About Wave on Wave Health
Helping you to go from STUCK to LIVING
Most functional practitioners have a story of how they switched their practice from treating symptoms to delivering personalized care that addresses the root of dysfunction. I am no different.
When I look back on my own health journey and life I am able to see why I struggled with the things I did growing up and into adulthood. I grew up in an overall happy home. I had two parents who loved me. They did the best they could to give us (me and my brother) the things they never had. Nevertheless, I still struggled with some pretty big hurdles at a young age.
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"Nicole is so knowledgeable and we are on a different level so we are the ones who need to understand what she was discussing with us. Whenever we had a question, Nicole explained in a way that we could understand." WM
how I want to practice medicine and how I can help people
I grew up in the “no-fat,” overcooked, and over-sprayed vegetable era. I struggled with constant sinus infections, cystic acne, an eating disorder, constipation, bloat, fatigue and looking back, some depression as I struggled to fit in. I had postpartum depression after my second child as I was working, going to school, raising a toddler and baby. I would wake tired and struggle to sleep. I was STUCK. This is where I see a lot of my patients presenting in my office today.
I bounced around in my career as a nurse practitioner as I was continually frustrated with the sick care model. I worked in retail health, ENT, urgent care and eventually fell into integrative care. This opened my eyes just enough so I could see how I want to practice medicine and how I can help people beyond the pill for the ill medicine model. I started exploring other health models and decided to pursue an education in functional medicine. I became certified by the Institute of Functional Medicine (IFM) and ReCODE 2.0 for the prevention and treatment of dementia.
What I found through my reflection on my own story, and the countless number of stories I have listened to in my patient population today, is how important our environments are to our health. This prompted my training in biotoxin illness.
There are root causes to many, if not all, chronic diseases. By identifying and treating the root cause from the start we can avoid years of misdiagnoses and “labels” placed on us. Root cause medicine gives people hope, health, true healing.