Nutritional Therapy

In 2017 I graduated from the Nutritional Therapy Association (NTA) of Australia as a Functional Nutritional Therapy Practitioner (FNTP), where I learnt scientific principles about how the human body functions, anatomically and physiologically. The NTA teaches that there is an innate intelligence of our own body's nutritional needs that we have lost touch with. Through my training, I have learnt to help you to reconnect with, and grow attuned to your own body's physiological response to nutrients.

The NTA teaches a foundational holistic approach to nutrition, which focuses on the importance of properly prepared, nutrient-dense, whole foods paired with a well-balanced lifestyle. I have learnt techniques that help identify and correct nutritional imbalances.

Nutritional Therapists, as envisioned by NTA, teach the importance of properly prepared, nutrient-dense, whole foods that are delicious, nourish our bodies, and restore good health. Once foods have been highly processed, as most foods in Australia are, there is no combination of carbohydrates, fats, and protein that will ultimately be healthy. As dietary fads alternate between diets high in carbohydrates, and others high in protein and fat, one thing has become very obvious, there is no one perfect diet for everyone.

While some people thrive on a diet relatively low in fats, for others, the increase in carbohydrates is devastating. Likewise, low-carb diets high in fat may have helped some people, but for others, have been completely inappropriate and even dangerous. NTA teaches the concept of bio-individuality. There is no perfect diet for everyone. Nutritional Therapists are trained to help each client find the right types of whole foods that will restore balance and enhance their ability to heal.

Although all wellness-minded doctors appreciate the importance of proper diet and nutritional supplementation, it is often very difficult for them to do the proper evaluation and dietary counseling necessary to support optimal healing. As a Functional Nutritional Therapist I’m trained to work in support of the doctors’ diagnosis and other therapies.

“Alone we can do so little, together we can do so much.” –Helen Keller

Health Coaching

In 2016 I graduated from the Institute for Integrative Nutrition where I learned innovative coaching methods, practical lifestyle management techniques, and over 100 dietary theories; everything from Ayurveda, gluten-free, and Paleo, to raw, vegan, and macrobiotics, and everything in between.

I studied with the world's top health and wellness experts including: 

• Joshua Rosenthal, MScEd, founder and director of the Institute for Integrative Nutrition

• Deepak Chopra, MD World Leader in Mind-Body Medicine, Director of Education at The Chopra Center, Bestselling Author

• David Katz, MD, MPH, Authority on Preventive Medicine and Weight Management, Director of the Yale Prevention Research Center

• Walter Willett, MD, DrPH, Chair of the Department of Nutrition at Harvard’s School of Public Health and Bestselling Author

• Andrew Weil, MD, Bestselling Author and Expert on Integrative Medicine and Mind-Body Interactions

• Gabrielle Bernstein, Motivational Speaker, Life Coach, Bestselling Author

• Susan Blum, MD, MPH, Functional Medicine Doctor, Founder of Blum Center for Health

• Mark Hyman, MD, Founder and Medical Director of The UltraWellness Center, Bestselling Author

• Geneen Roth, Pioneer of Emotional Eating and Empowerment, Bestselling Author

• Marion Nestle, PhD, MPH, Paulette Goddard Professor of Nutrition, Food Studies and Public Health at New York University

• Mark Bittman, New York Times Columnist, Bestselling Author

• Dr Libby Weaver, PhD, PhD in Biochemistry, Holistic Nutrition Specialist, International Speaker & Author of eight best-selling books

• Pete Evans, Paleo Chef, Motivational Speaker, Best-Selling Author

• Mark Sisson, Blogger, Best-Selling Author, Former Ironman

My education has equipped me with extensive, cutting-edge knowledge in holistic nutrition, health coaching, and prevention. Drawing on my expertise, I work with clients like you to help make lifestyle changes and choose health-promoting ways that produce real and lasting results. You will develop a deeper understanding of food and lifestyle choices that work best for you, improving your energy, balance, health, and happiness.