Carly Elena Bayless, MSN, APRN, FNP-C, CHP, FNTP, RWP, FHS
Carly Elena Bayless
Carly is a Nurse Practitioner based in Tampa, FL, providing evidence-based functional medicine care with a holistic, heart-filled and integrative approach.
Services Overview
What is Functional Medicine?
My goal as a functional medicine provider is to coach patients through nutritional and lifestyle recommendations which are founded in Biblical health truths. Recommendations are made through understanding of the foundational aspects of health (a nutrient-dense diet, hydration, movement and exercise, rest and sleep, sunlight, time in nature), and better health is a natural consequence. Prescriptions and supplements are added as needed.
I assess the bio-individual needs of each patient and create a personalized, holistic plan for nutrition and lifestyle change. I specialize in:
Digestive Health & Food Sensitivities
Optimize digestive function for whole-body wellness with simple yet effective protocols and functional testing such as the GI-MAP or GI Effects (or even empiric protocols).
Discover and address the root cause of your symptoms with MRT food sensitivity testing and/or a functional elimination diet and reintroduction process focused on nourishment rather than restriction.
Nervous System
If your brain and nervous system are programmed for illness and disease, rather than health, it will be difficult to access the complete healing God has for you. I specialize in vagal and limbic support for the nervous system, which has a role in every type of dis-ease and illness!
Metabolic Health
Nourish your body with whole food nutrition, reach your optimal weight, and say goodbye to restrictive diets for good! Utilize tools such as carbohydrate cycling, strategic exercise, and lifestyle factors to help you reach your goals through an empowering, non-diet approach.
Hormone Balance & Fertility
It’s time to reconnect you with God’s perfect design for your body and hormones– learning to love and embrace your cycle, understand your fertility, and make peace with your body once and for all. I utilize blood hormone testing and DUTCH testing along with diet, lifestyle and customized nutrient support.
Detoxification
Regain energy through whole-body cellular detoxification using the Cellcore Biosciences Foundational and Comprehensive Protocols, which address a wide variety of pathogens, bio-toxins, and chemicals as key factors in healing. I also address mold with many of my clients.
👋🏼Hey There, Friend!!!!
I’m Carly,
Your Functional Nurse Practitioner
As a functional medicine nurse practitioner trained through the University of South Florida, Nutritional Therapy Association and the Institute for Functional Medicine, I blend the best of conventional medicine know-how with a heart-filled, holistic and integrative approach.
This isn’t just my profession — this work is deeply personal to me. By the age of 16, I had three chronic autoimmune diseases and a laundry list of symptoms. Conventional doctors offered little in the way of answers or reassurance, and I left appointments feeling disheartened time and time again. My quest for health, and journey through recovery is what sparked my passion for this field.
The functional approach changed my life, and it can change yours too. Simply supporting the body with what it needs to heal optimizes everything from metabolism and hormones, to mental & emotional health. This includes personalized nutrition, exercise & lifestyle habits in addition to strategic supplements.

