Integrative Health - Rooted in Results-
Integrative Health - Rooted in Results-
Your symptoms have a source
Your stressors have been HIDDEN
Your healing starts here
Your body isn't broken. It's been compensating. Beneath the fatigue, the frustration, and the unanswered questions live hidden stressors quietly running the show. In your:
Hormones
Immune System
Digestion
Detoxification
Energy Production
Nervous System
and beyond. This is where we find them.
Where Do I Start?
The best place to start is with one of the Rooted Assessments
A personalized wellness support plan built around your health history and goals. We uncover hidden stressors and patterns holding you back—then map a clear, integrative path forward. Includes a screen-recorded video walkthrough and a custom blueprint of actionable next steps.
**Can be upgraded to face-to-face (in-person or virtual)
Everything in Rooted Foundations, plus HTMA (hair tissue mineral analysis) testing to reveal what standard labs often miss—mineral imbalances, heavy metal burden, and your body's true stress response. Ideal when you've been told "everything looks normal" but still feel off.
**Can be upgraded to face-to-face (in-person or virtual)
A more complete picture of your health. Combines the Rooted Wellness Assessment with DUTCH hormone testing and HTMA mineral testing to reveal your estrogen, progesterone, testosterone, cortisol patterns, melatonin rhythm, and how your body metabolizes it all—alongside HTMA. Book at least 3 weeks ahead.- Deposit required for labs.
The Rooted Method — Root the Cause. Calm the Chaos. Reclaim Your Health
Why Your Labs Are Normal But You Still Feel Awful - Something Might be Missing
Exploring HTMA (Hair Tissue Mineral Analysis)
Are you doing everything right — eating clean, taking supplements, managing stress — and still feeling exhausted, hormonal, or just completely off? You're not imagining it. And your labs being "normal" doesn't mean everything is fine. In this video, I walk you through HTMA (Hair Tissue Mineral Analysis) — one of the most underused tools in functional health, and explain how your mineral foundation is directly connected to your hormones, energy, mood, and more.
I’m Tess — RN, Functional Wellness Practitioner, Herbalist, and Holistic Health Guide
I'm Tess, and if you've found your way here, I have a feeling your body has been trying to tell you something for a long time. I am a Functional Nurse Wellness Specialist dedicated to root-cause wellness for anyone tired of being told they're fine when they know they're not. Using advanced functional testing, holistic modalities, and my DRESS framework, I help clients uncover the hidden stressors quietly driving their symptoms, while building a personalized path back to resilience, energy, and optimal health.
I may be a healthcare provider, but I’m also a woman who has lived the burnout, hormonal chaos, and mental health struggles that many of us quietly face.
For years, I pushed through exhaustion, anxiety, and declining health while being told my labs were “fine.”
Eventually, my body forced me to stop and rethink everything I thought I knew about health.
That journey led me into functional medicine, herbalism, metabolic health, and nervous system healing.
Now I help you understand what is actually happening inside your body — so you can stop surviving and start rebuilding resilience and optimal health.
What is Metabolic Burnout?
It is a whole-system stress-response pattern that affects hormonal communication, immune balance, energy production, detoxification pathways, and nervous-system regulation.
Over time, this strain drives metabolic dysfunction—accelerating fatigue, hormonal imbalance, inflammation, and reduced resilience.
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