Lumae Functional Health
About Lumae Functional Health
“Lumae” reflects illumination — shedding light on what has been unclear, overlooked, or dismissed in traditional care.
Our Story
Bringing Clarity & Light to Your Health
Lumae Functional Health was created around the idea of bringing clarity and light to the way people understand their health. “Lumae” reflects illumination — shedding light on what has been unclear, overlooked, or dismissed in traditional care.
It represents the process of uncovering root causes rather than chasing symptoms, and helping patients finally see the full picture of what is driving how they feel. At its core, the name speaks to two things: clarity in understanding your body, and light in the sense of renewed energy, direction, and possibility.
Lumae exists to help patients move out of uncertainty and into understanding — and from there into lasting change.
From the Founder
Why I Started Lumae
I started Lumae Functional Health because I saw a gap in traditional healthcare. Too often, patients struggling with fatigue, brain fog, digestive issues, and hormonal imbalances are given quick-fix solutions or told their labs are “normal” despite continuing to feel unwell. I knew there had to be a better way.
My passion for functional medicine became personal after being diagnosed with autoimmune thyroid disease. Conventional care offered medication, but little explanation as to why my body had become imbalanced in the first place. Determined to find answers, I explored deeper root causes through advanced testing and lifestyle medicine.
Through that journey, I discovered underlying contributors including gut dysbiosis, chronic stress, and years of working night shifts. Addressing those foundational issues helped me better understand the body's ability to heal when given the right support.
Lumae Functional Health was created to provide the kind of care I wished existed earlier in my own journey — personalized, evidence-based healthcare that looks beyond symptoms to uncover the root causes of illness and support lasting wellness.
— Melissa Mangan, FNP-C
Credentials
Training & Certifications
- Certified Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP-C)
- State of Minnesota, State of Wisconsin
- American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP)
- National Certification
- Master of Science in Nursing (MSN)
- Concordia University of Wisconsin
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)
- The College of Saint Scholastica
- Applying Functional Medicine in Practice
- Institute for Functional Medicine (IFM)
- Functional Medicine University (FMU)
- Anderson Medical Group
Our Mission
Science-Based Care, Centered on You
Our mission is to provide personalized, science-based functional medicine that addresses the root causes of illness and empowers patients to achieve lasting wellness. Through compassionate care, advanced diagnostics, and integrative therapies, we help individuals restore balance, optimize health, and heal from the inside out.
“Rooted in science. Centered on you.”
