What is Functional Diagnostic Nutrition?

Functional Diagnostic Nutrition® (FDN) is a science and evidence-based methodology used to help our clients recover and maintain the best health possible.
Using the foundational principles of functional health, where as all body systems are connected and communicate on several levels, we investigate underlying causes of unwanted conditions including lifestyle, the environment and individual weak links in metabolism and help our client’s apply holistic methods to address these issues, and reastablish balance.
We do NOT diagnose or treat any disease, nor do we practice medicine.
We utilize cutting-edge Functional screening tools and a thorough intake process to gather useful information.
Our ultimate goal is to educate people to get well and stay well naturally.

How do you define Holistic Health?

We define holistic healthas a system of wellness-care, utilizing basic methods of self-care and whole foods designed to meet each individuals metabolic needs.
Holistic-health methodologies also take into account the whole-individual, their own responsibility for their personal well-being, as well as the outside influences on whole-body health by the environment, physical conditions, social-stress psychological and metabolic imbalances, and spiritual experiences that affect whole-body health, including hormones, immune system, digestion and detoxifications systems, the natural energetics of the body and mental and emotional responses to stress.

Functional-lab tests are screening tools that provide clues and insight into the body’s systems and how the systems are communicating with one-another. The information they provide, along with an extremely thorough intake process, help to map out an opt-in model of self-care.
These lab kits are direct to the consumer and generally completed in the comfort of your home and are not covered under insurance plans.
The types of Functional lab- kits that are the most common, but not limited are: Stress and Hormone panels Food intolerance panels Mineral and heavy metals Intestinal permeability data Metabolic assessment panels GI pathogen screens for data around microbiota balance
The screening tools aren’t designed to diagnose or treat any condition, but rather are used exclusively to collect information used in our investigation at the core of people’s complaints.

Functional Diagnostic Nutrition and Holistic-health building principlesare for women that are ready to experience lasting changes to their health and wellness.
If you experience emotional and physical fatigue and are just plain tired of feeling this way and you want to restore your energy and motivation than these programs are for you.
If you’ve done all the routine check-ups and labs in your health-care provider’s office and told “nothings wrong” and yet you still feel tired, then this approach is for you.
If you are a woman that recognizes changes in your hormones, mood and emotional balance and desire to find the answer, then these programs are for you.
If your clothes are no longer comfortable and you are struggling to let go of unwanted weight and recognize that stress and hormones are likely contributors to your complaints then these programs are for you.
If you are finally ready to get off the symptom rollercoaster, peel of the band-aid approach of just treating symptoms and find the root contributors to your feelings of fatigue and overwhelm then Apply to Work with Tess to discuss private program options available for you.