And as a mom, working with families is especially meaningful to me. There is something incredibly powerful about a parent deciding, *we’re going to learn more, make different choices and create a healthier foundation for our family.*
That’s what I want this brand to be known for.
We’d be interested to hear your thoughts on luck and what role, if any, you feel it’s played for you?
I don’t know if I’d call it luck. But I would say that sometimes your biggest setback ends up redirecting your entire life for the good of others.
Some of the things that felt like “bad luck” at the time (for me it was getting sick so young, not getting the answers I wanted, having to take the harder road) ended up redirecting my life.
Without my diagnosis, I wouldn’t have Restored Wellness. I wouldn’t have spent thousands of hours learning about the human body. And I wouldn’t be helping people today in this way. Sometimes the thing that feels like it’s happening “to you” is the thing thats leading you where you’re supposed to be.
So maybe it is good luck? Because my greatest setback became my greatest assignment?
Pricing:
- Free discovery calls
- Epigenetic Testing + Consultation $250. Restored Wellness offers unique testing options based on your individual health goals, including the Optimize Health & Wellness Scan, Baby & Child Wellness Scan (ages 13 and under), Weight Loss Optimization Scan, and Athletic Performance Scan. Each option is designed to provide personalized wellness insights and direction based on what you’re looking to improve. Mail in options +$50
Contact Info:
- Website: https://www.makennalewers.com
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/makennalewers
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100083083281371
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