Hello, I’m Denise Nieuwenhuis
My Mission
My mission is to provide education that empowers you to understand your body and connect with it to nourish it back to better health.
What do I do?
As a (CFNC), I work with individuals to assess persistent health issues. By taking a deep dive into a client’s health history and addressing the symptoms, we can determine the proper nutrition to apply to your soil (gut health). I am committed to providing you with the knowledge to transform your unique soil. Through a therapeutic partnership, we can put the “puzzle pieces” together to improve the three roots of chronic health conditions which are genes, digestion, and inflammation.
“If you don’t recognize an ingredient,
your body won’t either.”
-Unknown
My Journey
I've spent the majority of my life dealing with chronic health issues. These include chronic fatigue, dysbiosis, IBS, SIBO, brain fog, multiple food sensitivities and more. Then in my early 30's, I contracted a very resistant type of bacteria that scared me. I was tired of being given yet another round of antibiotics as this was not an answer for me.
My analytical mindset led me to start my research. I devoured documentaries on nutrition, agriculture, farming, and anything related to my health symptoms which eventually led me to "leaky gut" syndrome. Also, during this time, I was working with a personal trainer who identified that I might have food sensitivities. I met with a functional practitioner who diagnosed my food sensitivities. As soon as I removed those foods, I knew what it felt like to feel good. Eventually, I switched personal trainers due to a lack of results in my body fat not changing and was referred to another trainer who had their arms around the nutrition piece. I was met with great results. After parting ways with my trainer, I tried to take it on my own but couldn't figure out the nutrition piece. Met with frustration, I began more research which led me to become a Certified Functional Nutrition Counselor. This empowered me to learn how the body should function and to identify when there is dysfunction happening in the body.
I look forward to working with others to help them on their journey.
My Background
Learning is my passion as I love to learn how things work. As was true with my first passion, information technology, now the same is true as it relates to the human body. I look forward to applying the critical skill sets I learned in the technology field to help you on your journey toward better health.
B.S. Management of Information Systems
M.S. Management of Information Systems
Certified Hormone Health Coach, Institute for Integrative Medicine (IIN) Program
Certified Functional Nutrition Counselor, Functional Nutrition Alliance (FxNA) Program
