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Integrative Health - Rooted in Results-

Integrative Health - Rooted in Results-

Do You Feel Like Your Body Shifted Overnight?

Your energy changed. Your body stopped responding the way it used to. Sleep, weight, mood, digestion, motivation — all shifted. When you reached out for help, you were told everything looked normal.

But you know something isn’t right.

Through a root-cause, systems-based approach, we identify and strengthen your HIDDEN weak links to build resilience, vitality, and strength, while reversing Metabolic Burnout.


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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.

Rather than being caused by a single gland or hormone, it reflects accumulated strain across interconnected systems. Over time, this strain drives metabolic dysfunction—accelerating fatigue, hormonal imbalance, inflammation, and reduced resilience.

Addressing it requires rebuilding the metabolic foundation, not masking symptoms.

 If your body had a dashboard, what would your Wellness Meter read right now?

⚡ Fully charged?

⚠️ Running low?

🛑 Teetering on burnout?

Take the Quiz to Find Out

This Isn’t “Just Aging.” It’s Your Metabolism Asking for Support

Midlife brings powerful transitions — hormonal, neurological, emotional, and metabolic. When metabolism becomes strained, it can show up as:

  • Stubborn weight changes

  • Fatigue or wired‑but‑tired energy

  • Blood sugar swings and cravings

  • Brain fog or anxiety

  • Poor sleep or nighttime waking

  • Inflammation, pain, or digestive issues

  • Feeling emotionally flat, overwhelmed, or disconnected from yourself

These are not random failures of your body.

They are signals.

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I’m Tess — RN, Functional Wellness Practitioner, Herbalist, and Holistic Health Guide

For decades, I lived the exhaustion, burnout, depression, and health confusion that so many people in midlife silently battle.
I’ve been the nurse pulling back-to-back shifts, the single mom running on fumes, and the woman whose labs were “fine” while my body was screaming for help.

Today, I help others avoid the crash I once hit.

I blend functional nutrition, root-cause analysis, herbal medicine, nervous system support, and clinical experience to help people age vibrantly—not fearfully.

Because you deserve to feel supported, understood, and genuinely well.

Tess's Story

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Whether you’re in midlife or just feeling frustrated by inconsistency, this perspective shift could be the missing piece between effort and transformation.

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