Functional Health, with a detective-like approach, for women who are tired of being ignored and told everything looks 'normal'.
DIGGING DEEPER IS WHAT WE DO.
Emerald Well Diagnostics is a virtual functional health practice led by Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Practitioner Katie Poterala (FDNP).
We specialize in root-cause support for women entrepreneurs and creatives with complex chronic 'mystery' symptoms—especially mold exposure, hormone dysfunction, gut and thyroid problems, and burnout—using advanced functional lab testing and personalized protocols.
Podcast Inverviews with Katie Poterala, FDNP: Root Cause Answers for Unexplained Sypmtoms, mold illness, survival, and entrepreneurship
In this episode of The Nourished Woman with Keri Marino, Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Practitioner Katie Poterala, founder of Emerald Well Diagnostics, shares her personal journey through mold illness, medical gaslighting, and the long road back to health.
Katie explains why so many women continue to feel exhausted, inflamed, or “off” despite being told their labs look normal — and how root-cause functional testing helped her finally understand what her body was asking for.
This conversation explores mold exposure, hormone and thyroid disruption, gut dysfunction, burnout, and the critical role of nervous system regulation in sustainable healing.
Katie Poterala, Functional FDNP Practitioner, entrepreneur, and mold expert guests on The Entrepreneurial Truth podcast, talking about her own mold survivor story, her business(es), and how she helps other women overcome their own mold stories and mystery symptoms.
In this episode of Entrepreneurial Truth, we sit down with entrepreneur and master jeweller Katie Poterala to talk about her personal journey through illness, mold exposure, stress, entrepreneurship, and rebuilding her health and business.
Katie shares how working in a commercial jewellery space led to a series of health struggles, including severe sinus issues, brain fog, exhaustion, hand tremors, and loss of grip strength. After years of trying to understand what was happening, she discovered mold in her environment and began investigating the possible connection between her surroundings and her health.
We also talk about functional health, environmental factors, stress, root-cause approaches, and why paying attention to what your body is telling you matters.
Beyond health, Katie opens up about closing a successful business, starting again, managing two businesses, setting boundaries, avoiding burnout, and building a more sustainable way of working.
If you’re an entrepreneur, creative, business owner, or simply interested in functional health, mold exposure, indoor environments, stress management, and sustainable entrepreneurship, this conversation offers plenty to think about.
Greenville, SC Podcast Inverview with Katie Poterala, FDNP, Jeweler, and Functional Practitioner and Mold Health Expert
On this episode of The Upstate Trail Talks, Griffin is joined by Katie Poterala, owner of Emerald Well Diagnostics and Katie Poterala Jewelry Studio. Katie talks about balancing her two businesses and how her own health journey enabled her to start Emerald Well to help others with theirs.
Katie Poterala, FDNP, shares her mold story and why she first came to become a functional lab expert and practitioner within Functional Diagnostic Nutrition.
What happens when your body begins to fail—and no one can tell you why? In this powerful episode of The Health Detective Podcast, Katie shares her deeply personal health journey through sudden illness, mold exposure, and the long road back to healing. What started as an unexplainable health collapse quickly became a life-altering wake-up call—one that forced her to become her own #1 advocate. In this episode, you’ll learn:
• Why unexplained symptoms always have a root cause
• How mold and environmental factors can derail health
• Why healing requires self-advocacy and curiosity
• What finally moved the needle in Katie’s own recovery