I am a full time psychiatric dietitian, but also have a private practice where I utilize functional nutrition to help clients prevent and reverse disease. I am employed by my local hospice as well, helping patients and families make informed end of life nutrition decisions.
Read MoreI work full-time at the hospital in cardiology and mental health areas. In my spare time, I blog and write about supplements and food patterns.
Read MoreWhen I work with patients I help them build a positive relationship with food and their bodies through understanding how food functions in the body. I love explaining biochemistry in a way that makes sense.
Read MoreI put in full time hours at the hospital, and weekly, I squeeze in blogging for myself, writing for others, paid blogging, consulting, private practice, and social media, doing presentations or working on webinars. Not full steam but I always have things to do but still prioritize to have a social life, relax, travel, exercise and most important to me, regular sleep!
Read MoreI think people automatically assume I do weight loss, as many people still assume that is what nutrition is about. The concept of “nutrition for mental health” has not gotten mainstream yet.
Read MoreI work with many clients who do not fall into well-defined diagnostic categories. Many individuals and families start out saying "it doesn't make sense". Then we embark on a journey of making sense of their food/nutrition struggles, whatever they may be. Their situations may not have obvious nutrition implications; and often there aren't any standard practice guidelines, so I do a lot of detective work!
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