Former breast surgeon Dr. Jenn Simmons joins Shannon Conklin for a conversation about breast health, functional medicine, breast cancer screening, QT imaging, prevention, and why she believes women's healthcare needs to become more individualized.

After spending 17 years as a breast surgeon, Dr. Jenn's own health journey forced her to reconsider much of what she had been taught about disease, treatment, and long-term health. In Part 1, Shannon and Dr. Jenn talk about the diagnosis that changed the direction of her career, her introduction to functional medicine, the difference between treating a symptom and understanding the whole person, and why she believes conventional and functional medicine should not exist on opposite sides.

They also get into breast screening, thermography, QT imaging, mammograms, MRIs, insurance, prevention, and some of Dr. Jenn's concerns about the way the current healthcare system approaches women's health.

This conversation reflects Dr. Jenn Simmons' professional opinions and personal experience and is intended for education and discussion, not individualized medical advice.

What You’ll Learn

• Why Dr. Jenn's own diagnosis changed the way she practiced medicine

• What she believes functional medicine adds to conventional care

• Why she does not consider herself anti-surgery, anti-chemotherapy, or anti-radiation

• Why individualized treatment matters to her

• What she wants women to understand about thermography and breast screening

• How QT imaging entered her work

• Why she believes screening and prevention are two different conversations

• How insurance incentives can influence healthcare decisions

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