What is Functional Nutrition?
Functional nutrition focuses on building and restoring health by rebalancing proper physiological functions of the body through nutrition. Imbalances due to vitamin/mineral deficiencies, poor digestion, malabsorption, bacterial overgrowth, and chronic inflammation can be realigned with personalized, nutritional interventions.
Nutrition as Medicine
Nutrition support can help people become mindfully aware of what nourishes and what harms the body. Clients can learn how to identify and commit to healthy eating habits as well as choose foods that promote healing and vitality.
A nutrient dense, anti-inflammatory diet can be a great starting point towards healing and managing chronic illness. You may even need to avoid other foods that you are sensitive, allergic or intolerant to.
In a nutrition consultation, we will:
- clarify goals
- identify obstacles to these goals and other problematic behaviors
- discuss your support systems in place
- discuss the importance of mindset and awareness of personal behaviors
- explore the emotional aspect of food and relationships around eating
A consult with a functional nutritionist can help transform fear, confusion and apprehension towards lifestyle changes into empowerment.
A functional nutrition consult will also address other lifestyle changes from relaxation, rest/sleep, exercise/movement, stress, emotional well-being, and toxins/environmental exposures.
Proper, personalized nutrition can help you heal from the inside, out!
