The Functional Approach

08/21/2025

🌱 Why work with a Registered Dietitian? 🌱

Food plays such a powerful role in your health — but it can also feel overwhelming to know what’s “right” for you. That’s where a dietitian comes in!

Our new dietitian, Tracy Hussey, RD, MSc, has 25 years of experience helping clients use nutrition to support their health and well-being. She specializes in:

🥦 Gut Health
Struggling with bloating, IBS, constipation, diarrhea, reflux, or food intolerances? A dietitian can help identify triggers, build a gut-friendly diet, and improve digestion.

🤰 Pregnancy, Infant & Child Health
From preconception to picky eating, dietitians provide guidance to support growth, development, and energy at every stage. Baby struggling with constipation, reflux or gas? Your diet may be playing in role!

🌾 Allergies & Intolerances
Managing food allergies or sensitivities (like gluten, dairy, or FODMAPs) can be stressful — a dietitian helps you stay safe while still enjoying delicious, balanced meals.

🔥 Inflammation
Nutrition plays a big role in managing inflammatory conditions (arthritis, autoimmune conditions, chronic pain, etc.).

🧠 Food & Mood
Your brain and gut are deeply connected. Dietitians use evidence-based nutrition to support mental health, energy, and stress management.

⚖️ Weight & Food Relationship
Move away from dieting and restriction. Learn how to fuel your body, find food freedom, and build sustainable habits.

🍴 Everyday Nutrition Support
Meal planning, grocery shopping, cooking tips — dietitians make healthy eating realistic and enjoyable.

With her advanced training in gastroenterology, pediatrics, mindfulness, and stress management, Tracy partners with clients to create personalized, practical nutrition strategies.

✨ Whether you’re managing a condition or just want to feel your best, a dietitian can help you turn food into a tool for healing, energy, and balance.

📅 Tracy is now accepting new clients — book your appointment today!

08/20/2025

Meet our newest team member Tracy Hussey, Registered Dietitian!🍎

Tracy has been a registered dietitian for 25 years and loves to partner with clients to achieve their food, nutrition and health goals. She has worked in many settings in southern Ontario including McMaster Children’s Hospital, family medicine, adult hospitals and private practice.

Tracy has undergraduate degrees in biology and food and nutrition and completed a masters in pediatric nutrition. She has completed additional training in gastroenterology, motivational interviewing, mindfulness, diabetes, mental health and stress management. 

When she is not working, Tracy is an avid cook and loves spending time with her family and her Dominican dog. 

Conditions Tracy works with:
Pregnancy, infant and child health
Gut issues
Allergies and intolerances
Inflammation
Food and mood
Weight and food relationships
General nutrition, cooking and grocery shopping

You can find Tracy on Tuesday afternoons from 1pm - 7pm!

Book online at thefunctionalapproach.ca or call 226-206-2600. Tracy is accepting new patients starting September 2!

07/24/2025

Join our amazing team of health care practitioners! For more information please reach out to us at info@thefunctionalapproach.ca✨

07/10/2025

Exciting news!✨ Dr. Dani will be increasing her hours! New hours are the following:

Monday: 1pm - 7pm
Tuesday: 9am - 3pm
Wednesday: 1pm - 7pm
Thursday: 9am - 3pm
Friday: 2pm - 6pm

Have questions? Send us a DM or call us at 226-206-2600!

05/27/2025

Online booking just got even easier!✨ Our Jane booking app lets you book and manage your appointments with ease!

04/05/2025

Come out to the Norfolk Community Health and Wellness Expo in Port Dover at the Community Centre! We will be here 10am - 3pm today!

03/12/2025

We are excited to be apart of this awesome event! Come check it out! Saturday April 5 at the Port Dover Community Centre!

Mark your calendar! Saturday April 5th 10am-3pm! Free admission! Fun for everyone at the Port Dover Community Centre! See you there!

03/08/2025

Happy International Women’s Day to this amazing group of women🌟 we are so thankful to have each of them on our team today and everyday!

02/25/2025

Interested in learning more about osteopathy? Check out our website! thefunctionalapproach.ca

02/18/2025

Meet Brad! Brad is originally from Prince Edward Island and has moved to Wilsonville, excited to spend some of his time serving the people of Norfolk County. Brad enjoys educating his patients about their bodies and how patterns can emerge that can create or lead to discomfort down the road. He loves getting to know his patients so he can better serve them and provide tools that help improve and maintain their health for the long term. The body is complex but Brad loves to simplify the body so that patients can really understand how their body is working for them, so they leave with more knowledge and understanding of their body.
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It is his goal to help patients improve their overall quality of life through osteopathic manual therapy and a patient centered approach. He wants to get to know you to better understand your issues, and offer advice that helps you out of the office. He aims to liberate your body of restriction so that you can live everyday with better movement, less pain, an improved sense of well being and awareness of your body.
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Whenever he is not in the office you can find him spending time with his partner in Wilsonville, hiking, playing piano, or doing wood carving. Whenever he has the chance to visit PEI you can find him on the sand at his favorite beach.

02/02/2025

Proudly supporting Canadian Brands at The Functional Approach Chiro + Physio🇨🇦

01/17/2025

January 23rd from 9am-3pm in our parking lot at 185 Robinson Street in Simcoe!

🚐💙 Take charge of your health with the Mobile Cancer Screening Coach!

It offers Pap tests, mammograms, at-home colon cancer screenings, and smoking cessation support—all in a convenient, easy-to-access mobile unit. Don’t wait—schedule your appointment for January 23rd today! For all residents of Norfolk and surrounding communities!

📞 Call 1-855-338-3131 to book your spot.
🔍 Know your risk: www.mycanceriq.ca

Your health matters—take the first step today!