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About My Work

If you’ve landed here, you’re likely looking for more than another magic bullet, meal plan, or surface-level advice. ​Many of the women I support are tired of cycling through practitioners, piecing together information online, and still feeling unsure about what their body actually needs.

I get it; I've been there myself. After healing from digestive and hormonal imbalances that rocked my world for over a decade, I now use evidence-based nutrition, functional medicine, and holistic modalities to help women understand what’s driving their symptoms and how to care for their health long-term.

 

My approach centers your lived experience and intuition first, with science used as a tool for education and understanding rather than something that overrides how you feel. Supportive and sustainable care means your plan fits into your life, not the other way around.

If you’re ready for a more thoughtful way forward, I’d love to connect.​​

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Credentials

  • ​B.S in Nutrition & Dietetics | University of Hawai'i at Mānoa 2014

  • Dietetic internship and supervised pratice | Bastyr University 2015

  • Training in functional medicine and functional nutrition therapy through the Integrative Functional Nutrition Academy

  • Health at Every Size® Groundwork training through the Center for Body Trust™ 

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A Few Fun Facts About Me

  • I'm a proud homeschooling mama of two wild little boys.

  • My "desert island" food choice is buttered sourdough toast.

  • I lived in Hawai'i for 13 years before moving to Western North Carolina (NO I'm not crazy, and YES I miss it!!).

  • I knit, sew, and make my own jewelry

  • I love being outdoors, and most days can be found romping around these beautiful mountains!

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Uplevel Nutrition is an Asheville, NC–based and virtual women’s health dietitian supporting women with fertility, PCOS, menstrual cycle regulation, digestive health, and whole-body optimization.
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