What is Nutritional Therapy?
Nutritional therapy is a holistic approach to improving health and well-being that focuses on a properly prepared, nutrient-dense whole food diet and balanced lifestyle. It combines a functional understanding of the human body and its systems with an empathetic and personalized approach to shifting health.
A Nutritional Therapy Practitioner will not only conduct a thorough intake and history to understand the state of your health but will work with you to understand your motivations, goals, and vision for the state of health you want to reach. Together, you are able to understand the current state of your health, which foundations need support, and how to create dietary, lifestyle, and mindset changes to guide you to your desired state of health and well-being. Because nutritional therapy is bio-individual - recognizing that each person’s needs vary based on genetics, geography, and life circumstances - your recommendations will always be tailored to YOU personally.
The goal of nutritional therapy is not simply to support your health through food, but to bring you into a new relationship with your body - one where you understand its messages and are able to nourish and support it in your daily life.
Is Nutritional Therapy For You?
If you’re struggling with symptoms related to your digestion or overall health - such as poor digestion, bloating, skin issues, hormonal imbalances, chronic inflammation, or fatigue - nutritional therapy can be an incredibly supportive approach for understanding what is happening in your body and how to support it through personalized food and lifestyle changes. Even if you’re not experiencing particular health challenges, nutritional therapy can help you understand the connections between different systems in your body and what they require for you to feel your best.
Want to find out how Nutritional Therapy could help you?
Take the Foundations of Health quiz to learn about the foundations of nutritional health and which one needs your focus.
3 Month Coaching Package
Comprehensive Health Assessment
Initial Interview and Intake Questionnaire
Food and Mood Journal Evaluation
Nutritional Assessment Questionnaire (assessing >300 symptoms)
In-person or zoom consultation to discuss history, initial health, and personal goals
Personalized Health Plan
A customized report assessing the results of your Questionnaires and Food and Mood Journal
Personalized recommendations for diet, lifestyle, and stress management to align with your personal goals
Recipes and culinary ideas to support dietary recommendations
Mindset discussions and reframing to help you align with your health goals
Continued Support and Guidance
Weekly e-mail/text check-ins
In-person/zoom consultation upon request
Symptom re-assessment throughout the program
Updated recommendations based on evolving needs
As a Nutritional Therapy Practitioner, I focus on:
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Gut Health
Our health rests on the foundation of a healthy gut. When our gut is healthy, it does far more than just digest food. Our digestive system also kills pathogens, frees vitamins and nutrients for absorption, feeds and support our microbiome, houses our immune system, and clears toxins for elimination.
Unfortunately, our guts are also susceptible to damage from processed food, toxins, and stress over time. As a result, many people struggle with issues related to poor gut health. Food sensitivities, IBS, constipation, diarrhea, bloating, and heartburn are growing issues reaching epidemic proportions.
Growing evidence also suggests that gastrointestinal issues affect far more than digestion - they may also play a contributing role in development of autoimmune and mental health conditions.
If you are suffering from any of the above, nutritional therapy can help you:
Switch to a properly prepared, nutrient dense diet that supports gut and microbiome health
Manage stress and prime your nervous system for healthy digestion
Identify potential food sensitivities and intolerances
Support the healing of your digestive tract
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Hormonal Support
The release and activity of hormones in your body can be thought of as an orchestra: your glands are musicians playing together in harmony and your nervous system is the conductor keeping all of the hormones in balance.
When your hormones are out of balance, you may encounter issues such as irregular menstrual cycle, PCOS, low libido, mood swings, and feelings of chronic stress and fatigue.
Nutritional Therapy can support hormone balance in the following ways:
Improving blood sugar regulation: Uncontrolled blood sugar not only leads to energy and mood swings, but issues such as insulin resistance and chronic stress.
Better stress management: Nutritional therapy can help you find ways to stay on top of stress so it doesn’t derail your life.
Better digestion: Nutritional therapy supports healing of the digestive system so your body can absorb the macro and micro-nutrients needed for hormone synthesis and function.
Fatty acid balance: A diet rich in high-quality fatty acids to give your body the building blocks it needs to build key hormones.
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Chronic Inflammation Support
Chronic inflammation is a systemic reaction that can lasts for months or years and that damages our body over time. It lies at the root of many of the most common health issues today, including cancer, arthritis, and cardiovascular diseases.
Some common symptoms of chronic inflammation may include joint pain or stiffness, digestion challenges, brain fog, fatigue, frequent infections.
Though there are many potential causes of chronic inflammation, nutritional therapy can help you:
Identify potential food sensitivities and intolerances that may be triggering chronic inflammation
Remove inflammatory (e.g. trans and industrialized) dietary fats and replace them with high quality fats
Support your liver and detoxification system to eliminate toxins effectively
Manage chronic stress so it doesn’t feed an ongoing inflammatory response