Specialties

  • General health
  • Emotional eating
  • Heart health
  • Diabetes or prediabetes
  • Healthy aging
  • Vegan/vegetarian
  • Gut health
  • High blood pressure
  • High cholesterol
  • Type 2 diabetes

Approaches

  • 💚

    Intuitive eating
  • 🥘

    Meal planning
  • 🔍

    Research-focused
  • 🤝

    Accountability

Minimum patient age

18 years old

Patient reviews

  • Cruz was awesome. He was very curious about getting to know me and what I was looking for and just an all around nice guy

    September 8th, 2024
  • Cruz facilitated an open and honest session that made me what to continue services.

    July 15th, 2024

About Cruz

Hi friends , I've been a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist for 6 years and I've always been interested in the many intersections that food has in our world. I have always felt it necessary to balance out the very clinical nature of Nutrition, with the practical/lifestyle side of behavior change and hence why I love working with people 1:1. Therefore, if you were to ask me what I've enjoyed most, it is getting to know a multitude of individuals and work with them towards the life they want to lead.

Approach to care

My approach centers around the goals or vision that you have for yourself that I call your North star. I ask for honesty, feedback, and openness in our sessions so that we focus on small goals that reflect your North star. But because success isn't just one destination, it isn't common for me to push clients onto where their North star may be pulling them next? You will find I try to be kind, curious, listen before I speak, use objective along other practical experience I've had when we decide on making changes, and be sure to address whatever we need to address each time we meet.

Your first session with Cruz

In our first session we'll get to know each other a lot! For as much time as I want you to get to know me as a practitioner/person, I want to spend triple that time getting to know you. There will be many questions I will have for you, but it will all be done in the kindest, gentlest manner possible for in getting to know each other we will set the stage for change. We will craft a long term plan considering your North star and land on at least one actionable goal to get us started!

Location

📍 Kalamazoo, Michigan

Education

Ball State University

Hobbies

Hiking, foraging, exploring trees, running, cooking, dogs