Today we’d like to introduce you to Natalie Forster
Hi Natalie, so excited to have you on the platform. So before we get into questions about your work-life, maybe you can bring our readers up to speed on your story and how you got to where you are today?
I used to be the kid who dreamed of breaking athletic records, yet in reality, I was the “sick kid.” Much of my childhood and late teen years were spent coughing, wheezing, and silently pleading with my lungs to just. keep. breathing. (aka: don’t die). I was intimately familiar with the medical system, late-night emergency room visits, experimental doses of medication, and all the side effects that came along with nearly two decades of pharmaceutical interventions—like the inescapable sensation of needing to climb out of my own skin, emotional outbursts, spontaneous nosebleeds, and, ironically, even more intense asthma attacks.
Beyond the visible, these years came with less obvious—but more dangerous—side effects: nutrient depletion, mitochondrial dysfunction, and systemic inflammation that would’ve undoubtedly led me down a lifetime path of symptom management and missed potential.
In 2007, I made an impulse decision to study nutrition in university. That decision changed everything. The next four years were full of trial and error, wild experimentation, and deep curiosity. I tested nearly every trending dietary framework—driven more by spiritual, political, and environmental ideology than functional evidence. But despite their flaws, these explorations led me to something powerful: my body started healing. My inflammation came down. My reliance on medication dropped dramatically—from three times a day to about five times per month. I was feeling clearer, stronger, more human. And I couldn’t get enough of it. That personal transformation lit a fire in me to understand why food had this power.
By the time I completed my degree and became a registered dietitian in 2011, I knew I wanted to take this work far deeper than what conventional nutrition was offering. I wasn’t interested in helping people manage disease—I wanted to help them reverse it, prevent it, and create a foundation for lifelong vitality through food.
In my final year of university, I was invited to a yoga class after a 17-hour asthma attack that had left me shaken. That class changed me forever. I felt my first real breath—not just in my lungs, but in my whole body. Yoga helped retrain the way I breathed and gave me a grounded sense of awareness and safety in my body that I had never experienced before. Eventually, I immersed myself in formal yoga training. I lived and breathed it—practicing a minimum of 10 hours per week alongside intensive lectures, discourse, and embodied study. The tools I gained during those two years remain a cornerstone in how I support my clients today.
After graduation, I moved back to Houston in late 2011 and met a woman who completely shifted my professional path. She introduced me to functional medicine and a whole new paradigm of healing. The more I studied, the more everything made sense. Since then, I’ve devoured books, journals, attended trainings, sat in rooms with brilliant minds, and—most importantly—walked alongside hundreds of clients as they healed, transformed, and returned home to themselves.
In 2014, Revived Roots came to life as a part-time passion project. By 2019, it had grown into my full-time practice. And as I’ve evolved, so has the mission of Revived Roots. What began as a movement to remind people they could age gracefully and disease-free, grew into a focused offering for those navigating autoimmunity. Now, all of that has coalesced into the work I feel most called to: supporting preconception health.
Because the way we nourish ourselves before conception doesn’t just impact how we feel—it shapes the health and resilience of future generations.
My approach has never been tied to trendy diets. I trust in personalization, ancestral and regenerative wisdom, deep intuitive living, and—when necessary—functional labs as a way for the body to communicate its needs. I help people create a sense of safety in their bodies, clean up both their internal and external environments, and nourish themselves down to a cellular level. These practices, when layered together, have a compounding effect—one that spirals health upward and brings people back to the vitality that is their birthright.
Would you say it’s been a smooth road, and if not what are some of the biggest challenges you’ve faced along the way?
Has it been a smooth road? Not at all—and I don’t think the road is supposed to be smooth. Every chapter of my life has brought its own unique set of challenges, and while things still get bumpy, I’ve learned to navigate it all with far more grace and steadiness as I’ve grown, matured, and deepened into who I am.
In the early years, the challenges were mostly about acquiring knowledge, unlearning what didn’t serve, and stumbling through a ton of trial and error—both in my personal healing and in starting a business. I made mistakes. I questioned everything. I learned by doing.
Then came the phase of trying to grow a business while honoring my very real need for freedom, travel, and a sense of movement. I’ve always had a nomadic spirit, so staying rooted while building something lasting was a tension I had to learn to live with and eventually harmonize.
And now, I’m in the deeply humbling era of motherhood—one where I’m dancing daily between expanding and deepening Revived Roots, nurturing my daughter with the presence and intentionality she deserves, and continuing to care for myself. Balancing those three roles—nurturer of others, nurturer of her, and nurturer of me—is not a fixed destination, but an ongoing process. It’s a rhythm I return to again and again, and it’s brought a whole new level of intention to how I show up in every area of life.
So no, it hasn’t been smooth. But it’s been real, expansive, and always worth it.
Alright, so let’s switch gears a bit and talk business. What should we know?
Revived Roots is a functional nutrition practice rooted in the belief that vibrant health is our birthright. What started as a part-time passion project in 2014 has since grown into a full-time, deeply intentional practice supporting individuals and families in restoring their health by nourishing from the ground up.
I specialize in personalized nutrition, functional lab testing, and ancestral wisdom—blending the clinical with the intuitive to help people reduce inflammation, restore vitality, and feel at home in their bodies again. While I’ve worked with a wide range of health concerns over the years, I’m especially known for helping women with autoimmune conditions reclaim their health and, more recently, for my deepening focus on preconception and maternal nutrition.
You don’t need a diagnosis to benefit from this work. Whether someone is navigating chronic illness, preparing their body for pregnancy, or simply feeling “off” and wanting to feel more vibrant, clear, and resilient—I meet them where they are. My work is about helping people understand their biology, reconnect to their intuition, and build sustainable rhythms that support long-term well-being.
What sets Revived Roots apart is our commitment to depth over dogma. This is not a one-size-fits-all approach. We listen to the body. We let the data speak. We honor lived experience. And we support the whole human—physically, emotionally, energetically.
What I’m most proud of is the way this brand has evolved alongside me. It’s remained deeply human and heart-led. It’s not about trendy protocols or fads—it’s about walking with people as they learn to care for themselves in a way that changes everything, not just for them, but for their families and their future.
Whether someone comes for help managing autoimmunity, preparing their body for pregnancy, or learning how to nourish themselves more deeply—I want them to leave with more clarity, confidence, conviction, and a deeper connection to their role as the primary advocate and caretaker of their own health.
Do you have recommendations for books, apps, blogs, etc?
Right now, I’m in an era of minimal input as I continue to reintegrate into myself as a mother. I’m finding that less noise, more silence, and fewer external voices are exactly what I need to stay grounded and clear.
That said, my most supportive “resources” these days are daily practices that keep me connected to my body and inner rhythm—long walks, sauna sessions, yoga, and moving my body in some way each day to prevent stagnation, both physically and energetically. Those are the things that help me stay attuned to myself and present in my work.
Books that have stayed with me over the years and continue to influence how I live and teach include Nourishing Traditions by Sally Fallon, Deep Nutrition by Dr. Cate Shanahan, and Women Who Run With the Wolves by Clarissa Pinkola Estés. They’ve shaped my approach to nourishment, intuition, and the generational wisdom within.
And while podcasts used to be more present in my life, I currently value quiet over consumption. Stillness has become a sacred space for integration and creative clarity.
Most of all, time in nature is my truest reset button. I can’t think clearly or work well if I’m not regularly connected to something bigger than myself—fresh air, silence, water, trees, mountains. No app replaces that.
Pricing:
- Discovery Call – Free
Contact Info:
- Website: https://www.revivedroots.com
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/revived_roots
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/revivedroots
Image Credits
Travis Perkins
Shelby Loveland
