Taylor Ramsay

Nutritionist

Nutritionist and lifestyle guide, enthusiastic lifelong student of habit-building and meaning-making, wife, mom, and follower of Christ.

Where She Came From

Just a few years ago, you would have found Taylor working at an International NGO based here in Houston. But even as a teenager, something in her would light up when it came to food, food systems, fueling our bodies. She was fascinated by the effect that our lifestyle and consumption habits have on our present wellbeing and longevity. She used all her reading time on new releases like Omnivore’s Dilemma by Michael Pollan or the not-so-new Fasting and Eating for Health by Joel Fuhrman, and only cliff notes for American Literature class. She even made her own diet recommendation handouts for members of her cross-country team. Her parents, no doubt, were grateful she passed literature class, and that she still had friends.

Despite entering a liberal arts degree program at Texas A&M that had nothing to do with nutrition, she used all her elective credit hours (and then some) on Nutrition, Agriculture and Permaculture, a pilot Sustenance and Sustainability class, Honeybee Biology, and more similarly “crunchy” courses. She stayed up past her bedtime binging science videos from nutritionfacts.com or TED.com. Her freshman year, she never went to the cafeteria, instead cooking out of a crockpot in her dorm, and took fellow students on tours to the grocery store to introduce them to navigating the perimeter to find healthy food they could prepare easily. Most popular of all was her “Crepes and Yoga” on Saturday mornings where all you needed were comfy pants, and a fresh crepe topping to contribute. She evangelized her mother regarding the horrors of hydrogenated oil, GMO corn, un-pastured eggs, and her family’s diet back home changed too.

The thread continued into young adulthood, and about 7 years into her career at the NGO, two things happened that finally opened her eyes to the obvious: deep down, she was a Nutritionist.
 
The first was her 45-year-old mother’s diagnosis with breast cancer. During her time battling cancer, Taylor would come up with custom smoothies and porridge type bowls augmented with supplements and superfoods that accommodated her mother’s dietary needs and complicated food aversions due to the treatments. The circumstances were horrible, but it felt natural to investigate PubMed or other resources after a recap from one of the doctor’s visits and try to figure out a practical next step for her mom’s diet. The unraveling of her mother’s life before her eyes left Taylor with a deep knowing that it didn’t have to happen this way. She saw plainly that there was so much lacking in the care her mother received not just during cancer, but going back to her mother’s childhood. She now views her own nutrition as fundamental in preventing breast cancer and disease, and she is grateful for the opportunity to honor her late mother each time she is given the opportunity to help others prevent cancer.
 
The second thing was that a friend and member of a local ministry lost his job of several years as a Chick-fil-a hospitality manager due to his worsening diabetes. Taylor became fed up with routinely watching poor health be a thief of the progress made by the men of the ministry her husband directed– the members are formerly homeless, incarcerated, addicted, or all three and have an uphill climb when it comes to overcoming life-long assaults on their health. Their stories are painful and beautiful, and when some make it to a place of stability, they struggle to stay there because of preventable illnesses.  
 
We are often called to spaces near to our own pain, or where we see injustice. Clearly, given the great lament she felt over the broken healthcare system, preventable diseases, and harmful food and lifestyles, this was a passion.
It was just time to name it. Her husband brought this up and encouraged her to enroll in a post-graduate nutrition program.

Finding Whole Health

Taylor’s journey to join the staff of Whole Health was a surprisingly quick one. She had been a patient since 2018 due to mysterious symptoms (later found to be mold toxicity), and a desire for preventative medical care. She benefitted from the care of Dr. Wells, and so in 2023 she brought her daughter in to become a patient at just 9 days old. While in for one of her daughter’s check-ups in January of 2025, Taylor mentioned that she planned to figure out her next steps of going back to work later in the spring. Megan Runge, our pediatric care specialist, said “What kind of work?” … little did Taylor know that Whole Health had been searching for a Nutritionist for several months.  A few emails, long phone calls, and interviews later, Taylor joined the team in February. “I am overjoyed to be working somewhere where I have the freedom to provide nutritional consultation that is functional, holistic, and in line with my core convictions.”

Her Philosophy and Areas of Expertise

Taylor approaches nutrition therapy with the underlying belief that all of us contend with a disordered relationship with food and our environment in various ways. This rupture is described in Genesis 3 of the Bible, and so we should not be surprised that we can’t seem to make ourselves do what we want, or be ashamed that we misuse food, ourselves, and our surroundings.  BUT it is also true that Jesus has told us: “The kingdom has come [already],” and that He came to restore all things and that we may “have life abundantly.” This means we are invited to begin the work of restoring our relationships with food and our surroundings in the here and now– not from a place of shame, but with the strength and optimism that this is God’s deep desire for us, and He already delights in us.
 
When she works with clients, she stays curious throughout the process and provides tools specifically designed to make lifestyle changes achievable. She gives insightful nutritional advice and education, provides practical recipes, protocols and eating plans, while also helping people strategically build habits for steady, long-term positive change. She works with clients to examine many of the things they “intake” into their body, and how it affects them– not just food. She recognizes that the space of one’s health is vital, but often fraught with discouragement or confusion (there is too much information out there!) and seeks to support every client in a compassionate, informative, and practical manner.

A Little Extra Info...

    • She married Jonathan in 2017, and they live just east of the medical center with their delectably chubby toddler named Sybil June and two huge dogs. Their first-born daughter, Josephine, is in heaven. They talk about her often and wait patiently for the day they’ll be joined with her again.
    • She was born in Arizona, but when she was twelve, her family moved to the Middle East, splitting their time between Bahrain and Iran until she was 16 (she learned to drive with roundabouts, had a man offer her father camels in exchange for a betrothal, and used to be on the teen Rotax racing team). After that, they moved to Houston.
    • She enjoys lazy gardening, golfing with her husband, and generally spending time outside doing anything- as long as it is outside! She is eager to ferment all kinds of things, and she’s recently ventured into brewing beer.
    • She yearns for the people of God to embrace their identity as healers in the world, particularly in the realms of healthy living, recovering from addiction, dying well, celebrating and feasting well, taking time to lament, and time to rest.
    • Some of her favorite foods… Leafy vegetable: arugula. Grain: purple/forbidden rice. Meat: grass-fed beef filet. Other vegetables: purple cabbage, garlic, and roasted radishes.  Snack: eggs, good cheese, or macadamia nuts.
    • Because she was a daughter of teen parents, Taylor gets to enjoy 3 siblings much younger than her. Her father married a widow after her mother’s death, and that added 7 more siblings under the age of 20. With grandparents and aunts and uncles also living near the family in eastern Tennessee, it’s a big and wild crew when Taylor, Sybil, and Jonathan go to visit.

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Seema

Medical Scribe / Admin

Seema first came on in 2021 to work for a separate company owned by the Wells’s. Her and her family have been patients of Dr. Wells at Whole Health for years so for her to find this opportunity was not a far stretch! Though she often works “on the other side”, because the two businesses are right next to each other, in her free time during work she has crossed over to help in a variety of ways whenever she has free time during the work day. She can be seen helping scribe for our providers when the need arises, helping with packing and shipping supplements as time allows, and many other little things. You can say that she is a jacquelyn-of-all-trades! Whichever role she is working in, she truly felt like “God was calling [her] to work at Whole Health” and it has abundantly been a blessing to both her and to us!

Seema graduated with an undergraduate degree in Neuroscience at Trinity University and she is currently studying and attending classes to apply for PA school. So to be in the jobs that she has been in, has been a great testimony that the Lord orchestrated her steps to have this experience already as she goes back to school! 

Outside the office, she enjoys spending time with her family, taking walks, working outside on her family’s farm, reading, and doing yarn crafts.

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Patient Advocate / Admin Lead

As a former EMT and a relatively new Houstonian, when Wyatt first applied for the position, he applied to be a patient advocate. At the time, store and IV associate was in more need, so he was hired for that position. He graciously accepted the offer and served that position with a smile, always learning and striving to help patients and staff feel safe and at home. Both patients and staff alike soon grew to love his humor, friendliness, and heart. He has loved getting to know the patients and making those personable connections with them. Whether talking about sad and hard to take news, obnoxious conspiracy theories, snake bites, or just friendly conversation, he has enjoyed developing those relationships with both patients and staff alike. 

After working at that position for a little over a year, his original intent to be a patient advocate came true! He has transitioned seamlessly and helps patients with even greater intentionality, heart, and personableness as before. He is a bridge from provider to patient when questions need to be answered. He has enjoyed being a part of each patient’s health journey and their path to healing.

When his boots aren’t striding in the office, you will find him, his wife, and three boys loving the outdoors. They enjoy camping (the true, primitive kind), hiking, and hunting. He loves connecting with God’s nature and creation. He also loves to play board games and host game nights with friends.

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Lab Reports and Relations Specialist

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In 2017, her husband went to Houston to help with the Hurricane Harvey clean up. He felt like that there was where they were supposed to be, so she started looking for a job. She really wanted to be in a doctor’s office where she could learn, and also be able to share God’s love with others. After several months of looking, and much prayer, God opened a door for her to become a phlebotomist with the Whole Health team. In her years she has worked in the office, she has not only learned so much, but she has been able to enjoy ministering to patients whether it was treating them, listening to their story, or simply just loving on them. From children to adults, she was adored by many.

In November 2021, her and her husband felt called to move back to Florida, this time to North Ft Myers, to pastor a church. Though working remotely, she still contributes tremendously to the practice. She does the practical job of filing faxes, labs, and so forth, as well as does research for some treatments. However, she still fulfills the ministering part of her job by mailing cards to patients in need of a prayer, word of encouragement, or just a simple Happy Birthday.

She loves being a mom and a grandma and adores spending time with her children and grandchildren!

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Front Receptionist

Coming from being a receptionist at car dealerships, she was introduced to our practice through her friend, Meg Hanley, who just so happened to be one of our providers! Seeking for a fresh start on a new job path, Kayleb took the opportunity to become a front receptionist with us.

Being a receptionist is no small job and she has been thriving greatly! From getting patient appointments set up for the day, talking to patients, relaying calls to the right person, and checking people in, she has done it with such thoroughness, care, and a smile. She has loved creating personable relationships with the patients she interacts with. She has also enjoyed getting to know her co-workers as well. Her words, “best work environment I’ve come to know”.

Outside the office, she enjoys spending time with family, going to the beach, and traveling.

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Before joining us, she has done a wide array of jobs over the years and even attended ministry school (fun fact)! The dynamic skills and experience she has acquired in those environments has shaped her in who she is today. She loves her work family and to be able to work in a Christian-centric environment, where she continually is being shaped into the beautiful human being she is.

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Medical Scribe / Admin

Michelle started off as our main patient advocate. Her role was to be a bridge between the provider and patient to answer questions. Nowadays, while she doesn’t work in-office anymore, she still plays a vital role behind the scenes in getting many administrative tasks done whilst supporting the providers and staff at Whole Health. She wears many hats, which isn’t too far off from the job she had as a former high school teacher (plus being a mom of 4).

To quote it simply, she believes it was true “divine intervention” that the door was opened for her to join our team. She demonstrates such initiative and compassion to everything she does, being a team player all around. To be able to work with faith-filled people (staff and patients) has been an immense blessing to her. It continues to be an amazing and purposeful experience.

When not being the “office mom”, she loves being a mom to her kids alongside her husband. Sports run heavily in the family, so she will be seen running around with them, cheering them on in any sport they participate in.

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Store and IV Associate

Before joining our team, Brant was fully immersed in the medical realm for about 4 years. Before that, he was a middle school science teacher for more than 20 years, but was always fascinated by the medical field, thus prompted the switch in career paths. One of his passions has always been to help people so in some ways, his jump from helping kids to helping patients with their health is not that far off!

Brant handles much of the supplement sales and always makes sure that our patients, especially our IV ones, feel supported and cared for optimally and personably. As he has been working here, he has been learning something new every day, which always excites him. He also enjoys seeing the teamwork it takes to support everyone from patients to staff.

Along with learning new things, he loves traveling and animals, both of which he enjoys with his wife.

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Design & Marketing Administrator

Evelyn has been with the Whole Health family since summer of 2021. You wouldn’t believe it when we say that she studied both her undergrad and master’s in Education! After being a teacher for 5 years, the Lord called her to move elsewhere. Unexpectedly taking a gap year, doing temporary jobs in between, she then was introduced to job openings at Whole Health through a mutual connection. Long story short, she has molded into her role of Design and Marketing Administrator. She manages graphical designs, delegates our supplement store business, and markets for all the things we offer and continue to expand to offer at Whole Health. She is discovering new passions, gifts, and skills as well as developing old ones through her job and enjoys helping even in the smallest of details. She also has become an asset help administratively around the office wherever an extra hand is needed.

Evelyn enjoys serving in her home church, listening to worship music, spending time with the ones she loves, and eating her favorite foods and cuisines. She hopes to travel more in the future as she also loves exploring nature and God’s creation.

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