Foundational Metabolism- Dr. Laura Roy

The Foundation of Your Health is in Your Cells

Cells form tissues. Tissues form organs. Organs form organ systems, and those systems determine how you feel each day.

Functional medicine nutrition looks at how these systems work together and identifies the root contributors to your symptoms. Instead of a one size fits all approach, we consider diet, sleep, stress, metabolism, hormones, digestion, inflammation, and lifestyle as interconnected pieces of your health story.

My doctoral research explored how diet and lifestyle influence cellular stress, energy, and repair. This work guides my approach today and brings us to a central question:

Do the cells within your body have the materials, environment, and support they need to function, repair, and protect you?

This cell-focused lens helps us understand why challenges like hormonal shifts, fatigue, inflammation, autoimmune symptoms, digestive changes, cardiometabolic risk, and performance struggles develop.

I work with individuals who are navigating perimenopause and post menopause, PCOS, PMS and PMDD, autoimmune conditions, hypothyroidism, fatty liver, insulin resistance, high cholesterol, hypertension, arthritis, blood sugar dysregulation, digestive concerns, and those who want performance-focused nutrition and recovery support.

Through nutrition, fitness training, sleep science, and stress management, we create an internal environment where your cells, and your entire body, can function the way they were designed to.

What You Can Expect

Improving your health is not just about information. It is about support, accountability, and the right guidance at the right time. My coaching approach blends functional medicine nutrition, strength training, sleep science, and stress physiology with clear, step-by-step structure.

You will learn how food, movement, sleep, and stress shape your cellular environment and how these choices influence metabolism, hormones, digestion, inflammation, and overall well-being. I teach you how to understand your own body so you can make confident decisions in your daily life.

Our work together is collaborative. I help you set realistic goals, break them into manageable steps, and navigate obstacles without guilt or perfectionism. You will never be handed a one-size-fits-all diet. When therapeutic nutrition protocols are needed, we use them strategically and temporarily, always pairing them with long-term habits that support the way your cells and systems function.

My coaching is designed to give you consistency, clarity, and long-term confidence. As you learn how your physiology responds to nutrition and lifestyle, you develop the skills to support your energy, resilience, and overall health for years to come.