Karen Ellis
Functional Nutrition Specialist
I want my clients to know I understand their frustration and together we will seek answers.”
Allow me to introduce myself…
I’m Karen, a Functional Medicine Practitioner who specializes in blood sugar regulation and digestion. My mission is to help others uncover the early signs of their own health issues so they can get back on track with lifestyle changes that will lead them towards better overall well-being.
And Now?
I’m YOUR body’s tour guide!
Are you ready to feel great again?

It’s time to end cookie-cutter diets and countless supplements that don’t work.Why am I for you?
Because you love going to dinner and spending time with family and friends, but your gut sabotages your night, leaving you bloated, gassy and searching for the bathroom.
Because you can’t wait to join the gym and rock your body, but don’t have the energy to get there. You are living on 3 cups of coffee to get you through the day and then 3 glasses of wine at night to get you to sleep. Is this your life now?
Because you don’t know what to eat, and you want to enjoy the foods you LOVE once again. You are sick of being the “picky” eater at the restaurant. Dammit, you want to feel like your old self again!!
Because every day brings on new symptoms and more foods that you need to eliminate from your diet, leaving you with a few bland choices. Where do you go from here, you can’t eat any less?
And me? That’s exactly what I do.
I help YOU understand your body’s language.
It’s time to find out why your body reacts the way it does. You deserve to have more confidence, feel more powerful, and finally be in control of your food life. It’s time to end cookie-cutter diets and countless supplements that don’t work. Learn how you can customize an elimination diet with feedback from blood work analysis and BiomeFX stool test that allows us to really understand what your body is saying.
The question is are you brave enough?
Let me help guide you through this process so we can make some real progress against what might be holding you back from getting well.
After blood work analysis and tailored elimination diets, you can gain more confidence, be more powerful, gain control over food and your life. No need to struggle with figuring out what’s wrong through researching symptoms on the internet.
What if you had more confidence, felt more powerful, and finally felt like you had control over food, your body and your life?
Go to that party and dance the night away in full confidence knowing that you will not be the on to clear the dance floor!
My Training and Experience
My specialties include specific dietary intervention, lifestyle/stress management and nutraceutical recommendations. I supports clients who want a completely natural approach as well as work side-by-side support work with primary care physicians and specialists to ensure maximum support
AFMC Certified Practitioners Are Highly Qualified
I have completed advanced, comprehensive training in functional etiology, physiology, and biochemistry in addition to their other health care credentials and have demonstrated hands-on experience using my knowledge in credible, case practice.
My areas of expertise include:
- Functional medicine case mapping to connect a patient’s history, symptoms, nutrition, lab work, and lifestyle
- An in-depth understanding of causal factors behind today’s most prevalent chronic diseases and imbalances
- The impact food sensitivities and nutrition play in health and healing
- Creation of individual healing strategies based on the patient’s unique needs, goals, and genetic makeup
- Coaching clients on how to implement lifestyle changes for successful root cause resolution of disease and long-term maintenance
- The Mind-Body connection
- Targeted use of supplements to speed healing and maintain health
- Empowering patients through education
- Lab work analysis through the functional medicine lens (application varies by practice)
I continue to expand on my many years of experience in functional health and lab testing and maintain certification in several areas including:
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- B.S. in Psychology- New York Institute of Technology
- AFMC – Functional Medicine Practitioner – The School of Applied Functional Medicine
- Advanced Anatomy/Physiology and Biology – Univ Western States
- Nutritional Biochemistry – Dr. Bryan Walsh, Metabolic Fitness
- Glucose Regulation Physiology – Dr. Bryan Walsh, Metabolic Fitness
- Functional Blood Chemistry Analysis Mastery Training Program – Dr. Dicken Weatherby
- New Healers Mastery Coaching Program & Advanced Thyroid Training Course – Andrea Beaman
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- Classically Trained Chef – Certified in Nutritional Health – Lincoln Culinary Institute
- Certified Holistic Health Coach – Institute for Integrative Nutrition
- Cogence Immunology – Under the direction of Dr. Samuel Yanuck (Present)
- Clinical Studies in Detoxification Pathways- Dr. Bryan Walsh, Metabolic Fitness
- Clinical Studies in Mitochondrial Function – Dr. Bryan Walsh, Metabolic Fitness
- Clinical Studies in Functional Physiology – Dr. Bryan Walsh, Metabolic Fitness
- Clinical Studies in Blood Chem Interpretation – Dr. Bryan Walsh, Metabolic Fitness
- Clinical Studies in Cellular Function Interpretation – Dr. Bryan Walsh, Metabolic Fitness
- Integrative Transformation Coach – Debbie Ford, The Ford Institute