How to Get Started on Your Advanced Vitality Journey

Mariah Doll

Patient Coordinator

Mariah went to Rock Valley College in Rockford, Illinois to graduate with her degree in Respiratory Therapy in 2019. She has worked as a respiratory therapist on night shift since 2018, working for Mercy Health in Rockford, Illinois for her whole career thus far. During her career she worked all over the hospital in all departments including the emergency room, pediatrics, Adult Critical Care, and the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. As of 2022 she also became part of the Neonatal Transport Team.

While she loves her job as a respiratory therapist, she decided that even though she loves helping people, and being part of the team to heal patients; the hospital atmosphere is not where she wants to be every day. Becoming part of the Advanced Vitality team is something she is very passionate about because she is able to still help people achieve their personal health goals, all while having a more personable business to work for rather than a large hospital.
Mariah currently lives in Rockton, Illinois on a farm with her husband and two children.

She tries to spend a lot of time outside caring for the animals, riding their horses, and just exploring their land with her kids. Most days are spent at home, or doing something new outside somewhere when the weather is nice. That is why she feels Advanced Vitality was a great fit for her because it allows her more time with her family and allows for a more normal schedule all while doing what she loves- helping others.

Kristin Patchell

APRN, Nurse Practitioner

Kristin Patchell, APRN, is a native of Northern Kentucky. She received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Northern Kentucky University in 2009 and went on to graduate with honors from Maryville University with her Master of Science in Nursing.

She is a board certified Family Nurse Practitioner with more than 14 years experience in the medical field. She is passionate about whole body wellness, preventative care, and has a desire to provide a safe and open space to build relationships with patients and provide holistic based care.

Kristin loves living in beautiful East Tennessee with her husband and children. In her downtime she enjoys photography, reading a great novel, hot yoga, and anything outdoors with her husband and three children.

Jason Theobald

Co-Founder

Jason M. Theobald graduated law school in 2004, he worked as general counsel to a company local to Cincinnati for 15 years. During this time Jason honed his knowledge of business and creating businesses. In 2017 Jason left his legal job and devoted his full time to his Nutrition Consulting Company called ScoobyHealth. He has grown it to a 7 figure business with 13 coaches.

Jason’s next venture was launching NuEthix Formulations a supplement company found on principles of honesty and integrity. He recognized what the industry was missing, the idea that what is on the label is in the bottle, and thus NuEthix was born.

Jason has 25 years experience working with athletes and weekend warriors who want to OPTIMIZE their bodies. Jason has read thousands of labs and consulted with many regarding their hormonal health. Jason has a Nutrition Consultant license from the AFPA and has studied under Dr. Charles Sefcik a functional medicine practitioner. Due to Jason’s vast experience working with those who have hormonal deficiencies, opening a TRT clinic was a natural progression for him. Jason has been quoted saying, “When you see thousands of labs of those on HRT, you start to notice patterns, and see where mistakes are being made in the administration of these meds. I wanted to bring my experience to the table so people can experience the true benefits HRT has to offer both men and women.” Jason is also 47 years old and uses HRT therapies in his daily life.

Kay Edwards

Patient Care Coordinator

Background:
8 year experience in healthcare operations. Specialize in patient experience optimization, healthcare regulations, and team development.

Favorite part of the job:
Being able to support patients on their journey to a healthier lifestyle. I enjoy building relationships and being the point of contact for all of our patient’s needs outside of treatment.

Outside the office:
I am a mom to an incredible 10 year old gymnast, and a busy toddler. A great cook! My hobbies change often but currently I am into crochet and interior design.

Garrett Peed

Nurse Practitioner

Education/Background
Earned a Master of Science in Nursing and Family Nurse Practitioner degree from the
University of Southern California.
Spent 8 years at Johns Hopkins Hospital working as a Nurse in the Cardiovascular
Surgical Intensive Care Unit.
Trained in bioidentical hormone replacement therapy, peptide therapies, functional
nutrition, and integrative pain management using platelet-rich plasma (PRP) and stem-
cell–based treatments.
Certified through the American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine (A4M) and the Institute
for Functional Medicine (IFM).

Why I Chose Functional Medicine
Drawn to root-cause medicine after seeing gaps in traditional care, especially around
patient education and lifestyle change.
Functional medicine allows for deeper connection and understanding of the “why”
behind illness.
Provides the time and structure to help patients achieve optimal health through
education, nutrition, and lifestyle alignment.

Favorite Part of the Job
Listening to patients’ stories and understanding their health goals.
Watching small, consistent changes compound over time helping patients feel more
energetic, youthful, and empowered.

Personal Wellness Routine
Begins each day with a morning workout and a few minutes of sun exposure while
enjoying coffee.
Prioritizes quality time with his children each morning before the work day begins.
Practices mindfulness and meditation for 7–10 minutes daily.
Takes ice baths 3–5 times per week and maintains a consistent evening sleep routine.
Supplements include magnesium, creatine, and omega-3s.
Favorite peptides: NAD+ and glutathione; uses methylene blue for cognitive support.

Philosophy in One Line
“Optimal health comes from consistent daily habits, but I live by the 80/20 rule: stay
disciplined 80% of the time and enjoy life the other 20%.”

Outside the Office
Enjoys the outdoors with his wife and two children, long walks, beach trips, and
backyard adventures.
Passionate about exercise, cooking nutritious meals with family, and gardening.

Memorable Patient Win
Helped a 50-year-old woman regain her vitality after years of fatigue and medication
dependence.
Through hormone balancing, stress management, and lifestyle optimization, she
regained her energy and confidence.
Her gratitude: “Thank you for giving me my life back”, remains one of my most
meaningful professional moments.

Monica Skonieczny

APRN, Nurse Practitioner

Education and Background:
Endocrinology specialty certificate from Duke University
MSN Family Nurse Practitioner from University of Alabama at Birmingham
BSN University of Miami
BA Anthropology Northern Illinois University

Why you chose functional medicine:
I chose to work in functional medicine because it allows me to identify and address the root causes of illness rather than just treating symptoms. This approach lets me combine evidence-based medicine with personalized care to help patients achieve lasting health and vitality.

Favorite part of the job:
My favorite part of working at AV is empowering my patients to improve their lives and helping them to reach their goals.

Personal wellness routine:
My personal wellness routine depends on what my current goals are at the time- right now while pregnant I focus on keeping my lifestyle as intentionally focused on health as possible with weight training, daily steps, and a Lily Nichols’ inspired diet. When not pregnant, I add in testosterone replacement and peptides to support my goals of improving body composition and focusing on longevity/anti-aging!

Philosophy in one line:
“I’ve missed more than 9,000 shots in my career. I’ve lost almost 300 games. Twenty-six times, I’ve been trusted to take the game-winning shot and missed. I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.” – Michael Jordan

Outside the office, enjoys:
Outside of the office, you can find me working out at the gym, baking sourdough, or spending time with my husband and daughter.

Memorable patient wins:
Some of my most memorable patient wins include supporting women on their journey to conceive and helping women regain healthy menstrual cycles after years of imbalance. I’ve also had the privilege of helping postmenopausal women feel like themselves again through thoughtful hormone optimization, and guiding patients toward sustainable weight loss and lasting lifestyle changes. One particularly rewarding case involved identifying a pituitary adenoma that had gone undiagnosed by endocrinology for years—finally giving her answers after a long journey of feeling unheard.

Jeanie Taggart

APRN, Nurse Practitioner

Education and Background:
I am Board Certified Family Nurse Practitioner, graduated from the University of Cincinnati. My background and training is in functional endocrinology.

Why you chose functional medicine:
I was a nurse for 8 years, worked as a travel nurse for 3 and traveled all over the country caring for patients and the #1 questions I was always wanting to figure out is why is our health care model reactive and not proactive? When I completed my Masters degree my mission has always been to help individuals reverse and prevent disease. Functional medicine allows me to do exactly that.

Favorite part of the job:
Changing the quality of someone’s life and helping them walk through the hardest seasons of their life with a plan to come out better than they started

Personal wellness routine:
My mornings start best with prayer/quiet time and lots of sunshine when the midwest weather allows for it. I am a former athlete that now has a passion for strength training and a little Lagree.

Your philosophy in one line:
“If God didn’t make it, don’t eat it”

Outside the office:
My family is the most important thing to me. I love to be studying/reading, cooking, boating or traveling. My niece and nephew are my favorite humans on the planet so more than likely you can find me running around with one of them when I have free time.

Memorable patient wins:
Honestly, I simply love what I do… theres so many patient wins. But the most rewarding thing to hear is a patient report that they feel “heard” for the first time in their health journey.