Summary
In this conversation, Jessie Thomas emphasizes the significant role of nutrition in enhancing both mental and physical performance, particularly for firefighters who rely heavily on their cognitive functions. She discusses the concept of agency over one's brain and body, highlighting how optimal nutrition can lead to improved decision-making, longevity, and overall performance.
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Summary
In this conversation, Jessie Thomas emphasizes the significant role of nutrition in enhancing both mental and physical performance, particularly for firefighters who rely heavily on their cognitive functions. She discusses the concept of agency over one's brain and body, highlighting how optimal nutrition can lead to improved decision-making, longevity, and overall performance.
PART 2 Johnna earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Sustainable Agriculture from UC Davis in 2000. During her time at UC Davis, Johnna took courses in nutrition, exercise physiology, and eventually became certified as a personal trainer. However, her more holistic approach to healing the whole person through connecting unique “human-ness” with real food, its sourcing, and authentic movement and emotional and spiritual connection, was not as recognized in the late 1990s, causing her to re-route her life.
After teaching middle school science for several years, traveling and working internationally, and working as a paralegal with underserved populations, Johnna found her way to Montana to a law degree from the University of Montana in 2009.
As a successful criminal defense attorney for over 12 years, Johnna developed a reputation as utilizing a holistic approach to working with those suffering from mental health and addiction issues, including the professionals who work in the field.
Over time, Johnna’s passion for helping people from a holistic approach re-surfaced. At the same time, functional medicine was making its debut in Montana, re-igniting her desire to work with people to fully realize their best lives.
She began her Master’s Degree in Clinical Nutrition in 2020 and graduated from the Functional Medicine Coaching Academy in 2021, becoming a Functional Medicine Certified Health Coach (FMCHC).
When not working with clients in either her legal practice or functional nutrition capacity, Johnna enjoys growing things in the dirt, raising a variety of farm animals, and spending as much time as possible with her amazingly supportive husband, and two young children on their fledgling homestead along the Blackfoot River outside of Missoula, Montana.
Sustainable Wellness, Missoula, Montana
Summary
In this conversation, Jessie Thomas emphasizes the significant role of nutrition in enhancing both mental and physical performance, particularly for firefighters who rely heavily on their cognitive functions. She discusses the concept of agency over one's brain and body, highlighting how optimal nutrition can lead to improved decision-making, longevity, and overall performance.
