Are you looking for a natural, nutrition-based solution for your
gut health disorder?
Food is medicine, and Tasha Hetrick, RDN, is an expert at helping women and men achieve relief from troubling gut health disorders through a targeted nutrition plan. Functional Nutrition is an effective strategy for addressing the underlying causes of…
Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Irritable Bowel Disease
Including Crohn's and UC
GERD / Reflux
Celiac Disease
Small Intestinal Bacterial
Overgrowth (SIBO)
Constipation
Food allergies / Sensitivities
And more!
How Can Functional Nutrition Help Gut Health Disorders?
Functional nutrition is an approach to wellness that focus on identifying and resolving the root cause of disease through food. Functional nutrition practitioners spend significantly more time with their patients, listening to their histories and looking at the interactions among genetic, environmental, nutrition and lifestyle factors that can influence long-term health and complex, chronic disease.
In this way, functional nutrition supports the unique expression of health and vitality for each individual.
It is also convenient, compassionate, and effective care. We offer our programs via telemedicine, which lets you visit your dietitian and receive care without an in-person office visit. Telehealth is done primarily online with internet access on your computer, tablet, or smartphone through video conferences and internet phone calls.
Customized eating plans
Clear idea of what foods to eat and avoid
Relief from constipation and diarrhea without drugs
Strategies to address Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Gaining control of systemic inflammation
Plans for relief from autoimmune gut conditions
A clearly defined path to safely lose weight
Relief from bloating and belly fat
Are you looking for solutions like these?
We’ll help you identify, address, and treat the root cause of your health concerns with the healing power of food, and we’ll do it with compassion and respect.
A few of the conditions we work with…
IBS
Marked by pain, diarrhea, constipation, and frequent trips to the bathroom
IBD
IBD includes Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis
Autoimmunity
Autoimmune disorders – when the body attacks its own tissue – can be helped through nutrition
GERD / Reflux
Stomach acid imbalances can cause burning, pain, and increase the risk of cancer
Celiac Disease
Learn how to properly eat with this condition!
SIBO
SIBO (small intestinal bacterial overgrowth) is an imbalance of the microorganisms in your gut that maintain healthy digestion
Constipation
Understand the root causes and how to address this problem at the source
Food Allergies / Sensitivities
Learn which foods cause chronic inflammation in your body
Bloating / Belly Fat
Address stubborn weight holistically
Fatigue / Brain Fog
Fatigue and brain fog are often connected to poor gut health
Poor Nutrition
Working through not-so-great eating habits? We can help you make changes that last!
READY TO TAKE ACTION?
GET STARTED WITH ME
Step 1
SUBMIT YOUR INFO
Ready to learn more? Call 406-898-4223 or register here on this website and our team will be in touch.
Step 2
ATTEND OUR WEBINAR
Everyone has so many questions when they first discover functional medicine, so we host in-person webinars. Here we can make sure we're a good fit for each other.
Step 3
INITIAL APPOINTMENT
In the free call, we'll help you book your initial practitioner appointment, which is done in-person in our Great Falls clinic or virtually. This appointment is $87.
Get to the Root of Your Health Concerns with a Holistic Approach!
Resolve Gut Disorders By Addressing the Root Cause of the Problem – Not Covering Up Symptoms with Drugs!
Using Tasha’s proven blueprint and education-based curriculum, you will harness simple, self-care practices and changes of habit that will lead to lifelong lifestyle transformations. Tasha’s proven blueprint covers the five essential keys to resolving underlying stressors, sickness, and poor digestive health – nutrition, movement, detox, hormone balance, and mentorship.
Our health and well-being are heavily influenced by the physical, chemical, and emotional stressors that we face daily. These chronic stressors lead to the breakdown of health, including our nervous, endocrine, digestive, and cardiovascular systems. Our body systems were designed to work synergistically, and everybody is unique and has its own story- therefore, we need to treat the person as a whole. Proper testing is crucial to understanding why you’re suffering from your gut health disorder.
List of Services for Gut Health Disorders:
- Nutrition Counseling and Education
- Medical Nutrition Therapy (MNT)
- Online Educational Curriculum
- Food Allergies and Intolerances Testing
- All-inclusive packages aimed at improving health outcomes and/or reversing chronic health conditions
- Functional Lab Tests (GI MAP, DUTCH Hormone, Heavy Metals)
Virtual Care:
Location Shouldn’t Determine Your Health!
Institute of Empowered Health is a premiere functional nutrition clinic – the only one of its kind in Montana!
If you are tired of covering up your symptoms with drugs and are looking for real help, our practice will take your hand and guide you through both in-person and/or online education, mentorship, and a unique approach specific to your needs.
Due to the blessing of technology, we have the incredible privilege of helping people enact meaningful change to take control of their health without the limitation of requiring in-office visitation. However, if you would like to travel to our clinic, please call to schedule an in-office visit. We always love to meet our virtual members in person!
Hi, I’m Tasha!
Tasha Pepos, RDN, LN is a Montana native with military roots, who practices holistic wellness and functional nutrition in Great Falls,
Montana.
Her practice is both in-person and virtual, as it is her mission to spread healing through functional nutrition across the state of Montana and throughout the country. Tasha has a Bachelor of Science in Food and Nutrition – Dietetics.
Functional nutrition has been her passion for over 10 years, as she has her own story and 30-year history when it comes to chronic health issues. Thankfully, through functional nutrition, she was able to find true healing. This became her purpose, to fight for and to empower others to live the life they have always envisioned!
Testimonials from our clients
"I started this journey on January 27, 2022, it’s been hard but also so rewarding! I could never lose weight no matter how hard I tried, so I reached out to Tasha for some help. This program is so good! All the coaches are awesome and the videos and modules are so easy to follow and informative! In 3 months, I have lost 21 pounds, but I also have more energy and more confidence!"
"Tasha has made a lifelong change in my eating habits! I followed her recommendations exactly for two months and lost 25 pounds! The puffiness in my body went away by the fourth day and my reflux problems were profoundly diminished! I was having restless legs and fluttering in my chest at night during rest and all of that disappeared! It is the best thing I have ever done for myself! I highly recommend tasha!❤️❤️"
"After two months with Tasha, I had a great appointment with my doctor on Thursday. She was very pleased with my progress. According to her records my A1C dropped from 7.5 to 5.9 and I lost 15 lbs since they weighed me last summer! She agreed to take me off of 1 one my diabetic meds!!"
"I always thought of myself as a fairly healthy person. For the majority of my life I maintained a reasonable weight, ate a lot of fruits and vegetables, avoided overindulging in sweets and alcohol, and exercised pretty regularly. I was not great at stress management which mostly consisted of pretending everything was fine, and I wasn’t great at selfcare. This all changed as I turned 50, my “willpower” started to fail me. Soon the sugar cravings started, not the I’d like that frosted cookie kind, the if I don’t eat that frosted cookie, I will die, kind of cravings. I was aware of the right way to eat, but I was not able to stick with it, what was wrong with me, why was I failing I just needed to try harder. I saw a seminar advertisement on Facebook regarding hormone imbalance and it sounded like something I needed to participate in. At this seminar, I got an introduction into what Elevated Nutrition 406 was all about. I joined and my true transformation began. I learned that maybe my problem was not just that my will power was weak, but that my gut was not as healthy as I had thought, and my hormones were not balanced. For me the program has been relatively easy to follow, and slow progress helps to truly make lifelong changes, additionally the program is not about eating only certain foods and depriving yourself of the things that you love. But it is about learning what your body can tolerate.
The benefits I have received so far are, losing 8 pounds, and three inches from my waste and 3 inches from my hips. More importantly, I no longer crave sweets, I am no longer hungry 24/7, I feel satisfied after eating a meal and do not feel starving with in a short time. My skin, hair and nails are noticeably better, and I no longer experience bathroom issues. But the absolute best result and why I will continue this for the rest of my life is, I no longer live in a fight or flight state. I am able to center myself with deep breathing as soon as I feel myself getting anxious. I have learning still to do, I feel growing and improving as a lifelong pursuit, not a temporary state."
Let's Find Solutions Together
We'll discuss your health concerns and begin to formulate a plan of action to regain your health. Our team is here to help your body to function at an optimal level so you can fulfill your purpose and live your life to the fullest.
Call us today at 406-898-4223 or fill out the contact information to be contacted by our relief team!