Functional Medicine

Dana Faris is a Registered and Licensed Dietitian Nutritionist. She completed her Bachelor’s Degree in Dietetics from Texas Christian University and received further training in Human Nutrition and Functional Medicine from the University of Western States. She was drawn into the functional medicine world after personally experiencing her own chronic health conditions and exploring ways to overcome them naturally. Her passion is to understand each of her patient’s needs and history in order to create a personalized plan targeted to optimize their health. She focuses on meeting people where they are in order to provide them with support that they need to best meet their goals, regardless of where they might be on the spectrum of wellness.

Samantha Thiry is a Board-Certified Family Nurse Practitioner with professional work experience in the fields of pediatrics, psychiatry, plastic surgery, urology, and hormone therapy. With her vast yet unique experience, she has formulated her practice around helping others age gracefully, with health and confidence. She appreciates Eastern Medicine as a compliment to Western advances in technology and research. She has been practicing as a Nurse for over 10 years, and as a Board-Certified Nurse Practitioner for over 5 years. She recently wrote a medical journal article named “Supplements, Hormones and Evidence”, published by the prestigious publishers Elsevier & Science Direct. She has been featured in multiple publications including PBS, Glamour, and The Aesthetic Channel. As a former professor of Psychiatry at Miami Dade College, Samantha understands we are each our unique self with our own unique needs. Since relocating from Miami, FL 3 years ago, Samantha has been helping Austin residents on their hormone and aesthetic health journey to help them prevent disease processes and also to age with confidence and overall improved well-being. She is thrilled to be a part of the team at Alive & Well Austin as she helps us to continue to keep Austin healthy and thriving.

Kellye Ojeda is a National Board Certified Functional Medicine Health Coach. She completed her health coach certification through the Functional Medicine Coaching Academy, a partnership with the Institute of Functional Medicine, and achieved Board Certification through the National Board of Health and Wellness Coaching. Kellye is navigating the adventures of being a new mom to a precious baby boy and 2 dogs with her fiance. Having been raised on natural medicine, she continued to develop a passion for healing in a personalized way by understanding the individual as she completed a Bachelors in Psychology. Her goal is to help people make sustainable and impactful changes to their lifestyle that support their overall health goals and quality of life.

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Meg is a certified Herbalist and an Applied Clinical Nutritionist through the Texas Chiropractic College. She has a wide background in many wellness modalities including Ayurvedic Lifestyle Counselling, Massage Therapy, Detoxification Coaching, Plant-Based Vegan Nutrition, Reiki, Energy Healing, Vedic Studies and Yogic Studies - including Kundalini Yoga Teaching and Trauma Informed Yoga Therapy.

Meg grew up on a farm in Southern New Jersey where her keen interest in plants and nature took hold and blossomed. Her eldest brother was diagnosed with a brain tumor when she was just 5 years old - and from there her passion for health and healing grew - as she witnessed her brother using both traditional and non-traditional forms of healing.

Meg works with clients utilizing an integrative approach for mind, body and emotional healing - combining nutrition, herbs, ritual and movement with meditation. She specializes in stress management, detoxification, psycho-emotional balance and digestive challenges.

Meg partners with her client in encouraging their unique inner wisdom and inner authority to come forward for their highest healing.

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