Functional Nutrition Counseling
HOW FUNCTIONAL NUTRITION WORKS
THE nutrition approach
Functional nutrition looks at diet and lifestyle as the root causes of dis-ease. The focus is on using food and lifestyle changes to optimize the body’s overall function and well-being.
Lifestyle plays a crucial role in health. It connects to health and well-being in many ways.
Functional nutrition extends beyond meeting basic nutritional needs. It addresses the therapeutic potential of food to support specific physiological processes, prevent or manage chronic conditions, and promote long-term health.
“Let your food be your medicine and your medicine, your food” Hippocrates
A PERSONALIZED APPROACH
The Functional Nutrition approach is always personalized. It takes into account a client’s unique biology, lifestyle, health history, and environmental factors. It integrates principles from functional medicine, which looks at the root causes of disease and addresses imbalances in the body, with a deep understanding of how nutrients, food compounds, and dietary and lifestyle patterns interact with systems like digestion, immunity, inflammation, metabolism, and their influence on mental health and well-being.
The mind-body connection is approached as a fundamental relationship for the sustenance of good health and well-being
functional nutrition IN PRACTICE
In practice, Functional Nutrition involves tailoring food and liquid intake to reduce inflammation for someone with arthritis, balancing blood sugar for a person with insulin resistance, repairing the gut lining for someone with leaky gut, boosting antioxidant intake to combat oxidative stress, or addressing autoimmune diseases. It is tightly interconnected with sleep, movement, stress management and other lifestyle elements that affect health. The guidance in Functional Nutrition practice is based on scientific research with a holistic perspective on health.
Key aspects of functional nutrition
Gut Health
Whole Foods Focus
We prioritize whole foods and especially plant-based, nutrient-dense, minimally processed foods like whole grains, vegetables, fruits, and legumes as well as clean proteins, healthy fats, and complex carbohydrates.
Targeted Support
Bioindividuality
We recognize that nutritional needs vary from person to person, and that what works for one might not work for another.
We are all unique and therefore each session addresses this uniqueness!
DISEASE PREVENTION
Aiming to prevent disease and support the body’s natural healing processes rather than just treating symptoms, which is “the Band-Aid” approach that would only bring short-term results.