Root-cause health for young women
Vela is the platform that teaches young women to understand their hormones, heal their gut, and build habits in their 20s that protect them for life — guided by a real FDN practitioner.
I was in college, exhausted, and nobody had answers. My energy crashed constantly. I felt anxious in ways I couldn't explain — and every doctor told me I was fine.
Years later I discovered functional health, root cause testing, and what my body had been trying to tell me all along.
I felt angry. Not at myself — at the gap.
Vela is the resource I needed at 19. Accessible, affordable, and guided by a real FDN practitioner. Because every young woman deserves to understand her own body.
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At-home FDN testing — gut, hormones, cortisol. Real data, not guesswork.
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A personalized plan built around your actual results. Food, movement, supplements, lifestyle.
Track + retest
Log daily, retest in 90 days, and watch the numbers move.
Symptom tracking
Daily check-ins for energy, mood, sleep, digestion, and more — mapped to root causes over time.
FDN lab testing
At-home test kits — gut, hormones, cortisol, metabolic wellness. Results interpreted in plain language.
Daily wellness plan
Food, movement, supplements, and rest — built around your biology, not generic advice.
Gut healing protocols
Step-by-step protocols built around your GI-MAP and MBA results. Real healing, not band-aids.
Wearable sync
Connect your ring tracker, band, or smartwatch. HRV, sleep, and readiness layered on your protocol.
Practitioner matching
Get matched to a certified FDN or naturopathic practitioner who guides your labs and protocol.
Alyssa Johnson
Functional medicine practitioner · founder, Vela
I was the girl in college who was exhausted, overwhelmed, and had no answers. I spent years trying to figure out what was wrong with my body — and when I finally discovered functional health, I realized the information had been there all along. It just wasn't accessible to someone my age.
So I decided to become the practitioner I needed — and build the platform I wished existed.
I built Vela so that every young woman can access root-cause health guidance before she needs it — not after years of struggling.
Vela is designed for women living busy, high-functioning lives — women who want to feel energized, confident, mentally clear, and physically healthy while balancing everything modern life demands.
Every test is ordered through your practitioner, done at home, and interpreted inside Vela — not in a confusing PDF you have to Google.
GI-MAP
Gut bacteria, parasites, inflammation, leaky gut
Stress & Hormone Panel
Cortisol x4, estrogen, progesterone, testosterone, DHEA
Mucosal Barrier
Intestinal permeability + leaky gut assessment
Metabolic Wellness
Bile acids, oxidative stress, gut health markers
Oxford MRT
Food sensitivity testing — 170 foods across all categories
Women come to Vela already educated, already tracking, already motivated. When they're ready to go deeper — you're right there.
FDN Practitioners
Clients arrive with labs already run, symptoms tracked, and the language to describe what they're experiencing.
Health + Wellness Coaches
Match with motivated young women actively building new habits and ready for accountability.
Naturopaths + Integrative MDs
Work with clients who've done foundational testing and are ready for deeper clinical support.
Vela is building an ecosystem — on campuses, in communities, in restaurants, and at retreats — to make functional wellness the new standard for young women everywhere.
Vela Wellness Clubs
On-campus clubs at colleges and universities — bringing root-cause education to young women where they live.
Root Cause Probability Engine
AI ranks the likelihood behind your symptoms. Fatigue? Could be sleep debt (35%), iron deficiency (20%), HPA dysfunction (15%). Investigative pathways, not generic recs.
Vela Health Score
A proprietary score built from biomarkers, lifestyle habits, recovery metrics, and symptom burden — a single number that improves over time.
Vela Stamp
Restaurants offering specific dishes that are FDN-approved. The Vela Environmental Health Stamp for clean spaces.
Vela Wellness Retreats
Weekend retreats, corporate wellness retreats, women's health retreats, and practitioner networking — in person, in community.
Vela Ambassador Program
Train students, practitioners, and wellness enthusiasts to represent Vela on campuses and in local communities nationwide.
Your Vela membership gives you access to personalized protocols, curated product recommendations vetted by an FDN practitioner, and a complete functional medicine approach to everyday health — all in one place.
The Vela Edit
Supplements, non-toxic swaps, wearables, functional foods, and home essentials — every product vetted for the lifestyle we're building.
Members onlyFunctional Medicine Protocols
Root-cause approaches to everyday sickness — ear infections, colds, gut flares, and more. What to take, what to avoid, and why.
Members onlyDaily Protocol + AI Assistant
A phase-synced daily plan built around your labs and wearable data, with an AI assistant that walks you through every habit and recommendation.
Members onlyVela Health Score
Your proprietary score based on biomarkers, lifestyle habits, recovery metrics, and symptom burden — tracked and improved over time.
Members onlyFull Education Library
Deep-dive articles on hormones, gut health, toxins, blood sugar, nervous system, and more — written by an FDN practitioner in plain language.
Members onlyVela Circles
Community groups by age, symptom, and location. The girl who knows her body is not alone in figuring it out.
Members onlyJoin the waitlist to be first and lock in founding member pricing.
No random sponsorships. Every product vetted for the lifestyle we're building. If it's here, it works and it's clean.
Supplements
Magnesium Glycinate
Non-toxic Swaps
Clean Cookware
Wearables
Oura Ring Gen 4
Functional Food
Electrolytes
Home + Water
Water Filter
Supplements
Omega-3
Non-toxic Swaps
Clean Beauty
Functional Food
Gut Health Drinks
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Alyssa-vetted products across supplements, non-toxic swaps, wearables, functional food, and clean home essentials. All with affiliate links and practitioner notes on why each one made the list.
Join to unlockRoot-cause protocols for everyday illness — what to take, what to avoid, and how to support your body's healing without suppressing it.
Ear Infection
Functional approach to acute ear pain + recurring infections
Cold + Flu
Immune support protocol — first 48 hours and beyond
Gut Flare
Bloating, cramping, and digestive distress — what your body is telling you
Hormonal Headaches
Cycle-linked migraines and head pain — root cause protocol
Skin Breakouts
Acne as a symptom — gut, hormones, and liver connection
Burnout + Fatigue
HPA dysfunction, adrenal fatigue, and cortisol dysregulation
unlock functional medicine protocols
Step-by-step FDN-guided approaches to everyday illness and chronic symptoms. What your body is actually telling you — and what to do about it.
Join to unlockNo jargon. No overwhelm. Just the information every young woman deserves — written in plain language by an FDN practitioner.
Toxins + Products
Why your lululemon leggings might be disrupting your hormones
PFAS "forever chemicals" in sweat-activated synthetic fabrics — and what to wear instead.
Coming soonGut Health
Leaky gut explained — what it is, what causes it, and how to actually heal it
The gut lining is one cell thick. Here's what damages it and the protocol to repair it.
Coming soonHormones
Estrogen dominance — the root cause behind your PMS, skin, and mood swings
Why too much estrogen isn't just about estrogen — and what's actually driving it.
Coming soonBlood Sugar
Why your afternoon crash isn't about willpower — it's about blood sugar
The roller coaster that's driving your cravings, crashes, and cortisol spikes.
Coming soonNervous System
Why you can't heal in fight or flight — and how to get out of it
Your body can only digest, absorb, and regulate hormones when it feels safe.
Coming soonToxins
The word "fragrance" hides up to 3,000 undisclosed chemicals
What's really in your perfume, lotion, and cleaning products — and the clean swaps.
Coming soonThe full library launches with Vela. Join the waitlist to be first.
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