The cellular health expert who reads your panel like a map. Internal medicine training, Baylor academic background, and a personal story that turned the prevention work into the practice.
"Detox methods and genetic insights to help you understand your body's unique needs."
Dana came up through internal medicine as a Physician Assistant. She served as Clinical Prevention Director and Assistant Professor at Baylor College of Medicine, and earned her Master's in Health Science. After healing herself from three autoimmune diseases through natural and holistic methods, she retired from the practice of medicine to focus on the prevention side of the work full-time.
That story is why she runs the cellular health arm of Wellness Elite the way she does. Personalized over packaged. Detox before drugs. Genetics-informed before generic. Common-sense before complicated.
Two short conversations on how Dana approaches cellular health and what a member can expect from the panel review.
Dana reads every member's quarterly DEXA scan alongside the cellular health panel and the training notes. Three short videos walk through what she's looking for and why each measurement matters.
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Dana's services are designed to give you practical, personalized solutions to optimize your health. Whether you are working through chronic issues, looking to enhance your wellness, or simply wanting to understand your body better, Dana's expertise is the layer the practice has been missing.
For $100/month: a monthly consultation with Dana, a customized cellular health plan, and ongoing coaching. DNA and Methylation testing available, with a follow-up DNA review included with kit purchase.
Diamond & Diamond Plus members: initial consultation included as a member benefit.
📅 Text to schedule: (281) 636-1753 · Dana.Kantara@gmail.com
Dana's peptide curriculum walks members through the specific compounds and protocols associated in the literature with four use cases. Programmed individually, screened by Dr. Chaudhari, and adjusted on the panel.
Peptides are prescription-based protocols delivered through Elite Aesthetic MD — Dr. Chaudhari's adjacent medical practice. Wellness Elite Fitness coordinates the panel + cadence; Elite Aesthetic MD writes the prescription.
Dana now offers Methylene Blue protocols paired with a Methylation Panel based on the Gary Brecka approach — supporting cellular energy, mitochondrial health, and longevity by reading the body's methylation pathway. The panel tests 16 key genes tied to detoxification, focus, and performance, then sequences a protocol against the result.
Dana's protocol reads against eight published custom test panels. Lab orders are signed by Dr. Swet Chaudhari, MD through Elite Aesthetic MD; specimens are drawn at WEF, Quest Diagnostics, LabCorp, or DexaFit Clear Lake depending on the panel. Results route to both Dr. Chaudhari for clinical sign-off and to Dana for the prevention-side protocol adjustment.
ANA Screen · dsDNA · Chromatin Abs · Ribosomal P Abs · Sjogren's SS-A + SS-B · Sm (Smith) Abs · Sm/RNP Abs · RNP Abs · Centromere B Abs · Scleroderma Scl-70 · Jo-1 Abs · Thyroid Peroxidase Abs · Complement C3 + C4 · Rheumatoid Factor.
What this panel reveals. A sixteen-marker screen for systemic autoimmune patterns. ANA + dsDNA flag lupus and connective-tissue disease; Sjogren's SS-A/SS-B flag dry-eye and sicca patterns; Scleroderma Scl-70 + Centromere B map to two distinct sclerosis phenotypes; Thyroid Peroxidase Abs catches Hashimoto's before TSH drifts; Complement C3/C4 quantify active inflammatory consumption.
Who it is for. Members with unexplained fatigue, joint pain, brain fog, hair shedding, dry mouth, recurring rashes, family history of autoimmune disease, or any pattern Dana wants to rule in or out before building the protocol.
CBC · CMP with GFR · Epstein Barr Evaluation · EPST-BARR Heterophile IgM · Iron Binding Capacity Total · Sedimentation Rate · Thyroid Panel · Urinalysis without Reflex.
What this panel reveals. The eight-marker workup for chronic low-grade fatigue. CBC catches anemia and infection; CMP + GFR maps liver, kidney, and electrolytes; EBV evaluation flags reactivation of latent virus driving post-viral fatigue; iron-binding capacity measures functional iron status (different from ferritin alone); ESR catches systemic inflammation that's wearing the body down without obvious cause; thyroid panel rules out the most common reversible fatigue driver.
Who it is for. The "I'm just always tired" member. Post-viral fog, mom-of-toddlers exhaustion, executive 4PM crash, weight-training plateau driven by recovery debt — all cases where the answer is upstream of behavior change and shows up on the panel before it shows up on the mirror.
ANA Screen · Apolipoprotein A-1 (Apo B) · Cortisol · CRP Inflammation · Homocysteine · LDL · Lipoprotein (a) · Sedimentation Rate.
What this panel reveals. The cardio-metabolic inflammatory load. CRP + ESR are the two non-specific inflammation markers that move first when something is smoldering; Apo B is the modern lipid risk marker that lipid panels alone miss; Lipoprotein(a) is a genetically-set particle the standard cholesterol screen does not see; homocysteine flags methylation breakdown and cardiovascular endothelial stress; cortisol surfaces stress-driven inflammatory drivers; ANA catches autoimmune contribution.
Who it is for. Members with creeping cardiac risk markers, unexplained inflammatory symptoms (joint stiffness, gut flares, skin patterns), high-stress lifestyles, or family history of cardiovascular disease — the early-warning panel before symptoms become diagnoses.
208 Food 3-Antigen test · Eldoncard Blood Type test.
What this panel reveals. A 208-food, three-antibody-class screen (IgG, IgA, complement) for delayed food sensitivities — the kind that drives chronic inflammation, GI flares, brain fog, and skin patterns days after the trigger food, not minutes. The Eldoncard pairs blood type with the sensitivity result for the small subset of members who run a blood-type-aligned eating framework.
Who it is for. Members with chronic GI symptoms (bloating, reflux, irregularity), eczema or rashes that come and go, brain fog tied to specific meals, or a sense that "something I'm eating isn't agreeing with me" without a specific suspect. Dana reads the panel and builds an elimination + reintroduction protocol against the result.
Arsenic · Cadmium · Copper · Iron · Lead · Mercury · Molybdenum · Thallium · Zinc.
What this panel reveals. Recent and acute heavy-metal exposure measured directly in the bloodstream. Mercury picks up dental amalgam load and high-mercury fish diets; lead flags older homes with paint or pipes; arsenic tracks well-water exposure common across rural Texas; cadmium maps to industrial exposure or heavy smoking history; copper imbalance (Wilson's pattern, IUD-driven) shows here. Iron, zinc, and molybdenum sit on the nutritional side — deficiency or overload both matter.
Who it is for. Members with occupational exposure history, well-water sources, older homes, dental amalgams, or unexplained neurological/fatigue patterns that align with heavy-metal toxicity. Pairs with the urine panel below for the complete acute + chronic picture.
Toxic: Aluminum · Antimony · Arsenic · Barium · Bismuth · Cadmium · Cesium · Gadolinium · Germanium · Lead · Mercury · Nickel · Niobium · Platinum · Rubidium · Thallium · Thorium · Tin · Titanium · Tungsten · Uranium.
Nutritional: Calcium · Chromium · Cobalt · Copper · Iron · Lithium · Manganese · Magnesium · Molybdenum · Phosphorus · Potassium · Selenium · Sodium · Strontium · Vanadium · Zinc.
What this panel reveals. The 24-hour urine collection captures what the blood panel cannot: long-term cumulative body burden of 21 toxic metals plus the status of 16 nutritional minerals. Aluminum (cookware, vaccines, antiperspirants), gadolinium (post-MRI residual), thallium (pesticide exposure), uranium (well water), and the rest map to environmental medicine territory the routine annual workup misses. Pairs with the blood panel for an acute-vs-chronic comparison — recent exposure shows on blood, lifetime body burden shows on urine.
Who it is for. Members building a chelation or detox protocol, environmental-medicine candidates, anyone with a documented exposure event, or members with chronic neurological/fatigue patterns where the blood panel came back clean. Dana sequences detox protocols against the urine result — binders, mineral re-balancing, drainage support — instead of against generic detox-tea marketing.
CBC · Comprehensive Metabolic Panel · CRP HS · DHEA-Sulfate · Estradiol · Ferritin · FSH & LH · Hepatic Function Panel · Hemoglobin A1c · Iron Total Binding Capacity · Lipid Panel · Progesterone · Prolactin · PSA · Renal Panel · Testosterone Free & Total with SHBG · Thyroid Panel (TSH, Free T3, Free T4) · Urinalysis Complete · Vitamin D 25-OH Total.
Plus: Antibody Screen · Apolipoprotein B (Apo-B) · C-Peptide · Cholesterol Total · Cortisol · Cortisol Saliva 4-Point · DHT (Dihydrotestosterone) · Estriol (E3) · Estrone (E1) · GGT · Lipoprotein(a) · NMR LipoProfile · Reverse T3 · T3 Total · Thyroglobulin Abs · Thyroid Peroxidase Abs · T-Uptake.
What this panel reveals. The most comprehensive picture of optimization-grade biology WEF runs — over 35 markers spanning hematology, metabolism, full sex-hormone cascade (including DHT, E1, E3, free + total + SHBG-bound testosterone), the complete thyroid axis with reverse T3 and antibodies, advanced lipid imaging (Apo-B, Lp(a), NMR particle count), 4-point salivary cortisol for diurnal rhythm, and inflammation. This is the panel that answers “why am I performing at 80% when everything on a normal physical looks fine?” — the markers that flag sub-clinical thyroid conversion failure, hidden insulin resistance, cortisol-rhythm disruption, and the cardiovascular risk profile no standard cholesterol panel surfaces.
Who it is for. The serious longevity member, the executive whose performance is the asset, the masters athlete who refuses to accept “normal for your age,” and members building a multi-year optimization roadmap. Dana reads this panel as a system — not isolated values — and sequences supplementation, hormone discussion (referred to Dr. Chaudhari at Elite Aesthetic MD when clinical), training adjustment, and recovery protocol against the full picture. This is the entry point for the member who wants to know everything.
CBC · CMP with GFR · Cortisol · CRP Cardio · Estrogens Total · Ferritin · Hemoglobin A1c · IGF-1 · Iron Binding Capacity Total · Lipid Panel · Progesterone · T3 Total · T4 Free · Testosterone Total & Free · TSH · Vitamin D 25-Hydroxy.
What this panel reveals. The four physiological systems that drive stalled or unexplained weight: thyroid (TSH, T3 total, free T4 — including conversion patterns), sex-hormone balance (testosterone total/free, estrogens, progesterone), metabolic insulin signaling (HbA1c, IGF-1, lipids), and the stress-cortisol axis. CRP-Cardio flags the inflammatory weight-resistant pattern; ferritin and iron status surface anemia-driven fatigue that masquerades as “low motivation.” This panel exists because most weight loss failures are not willpower failures — they are physiology problems no one bothered to measure.
Who it is for. Members in a stall despite consistent training and nutrition, perimenopausal/menopausal members watching the scale climb without diet change, post-40 men whose body recomp has stopped responding to volume, anyone considering or already on a GLP-1 (panel runs alongside the Elite Aesthetic MD GLP-1 protocol), and members who want a real metabolic map before another diet attempt. Dana sequences nutrition, training, and supplementation against the readout — not against generic calorie math.
All lab orders are signed by Dr. Swet Chaudhari, MD through Elite Aesthetic MD — the adjacent medical practice he owns and licenses. Wellness Elite Fitness is the wellness facility that builds the protocol against what the labs say; Elite Aesthetic MD is the licensed medical practice that orders and signs off on the labs themselves. Members draw at WEF, at Quest, at LabCorp, or at DexaFit Clear Lake depending on the panel; results route to both Dr. Chaudhari (clinical) and Dana (prevention).
Dana served as Clinical Prevention Director and Assistant Professor at Baylor College of Medicine and as an Internal Medicine Physician Assistant before retiring from the practice of medicine to focus full-time on prevention and cellular health work. She runs the cellular health arm of Wellness Elite Fitness as her primary practice now.
The Cellular Health Plan is bundled into specific WEF membership tiers and available as an add-on at others. Dr. Chaudhari's panel review is also included for members on the longevity track. Talk to us about which combination fits your goals.
Cellular health is the layer of work that sits beneath generic body-composition or metabolic markers - mitochondrial function, oxidative stress, methylation, inflammation pathways, and the genetic insight that tells you why your particular biology behaves the way it does. Dana reads the panel and builds a protocol against what your cells are actually doing.
Members on the Cellular Health Plan see Dana monthly for consult and protocol review, with quarterly DEXA + metabolic testing folded in. Cadence is set against your goals at consult.
Dana sets the cellular-health and panel-driven nutrition direction. The macro-balanced meal-prep side — weekly check-ins, prepared meals, accountability programs — is delivered by Kayla Straube through Power Fit Meals. They work in coordination.
A consult with Dana, a panel review, and a protocol that fits your biology - not a meal plan that fits anyone's.
