HEALTH COACHING
When the body is the bottleneck, everything else hits a ceiling.
Whether you need to restore what you've lost or optimize what you have, the answer is the same: a clinical framework built around your specific biology.
Functional medicine health coaching for precision-minded professionals who want measurable gains in energy, executive function, and faster recovery under load.
You've done the work. Professionally. In the rooms that matter. On yourself. And something is still off. The friction is biological.
You've known it longer than you've admitted.
This is where we remove it.
55 minutes · No cost · No obligation
IS THIS YOU?
Your annual physical came back normal.
Your provider said everything looks fine.
And you're still not fine– not at the level you need to perform at the level you actually perform at.
"Within normal range" is a disease threshold. It's not a performance threshold. The gap between those two standards is where most high-functioning people quietly live– and quietly erode.
The Lowered Baseline
You've accepted a lower baseline as the new normal. The energy level you operate at now isn't what it was two or three years ago. At some point you stopped expecting it to return and started working around it instead. You adapted. The adaptation became the standard. The standard became invisible.
The Narrowing Recovery Window
Your recovery window has shortened. One hard week used to cost you a weekend. Now the deficits compound– a poor night loads into a slow morning, a slow morning compromises a day, and the margin that used to absorb pressure has quietly disappeared. You're not recovering between demands. You're absorbing them.
The Filed-Away Symptoms
You've noticed things you've been quietly filing under probably nothing. Sleep that doesn't restore. Cognitive friction where there used to be ease. Fatigue that persists through the things that used to clear it. You haven't raised it because you can still function. But functioning and performing are not the same thing, and you know it.
The Work Already Done
You may have even addressed the psychological layer. The relational layer. The habits, the systems, the inner architecture. Some of that work has been significant. And something is still not moving. The ceiling you are hitting isn't a mindset problem. It's not a discipline problem. It may be biological– and the approaches you've tried were not designed to look there.
Not sure if the biological layer is your primary constraint? That's exactly what the Leadership Capacity Assessment is for.
Book a Leadership Capacity AssessmentWhy Standard Approaches Miss It
Normal is not the same as optimal.
Standard lab work is designed to detect pathology– to determine whether disease is present. It's not designed to measure whether your system is operating at its designed specification. Those are not the same question, and the gap between them is where most high-performing professionals live: technically within normal range, functionally below capacity.
Functional medicine asks a different question. Not 'is something wrong', but 'what is the system doing, and why.' Cortisol patterns. Inflammatory load. Hormonal status. Gut function. Thyroid signaling. These markers don't wait for pathology to develop before telling a story. They tell one well before a diagnosis is warranted– and often well after performance has already been affected.
This program applies a functional medicine framework to your specific biological picture. Not to replace your physician's care, but to measure upstream, ideally before disease is the threshold, when the window for intervention is still wide open.
"Normal" means you cleared the disease threshold. It doesn't mean your system is running at capacity. Most high-performing people live in that gap and have quietly decided it's just aging.
22
Years inside
health systems
6
Month program
built around your biology
12
Sessions included
across six months
6
Biological domains
assessed and addressed
THE PRACTITIONER
This framework isn't theoretical.
It was built from inside the system.
Before building this practice, I spent nearly two decades working inside a large pediatric health system, rising to Chief Pharmacy Officer. That vantage point is where the pattern became impossible to ignore: leaders operating at the highest level of a complex organization, carrying biological load that no standard clinical encounter was designed to measure or address.
Functional medicine provided the framework to work upstream– before pathology develops, before the ceiling becomes permanent. This practice is where that work is applied.
Dr. Grace Magedman, PharmD, FMCP, CPEL, CHPC
Founder, Magedman Group and Vitality Leadership Institute
I spent nearly two decades watching what sustained institutional pressure does to a biological system. The ceiling isn't a mindset problem. It's measurable.
Client Experience
I was eating well, supplementing, exercising -- doing everything right on paper. I was still mentally drained and foggy every day. Grace connected patterns between my blood work, my thyroid, and things as specific as what I was eating for breakfast that no one had ever put together before. For the first time, I understood why my body was doing what it was doing -- and I finally had a roadmap that actually fit me.
Anny
Business Owner
What the 6 Months Does
A clinical framework applied to your specific biology.
This isn't a protocol. There's no standardized plan that every client follows. What happens in your six months is built entirely around what your biology, your history, your functional picture, and the loudest signals actually show. The structure is consistent. The work inside it is yours.
Two Calls Per Month
A 60-minute working session at the start of each month and a 30-minute check-in mid-month. The working session is where assessment, pattern analysis, and adjustment happen. The mid-month call is where implementation friction gets addressed before it becomes a stall.
Comprehensive Health Intake
The same thorough intake process used in my highest-tier engagement– reported symptoms, health history, and current functional picture mapped before anything is built.
Functional Medicine-Informed Assessment
Six domains of modifiable biological input addressed with clinical precision: nutrition, movement, sleep architecture, autonomic regulation, gut health, and the relational and support context that affects all of them. This includes elimination diet support when the clinical picture warrants it. Every recommendation is grounded in your specific biological presentation– not a generic protocol without a clinical rationale underneath it.
Existing Lab Review
If you have existing lab work you want to bring– DUTCH reports, GI MAP, inflammatory markers, thyroid panels, sex hormones– we review it together in the context of your performance picture. Findings that warrant clinical follow-up are routed to your care team.
A Note on Comprehensive Lab Data
If you want a more complete biological picture before or during the program, Function Health membership is a cost-effective pathway to panels that most standard clinical visits will not order without a specific diagnosis code. The membership is yours. The clinical context is ours.
WHAT THIS IS NOT
This isn't a meal plan. It's not a supplement protocol without a clinical map underneath it. It's not therapy or mental health treatment. It's not a substitute for physician care.
It is a functional medicine framework applied to the specific leader whose physiology is limiting their capacity– and who wants to address that constraint with clinical precision rather than general guidance.
Biological systems change on biological timelines. Six months is not an arbitrary container– it reflects the actual timeline required for meaningful pattern correction. Surface improvement can happen in weeks. Structural change takes longer.
Health Coaching vs. Leadership Capacity Edge
Two different constraints.
Two different starting points.
Health Coaching– Start Here When:
- Sleep quality, energy, or recovery capacity is the primary complaint
- Lab results came back normal but performance and subjective experience say otherwise
- Inflammatory patterns, hormonal disruption, or cortisol dysregulation is suspected or confirmed
- Previous coaching produced limited results– and the biological layer was never assessed
- You want to address the physical foundation before any leadership architecture work
Leadership Capacity Edge– Start Here When:
- Biological signals are present but not the loudest constraint
- Primary friction is at the leadership layer: decision quality, presence under pressure, identity under sustained load
- Biological function is reasonable and the work is about building leadership architecture across all six dimensions
Not sure which applies to your situation? That's what the Leadership Capacity Assessment is for. Fifty-five minutes. No cost. No obligation.
Book a Leadership Capacity AssessmentINVESTMENT
Health Coaching Container
$3,000
6-Month Program
Two calls per month. Comprehensive intake. Functional medicine-informed assessment across all modifiable biological domains. Existing lab review in the context of your performance picture. Personalized, not protocolized.
Book a Leadership Capacity Assessment55 minutes · No cost · No obligation
Already completed a Vitality Strategy Session? If you complete a VSS, the $397 credits toward this program when you enroll within 7 days of your follow-up call.
Frequently Asked Questions
Questions Worth Asking.
How is this different from the Leadership Capacity Edge?
The Leadership Capacity Edge addresses all six dimensions of the Functional Resilience Framework– biological, cognitive, emotional, relational, leadership, and environmental– with the biological layer as the upstream foundation. Health Coaching focuses specifically on the biological layer: functional medicine assessment, modifiable lifestyle inputs, and lab review in the context of your performance picture. Health Coaching is not a cheaper version of the Edge. It's the right starting point when the biological signal is the loudest constraint. The Edge is the right starting point when the primary friction is at the leadership layer.
Do I need to get labs done before we start?
No. If you have existing labs you want to bring– DUTCH, GI MAP, thyroid panels, inflammatory markers, sex hormones, and others– we review them together in the context of your performance picture. If you want a more comprehensive biological data set before or during the program, Function Health membership is a cost-effective pathway to panels that most standard visits will not order without a specific diagnosis code. The membership is yours; we provide the clinical context.
What if my labs have already come back normal?
Normal in standard lab work means below the pathology threshold for the "average" population– not optimal, and not operating at design specification. Functional medicine applies different reference ranges and asks a different set of questions. For example, a normal TSH doesn't confirm optimal thyroid function. A standard cortisol draw does not capture your cortisol awakening response. If your labs have come back normal and you still don't feel or perform the way you should, that gap is exactly where this work operates.
Is this covered by insurance?
No. This is a health and performance coaching program provided within my scope of practice as a licensed pharmacist and functional medicine practitioner. It is not a medical service and is not billable to insurance. The $3,000 investment reflects six months of personalized, functional medicine-informed work– not a clinical encounter.
What does a typical month look like?
Month one begins with a comprehensive health intake that maps your reported symptoms, health history, and current functional picture. From there, each month includes a 60-minute working session– where assessment, pattern analysis, and protocol adjustment happen– and a 30-minute mid-month call to address implementation friction before it becomes a stall. The work is highly personalized. What we're addressing in month three depends entirely on what we learned in months one and two.
If your biology is the bottleneck, this is where the work starts.
Not general health guidance. Not a wellness program. A clinical framework applied to your specific biological picture, built for the leader whose physiology is limiting their capacity.
55 minutes · No cost · No obligation
All programs and services provided by Magedman Group and the Vitality Leadership Institute, including the Vitality Strategy Session and Leadership Vitality Experience, are educational and wellness + performance coaching services provided within my professional scope of practice as a licensed pharmacist and functional medicine practitioner (PharmD, FMCP, CPEL, CHPC). These services are NOT medical treatment or medical advice, and do not replace care from your licensed physician. Dr. Grace Magedman operates within California pharmacy law and functional medicine practice standards. These services are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease or medical condition. Nothing discussed in these sessions should replace medical advice from your healthcare provider. Always consult with your physician before making changes to your health routine, starting supplements, or pursuing lab testing. I work collaboratively with your healthcare team to support your wellness and performance goals.