an investigative approach to root cause health.
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Kristine practices a holistic, integrative, and functional approach to nutrition counseling. Focusing on treating not just the symptoms but the root cause of illness, she analyzes how biochemical individuality, environmental impact, genetic predisposition, and psychological factors can impact balances within the body.
While working with Kristine, a combination of functional and conventional nutrition protocols are implemented to achieve wellness. Nutritional changes are often the foundation for achieving optimal health while lifestyle changes and supplementation protocols are utilized as conjunction therapies.
Many health conditions are a result of a series of unfavorable catalysts gradually building for years. In fact, much of how the body works today is a result of development in utero and as a child, which is why it is vital to gain a comprehensive timeline of your health journey. For this reason, Kristine places the focus on knowing the patient, before treating the patient. This strategy allows her to gain a comprehensive understanding of each patient as a unique individual.
Although working with Kristine is highly individualized, most nutrition counseling services follow a three-phase approach:
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Assessment
Focusing on the root cause most often leads to longterm sustainable changes.
During the assessment period Kristine will dive deep into your health and medical history, investigating past and current symptoms, lab work, dietary and lifestyle patterns.
• Comprehensive health and medical history
• Complete dietary history and lifestyle habits
• Historical and current symptom review
• Historical and current lab work
• Additional functional and conventional lab testing (as needed)
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Intervention
Implementing a team-based approach is imperative.
During the intervention stage Kristine will work diligently to help you gain back control of your health. The intention is to work with each patient to make realistic, manageable changes for sustainable health.
• Recommendations for medical nutrition therapies and functional nutrition protocols
• Guided meal planning and recipe support
• Supplement review and adjustment
• Lifestyle habits adjustment and support
• Label reading and grocery shopping support
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Maintenance
The goal is to educate and support patients so they have the tools to continue to achieve success independently.
This approach ensures sustainability, which is often neglected in the diets and meal plans available today.
Kristine will continue to work with you as needed, monitoring labs, anthropometrics, and symptoms as they arise. These appointments will serve as check-ins for patients - think of this as the cruise control phase.
• Continued lab and anthropometric review
• Continued symptom tracking
• Continued support for life event changes