What is Functional Nutrition?

Functional nutrition is a science-based approach to health and wellness that focuses on how individual food choices and nutritional needs affect your overall health. It recognizes that every person is biochemically unique, influenced by their genetics, lifestyle, and environment. This personalized approach aims to optimize well-being by tailoring nutrition to your specific body’s needs.

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Key Principles of Functional Nutrition:

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Personalization:
No two bodies are the same. Functional nutrition emphasizes customized dietary plans that fit your individual genetics, preferences, health conditions, and lifestyle, ensuring the most effective support for your unique health journey.

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Focus on Whole, Nutrient-Dense Foods:
Rather than processed or convenience foods, this approach promotes eating nutrient-rich whole foods—fresh fruits, vegetables, whole grains, healthy fats, and lean proteins—that provide essential vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants to nourish your body deeply.

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Addressing Root Causes:
Functional nutrition doesn’t just manage symptoms. It digs deeper to identify and address the root causes of health issues through targeted dietary changes and lifestyle adjustments, helping to restore balance and promote lasting health.

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Lifestyle Integration:
Your nutrition needs don’t exist in isolation. Functional nutrition considers how factors like stress levels, sleep quality, physical activity, and emotional health influence your nutritional requirements and overall wellness, creating a comprehensive health strategy.

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Food as Medicine:
This approach embraces the healing power of food. By leveraging specific nutrients and foods known to support bodily functions and reduce inflammation, functional nutrition uses diet as a powerful tool to prevent chronic diseases and promote recovery.

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Holistic Wellness:
Functional nutrition acknowledges the interconnectedness of your body systems and considers mental, emotional, and even spiritual health as part of your nutritional well-being. It aims to create harmony and balance throughout your entire body.

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Why Choose Functional Nutrition?

By focusing on these principles, functional nutrition empowers you to take control of your health through informed food choices and lifestyle changes. This approach helps prevent illness, manage chronic conditions, and promote a sustainable, vibrant lifestyle that supports your body’s natural ability to heal and thrive.

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What are the benefits of Ancestral based and Functional Nutrition?

Ancestral Nutrition focuses on eating whole, unprocessed foods that align with the dietary patterns of our ancestors. This approach emphasizes the importance of natural, nutrient-dense foods to promote health and well-being. By returning to a biological way of eating we can reverse, reduce and prevent disease, improve immune health, improve mental health, get off medications and more.

Is Functional Nutrition suitable for everyone?

While many people experience health benefits from these diets, individual needs may vary. It's important to assess your personal health goals, dietary preferences, and any medical conditions. Starting with our comprehensive health assessment allows us to guide you to a plan tailored for and designed around your unique needs, conditions, symptoms and medications.

What can I expect from a functional health plan?

Our plans focus on the seven pillars of health - diet, nutrient needs, sunlight, hydration, sleep, stress management & movement. Your plan with be a detailed analysis of your goals and needs with a step by step guide to addressing and accomplishing dietary guidelines, individually designed supplement recommendations, and help with lifestyle modifications, coaching strategies, educational and reference material, community support, meal planning tools and more.

How much does it cost to work with you?

The cost of working with us varies based on the specific services and customized plans designed to meet your individual needs. We offer a range of options, from one-on-one consultations to comprehensive programs that include dietary guidance, supplementation advice, and holistic health resources. To provide you with the most accurate pricing, we encourage you to schedule a free initial consultation. During this session, we'll discuss your health goals and create a tailored plan that fits your lifestyle and budget. Please reach out for more details, and we'll be happy to assist you!