About Prairie Roots Health
Prairie Roots Health was founded in 2024 by Dr. Cheryl Bones (DC, FMCP) and Dr. Jessica Pearson (MD, FMCP-M) to bridge the gap between traditional and alternative medicine. Friends and colleagues, they wanted to bring patients a more collaborative, holistic approach to care.
The team provides functional medicine designed to address the root causes of illness, not just the symptoms. Every patient is treated as an active partner in their wellness journey. The approach is personalized and whole-person, integrating functional medicine, lifestyle-based therapies, and chiropractic care to support healing, balance, and long-term vitality.
Prairie Roots Health is a Featured Provider on the Vitality Growth Labs Directory.
Three Promises to Every Patient
- We partner with you. Your voice matters. We build your care plan together.
- We see the whole you. You are heard, respected, and cared for with empathy.
- We believe in better for you. We guide you forward with clarity and hope.
Services Offered
Bio-identical Hormone Therapy
Cream and compounded protocols for women and men. BHRT designed around your specific labs and symptoms, not a one-size-fits-all approach.
Functional Medicine
Root-cause work-ups with advanced labs. Comprehensive panels that uncover what conventional testing misses, plus a personalized plan to address what we find.
Chiropractic Care
Adjustments, muscle and fascial work, cranial therapy. Care for adults and pediatrics. Pregnancy and postpartum support is a specialty area.
Primary Care
Routine screenings, women's health, and management of chronic illness inside a Direct Primary Care model. More time per visit, real continuity of care.
Health Coaching, Cupping & Stress Management
Lifestyle-based therapies that complement clinical care. Behavior change, recovery, nervous system support.
Symptoms We Help With
If you have been told your labs are normal but you do not feel normal, this is the kind of work Prairie Roots does. Most patients arrive with one or more of the following.
Conditions We Actively Treat
Meet the Team
Dr. Jessica Pearson
MD · FMCP-M Co-owner, Gynecologist, Functional Medicine PhysicianDr. Jess combines a background in traditional medicine with holistic, whole-body care. Born and raised in South Dakota, she completed her medical degree at USD and her OB/GYN residency in Georgia before serving in the U.S. Air Force. There she became Medical Director of Women's Health and later Associate Program Director of an OB/GYN residency program. Today she specializes in women's health, hormone balance, and supporting strong, healthy pregnancies. With additional training in perinatal fitness, she empowers women at every stage of fertility, pregnancy, and motherhood. Outside the clinic, you will find her doing CrossFit, triathlons, or hiking with her rescue pup, Zora.
Dr. Cheryl Bones
DC · FMCP Founder, Chiropractor, Functional Medicine PractitionerFor Dr. Cheryl, chiropractic and functional medicine are personal. Growing up, she faced her own GI struggles and injuries that conventional care could not resolve. Working with a chiropractor and functional medicine doctor finally brought lasting relief, and she set out to do the same for others. Dr. Cheryl earned her Doctorate of Chiropractic at Northwestern Health Sciences University and is certified through the Institute for Functional Medicine. She works with patients of all ages, blending chiropractic, muscle and fascial work, cranial therapy, and functional medicine to address GI dysfunction, skin and sinus issues, POTS, and pediatric care. She grew up on a farm near Tripp, SD, and now lives near Parker with her husband Dan and their three children.
Sam Niewenhuis
CNP Nurse Practitioner, Functional Medicine TrainedSam earned his nursing degree and Family Nurse Practitioner degree from SDSU and brings extensive experience in emergency medicine, internal medicine, and urgent care across Sioux Falls health systems. After his own family faced health challenges that conventional medicine could not solve, Sam discovered functional medicine and it transformed both his family's health and his approach to patient care. At Prairie Roots, he helps men, women, and children get to the root of health concerns with a focus on practical, whole-person solutions. Sam is a devoted husband, father of four, and enjoys gardening and his backyard chickens.
Dr. Sarah Tadlock
DC · Doula Chiropractor and DoulaBorn and raised in Sioux Falls, Dr. Sarah brings a movement and performance background (competitive soccer, gymnastics, athletic training) into her chiropractic care. After earning her doctorate at Northwestern Health Sciences University, she worked in Minnesota before returning home. Her special focus is moms and babies. She brings together chiropractic expertise and doula training to support women through pregnancy, birth, and postpartum recovery. When she is not at Prairie Roots, Dr. Sarah is coaching at CrossFit KOTA.
Plus: Kendra Poulter (Health Coach and Operations Director) and Bekah Tiernan (Phlebotomist).
Clinic Details
Sioux Falls, SD 57108