About Us

Business Description:

Parenting is an exciting but challenging journey. As parents, you strive for your children to achieve their highest potential In education, personal development, sports, music, and other extracurricular activities. The building blocks essential for them to achieve their highest potential begins with healthy growth and development rooted in optimal nutritional wellness and a balanced lifestyle.

The goal of Wellness 4 KIDS is for every child to reach their highest potential by providing health promotion in:

-Supporting and educating parents during the growing years
-Optimizing children’s nutritional and immune wellness
-Encouraging a balanced lifestyle for a healthy mind, body, and spirit

Lori Ryan is licensed as an Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner and is nationally certified as a Primary Care Pediatric Nurse Practitioner through the Pediatric Nursing Certification Board. She received her Master of Science in Nursing from the University of Iowa. Her undergraduate Bachelor of Science in Nursing was obtained from Coe College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. She has completed additional education and coursework in Functional Medicine and Functional Nutrition through the Institute of Functional Medicine and is a Certified Nutritional Health Coach through Precision Nutrition. Lori is a member of Sigma Theta Tau International Society of Nursing.

She was employed as a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner and Cystic Fibrosis Coordinator in the Pediatric Allergy Pulmonary Clinic at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. As a registered nurse, she worked in an infant specialty care unit at The University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. Her experience and specialty focus has been in pediatric patients with prematurity, allergy/pulmonary disease, feeding disorders, developmental challenges, and chronic illness. She has completed internships in the Iowa High-Risk Infant Follow-up Program and school nursing. She has been published in the Journal of Pediatric Health Care and authored patient education material for Solvay Pharmaceutical Company.

Having been born and raised near Pella, Iowa, she enjoys spending time with her husband, daughter, and family. Hobbies include music, interior decorating, and exploring nature. Helping your child achieve their individual highest potential with health promotion, nutritional wellness, and a balanced lifestyle is her goal.