Our nutrition services combine medical nutrition therapy with integrative and functional medicine principles through counseling, education, personalized recommendations, and whole-person therapies.
Areas of expertise include the use of a wholesome, plant-based diet to introduce therapeutic foods and recipes, enhance diet choices for digestion and whole-body support, revise food choices to meet condition-specific recommendations, support restorative movement, layer with lifestyle modifications, and provide evidence for further assessments.
At the Center for Integrative Nutrition, our dietitians and physicians focus on stages of health including prevention, treatment, remission, and maintenance to optimize health for individuals, the community, and the planet.
Conditions and Health Goals We Support
Patients with the following conditions, symptoms, diseases, or health goals are often seen by our team:
Women’s Health
- Fertility
- Pregnancy
- Post-partum care
- PCOS
- Endometriosis
Weight and Nutrition Support
- High body weight or post-surgical weight management support
- Low body weight
- Malnutrition
- Eating disorders
- Nutrient optimization
- Screening for vitamin and mineral deficiencies
Chronic Conditions
- Type 1 and type 2 diabetes
- Chronic kidney disease
- Hypertension or high blood pressure
- Cardiovascular disease
- Autoimmune and inflammatory conditions
- Cancer
Digestive and Hormonal Health
- Gastrointestinal symptoms, illness, and disorders
- Intestinal dysbiosis
- IBS, IBD, and GERD
- Functional gut disorders
- Malabsorption
- Hormone imbalances and thyroid disorders
- Food intolerances and allergies
Additional Areas
- Mitochondrial dysfunction disorders
- Mood or memory disorders
- Advanced athletic or fitness training
- Nutrition support before or after surgical interventions
Additional Services
- Nutrient analysis
- Lab recommendations and interpretation
- Functional nutrition testing
- Physical assessment
- Screening for food and drug interactions, including supplements
- Functional foods
- Overview and recommendations for nutrition supplements
- Collaboration of care with your healthcare team
Make an Appointment
Integrative nutrition services are most often referral-based appointments made in conjunction with a physician or nurse practitioner on your care team.
New Patients
New patient appointments may be scheduled by calling 858-249-6890 or toll-free at 844-747-0474.
Returning Patients
Returning patients may schedule through MyChart or by telephone.
What to Expect
Initial Appointment
Before the initial visit, patients are asked to complete a 3-day food record and medication and supplement list.
- Approximately 60-minute therapeutic encounter
- In-depth information collection, understanding, and assessment
- Discussion of your story, personal health goals, food logs, medical history, family history, social history, and wellness history
- Review of gastrointestinal or other ongoing symptoms
- Discussion of physical activity, medications, and supplements
- Collaborative goal-building using a whole-body, whole-life approach
- Recommendations may be shared with your referring medical provider
- Follow-up appointment and lab or testing instructions are provided at the end of the visit
Follow-Up Appointment
- Approximately 60-minute therapeutic encounter
- Continued focus on deepening the therapeutic encounter
- Review of lab or test results, symptoms, changes, questions, and other medical appointments or findings
- Updates to medication or supplement regimens
- 24-hour dietary recall, weight changes, and current gastrointestinal function
- Continued education to support wellness
- Collaborative goal-building using a whole-body, whole-life approach
- Further recommendations may be shared with the referring medical team