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Breaking The Cycle: Root Cause Healing with Michelle Hanks, FNTP

Functional Nutritionist and Nutritional Therapy Practitioner

How I Got Here

I’m a personal trainer who has worked with hundreds of women who are doing all the “right things” and still feel like they’re battling their bodies. Stubborn weight gain. Bloating. Fatigue. Hormone-related symptoms. Digestive and gut issues that don’t make sense when you’re eating clean and training hard.

I’m also a daughter who is still piecing together the aftermath of cancer that took my dad. Watching chemo and radiation ravage the body without meaningful education or support around nourishing the body through food was a turning point for me. I saw firsthand how vulnerable the body becomes during stress and illness, and how little emphasis is placed on foundational nourishment during those seasons.

And I’m a mama who wants to break free from the outdated “food pyramid” version of health we’ve been sold. I want better for the next generation. I want to question the systems that normalize chronic illness and disconnection from real food, and help women feel empowered to nourish themselves and their families in a way that actually supports health.
 

Where I’m Headed

I specialize in the therapy side of Nutritional Therapy.

I have a compassionate nature and a gift for truly seeing people. I zoom all the way out and look at the big picture, at you as a whole human, not a list of symptoms. I take time to understand your health history, your current stressors, your nutrition, and the patterns your body is communicating.

Through a deep-dive nutritional assessment and root-cause-informed lens, I trace the clues that help us understand what your body may be asking for. When appropriate, I also utilize collaborative functional lab assessments through qualified partner providers to help inform nutrition and lifestyle support strategies. These tools are used to guide education and personalized recommendations that support the body’s foundational systems such as digestion, blood sugar balance, hormone metabolism, nutrient status, and stress resilience.

My work is centered on supporting the body’s innate ability to move toward balance through food, lifestyle, and sustainable practices. I don’t believe in quick fixes or perfection. I believe in walking with you, adjusting as your body responds, and helping you build confidence in how to support yourself long-term.

Seeing women reconnect with their bodies, feel more at home in themselves, and experience greater stability and vitality is the most meaningful part of this work for me.

If you’re ready to stop guessing and start supporting your body with intention and clarity, I’d be honored to lean in with you and walk this path alongside you.

Break free from your symptoms.
Treat the root cause.
Restore your body.

Michelle Hanks Nutritional Therapy helps women 30+ rebel against the narrative that says, “this is just what 30 feels like.”

Aging is not a sentence that condemns you to feeling inflamed, exhausted, or disconnected from your body. This season of life deserves understanding, not dismissal. Through a deep, strategic, root-cause-informed nutritional therapy approach, I help women learn how their bodies are responding to stress, nourishment, and lifestyle, and how to better support themselves now and in the seasons ahead.

You were fearfully and wonderfully made, yet many women have been failed by confusing nutrition messaging, ultra-processed foods, and a system that often manages symptoms instead of teaching foundations. My work exists to bring clarity back to the basics of nourishment, balance, and body awareness.

Your body is intelligent. The symptoms you experience are not random. They are communication.

Let me teach you how to listen — and how to support your body with intention, compassion, and confidence.

MeetMichelle

Testimonials

"You actually listen to what people are saying and
know how to help them get there. You listen to
what my symptoms are, try to help fix problems
with nutrition, set a personalized plan, explain
things. It’s a custom experience. It’s the difference
between an Ikea kitchen and custom cabinetry."

-Chelsey Heidorn

My approach is different because you are.

bloating

If you're experiencing

your body is trying to tell you something. These symptoms are signals — not random, not in your head — they are clues pointing to imbalances or deficiencies below the surface. You are a beautifully unique being with your own story and bio-individuality, and I see all of you. I don’t just address what’s showing up on the surface. If you band aid your symptoms, they will keep coming back. I help uncover WHY the symptoms are there in the first place so we can begin supporting the root of the problem.

What I offer at Untethered Nutrition:

  • Root-cause-informed nutritional assessment to explore the factors behind your symptoms

  • Personalized nutrition plans rooted in whole, functional foods

  • 1:1 coaching to support gut function, hormone metabolism, and energy balance

  • Collaborative functional lab assessments (GI-MAP, hormone panels, OAT, HTMA & more) through qualified partner providers, used to inform nutrition and lifestyle support

  • Personalized supplement recommendations with Fullscript integration, aligned with nutrition and lifestyle support goals

  • Anti-inflammatory meal planning and macro guidance to support metabolic health

  • Tools and education to support blood sugar balance, digestion, liver function, and nervous system regulation

  • Nutrition and lifestyle support strategies for common symptom patterns associated with perimenopause, postpartum depletion, inflammation, and fatigue

  • Realistic, sustainable lifestyle strategies that reduce overwhelm and support long-term consistency

  • A compassionate, faith-rooted approach that honors healing, grief, and growth

  • Support for healthy body composition and metabolic balance through food-first, foundational practices

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Michelle Hanks Nutritional Therapy, LLC - Untethered Nutrition
Michelle Hanks is a Nutritional Therapy Practitioner (NTP) who provides nutrition and lifestyle education to support foundational health. Services are not intended to diagnose, treat, or cure medical conditions.

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