About Nutrition And Why You Should Use Functional Medicine With Zizania

Nutrition Program that Delivers Results

A good nutrition plan should be personalized for YOU. Regardless of your diet choice, philosophy, or food preference, a nutritionist can create a plan that includes recipes you will love to eat. In a healing-focused program, you should not feel hungry, anxious, or stressed out. Eating should be effortless and enjoyable, as long as you remain mindful. In this video, Michael Polan explains why mindful eating is so important.

As nutritionists, we have traveled extensively and have vast experience creating recipes to please the most difficult palate. Zizania’s functional medicine nutrition program will allow you to experience bold and unique flavors, even If you have a shy palate. We can create a version tailored to your specific taste. As you transition gradually to more robust flavors you will increase your food variety along with a higher intake of nutrients and antioxidants.

Zizania programs are a partnership with YOU. We escort you through this change until it becomes a lifestyle. Healthy eating should be fun and a daily choice.

How Our Programs Work

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While our programs are customized for each individual, each of our nutrition plans is comprised of three components: consultation, in-home coaching with daily food journal analysis, evaluation of progress and recommendations.

Initial consultation: When we first meet with you, we do a thorough health history and lifestyle assessment. We review your existing lab work if any. We may order a variety of tests for a deeper understanding of your condition or nutritional imbalances. We will discuss your eating habits, food preferences, stress level, all your symptoms, and your health goals. We will do a kitchen inventory and make recommendations for healthier changes.

Based on this information, we establish a health profile to provide you with comprehensive feedback regarding your nutritional deficiencies, cravings, and symptoms. We then give you guidelines for any needed adjustments to your diet so you can start living a healthier life.

For clients who are picky eaters or who suffer from emotional eating, Zizania nutritionists are trained as feeding therapists to help you transition to healthier choices without the pain of eating foods you don’t like. We will help you find delicious healthy foods within your palate’s restrictive zone.

In-home coaching. This is where the Zizania Functional Medicine programs truly shine:

• We develop an individualized nutrition plan specific to your goals, health challenges and food preferences.
• A nutritionist will come to your home weekly to show you how to cook
• Each day, you’ll receive feedback on the food journal you will be asked to send us for review and feedback. You will learn how to improve your diet IN REAL TIME. We’ve found that clients who are diligent in sending in their food journals and those who communicate with us regularly, achieve the best results from our programs.
• You will receive guidance when traveling or attending events that require eating in restaurants.
• We will also take you on a grocery store tour to teach you which foods you should avoid, how to read food labels, how to select the best produce, and how to identify healthy foods that you can purchase when you don’t have time for meal prep.

The third component of our program is an evaluation of your progress, assessment of your results, and guidance to make these new habits permanent. We will also determine if you need more lab tests for nutritional evaluation.

Still have questions? Give us a call or shoot us an email by filling out the form below. You’re that close to claiming back your healthy self.

I began working with Dominique because my Type 2 Diabetes has gotten worse after years of neglect. Daily activities fatigued me and I began to shy away from fun activities. After I started the program I lost 40 pounds. My daily glucose, which used to be above 130 in the morning (with medication) dropped to below 100; my A1C is at 6.3 ––from 7. That’s just in 4 months. As a bonus, my cholesterol and blood pressure improved so much, my doctor reduced those meds too.