Root Cause Healthcare
Somewhere along the way, you stopped expecting to feel good. You started working around it instead. Telling yourself this is just what your life is going to look like.
Here's how we find the root cause. We listen closely to how you feel and when things shifted. We run comprehensive functional lab testing and whole genome sequencing gut microbiome testing. Then we connect what your labs show to what your body has been telling you.
You'll leave with a clear functional health plan, and we stay with you through every step of it.

Does This Sound Familiar
You've cleaned up your diet. You've tried the supplements. You show up for your workouts. And still — your energy drops mid-afternoon, sleep doesn't restore you, and the scale won't move.
Your body isn't working against you. It's telling you something. When cortisol, insulin, thyroid, and inflammation shift together, no amount of eating clean or exercise will fix your symptoms on its own.
That takes testing, a real look at what's driving it, and a plan built for your body, not another protocol based on guesswork.
Midday energy drops that rest does not fix
Weight that resists your best efforts
Sleep that leaves you tired in the morning
Brain fog, mood shifts, and hormone fluctuations
Labs that say normal while you feel anything but normal
WHAT WE DO DIFFERENTLY
We evaluate your labs through optimal ranges, not just standard reference ranges. That distinction alone shows us what conventional workups miss. From there we build a plan around your physiology and your real life.
We read your full lab panel through optimal ranges. We look at how your numbers correlate with your symptoms, history, and daily stress. You get a clear clinical picture instead of a best guess.
Your nutrition strategy, supplement protocol, and lifestyle plan are designed around what your biomarkers show and what your life can realistically support. No template. No fads.
Whether you start with a focused metabolic health reset or our six-month VIP program, your support evolves as your labs and symptoms change. You are never on your own.
WAYS TO WORK TOGETHER
Every path begins with a clear clinical roadmap and a practitioners who take your symptoms seriously from day one.
MOST COMPREHENSIVE
Full lab panel review, a personalized metabolic health protocol, and ongoing clinical support for six months. For clients who are ready for a complete reset.
QUICK START
A guided three-week deep dive into how your body actually works. You'll learn why blood sugar drives your energy, cravings, and weight and how to shift your body into burning fat for fuel. Includes a clear food plan, daily lessons, and recipes. No perfection required, just three weeks of doing it differently.
COMMUNITY
A private community for people who want to keep going. Live workshops, open clinic hours with our practitioners, recipes, guides, and courses — plus member pricing on supplements, labs, and sessions.
FIRST STEP
We will listen to what has been going on with your health and how it is affecting your life, hear what you are hoping for, and tell you honestly whether we can help. If it feels like a fit, we will talk about the next step.

Root Cause Healthcare
am a Board Certified Functional Nutritional Practitioner (BCFNP) and the founder of Life Wellness Lab. I work with people who are frustrated that no one has given them a clear answer for why they feel the way they do.
"When we look at your labs through optimal ranges and connect those findings to your symptoms, we get a clear picture. Once we have that clarity, we correct the underlying mechanisms and your body responds."
I combine advanced lab testing, metabolic health protocols, and lifestyle medicine into a root cause approach that is built around your biology. Not a generalized program. Not guesswork.
Based in Portland, Oregon. Working with clients across the country via telehealth.
BCFNP
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CLIENT STORIES
Real clients. Real results. No scripts. These are the conversations that happen when root cause healthcare actually works.
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LIFE WELLNESS LAB CLIENT
Sharing her experience with root cause healthcare and the metabolic health protocol.
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LIFE WELLNESS LAB CLIENT
On what changed when she finally had a clear clinical picture and a plan built around her biology.
YOUR NEXT STEP
Book an introductory consult with Melissa. We look at your full clinical picture, identify what is driving your symptoms, and build a clear path forward together.
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Board Certified Functional Nutritional Practitioner — Portland, OR
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