Riverwood Wellness
Empowering You To Understand Your Body's Symptoms
Helping you understand your body’s signs and symptoms through meaningful tests, so you can feel like yourself again!
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We Understand
Focused on Optimizing Health Rather Than Merely Diagnosing Pathology.
At Riverwood Wellness, we believe everyone’s health has a story. Our approach is rooted in Functional Medicine, which focuses on optimizing your health rather than diagnosing pathology alone. Founder Dani Forbess is dedicated to hearing your story of your health, helping to connect the dots between past experiences, exposures, and current symptoms.
Functional Medicine is about preventing the progression of illness and supporting diverse paths to wellness through nutrition, lifestyle, and movement. We combine intuitive insights with diagnostic lab testing to uncover root causes and create personalized protocols.
At times, partnering with other practitioners offers the best solutions. We collaborate with clinics and professionals, so you can feel confident that you’re receiving the most comprehensive care possible.
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How We Help You
Find Your Path
Solutions designed to meet your unique health needs and help you thrive.
Coaching
Receive personalized wellness coaching tailored to your unique health journey. Our sessions are designed to help you understand your test results, set achievable health goals, and make lasting changes that fit your lifestyle.
Clear Understanding of your test results.
Goal-setting for sustainable health improvement
Ongoing guidance on nutrition, stress, and daily routines.
Hormone Health
With the DUTCH Test, gain valuable insights into hormone-related symptoms like PMS or irregular cycles.
This test is perfect for women seeking to balance their hormones and address symptoms that may arise from hormonal changes.
Understand the root causes of hormonal imbalances.
Address symptoms like irregular cycles, symptoms associated with hormone changes, including change of life.
Get a personalized plan for hormone balance and overall well-being.
Digestive Health
GI Map Test provides a window into gut health and immune function, helping to identify food sensitivities, hidden symptoms, or long-term imbalances that can affect your skin, mood, and overall health.
Implement evidence based treatments for common digestive complaints
Cut through the noise of probiotics and tailor your supplements for your body
Understand the connection between gut health and hormones, mental wellness, and cardiovascular health.
Laboratory Health Testing
Gain a clear picture of your health with comprehensive blood lab reviews every 6–12 months.
Our testing helps you ask the right questions at your medical appointments, identify common nutrient deficiencies, and uncover potential causes of persistent symptoms, so you can take proactive steps toward better well-being.
Get an in depth look into your blood labs every 6-12 months
Understand which questions are pertinent for your medical provider
Find common nutrient deficiencies that can create debilitating symptoms
Ongoing Health Monitoring
Regular check-ins to keep you aligned with your health goals, offering timely opportunities to monitor progress and make adjustments as needed.
With each session, you'll also receive evidence-based guidance on current food and supplement options, empowering you to make well-informed choices that support your journey to optimal health
Check in every 3-6 months to stay on track with your goals
Secure fast lab testing to check on nutrient absorption
Receive evidence based information on current food and supplements
Strength & Wellness
Through targeted lab testing, we help you optimize strength and resilience by identifying areas for improvement in your nutrition and body composition. Our protein coaching is tailored to your unique biological needs, ensuring you receive the right amount for muscle development and energy. You'll also learn about foods and lifestyle choices that promote injury prevention and healing, empowering you to reach your strength goals safely and effectively.
Lab testing for developing optimal strength
Protein coaching that works with bio-individual protein needs
Foods and lifestyle choices that support injury prevention and healing
It is possible. Whether you’re dealing with hormone, metabolic, digestive, autoimmune, or cardiovascular imbalances,
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Types of Tests
Look Lab Chemistry
Executed through LabCorp
Blood chemistry is the best form of testing for communication between health and medical practices. Blood chemistry can detect nutrient deficiencies, health risks, and hormone imbalances.
Best For:
Those looking to optimize wellness
Those that have current labs and are seeking further interpretation
Those that are working to prevent illness
DUTCH Test
Executed through DUTCH
DUTCH is the gold standard form of testing for learning the pathways of hormone detoxification. DUTCH tests can illuminate estrogen detoxification, progesterone levels, testosterone excess or deficiency, DHEA/DHEA-S balance, melatonin, and cortisol patterns.
Best For:
Those recovering from hormone related illness or hormone treatments such as birth control
Those working to reduce symptoms related to stress and weight gain
Those with symptoms that have not been adequately managed
GI Map
Executed through GI Map, Inc
GI Map is one of the strongest forms of GI testing. The GI Map illuminates the imbalance of microbes, including parasites, H. Pylori, and the congestion of particular bacteria that can cause significant symptoms.
Best For:
Those with multiple food intolerances
Those with irregular bowel habits, ranging from constipation to loose stool.
Those with a history of auto immune conditions
Note: Prices of test are regulated by the companies that administer them, and can be discussed in the preliminary visit. HSA accounts are typically accepted as a form of payment for most testing.
Take the First Step Today
Start Your Journey To Healing
Schedule a consultation to discuss your health concerns and goals
Book Your Free Consultation
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Discuss your health concerns and goals.
Gain insights into how we can support your wellness.
Lean about the tests and services tailored to your needs.
Create Your Personalized Roadmap
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Receive a customized plan based on your symptoms and test results.
Identify the root causes of your health concerns.
Set actionable steps towards restoring balance in your body.
Start Your Healing Journey
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Implement your personalized wellness plan.
Receive ongoing support and adjustments as needed.
Understand the unique needs of your body.
Why Choose Us
At Riverwood Wellness, Our Approach is Centered On You.
About Dani
Dani’s journey began through a unique path. She started her career as a pastor, serving small congregations in places like Belfast, Northern Ireland; Cape Town, South Africa; Los Angeles, CA; and Seattle, WA. Over time, she felt that tending to the spirit alone wasn’t enough without a deeper understanding of the body. This realization led her on a path to bring together body and spirit in a more profound way.
Her own health journey involved overcoming various autoimmune conditions, including asthma and hypothyroidism. As a mother of three, Dani became a fierce advocate for her family’s health. Her determination led her back to school in 2020, where she completed the Nutritional Therapy Practitioner program through the NTA and became a certified Yoga Instructor. She is also pursuing a Master’s in Human Nutrition and Functional Medicine, driven by her passion for supporting multiple paths to healing.
In January 2021, Dani founded Salve Healing, a practice that has since grown into Riverwood Wellness. “Salve” is an old Latin term for health and the root of the word “salvation.” Dani has always seen a connection between health and wholeness, believing that physical health grants freedom to the spirit. Riverwood Wellness is the evolution of this vision, uniting nutrition, movement, and spirituality to support your unique wellness journey.
Helping others like you
What Riverwood Wellness Clients Have To Say
"Helped me navigate the emotional and psychological barriers"
"Through the twists and turns of my wellness journey, Riverwood Wellness helped me zero in on practical changes I could make day to day. Dani is more than just incredibly knowledgeable and researched; she is very adept at translating her expertise into an accessible and sustainable plan! When I felt overwhelmed by my health challenges, Dani helped me navigate the emotional and psychological barriers that many of us encounter as we discern what health looks like for each unique body, and gave me the tools to think holistically about my health for the long run."
- Zac
"Helped me get to the root causes"
"Dani has helped me come so far in my health and wellness journey. She listened to every symptom and health concern I had, and provided a detailed plan and resolution that helped me understand more about my body. While offering lifestyle changes that helped heal my gut and acne that I thought wasn’t possible. I am truly thankful that I found someone like Dani to help me get to the root causes and take such a natural holistic approach to my overall health."
- Morgan
"Understand how foods affected me"
"I had gotten used to feeling uncomfortable. I regularly had mood swings that I had no idea how to manage. Through working with Dani I began to understand how foods affected me and gradually built up more stamina. I know how to feel healthy now and I work toward that daily!""
- Elliot
"Very Professional and Thorough"
"I worked with Dani to have a Dutch Test to evaluate my hormone levels and it was a great experience. She was very professional and thorough when helping me to understand my results. I would highly recommend her.”
- Camille
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