Nutritional Therapy
A natural, bio-individual approach to nutrition to support and optimize your health.
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As hunter-gatherers that foraged and hunted in the wild, the diet of our ancestors was naturally nutrient-dense, seasonal, local, and minimally processed. This nourishing diet helped keep to keep them relatively free of chronic diseases such as obesity, diabetes, and heart disease.
In stark contrast, our modern diet is full of nutrient-devoid foods that are grown with a wide variety of harmful substances like pesticides, herbicides, and antibiotics, and then processed with additives and preservatives. We have swapped out nutrients for convenience, which is starving us of nourishment while making it too easy for us to overload on calories. This increased consumption of ultra-processed foods has also been associated with cognitive decline.
Soil depletion from intensive farming practices has reduced the amount of vital nutrients such as vitamins and minerals in our food. Raising animals in concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) is producing less healthy meat while also creating health issues for workers and those who live nearby and environmental issues in the surrounding community.
We are almost completely disconnected from where our food comes from and how it’s produced. We are more familiar with large corporate brands and mascots, rather than our own local farmers and ranchers. To make matters worse, with over 6,500 food deserts in the US, it’s becoming increasingly difficult for folks in a growing number of communities to even find nutritious, unprocessed foods.
This disconnect with our food, coupled with the lack of nutrients in our diet wreaks havoc on all of our body’s systems. Without the building blocks supplied by proper nutrition, our bodies can’t maintain decent health, let alone perform optimally. When eating these nutrient-devoid foods, we often find ourselves in a vicious cycle of eating more to try and get the nutrients our bodies so desperately need. Sadly, this surplus of calories and lack of actual nourishment often results in dysfunction in our organs and tissues, ultimately culminating in disease.
But it doesn’t have to be this way.
It’s still possible to optimize our health by getting back to a diet rich in protein, healthy fats, vitamins, minerals, and clean water. We can support the growing community of regenerative farmers and food producers that are working hard to produce food that can not only revitalize and nourish us as individuals but our local communities and environments as well.
As a certified nutritional therapy practitioner, I work with clients to help them identify a more natural, bio-individual approach to eating that works for them. I guide them in navigating the modern food system to find foods and nutrients that work for their body and their specific health goals. I help them recognize the cues and signals their body is giving them to better understand how different foods and nutrients affect their health and wellbeing. This individualized approach is effective in identifying deficiencies while providing the nutritional support their bodies need to function optimally.
I welcome the opportunity to work with you to help you create your own individualized roadmap to vibrant health!