Functional Medicine is Root Cause Healing
Tired of Being Told Your Labs Are "NORMAL" When You Still Feel EXHAUSTED?
Your symptoms aren't random. They are intelligence. At From The Ground Up, we don't just silence your chronic fatigue, bloating, or anxiety. We partner with you to uncover the root causes, empty your "toxic bucket," and help you feel like your best self again.
Healing
Functional Medicine
Root Cause Healing
Symptoms arise when the body is trying to fix a problem. Functional Medicine
listens to the symptoms & works to figure out why they are there, not silence them.
Our symptoms carry intelligence!
Is This You?
Chronic Bloating & Digestive Distress?
You feel anxious about eating out, constantly guess which foods trigger pain, and feel uncomfortable in your own clothes.
Brain Fog & Deep Exhaustion
You wake up tired despite sleeping, rely heavily on caffeine to survive the workday, and feel too drained for your family.
Anxiety, Mood Shifts, & Insomnia
You feel wired but tired, struggle to switch off a racing mind at night, and worry that you are losing control of your health.
About Functional Medicine
Why You Feel This Way: The Toxic Bucket Concept
Every day, our bodies face environmental stressors, hidden infections, poor nutrition, and toxins. Think of your body as a bucket. For years, it handles the load. But eventually, the bucket overflows, and that's when chronic fatigue, bloating, and anxiety set in.
Our job in Functional Medicine isn't to put a lid on your symptoms. Our job is to help you empty the bucket
Why choose this approach?
Because you deserve a partner who looks for answers, not just a label
Functional Medicine listens to & works with your body
We Hunt for Root Causes, Not Symptom Silencers
In traditional care, a symptom is often met with a quick prescription to quiet it down. Here, we view your symptoms as brilliant, vital data from your body. We don’t just throw a pill at your fatigue or bloating, we ask why it’s happening in the first place so we can fix the actual source.
Individual, Personalized Care
Your body is entirely unique, and so is your toxic bucket exposure. There are no cookie-cutter protocols or generalized advice here. Every step of your healing plan is custom-built for your body's specific needs.
Expert Clinical Guidance Meets Holistic Strategy
You get advanced diagnostic testing combined with a realistic, powerful protocol to restore your body from the ground up
Exactly What You Get When You Book
Step 1: The Foundation
Comprehensive Lab Orders: A customized lab panel is immediately generated and ordered for you. You will get these drawn at a local facility prior to your appointment so we have results ready.
Deep-Dive Intake Forms
Step 2: Your Initial Appointment
90-Minute 1-on-1 Consultation: A dedicated, one-and-a-half-hour slotted with Ashley, a Board-Certified Family Nurse Practitioner. No rushed timelines; you will be thoroughly heard and understood in a safe space where you can laugh or cry.
Lab Synthesis: A collaborative review of your comprehensive lab panel to piece together exactly why your "bucket" is overflowing.
Step 3: The Roadmap
Personalized Protocol: A tailored program outlining exact ways to start healing your body from the inside out
Logistics
Location Options: In-person care at our peaceful Coralville, IA Office, or convenient virtual telehealth visits available exclusively for residents across the state of Iowa.
Flexible Scheduling: Designed around busy lives. We provide dedicated evening and weekend appointments so you never have to miss work or family commitments to focus on you and your healing.
Investment Transparency: To provide deeply individualized care completely uninhibited by corporate restrictions, we operate as an insurance-free practice.
Meet Ashley
Ashley is a Board-Certified Functional Medicine Family Nurse Practitioner who has been in the medical field for 15 years. Ashley is passionate about root cause healing and asking "why?". She firmly believes every patient deserves to be heard, listened to, and understood. Her goal is to teach and empower every client who sits in front of her to learn how to support and optimize their health with what they have control over. Ashley has a never-ending appetite for all things functional medicine and is constantly expanding her library of knowledge.
Ashley is married and is the mother to four children (2 sets of twins). She homeschools her children, enjoys spending time with God, going to church, spending time with her family, socializing, eating ice cream, and working out. If you see her out and about, you will likely see her socializing at small, local shops and events to support small businesses and communities.
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Coralville, IA 52241
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