Jen Osgood MSN, RN, APRN, IFMCP (Institute of Functional Medicine Certified Practitioner)

My Training & Medical Experiences

I have been a pediatric nurse practitioner since 2003. We were an Air Force family and moved a lot, every couple years until my husband retired. Most of my years have been in Pediatric Primary Care, but I also have years of experiences in wound and ostomy, pediatric neurosurgery & gastroenterology. I went to Baker University (1997) for my nursing degree, Saint Louis University (2003) for my pediatric nurse practitioner degree and Emory University (2015) for my wound and ostomy certification. In 2021, I started back to school at The Institute of Functional Medicine (IFM) and happy to say I am now a certified IFM practitioner! June 2022, I completed Gillespie Approach Craniosacral Fascial Therapy training. Finally, August 2022, I completed course work with Bioindividual Nutrition Institute. This coursework gave me an in depth study on how food can affect us, along with various symptoms foods can create, even “healthy” foods. I’m applying this knowledge to the patients I serve.

My Unique Approach & My Practice

My goal is to provide individualized and holistic care to the families I serve. All my practice’s policies are centered around this goal. To accomplish this, I went to the old fashioned and simple model of health care with direct access to the health care provider. Patients and health care providers are becoming increasingly frustrated with the managed care system and are turning towards other models of care. One of those models is called direct primary care, and that is the model I chose for my practice to provide the highest level of care. I am also excited to offer Craniosacral Fascial Therapy and Functional Medicine services to my families.

I want to partner with families to empower them with knowledge and skills to improve the health and vitality of their children and family. Functional Medicine Providers or Integrative Medicine Providers like to get down to the root cause vs covering symptoms with medication. Although, sometimes the body needs help with modern medical care to get back to a state of vitality, I prefer a more natural approach when possible.

Your “family medical history” does not HAVE to be YOUR family’s medical history. Our genes set the stage, but our lifestyle choices are what pulls the trigger in many chronic health conditions. Think skin disorders, obesity, insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes, heart disease, dementias, mental health concerns, mood disorders, autoimmune disorders, even some cancers. In many situations, what our genes are “bathed” in, is what determines our health and vitality OR our dis-ease and disorders. Are your genes bathed in high quality nutrients, low stress levels, positive effects from exercise/movement, sunlight, nature and good sleep or are they bathed in toxic chemicals from what we eat & drink, various products we put on our body, physical chemical reactions from high stress, poor sleep and lack of exercise? Have you felt the benefits of sunlight on your skin, walking in nature/forests or grounding?

My Why…My Life & My Loves

My husband and I have been married since 2001 and have 3 children. After my husband retired from the Air Force, we wanted to live somewhere we could learn to grow our food. We have acreage south of Kansas City and have been learning all about growing our food (well…growing soil, so we can have healthy food) and living as healthy as possible. So much to learn!!! We have pasture raised cows for grass fed beef and milk, sheep for meat, poultry for eggs and meat, an ever changing garden and a growing food forest. I am a member of Weston A. Price and involved with the local KC chapter. We love this life and feel very blessed to have this opportunity! Jesus Christ leads our life!!