Team — Integrative Roots

Our team

NUTRITIONAL COACHING

Chloee Hurst, RDN

Born and raised in Indiana, Chloee’s love for nutrition and lifestyle medicine began after a personal battle with cancer in early childhood. Through the care she received and naturopathic doctors, Chloee was empowered by all of the possibilities for prevention all within her own control to help combat the cancer diagnosis that felt so out of her control.

After attending Indiana State University and graduating Summa Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Science in Dietetics, Chloee started at Integrative Roots. Her goal is to empower patients through education to take back their health through lifestyle and nutritional therapy.

Chloee enjoys traveling, testing out new recipes, and spending time with friends and family in her free time. She is a yoga instructor, triathlete, and board member for the Maple Center for Integrative Health.

Kathleen Stienstra, MD

Dr Stienstra is one of the first group of physicians to become board certified in Holistic/Integrative Medicine-which combines the best of modern medicine and complementary approaches. She is also board certified in Family Medicine, a Fellow of the American Academy of Family Medicine, and licensed as an acupuncturist in Indiana.

She is a graduate of Iowa State University, the University of Iowa School of Medicine, and Memorial Medical Center’s Family Practice Residency in Corpus Christi, TX. After 5 years of practice in TX, she and her family moved to Terre Haute where she served as a faculty member for Union Hospital’s Family Medicine Residency with a special interest in family centered maternity care for 20 years. After training in medical acupuncture at McMaster University School of Medicine in Ontario, she started a private Integrative Medicine practice when the Maple Center was founded in 2005.

She has a longstanding interest in lifestyle and functional medicine. Family members who have suffered with neuro degenerative disorders have given her insight and personal experiences that inspire her to help others prevent and reverse cognitive decline Her clinical experience and knowledge of advanced testing (for toxicity, inflammation, genetics, gut health, and more), bio-identical hormone replacement therapy and training in functional medicine enables her to help identify the root cause of illness and develop individualized treatment.

PHYSICIAN, ACUPUNCTURE

PHYSICIAN

Abigail Karius, MD

Abby Karius, MD, is a family medicine physician who graduated from Indiana University School of Medicine in Terre Haute in 2018. After completing residency in Illinois, she worked at an integrative family medicine office in Illinois prior to joining our office. She is passionate about incorporating a holistic perspective into medical care, and has pursued additional training through the Institute for Functional Medicine, the American College of Lifestyle Medicine, and the Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine.

She will be offering personalized functional medicine focused on identifying root causes, and makes it a priority to find evidence based treatment options that align with each individual’s goals and priorities.

When not at work, Dr. Abby enjoys spending time with her husband, step-son, and 3 foster children. She loves herbal tea, gardening, and all forms of fiber arts. Her favorite ways to pass time are wandering through the woods attempting to identify plants, digging in the dirt, or knitting while listening to audiobooks.