About Us
Dr. Jennifer Welch is a functional medicine provider, clinical nutritionist, and chiropractor.
Hi, I'm Dr. Jennifer Welch.
Do any of the following apply to you?
....You're in the RIGHT place.
Do any of the following apply to you?
- "My labs are "normal", but I still feel terrible..."
- "I've been to multiple doctors, but I'm still looking for answers."
- "I want an alternative approach to get off the medication merry-go-round."
- "I have tried to lose weight but nothing seems to work."
....You're in the RIGHT place.
Healthcare in America is at a very critical crossroads. More and more people are not satisfied with the answers or path they are given with conventional providers and are seeking an alternative healthcare model. Functional medicine providers, like Dr. Jennifer Welch, evaluate a person from a foundational level: how are your sleep habits; exercise; nutrition - vitamins, minerals, sensitivities; stress levels; relationships; and genetics. These are like the "roots and soil" for health. If foundational items are missing or unhealthy, the person won't be healthy -- much like a tree can't grow in poor soil.
While symptoms paint a picture of your health, they don't tell us WHY you are experiencing them. Keep in mind that symptoms are also the LAST sign of a problem. Many people disregard their symptoms (sometimes for YEARS) thinking it will "just go away" or it's "part of growing old" (wrong!). How you FEEL is not a good indication of how healthy you ARE.
Unlike conventional medicine where your symptoms lead to a diagnosis, which puts you in a common "box" with all others with your symptoms and diagnosis, I don't take a cookie-cutter approach to your care. Symptoms can have many different causes. With that said, I don't treat any specific disease. Your disease and/or symptoms are a sign of a foundational (or "functional") problem. Comprehensive testing helps us identify those foundational deficiencies. For example, two people with Type II diabetes (same disease) may very well be put on different protocols, because of what their tests revealed. Both get better over time, but I didn't treat their "diabetes", I helped the individual restore proper function and regain health.
If any of this hits home for you, I invite you to take the next step and schedule a consultation.
While symptoms paint a picture of your health, they don't tell us WHY you are experiencing them. Keep in mind that symptoms are also the LAST sign of a problem. Many people disregard their symptoms (sometimes for YEARS) thinking it will "just go away" or it's "part of growing old" (wrong!). How you FEEL is not a good indication of how healthy you ARE.
Unlike conventional medicine where your symptoms lead to a diagnosis, which puts you in a common "box" with all others with your symptoms and diagnosis, I don't take a cookie-cutter approach to your care. Symptoms can have many different causes. With that said, I don't treat any specific disease. Your disease and/or symptoms are a sign of a foundational (or "functional") problem. Comprehensive testing helps us identify those foundational deficiencies. For example, two people with Type II diabetes (same disease) may very well be put on different protocols, because of what their tests revealed. Both get better over time, but I didn't treat their "diabetes", I helped the individual restore proper function and regain health.
If any of this hits home for you, I invite you to take the next step and schedule a consultation.
Dr. Jennifer Welch is the founder of Iowa Functional Health. She is a certified Internal Health Specialist from the Loomis Institute and chiropractor. She is also certified in Nutrition from Northwestern Health Sciences University and certified in Neuropathy from the American College of Physical Medicine. She also is a certified NET practitioner. She holds a Bachelor's degree from Iowa State University, a second Bachelor's degree from Logan University, and her Doctor of Chiropractic degree from Logan University's College of Chiropractic.
She has spent countless hours since 2008 in post-graduate training in blood chemistry analysis, urinalysis, clinical nutrition, functional endocrinology, hormone balancing, neurotransmitter chemistry, functional neurology, and pain management.
In 2017, she herself experienced peripheral neuropathy of her right arm. Knowing her nerves were in peril, she quickly tried to address the pain from other holistic providers in the area. When those approaches failed to help, she reinvented how she addressed peripheral neuropathy in order to help herself. She has been freed of her peripheral neuropathy pain and now has a focused approach for other neuropathy sufferers.
She lives with her husband, Tom (also an ISU grad), and their two children.
She has spent countless hours since 2008 in post-graduate training in blood chemistry analysis, urinalysis, clinical nutrition, functional endocrinology, hormone balancing, neurotransmitter chemistry, functional neurology, and pain management.
In 2017, she herself experienced peripheral neuropathy of her right arm. Knowing her nerves were in peril, she quickly tried to address the pain from other holistic providers in the area. When those approaches failed to help, she reinvented how she addressed peripheral neuropathy in order to help herself. She has been freed of her peripheral neuropathy pain and now has a focused approach for other neuropathy sufferers.
She lives with her husband, Tom (also an ISU grad), and their two children.
Born and raised in Iowa, and an Iowa State alum, Dr. Welch proudly serves the communities of Des Moines, West Des Moines, Altoona, Ankeny, Bondurant, Polk City, Pella, Urbandale, Clive, Windsor Heights, Ames, Norwalk, Indianola, Cumming, Adel, Waukee, Johnston, Grimes, Perry, Winterset, Stuart, and well, pretty much anywhere else.
