Wellness Wednesday IG Live with Kelly

Join us Wednesdays on Instagram as we chat with a Local Wellness Practitioner! Come ask your questions and get them answered live.

Highlighted Abundance Network Member: Kelly Pierce, Owner of Wasatch Functional Medicine

Profession: Medical Health Provider, Licensed (NP, MD, DO, etc) - Functional Medicine Clinic

Area they serve: Weber/Davis County

Contact: Wasatch Functional Medicine // @wasatch_functional_medicine on Instagram

About Kelly:

"My name is Catherine Kelly Pierce and I am a Functional Medicine Nurse Practitioner in South Ogden, Utah. I have been a nurse for over 20 years. I pursued my first Master's degree in Nursing Education, because I really wanted to understand how people learn, what motivates learners, and because I love teaching I wanted to know how I could be the best at helping patients. I have taught in a few academic settings and professionally to nursing teams in corporate America. I missed direct patient care a lot and knew I wanted to make a bigger difference in my peoples lives; therefore, I pursued my second Master's degree as a Family Nurse Practitioner. This allows me to care for patients of all ages. Family nurse practitioners are able to maintain patient records, perform physical exams, order or perform diagnostic tests, prescribe medications, develop treatment plans and treat acute and chronic illnesses, conditions, and injuries that fall under primary care. With my interest in teaching and helping patients get better I chose Functional Medicine as a specialty and have been practicing in this realm for more than 3 years. I love being a functional medicine practitioner, because I get to spend time with my patients helping them overcome chronic diseases. It requires a deeper level of thought as I dive into each patient's personal history and the human body to discover the HOW and WHY disease processes occur. Traditionally medical treatments offer quick solutions to put out fires (symptoms such as anxiety), but few treatments are more effective at restoring health than looking for the root cause (for anxiety this may be chemical, stress, trauma, genetic mutations, nutritional deficiencies, hormones, etc.) and establishing healthy habits of eating, exercise, sleep, relationships and managing one’s daily stress. At Wasatch Functional Medicine we utilize the best of treatment options to restore patients back to optimal health. Health is a journey and our patients are supported in each of their unique health care goals! This is health care!"

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