Functional Wellness using a client-Centered, Root Cause approach
I help individuals who are focused on wellness, prevention, & healing problem solve health complaints and optimize their health so they can improve their functioning and overall quality of life.
Have you ever felt your body was going haywire with no real findings with your provider? Or have you accepted that diarrhea, fatigue, IBS, weight loss resistance, hormone issues, etc. is all just a part of everyday life? Wise Living strives to provide holistic healthcare services to individuals seeking to optimize their physical, mental, and emotional well-being. We offer a comprehensive approach using functional lab testing including hormone, immune, digestion, detoxification, endocrine and nervous system evaluations along with extensive client history intake assessments. A personalized program is developed to include proper nutrition, sleep habits, exercise routines, stress reduction, and supplementation education. Wise Living focuses on empowering and educating individuals to improve their health with a root cause, holistic approach.
Packages
Wise Living Package
+5 functional lab tests
+90 minute results and recommendations session
+8 follow-up coaching sessions focusing on diet, rest, exercise, stress reduction & supplementation
+Chat support
+Meal plans and educational resources
+Access to15% off therapeutic grade supplements
Jump Start
+Comprehensive evaluation including health history and 1 functional lab test depending on your needs
+60 minute results and recommendations session
+3 Follow-up coaching sessions focusing on diet, rest, exercise, stress reduction & supplementation
+Chat support
+Meal plans and educational resources
+Access to 15% off therapeutic grade supplements
D.R.E.S.S.®
+8 Lifestyle management and coaching sessions in the areas of diet, rest, exercise, stress reduction and supplementation
+Access to 15% off therapeutic grade supplements
Functional Lab Testing
“It’s not enough to just hope for a happy and healthy life; it’s a combination of mindset, routines, and habits working together that will get you there.”
-R. Conley Downs
“Once you take control of your life, you have the power to change it.”
Wise Living Founder
Hey there, I’m Amy!
I’m a licensed occupational therapist (OTR/L) and functional diagnostic nutrition practitioner (FDN-P) certified in functional nutrition and health coaching. Most importantly, I’m a wife and mother to two boys.
Growing up, I experienced heavy antibiotic use, constipation/diarrhea, food sensitivities and chronic back pain. These issues became the norm for me. One day a very insightful PT coworker of mine asked, “I wonder why that is? You’re young; you shouldn’t have these issues.” This comment opened my eyes to seek more answers.
Quickly the stress of job changes, house hunting, and planning a wedding landed me with new autoimmune issues, anxiety, fluctuations in weight, blood pressure issues and small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) among other issues. My doctor prescribed me more antibiotics for my already suffering gut, and symptoms only worsened. At one point, I really didn’t know where my life was headed; if I would be able to continue working, what I could eat without being sick, and if I would be able to have children some day.
I invested in my health and healing journey and began seeking functional medicine and holistic care. And thank God! I saw results quickly.
After years of suffering, visits with many different care providers, and now experiencing healing, I am passionate about helping others who value their health but are not getting their needs met through symptom management and disease care. I want to save people the fear I felt. To the person who doesn’t want to accept “normal” daily suffering—you don’t have to. My goal is to help people feel heard by educating them on their unique body's issues, providing detailed problem-solving through functional lab testing, and guiding them through lifestyle changes to enhance their health and overall quality of life.
FAQs
WHAT IS HOLISTIC CARE?
Holistic care focuses on how all systems of the body work together. Holistic care dives deep into WHO the person is, WHAT is going on, and WHY they are feeling this way. Holistic care focuses on lifestyle modifications with diet, rest, exercise, and stress reduction.
WHAT IS FUNCTIONAL LAB TESTING?
Functional lab testing measures averages of lab ranges of HEALTHY individuals for health optimization, whereas conventional lab testing uses the average of ALL people, including those who are chronically ill. Wise Living utilizes functional lab testing as a way to further investigate hidden stressors within the body’s systems and investigate healing opportunities.
ARE SERVICES COVERED BY INSURANCE?
No—we do not use this testing as diagnostic, therefore, it is not covered by insurance. Preventative and health optimization is typically not covered through insurance, but we are working as a profession to change this in the future. However, testing may be eligible for FSA/HSA spending.
HOW DOES THE LAB TESTING WORK?
All tests are drop shipped directly to your home to complete there. Testing uses saliva, urine, stool or blood from a finger stick.When you are finished, tests are shipped back directly to the lab. Results are processed within 2-4 weeks.
HOW DO WE MEET?
We will meet via a HIPAA compliant online video call that I will invite you to. If you prefer to meet in person and live in the greater St. Louis area, we can meet at a mutually agreed upon location.
WHAT IS THE DRESS FOR SUCCESS® PROTOCOL?
The DRESS for Health Success® is a complete health rebuilding program that encompasses Diet, Rest/Recovery, Exercise, Stress Reduction, and Supplementation, that is personalized to each client. This is an opt-in model of self-care where success depends upon compliance and full participation of the client.
HOW SOON WILL I SEE RESULTS?
Every body is different and healing is not linear. Remember that something you have been dealing with for years requires more patience to see results.
Process to health
Initial assessment
*Review health history & client assessment paperwork
*Collaborate on goal setting
*Identify testing required
testing
*Advanced functional lab testing
*Drop shipped directly to your home
*Complete at home, drop ship directly to lab
Results & Guidance
*Learn about and review lab data
*Personalized health-building guidance using diet, exercise, rest, stress, and supplement recommendations
follow up support
*Educational and training sessions spaced out to assess progress and adjust recommendations as needed
*Access to follow-up testing
*Discounted therapeutic grade supplementation
