Meet the Functional Clinician
Arteriosus, PLLC honors my own personal and professional journey. Wisdom has shown me that true wellness requires looking beyond symptoms and conventional protocols to embracing discernment and human agency. Through the years (I believe) nursing has lost its way. My alarm bells have been going off for quite some time. Why aren't nurses standing up for what's right?! We are silenced to practice 'whole body' health and to advocate for the individual patient. Here, together, you and I transform clinical questions with the lived experience into a sustainable, worth having path to health.
♥ Comprehensive Health Assessments – Tailored evaluations via in-person or Telehealth
visits
♥ Focused Disease Management – Addressing your specific concerns to optimize personal
health goals
♥ Specialized Niche – Cardiometabolic and Cardiovascular health. Publications in Adult
Congenital Heart Disease
♥ Root-Cause Analysis – Moving beyond one-size-fits-all to support disease prevention and
symptom management
♥ Health Education & Coaching – Evidence-informed resources to empower your health
and wellness journey, critically reviewing data for their relevance to YOU and
condition(s).
♥ Functional Lab Testing – Standard and specialized tests with meaningful interpretation
♥ Nutrition & Lifestyle Plans – Personalized strategies, including nutraceutical
(supplementation) guidance to address deficiencies
♥ Care Coordination – Direct collaboration between your PhD nurse clinician and
conventional medical providers
♥ 1:1 Wellness Support – dedicated, ongoing guidance that keeps the focus on YOU
(not limited to a 15-minute office appointment)
Ph.D Led, 30-year Nursing Expertise
With a deep academic background, an extensive professional nursing experience, and the passion for functional health, I founded Arteriosus, PLLC to bridge the gap between clinical evidence and natural wellness. My approach is rooted in the belief that the body has an innate ability to heal when provided with the right nutritional and lifestyle support, guided by personalized goals and overall health and wellness outcomes. Lived experience is reality. You are not a 'standard of care' or confined to a diagnostic 'algorithm.'
Credentials & Background
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Earned a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Nursing. Publications in Adult Congenital Heart Disease (ACHD) - Qualitative researched focused.
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Three decades (30 years) of bedside nursing experience spanning across hospital care, clinic/outpatient care, and academia
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Functional Health Certification
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licensed in Idaho, Washington, and Minnesota
Core Values
Evidence-Guided
Bridge the gap between scientific research and holistic natural wellness to guide YOUR health outcomes.
Personalized
Your physiology is unique. Tailor every health intervention to your specific metabolic needs and personal health goals
Empowering
Provide the tools and knowledge you need to take full control of your wellness journey and the choices you make along the way.
Sustainable
Focusing on root cause analysis to build a foundation for lifelong vitality, resilience, and living life to the fullest.
Philosophy
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A different way forward
I believe conventional medicine is invaluable—and I am living proof of it. But I also believe there is more to health than a diagnosis, a lab value, or a standardized protocol. Our healthcare system can be fragmented and bureaucratic. In the midst of it all, the individual becomes lost - just another number. I believe there is a different way forward. A way that honors science without losing wisdom. Evidence without dismissing experience. Medicine without losing humanity. And healthcare that sees the person—not simply the diagnosis.