Built in Ohio.
Grounded in practice.
Loam & Slate LLC is a technology company based in Mason, Ohio, founded by Dr. Ryan DeNome — a practicing chiropractic physician who kept watching patients walk out of appointments with good intentions and no good tools. We build the tools.
Why “Loam & Slate”?
Loam is living soil — the rich ground things grow in. Slate is the writing surface — where observations get recorded and plans get drawn. Health works the same way: you tend the ground, and you keep honest notes. We build software that lives at that meeting point.
Mission & vision
Our mission
To build honest, focused software that helps people understand how their daily choices shape how they feel — and act on what they learn.
Our vision
A world where personal health technology is calm, private, and genuinely useful — where the tool serves the person, never the other way around.
Our goals
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Do a few things exceptionally well.
Every product should earn its place on your home screen by being focused, fast, and dependable — not by demanding your attention.
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Keep people in control of their data.
Private by default. No selling, no mining, no dark patterns. Export what’s yours or delete it entirely, anytime.
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3
Bridge the clinic and the kitchen table.
Most of health happens between appointments. We make that in-between visible and useful — for people, and for the providers who care for them.
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Grow Terrain Keeper into the best daily companion for people managing food sensitivities and allergies.
Deeper insights, smarter reports, and the same calm simplicity — one thoughtful release at a time.
Say hello.
We’re a small company that answers its own email.
ryan@loamandslate.com