We are very excited to work with you. Our team is passionate about what we do, and excited to help our community improve their health. We offer Functional Nutrition as memberships, stand alone consultations, and in conjunction with Functional Medicine. We are also happy to create a custom wellness plan for you. Stay in the know. Sign up for our Newsletter
Functional Nutrition
learning to eat in a nutrient dense way to support health and wellbeing
Your functional health coach will sit down with you to discuss your goals. Functional health coaching can provide you with insights as to how food affects your health, as well as provide recipes to help you reach your goals. We offer coaching in conjunction with functional medicine, as well as on its own.
Why do people try Functional Health Coaching?
Some common reasons include
Learn about Healthy Eating
Prevention
Health Optimization
Gut Health
In conjunction with Functional Medicine
Functional Medicine Guided Nutrition
with nutrient analysis and optimization
Functional Medicine Nutritional Assessments are for those that are looking for nutritional assessment, and recommendations based on bloodwork and physical findings. Start with a nutritional based assessment with one of our nurse practitioners, bloodwork, and evaluation. This is followed by dietary and supplement recommendations, and a meeting with our health coach. This is ideal for athletes, people looking for nutrition advice, and people in generally good health that are looking to optimize. It might be a good fit for anyone with an established diagnosis who would like to receive dietary and supplement recommendations.
What’s Included?
A focused assessment with one of our Nurse Practitioners
Orders for bloodwork and testing
Visit with Functional Health Coach
Nutritional Plan and Supplement Recommendations
Follow up with Functional Health Coach
What’s not included?
The cost of labs and testing
Supplements
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Comprehensive Functional Medicine
with gut testing and a deep dive into your health
This is a comprehensive multiphase approach to uncovering wellness, and health optimization.
The Process
We start with a Get Started appointment with our Registered Nurse, to do a brief overview and get the ball rolling. You then met with our Registered Nurse for an in-depth lifestyle intake which includes tapping into your big Why. This is followed by an assessment with one of our Nurse Practitioners. You will receive kits for stool testing, breath testing, orders for blood work, and possibly other tests such as saliva or urine testing depending on your presentation, symptoms, and results. We then formulate a multiphase plan, and then re-test to ensure success of treatment. This process is guided by nurse check-ins and health coaching along the way. You meet with your nurse practitioner to go over results and make adjustments depending on your response to treatment. We integrate nutrition recommendations as a main pillar of wellness and offer health coaching to compliment our functional approach. Available as memberships or packages
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”When you work with a coach, it is really important how much she is able to allow you to align heart and mind. Beyond Functional Medicine competence, Keryn has this gift which helps you ground, be yourself and stay efficient on your goal.”
“Keryn provides a wealth of knowledge regarding healthy eating and how to live a healthy life in general. It was extremely helpful having someone unbiased to talk to who had only my health goals in mind. She’s a great listener; she easily linked my story to the root cause of my symptoms. I would like to thank Keryn for the wisdom and insights she shared with me. I highly recommend working with her !”
“I worked with Keryn as I prepared to start the IFM elimination diet. She is such an empathetic and heart-centered coach. With Keryn’s help, I was able to dig deeper and understand the fears I had going into the diet. She helped me reframe my vision and motivation for the challenge. Her guidance helped me work through the challenges with a positive mindset, focused on long-term health.”
At Holistic RI we work to create gradual, sustainable changes. This takes time and effort. We acknowledge this, and want to empower you to help you form new healthy habits.
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Listen to your Gut
Functional Medicine
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Nutrition
Your functional medicine provider makes recommendations, and your functional health coach helps you figure out how to make those recommendations a reality. Discuss nutrient dense foods, recipes, and lifestyle as needed.
During sessions your coach will ask you about priorities, and make customized recommendations to meet you where you are at in your health journey.
Functional Health Coaching involves forming a partnership, and non-judgement. Functional coaching can be provided as a membership to support you through your journey and relationship with food.
Meet Keryn
Keryn Kwan-Wass, NBC-HWC
(She/Her/Hers)
Functional Medicine Health Coach
Board Certified Health Coach
Certified Heartmath Mentor
Keryn’s personal journey led her to Functional Medicine to overcome health challenges. Through her own experiences with thyroid disease, thyroid cancer, eczema, and sinus issues, she understands first-hand the transformational and curative power that changes in habits can have on a person’s health and well-being. Keryn hopes to help people reach their individual health goals and understand the root causes of their health-related challenges. As a coach, she is focused on helping clients navigate nutritional and lifestyle adjustments through compassion, empathy, and encouragement to achieve meaningful and lasting results.
Keryn offers one-on-one sessions, as well as group sessions, and series including Clean Living, and Paleo Reset. Keryn is an integral part of our functional medicine team, and gut health protocols.
Keryn offers Individual Sessions online, as well as group sessions, and series.
Carolee V Nevulis, NP-C
(She/Her/Hers)
Board Certified Nurse Practitioner
Clinical Educator
Functional Medicine, Celiac Health
Accepting patients in RI
Carolee offers Functional Medicine, Integrative Medicine, Holistic Modalities, workshops, and practitioner education. Carolee has a background ranging from Critical Care to Holistic and Integrative Medicine, and over time has adopted a transcultural approach to healing. Having experienced health issues at an early age, Carolee discovered holistic health in her quest to feel and be healthier, developing a passion for the healing arts. Her goal is to improve the health and wellness of others, and empower patients through knowledge. Carolee studied Primary Care at Simmons University, and Functional Medicine at the Kresser Institute. Read more here…
If you are interested in becoming a Functional Medicine patient, schedule a free chat with our nurse Sue Musso, to find out more.
Catherine Calandra, NP-BC, IFMCP
(She/Her/Hers)
Board Certified Nurse Practitioner
Personalized Functional Medicine
Post Master’s Certificate from Institute for Functional Medicine
Accepting patients in RI and MA
Catherine is an experienced Nurse Practitioner, with a background ranging from Critical Care to chronic disease management, specializing in self directed care. Her experience caring for those with serious and chronic disease has led her to the mission of treating the whole person, not just the disease. Her wish is to partner with you to discover your innate ability to achieve optimal health and renewed vitality. She received her degree in advanced nursing practice from the University of Rhode Island, and her Functional Medicine training at the Institute for Functional Medicine.
If you are interested in becoming a functional medicine patient, please schedule a free chat with Sue Musso, our nurse.