Teri Whalen

For women who are exhausted, whose labs came back fine, and who have been told that what they are feeling is just part of being busy, or being a woman, or being their age.

Nutrition Response Testing® practitioner at Mandeville Total Wellness · Women's health, fatigue and hormonal balance

Teri Whalen, Nutrition Response Testing® practitioner at Mandeville Total Wellness in Mandeville, Louisiana
NRT PractitionerAdvanced Energy TestingNutrition CoachingMS Student, Health & Wellness
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You were told it is normal. It is not.

Tired by the middle of the afternoon. Bloated after meals you used to be fine with. A cycle that has changed and nobody can say why. Weight that will not move whatever you do. Sleep that stopped being restful somewhere along the way, and a mind that feels a step behind.

Most of the women I work with have already been somewhere else with this. They have the lab results that came back within range. They have been told it is stress, or hormones, or their age, and sent home with nothing to actually do about it.

Being common is not the same as being normal. Your body is telling you something. My job is to help you work out what.

How I got here

I came to this work the way most of our patients do. I could not get better, and I needed to find out why. My own recovery through natural nutrition is what drew me to this field, and it is what gets me to work every morning.

I am a Nutrition Response Testing®practitioner, and I hold certifications in Advanced Energy Testing and Nutrition Coaching. I am also working toward my Master of Science in Health and Wellness Management. What that means for you is that I bring the science and the lived experience to every visit, and I have sat on your side of the desk.

How I work

Nutrition Response Testing is a non-invasive analysis. Rather than asking what to call your symptoms, it asks what is getting in the way of your body doing its own repair work. I analyze how your body responds, identify the stressors that keep turning up underneath the picture you came in with, and recommend whole food nutritional support built around what your body actually responded to.

There is no standard plan. Two women can come in the same week with the same complaint and leave with completely different recommendations, because they tested differently. That is the entire point of testing rather than guessing.

I am careful about what this is and is not. This is an analysis, not a diagnosis. We do not diagnose or treat disease here, and nothing I recommend replaces the care of your physician. A good number of my patients see me and their doctor at the same time.

What a first visit with me is like

Sixty minutes, $75, and it starts with listening.

  1. Your whole history. Not a form in the waiting room. The timeline matters, including the parts you have been told are irrelevant.
  2. An HRV test. Heart rate variability gives us an objective number for how hard your nervous system is working, instead of a description of how tired you feel.
  3. The analysis itself. Non-invasive, nothing injected, no radiation, no needles. Most people find it more interesting than uncomfortable.
  4. A plan you can explain to someone else. Specific whole food supplements matched to what your body responded to, and the food changes that matter in your case rather than in general.

What I will not do

I will not tell you to stop a medication, and I will not tell you your doctor is wrong. I will not promise a cure. I will not hand you a protocol because it worked for someone with the same symptom. And I will not add a supplement to your plan because it is on the shelf.

What I will do is take the whole picture seriously, and keep going until we understand what is underneath it.

What I offer

Nutrition Response Testing®The analysis most plans get built on, including the HRV test that is part of every first visit.Standard Process SupplementsWhole food supplements matched to what your body tested for, never picked off a shelf.Infrared SaunaGentle radiant heat for circulation, recovery and genuine relaxation.Ionic Foot BathThirty warm, undemanding minutes, offered for sleep and calm rather than detox claims.ThermographyRadiation-free infrared imaging, used adjunctively. Not diagnostic, and not a substitute for mammography.The whole practiceNatural medicine, functional nutrition and hands-on care under one roof in Mandeville.

My writing in the Wellness Corner

12 articles on nutrition, stress and seasonal health, written for our patients across the Northshore.

January 5, 2026Moving Forward with IntentionLasting health change comes from steady intention, not resolutions. How to rebuild nourishing meals and movement after the holidays, from our Mandeville practice.December 29, 2025Honoring the Transition into a New YearEase into the new year with one daily anchor, consistent wake times and morning light. Let your body recalibrate. Holistic guidance from Mandeville, LA.December 22, 2025Why Timing Matters for Meaningful ChangeChange holds when routines are stable and the body is ready. Why late December is the wrong moment to overhaul, from our Mandeville wellness practice.December 15, 2025Listening to Your Body During the HolidaysFatigue, hunger and poor sleep are signals, not failures. How to read your body through a busy holiday season. Holistic wellness writing from Mandeville, LA.December 8, 2025Heart Health for the HolidaysSupport your heart through the holidays with calmer stress patterns, omega 3s, antioxidants, gentle movement and real connection. Mandeville, Louisiana.December 1, 2025Winter Self Care: Nurturing Your Energy as Days Grow ShorterShorter days ask for rest, warming seasonal food and gentler movement. How to support your energy through a Louisiana winter, from our Mandeville practice.November 24, 2025Mindful Eating for the Holiday SeasonMindful eating through the holidays supports digestion and satisfaction without restriction. Practical guidance from our holistic practice in Mandeville, LA.November 10, 2025Cultivating Gratitude for Whole Body WellnessGratitude moves the nervous system out of tension, lowering cortisol and supporting immune function. Whole body wellness writing from Mandeville, Louisiana.November 3, 2025Strengthening Your Immune Health This FallNutrient dense whole foods, real sleep, movement and lower stress build fall immunity from the gut outward. Holistic nutrition guidance from the Northshore.October 27, 2025Sugar and Halloween: Finding BalanceHalloween without the crash. Pair sweets with protein, watch the dyes, and teach balance instead of restriction. Whole food nutrition guidance, Mandeville LA.October 20, 2025Supporting Breast Health: Awareness, Prevention and Early DetectionBreast health as a daily practice: antioxidant rich food, lymphatic movement, and thermography as a complementary screening tool. From our Mandeville office.October 13, 2025Stress Resilience for Busy WomenSmall pauses, movement, balanced meals and real sleep help a busy woman's nervous system recover. Practical stress resilience from our Northshore practice.

Read the whole Wellness Corner

I would love to be part of your story

A first visit is $75 and runs a full hour: your whole health history, an HRV test and a complete Nutrition Response Testing® analysis, so the plan is built around what your body is asking for rather than around a guess.

Book a first visit with TeriCall (985) 624-9888

221 St. Ann Dr. #2, Mandeville, LA 70471. Monday to Thursday, 8am to 5pm. Existing patients, please call so we can put you with the practitioner you have been seeing.