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
+
Oxidative Stress
This is where we find them.
Where Do I Start?
The best place to start is with one of the Rooted Assessments
Not Sure? Book Your FREE Strategy Call to Chat
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.
Health history review, personalized plan, no labs required
**Can be upgraded to face-to-face (in-person or virtual)- $177
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)- $247
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
The Rooted Foundation Membership
The Rooted Foundations
Membership Hub
A membership built on real root-cause foundations — where hidden stressors get uncovered, metabolic chaos gets calmed, and you finally have the tools, education, and support to rebuild your health from the ground up.
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
Hi, I'm Tess — a Registered Nurse, Functional Diagnostic Practitioner, and Herbalist with a passion for helping people who are exhausted, frustrated, and tired of being told they’re "fine" when they know something is deeply wrong.
Through my practice, Nurturing Roots Holistic Health & Wellness, I take a warm, root-cause approach to healing. Using my signature Rooted Method — a three-part framework that uncovers hidden stressors, calms metabolic chaos, and builds real resilience — I help clients finally get the answers they deserve and a personalized path back to optimal health.
Whether you're looking for one-on-one coaching, functional lab testing, community support through my online membership, or handcrafted herbal remedies from my apothecary, I'm here to meet you where you are.
You're not broken. You just haven't had the right guide yet. Let's get to the root of it — together.
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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