“Ten times a day something happens to me like this — some strengthening throb of amazement — some good sweet empathic ping and swell. This is the first, the wildest and the wisest thing I know: that the soul exists and is built entirely out of attentiveness.”
— Mary Oliver

Natural Health/Functional Nutritionist & Whole Foods Culinary Instructor
Shelly Rose founded Pure Roots Nutrition in 2011, a company dedicated to helping people implement a more joy-filled, vibrant life through real food, movement, stress relief, meaningful connection, purpose, time spent in nature, and a good night’s sleep.
After earning a Nutrition and Culinary Arts bachelor’s degree from leading natural health institute Bastyr University, she attended Quillisascut’s Sustainable Kitchen Farm Culinary School, completed an internship at Seattle’s FareStart, and volunteered with PCC Natural Markets and The Root Connection Farm. Shelly also holds a master’s degree in Human Nutrition and Functional Medicine from the University of Western States and is currently a candidate for her CNS credential (Certified Nutrition Specialist).
She has worked in medical practices alongside Naturopathic Doctors (NDs) specializing in food sensitivities, and chronic conditions, and incorporating meal plans, culinary skills, and lifestyle changes into patient care plans. While working independently today, Shelly still actively partners in client/patient care with like-minded integrative, functional, and naturopathic medicine healthcare providers. Above all, Shelly provides ongoing accountability, structure, guidance, problem-solving, and the encouragement needed to implement on your plan, realize results, and sustain healthy habits to keep them.
Areas of specialty: cooking for disease prevention, care, and recovery; perimenopause, autoimmunity, nervous system regulation, mind-body medicine, gut health, and brain health optimization.
When Shelly isn’t teaching, you’ll likely find her traveling with her family, on her yoga mat, practicing breath-based meditation, lifting heavy things, and almost always outside: hiking, camping, trail running, paddling, or mountain biking. She’s happiest with a warm drink in hand, listening to piano, reading the latest health research, or napping in a hammock.