Identifies as
- Female
Specialties
- Vegan/vegetarian
- Autoimmune disease
- Diabetes or prediabetes
- Kidney disease
- Gut health
- Crohn’s disease
- GERD / Acid reflux
- IBS
- Celiac disease
- Food allergies
- Women's health
- Thyroid disorders
- Hyperthyroidism
- Menopause
- SIBO
- Hormonal health
- Endometriosis
- PCOS
- Fertility
- High cholesterol
- High blood pressure
Approaches
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Functional medicine🧍
Personalized macros🔍
Research-focused
Cuisines / Diets
- African American / Soul Food
- Gluten Free
- Indian
- Jewish / Kosher
- Mediterranean
- Paleo
- Vegetarian
Minimum patient age
Patient reviews
“10-Kristina is a wonderful listener who offered great suggestions, made this life change that we are making as gentle and workable as possible and we are looking forward to working with her weekly! Thank you!!!“
August 23rd, 2024“All of my questions were answered, very educational about nutrition“
July 19th, 2024“Amazing attention to detail, listens to what I have to say, genuinely interested in helping my overall health.“
July 11th, 2024
About Kristina
Originally from the North East, I came to Florida for college. I first studied animal nutrition getting a bachelors in animal science. I changed to we humans in my doctoral work which focused on genetic impacts on health, dietary contributions of key nutrients, and behavioral lifestyle research. I also taught in nutrition, dentistry, and medicine and enjoy helping my patients build knowledge. I left Academia to work in primary care. While I have help patients mange chronic disease, GI health, PCOS, autoimmune health, and weight loss/gain I am passionate about evidence supported integrative and functional nutrition especially in gastrointestinal, immune and hormonal health.
Approach to care
I have a passion for getting to the root of the matter in my patients health journey, meeting them where they are at and helping them get to where to want to be. I do not believe nutrition and health are "one-size-fits all" as we are all diverse individuals and far more than the sum of our parts. As an integrative practitioner I consider all aspects of my patients lives when helping them make dietary shifts to improve their health. I can work with individuals from vegan to meat eater as well as specific dietary restrictions.
Your first session with Kristina
In our first session we will go over your general, nutritional and personal health history from birth to the current day. I this is the session to get all the information I will need to hep you with your goals. We will review the what (what is your primary concern) as well as the why (why is this important to you) and how (what can and will you do to make a difference) of making changes to your diet and related factors. You will be the driver of setting goals making changes that help improve your health in a realistic and sustainable way. This session will set us up to work together knowing the "big picture" and setting a plan for future sessions and timelines.
Location
📍 Gainesville, Florida
Education
University of Florida: BS in Animal Science (2002); PhD in Nutritional Science (2007); Iowa State University, Dietetics Internship (2013) Integrative and Functional Nutrition Academy Board Certification (2023)
Hobbies
When not talking health and nutrition I enjoy participating in running and multi-sport events, and am a NASM certified Personal Trainer. I live in Gainesville with my family which includes humans, horses, dogs, a cat, and fish! Hopefully we can add some chickens and other farm family to the mix some day.