As the Newbridge Health & Wellness integrative and functional dietitian, Rachel clinically sees how nutrition can impact treatment plans for patients - for better or worse.
Rachel is passionate about living and teaching healthy lifestyle, prevention, and healing to all ages. Like many, she came to functional medicine and nutrition through personal health issues. Rachel sees patients with a wide variety of diagnoses and conditions, many of which are complex chronic illnesses. See Rachel for: basic diet/nutrition review, Autism/ADHD, PANDAS/PANS, picky eating, Lyme disease, memory loss, digestive issues, autoimmune conditions, weight loss, GI (UC, Crohn’s, IBS, SIBO), overweight/obesity, food sensitivities, mold illness, anxiety, depression, fibromyalgia, migraine, hormones, eczema, asthma, allergies, skin issues, pre/post natal nutrition, and more. Rachel went through conventional dietetics training at Kansas State University and then pursued functional nutrition training to further understand the “why” behind dysfunctions, which helps her address them.
She has an in-depth familiarity with therapeutic diets and food chemicals including: GAPS, SCD, ketogenic, Paleo/Primal, AIP, GFCFSF, vegan/vegetarian, Mediterranean, low FODMAP, candida/mold, oxalates, histamine, salicylates - and can offer practical ways to implement them. Rachel is a Certified LEAP Therapist (CLT) and has completed comprehensive training developed by a team of dietitians, physicians, immunologists, and medical business professionals with more than 100 years combined experience in treating food sensitivity related conditions. Rachel has also received extensive training in adverse food reactions, and practical application of dietary treatment for food-sensitive patients. Since introducing delayed-type food hypersensitivity testing and therapy into her private practice, she has seen first-hand how the proper identification of food and chemical triggers, followed by the implementation of a proven, customized LEAP (Lifestyle Eating and Performance) protocol can help patients reduce inflammation and recover their health.
She can also help with meal planning, recipes, picky eating tips and cooking tips. Rachel also offers a Nutrition Q&A class monthly.
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Newbridge Health & Wellness’ mission is to provide the highest quality healthcare using a personalized, holistic, natural and functional medicine approach in order to promote optimal health and healing for infants, children, and adults in a caring and supportive manner.
Our vision is that holistic, integrative, biomedical, and functional medicine will be available and accessible to all, regardless of income, ethnicity, or education level, and that patients will be optimally supported in making healthy lifestyle changes. We value helping and caring, patient and family-centered progressive care, integrity, respect, and teamwork.
Newbridge Health & Wellness’ practitioners have received advanced training through the Institute for Functional Medicine (IFM), MN Holistic Medicine Group, the Autism Research Institute (ARI), the Medical Academy of Pediatric Special Needs (MAPS), International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society (ILADS) and many other sources, and incorporate a variety of integrative approaches for managing the unique and varying underlying health issues of each individual.
We also offer elimination diets and/or testing to help uncover food sensitivities and counsel you on the dietary changes necessary to treat many chronic health conditions. This testing and dietary protocol have been extremely effective in helping those with ADHD, Autism, IBS, chronic diarrhea, heartburn/GERD, fibromyalgia, arthritis, joint pain, mental health concerns, muscle pain, weight imbalances, chronic fatigue, chronic sinusitis, insomnia, skin eruptions and more. In treating these conditions holistically, we also offer additional health therapies such as Frequency Specific Microcurrent therapy and Low Dose Immunotherapy and Allergen Therapy.
If you are curious about Newbridge, new to integrative medicine, or seeking extra support / more information about potential treatments, we also offer educational classes, support groups, and Q&A groups to help foster support and healing for individuals and families working towards optimal health.