Functional Living
Dr. Jared Leon
The Five Pillars, in plain language — the blueprint patients kept asking for.
About
Dr. Jared Leon
Functional neurologist. Author of three books. Host of the Functional Living Podcast. Twenty-four years spent asking one stubborn question — why is this happening?
24+
Years in practice
3
Published books
35+
Podcast episodes
5
Pillars of Functional Living™
My story
It started with people who were told nothing more could be done.
I grew up around people who were doing everything they were told to do and still weren't getting better. Not lazy. Not non-compliant. Just never actually examined.
So I trained in the nervous system — chiropractic first, then functional neurology, then vestibular rehabilitation — because that's where the answers kept living.
Twenty-four years later the pattern hasn't changed. When you find the cause, the body does remarkable things. My job is to find it.
Why I created Functional Living™
One clinic can only hold so many people.
I kept giving the same blueprint across the exam table — nutrition, movement, a properly working nervous system, mindset, and real rest. It worked. But it only reached whoever could drive to my office.
Functional Living™ is that blueprint, made available to everyone: the podcast, the Knowledge Library, the Learning Paths, and a score that tells you exactly where to start.
- 1Proper Nutrition
- 2Proper Exercise
- 3Proper Working Nervous System
- 4Proper Mental Attitude
- 5Proper Rest and Relaxation
“A symptom is not the problem. It's the body telling you where to look.”
My philosophy
Examine
A thorough functional neurological exam — before any conclusion.
Locate
Find the pathway, joint, or system that isn't working the way it should.
Correct
Targeted care, re-tested over time. Progress you can measure.
The path
A career, in seven turns.
The beginning
A question no one could answer
Watching people he loved cycle through prescriptions without ever getting better, Jared kept asking the same question: what is actually causing this? That question became a career.
Doctor of Chiropractic
Learning the nervous system first
Formal training in chiropractic put the nervous system — not the symptom list — at the center of health, and set the foundation for everything that followed.
Functional Neurology
Going deeper into the brain
Post-doctoral study in functional neurology added a precise, testable model of brain function: assess, stimulate the right pathway, re-test, refine.
Vestibular Fellowship
The dizziness patients no one else could help
Fellowship-level vestibular training turned the practice into a destination for vertigo, post-concussion syndrome, and balance disorders after years of dead ends elsewhere.
Leon Chiropractic
Building a clinic around causes
A practice designed for thorough examination and individualized care — concussion recovery, migraine, chronic pain, balance, and human performance.
The books
Putting the method on paper
Functional Living, Wake Up the Happy Brain, and Wake Up Miracles translated clinical work into something anyone could read on a Tuesday night and start using.
Today
Functional Living™ as a platform
The podcast, the Knowledge Library, Learning Paths, and the Functional Living Score™ — one blueprint, available far beyond the walls of a single clinic.
Credentials
Training that goes deep, not wide.
Doctor of Chiropractic
Functional Neurology (post-doctoral)
Vestibular Rehabilitation Fellow
Concussion & Post-Concussion Care
Chronic Pain & Human Performance
24+ Years of Clinical Experience
Books
Three books, one idea.
Wake Up the Happy Brain
Dr. Jared Leon
How the brain builds mood, focus, and resilience — and how to train it.
Wake Up Miracles
Dr. Jared Leon
Stories of recovery, and the science that made them possible.
Official cover artwork slots in here as soon as the approved files are uploaded — nothing is recreated or reinterpreted.
The podcast
Stop chasing symptoms. Start building health.
Welcome to the Functional Living Podcast by Dr. Jared Leon. Challenge yourself, understand your environment, and learn what it really means to be healthy. Built on the Five Pillars: Proper Nutrition, Proper Exercise, Proper Working Nervous System, Proper Mental Attitude, and Proper Rest and Relaxation.
Recognition
Awards & honors
- Recognized regionally for excellence in chiropractic care
- Fellowship-level distinction in vestibular rehabilitation
- Invited speaker on brain health, concussion, and human performance
- Published author across three titles on brain and body optimization
Off the clock
The reason any of this matters.
Family first — always has been. The same standard I hold for my own people at the dinner table is the one I bring into the exam room.
Awaiting your photo
Awaiting your photo
Awaiting your photo
Why patients trust me
Trust is earned in the details.
He examines before he explains
Every plan starts with a thorough functional neurological examination — not a guess and not a template.
He tells you the truth
If something isn't the right fit, he says so and points you to who can help. Patients remember that.
He treats the cause
Symptoms are information. The work is finding what's generating them and correcting it.
He teaches, relentlessly
You leave understanding your own physiology. That's the difference between relief and lasting change.
Ready to find your cause?
Start with the 24-question assessment and get a personalized Functional Living Blueprint™ — episodes, lessons, and next steps chosen for you.