Functional Holistic Nutrition

My name is Amy F. White. I am a board certified Holistic Nutritionist and certified Functional Nutrition and Lifestyle Practitioner. I help my clients solve health issues using established methods from The Institute for Functional Medicine. I collect valuable information from each client through their story, signs and symptoms. I organize this information with a functional medicine timeline and matrix which then allows me to provide personalized, high level healing plans using nutrition and lifestyle modification. With the help of these tools I educate, empower and enable my clients to make the changes needed to regain their health and embrace their lives.

What’s that me for you?

It means, if you’re ready to take control of your health I’m here to help. As a client, you and I embark on a therapeutic partnership through healing to health. You are no longer alone. I hear you and I am here for you. We will figure it out together.

More often than not, the answer is not simple nor is it easy to spot. It’s a journey. Everyone will start at a different place and every journey take a different path. I won’t have the answers when we first meet and you don’t want me to. If I did I wouldn’t be addressing you and your unique situation. I need your story, we need to make connections within that story. We need to back things up and clear the muddy waters, see what’s happening on a physiological level. Identify your areas of dysfunction/insufficiency and build you back to sufficiency and optimal health.

Your journey will depend a lot on where you fall on the spectrum of health. Are you closer to the ‘well’ end or the ‘unwell’ end?

Your Health Journey Will Be Individualized For You

You are you, your protocol or plan will be specific to you and will depend on your personal goals and where you are on the spectrum of health. What’s healthy and supportive at the “well” end is often toxic and damaging at the “unwell” end. Eating “right” can be damaging if it’s not “right” for you.

As progress is made from “unwell” to “well” the broad changes or adjustments that helped you progress toward “well” may need to be tweaked and managed as you approach your health goals.

Everyone is unique and while there are some basic diet and lifestyle adjustments that may quickly propel you toward feeling your best it’s often discovering and healing the little, more insidious insufficiencies that are the final step to actually healing dysfunction and allowing you to be at your best.

‘Red Flags’ help you determine if you are Well or Unwell

What are ‘red flags’? They are health annoyances that you believe are normal and therefore tolerate. They aren’t normal. They are messages from your body trying to tell you that everything is NOT great.

Do you suffer from heartburn? Are you trying to figure out how to lose belly fat? Do you run out of energy halfway through the day? Do you have trouble getting restful sleep? Are you addicted to sugar? Do you find that you must eat every couple of hours to avoid becoming “hangry”? Are you moody? Do you have high blood pressure? Do you suffer with headaches or migraines? Are you constipated? Each one of these ‘nuisance’ issues is a ‘red flag’ and each one indicates that you are moving in the wrong direction on the spectrum of health. If you suffer with any of the above issues or other similar issues you are moving toward ‘unwell’. These issues are common, not normal and you do not have to suffer with any of them. 

Don’t put up with being “unwell”. You can have healthy, normal blood pressure, you can rid yourself of heartburn and get off the antacids, you can live a life without excess gas and bloating. You can have the energy to play with your kids or go on adventures. And yes, you CAN lose the belly fat. You can do all of these things and more by eating and eating well. Here’s a quote from a very happy client:

The longer your body is out of balance the harder and slower it is to heal. With time and real commitment you can feel great and enjoy an excellent quality of life as you age.

If you’d like to learn more about specific client programs that I offer please take a look at my programs page. If you would like to contact me for any reason you’ll find my contact information here. I look forward to working with you!

Masters Degree in Holistic Nutrition

Like many others in the nutrition world, I started down this path due to family health issues (that story here). After meeting with a holistic nutritionist I began teaching myself all about gluten, food sensitivities and digestive dysfunction. There was a lot to learn. I decided the only way I was going to get close to learning everything I wanted/needed to know was to actually study holistic nutrition. Hello MS in Holistic Nutrition! The experience turned out to be one of the best things I’ve ever done. Over the years I have spent hundreds of hours participating in additional programs that have widened my knowledge base, re-enforced my MSHN learning and helped me to better understand how to identify the root cause of each client’s unique dysfunction and ultimately establish individualized wellness programs.

Life Long Learning

Since receiving my masters degree in holistic nutrition I have become board certified with the National Association of Nutrition Professionals. I have trained with the Functional Nutrition Alliance and become certified as a Functional Nutrition and Lifestyle Practitioner. As such I use functional medicine methods and frameworks as clinical tools to collect, organize and assess client information.

If you would like to learn more about the nutritional strategies that I use with my clients please enter your name and email below to receive my 7-Days to a Healthier You series. You’ll receive a weeks worth of nutritional information to get you started on your journey to whole body health from the inside out!
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Thank you all for visiting and interacting with this blog. You have all helped make my years of learning so much richer. I continue to be obsessed with all things related to nutrition, health and wellness. This is my passion and I love to share it with you.

Remember, eating well will make you feel good and when you feel good you have FUN!

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