Holistic health for your whole body.
Root-cause functional nutrition in Altoona, Iowa, and online.
We use functional nutrition and holistic testing to find the root cause of your health issues and build a personalized plan, in person in Altoona or by telehealth.
- Resident’s Choice 2024 & 2025
- HSA/FSA accepted
- In-person & telehealth
01 — Find the root cause
Your labs say normal. You don’t feel normal. Let’s find out why.
Maybe it’s fatigue that sleep doesn’t fix, a gut that’s never quite right, or hormones and weight that won’t budge. You’ve done the appointments. You’ve been told everything looks fine.
We exist to provide the health education you never received. Our team uses foundational nutrition and functional testing to look for the root cause, then builds a personalized plan around your whole body, because holistic health isn’t a quick fix—it’s a long-term solution.
Root Cause Solutions. Lasting Wellness.
(My) symptoms have minimized and even stopped…I would recommend WHC to others, especially if doctors or specialists are not helping.
02 — Our root-cause testing
Two ways we look deeper
Most clients start with one of these. Your free discovery call helps you choose.
Flagship · Bioenergy Analysis
Nutrition Response Testing
A non-invasive way to analyze the body and find the root cause of underlying illness and non-optimum health. Your initial consultation is unhurried, and we take the time to understand the whole picture.
- Initial consultation: 90–120 minutes
- HSA/FSA accepted
- In person in Altoona
Flagship · Functional Diagnostic Nutrition®
Functional Nutrition with Labs
Functional Diagnostic Nutrition® is “a science-based holistic approach to investigating and identifying the root cause of your health problems.” We use functional lab testing to guide a plan built around five roadmaps, from gut health to hormones.
- Initial consultations – $250
- In person or by telehealth
- HSA/FSA accepted
Free · 20 minutes · No commitment
Not sure it will work for you? Start with a conversation.
03 — Getting started
Three simple steps to your first visit
Schedule your free discovery call
Book your FREE 20-minute Discovery Call. We’ll listen, answer your questions, and see if we’re the right fit.
Complete your paperwork
Fill out your initial paperwork with our new patient forms in Jane.
Come in for your assessment
In-person programs: Initial Assessment, about 90–120 minutes. Virtual programs: Telehealth Intake Assessment, about 60 minutes.
Payment for your selected program is expected to be paid at the time of your assessment.
No-interest financing options are available with Advance Care (opens in a new tab).
04 — Everything we offer
More ways we support your health in Altoona
From weight loss coaching to our Wellness Lounge, every service starts with the same question: what does your body actually need?
Metabolic Reset Weight Loss
Free discovery call firstA two-phase program combining intermittent fasting, whole-food nutrition, and movement.
HSA/FSA acceptedTelehealth availableNutrition & Fitness Coaching
Free discovery call firstWe use real food as medicine through personalized nutrition and fitness coaching.
Telehealth availableBody Sculpting Red Light Therapy
8 sessions · $449A 25-minute red light session followed by 10 minutes on the vibration plate.
Flowpresso 3-in-1 Therapeutic Massage
$80Compression, deep pressure, and heat in one 40-minute session. The only device of its kind in Central Iowa.
IonCleanse® Detox Foot Bath
Adult $45An ionic foot bath. Child sessions are also available.
Wellness Lounge Membership
$249/monthUnlimited use of most detox services, with a 3-month minimum.
Prysm iO Scan
First scan complimentaryA quick, non-invasive skin scan that measures carotenoid levels as a marker of antioxidant status.
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05 — Why we do this
Started by a nurse who needed answers too
Nikki Barkhaus worked in healthcare for years, starting as a Certified Medical Assistant in 1997 and earning her nursing degree in 2002. In 2018, she was dealing with fatigue, poor sleep, and long-standing gut issues of her own, and Nutrition Response Testing changed how she thought about health. She opened Wholistic Health Center in January 2020 to be part of the solution, and today she leads an all-woman team in Altoona.
Our mission is to build healthier communities using foundational nutrition and functional medicine to restore optimal function and well-being.
06 — In their words
Here’s what others have said about us:
Shared by clients on our previous website. Individual results vary.
(My) symptoms have minimized and even stopped…I would recommend WHC to others, especially if doctors or specialists are not helping.
Oh my gosh - there isn’t enough space here:
- Weight loss 23lbs
- Went from size 8 to size 4
- Joint pain gone
- Back pain gone
- Much better sleep
(I have) more energy, not as anxious, better complexion, and more toned.
All the women here are wonderful and really care about improving your life. I highly recommend them and feel blessed to have found them.
Wondering if we can help you, too?
Book Your Free 20-Minute Discovery CallI would highly recommend this program (Weight Loss). Before this program, I was to the point of I need to do something because each year my weight goes up and I can’t move. Age changes, I didn’t know how to eat to lose or maintain weight. After the program, I now know my trigger foods and how/what to eat to be healthy. I am full and don’t crave the sugar!
I felt heavy with low energy. Lost a lot of weight and inches - better energy.
Improved mood mostly, some weight loss, feeling healthier. Great staff all around.
Since 2020
Serving Central Iowa
FDN-P
Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Practitioner
Nursing degree, 2002
In healthcare since 1997
HSA/FSA
Accepted for testing & programs
Advance Care
No-interest financing available
Free · 20 minutes · No commitment
Start with a free 20-minute discovery call
Tell us what’s going on. We’ll listen, answer your questions, and help you decide if we’re the right fit, in person in Altoona or by telehealth.
- HSA/FSA accepted
- No-interest financing with Advance Care