Roots Integrative Medicine

05/25/2026

Roots is closed today in observance of Memorial Day. We’ll see you tomorrow!

Thank you to those who served and continue to serve our country. ❤️🇺🇸

For urgent medical questions, please use the after-hours Charm Connect app. All other calls and messages will be returned tomorrow

05/19/2026

Growth requires the right people. 🌿

Roots Integrative Medicine is growing, and we’re looking for an exceptional Family Nurse Practitioner to join our team. We’re seeking someone who is collaborative, growth-minded, clinically excellent, and deeply passionate about pediatrics and root-cause medicine. If you feel called to practice beyond the traditional healthcare model, we’d love to hear from you. ✨

📩 Send resumes + cover letters to [email protected]

05/18/2026

A celebratory patient testimonial that shows what is possible with trust, guidance and discipline in sticking to the care plan! True integrative medicine at work.

This patient has been non-verbal for almost 7 years-no talking, no laughing. He was a previously healthy, developmentally “normal” child who regressed into PANS/PANDAS. Now he is making major improvements! This wasn’t from one singular treatment or just one month of detox supplements. This has been dedication to closely following our comprehensive plan and guidance for several months. Healing isn’t linear and can often look really disappointing for a while (with some minor glimpses of hope!). Sometimes this looks like frustrating regressions/flares…other times it’s a massive breakthrough!

We know, personally and professionally, what it’s like to endure this complex and scary diagnosis. We have a heart for PANS/PANDAS children and we are just getting started in changing the way treatment is provided for these families.

These moments make everything we do so worth it & we are celebrating this win big time today 🫶

05/09/2026

05/09/2026

This Mother’s Day weekend looks a little different for me. My children won’t be with me, so instead, I’m spending it further studying, researching, writing letters, & continuing to fight for some of the most precious children we care for at Roots, children suffering with PANS/PANDAS.

As a mother who has personally walked through this with my own child, & built an entire practice on the back of that experience, I know the heartbreak, fear, helplessness, loneliness, & exhaustion these families feel. I know what it’s like to watch your child suffer and feel desperate for answers. I know the endless appointments, the research late into the night, the tears, the uncertainty, and the overwhelming weariness. I know what it’s like to drain your bank account in hopes your child will get even a little relief.

Lately, we’ve had many families come to us after exhausting countless efforts with specialists both in and out of South Carolina. Many arrive discouraged, depleted, & carrying the same desperation I once carried myself.

But we are also witnessing hope.

We are praising God for the children experiencing relief & improvement, some in drastic ways, others in smaller but deeply meaningful steps forward. Every single win matters.

The journey is often long, agonizing, expensive, & incredibly time consuming, even when families are doing “all the right things.” One of the biggest burdens families face is fighting insurance companies for potentially life changing therapies like IVIG infusions. In my career, I’ve personally written close to 50 letters to insurance carriers appealing denials & advocating for my patients, in general.

And I won’t stop.

We are committed to continuing this fight, to lessen the burden where we can, advocate fiercely, pursue answers diligently, and walk alongside these families every step of the way.

No two children are the same on this journey. Every story is unique. Every child deserves to be seen, heard, understood, and fought for individually.

We know you by name. We pray for you by name. And we love you for being YOU.

My promise is to never stop learning and never stop advocating for your child’s health. ❤️🐼

-Chelsea

05/07/2026

The heartbeat of our IV suite and so much more ✨

Ally & Hannah are the kind of nurses every clinic dreams of having—knowledgeable, compassionate, calming, adaptable, and always willing to step in wherever needed.

What patients see is incredible nursing care.
What we see behind the scenes is even bigger:
the teamwork, problem solving, emotional support, and love they pour into this space every single day.

Thank you for helping us build something beautiful 🤍
Happy Nurses Week to our two incredible RN’s!

If you see them in clinic, be sure to let them know how appreciated they are and share your comments here, too! 💉🩺

05/01/2026

In case you aren’t subscribed to our ROOTED Newsletter (you should be 😉 add yourself at www.rootsim.org), we wanted to share what’s happening in MAY at Roots 🌿✨

This month we’re offering curated detox bundles designed by our owner, Chelsea Turner, FNP-C—simplified, effective, and supportive for the whole family.

Summer is actually the perfect time to detox. With more movement, sunshine, and natural sweating, your body is already primed to eliminate and reset in preparation for what we all know as “sick season.”

✨ Each bundle includes a full protocol + step-by-step instructions so you feel confident and supported.
✨ Available to both members + non-members
✨ An easy, intentional way to take charge of your health

AND we’re so excited to now offer our bundle of 4 Tirzepatide/Semaglutide injections at 10% off permanently for members 👏🏼

These bundles and protocols are available at both our Forest Acres and West Columbia locations.

Questions? We’re here for you! Call or message us anytime 💌
Let’s make this our healthiest summer yet ☀️🌿

04/29/2026

This is why we do what we do. 🥹

Not just symptom management…
but true healing.

Getting to the root.
Calming the immune system.
Giving the body time, space, and support to recover.

It can take lots of time & work to get here, but these are amazing signs that the body is responding appropriately, and we are rejoicing with this sweet family.

For more information on LDA (Low Dose Allergen) Therapy, give us a call 803-266-9920! We’d love to help you (available to non-members as well) 🫶🏼

04/27/2026

It has been a lovely first day at 206 Medical Circle!

Thank you to all of our wonderful patients and other businesses who dropped off gifts, sent warm wishes and were so kind with us today for our first official day operating in West Columbia.

Support staff will be rotating, so you’ll see our faces at both locations. Special thanks to our Emily & Hannah for holding down our Forest Acres location today 🤎🫶

04/25/2026

To my sweet Finn, you are the entire reason Roots exists. It is the outpouring of my love, determination, grit, passion, and my “I’ll go to the ends of the earth for you” heart as a mother. To my sweet Jude, I would do the exact thing for you, too 💛

A PANS/PANDAS diagnosis, autoimmune encephalitis, nearly 300 seizures in five weeks, and you would never know it now.

He still blushes and humbly tries to decline when I tell him he is the reason I created Roots. But it is true. I wanted everyone to have access to the kind of root cause care I fought to give for my child, the kind of care only a mother fighting for her child’s life would dream of giving to others. And even more beautiful, we have an entire team who would do the same.

The overflowing plants, thriving colors, and every detail within the walls of Roots are a remembrance that healing is possible. Transformation is possible. Beauty can come from ashes.

Thank you all for your overwhelming love and support. It means the world. And just know, these little boys pray over all of you every night before bed.

We will be hitting the ground running come Monday morning and would love to welcome you, Come see us at 206 Medical Circle, West Columbia, South Carolina 29169 Mon-Thurs 8-4 & Friday 8-12.

Love,

Chelsea 🤍