Nutrition is a valuable contributor to your wellness; the nutrients you get in your diet can lead to less pain and generally support your body to be as healthy as possible. At Optimal Health in the Buckman neighborhood of Portland, Oregon, Jessica Wells, FNTP, provides functional nutrition services with personalized guidance. Schedule an appointment over the phone or book one online at Optimal Health today.
In nutritional therapy, we use a science-based approach to identify the underlying causes of your health concerns. Then we work together to develop a plan that supports your body’s innate ability to solve these problems itself.
Nutritional Therapy is based on the five pillars of health, all of which are built on the foundation of a nutrient-dense, whole-foods diet: digestion, blood sugar regulation, fatty acid balance, mineral balance, and hydration. These are where all wellness starts and where our work together will begin.
As a Functional Nutritional Therapy Practitioner (FNTP), Jessica works to create a bio-individual plan for each client, taking into account their health history, current status, and goals. She is here to educate and motivate, but the client is in control of how quickly the process moves.
Along with personalized nutritional input and education, Jessica uses muscle testing, hair tissue mineral analysis, and functional blood chemistry analysis to really dig into each client’s health status. This allows her to support the body at a deeper level and help bring it back into balance more quickly.
Jessica and the team understand that healthy bodies come in all shapes and sizes, and they want you to be able to access the nutrition services that you need regardless of your age, body type, or physical ability.
Optimal Health also understands that dieting is often unsuccessful. Many individuals who lose weight using diets end up gaining most, all, or even more weight than they lost initially.
Proper nutrition allows you to make meaningful improvements to your health and wellbeing by focusing on what matters most.
Often, as health improves and inflammation goes down, we do see some weight loss. While we don't see this as a primary goal, it can be a welcome side effect.
Improving your nutrition improves your overall health while also reducing pain and inflammation throughout your body. Anyone can benefit from examining and altering their diet according to their health and wellness needs, but the team at Optimal Health might use nutritional suggestions to help support the body in dealing with:
Because your nutritional advice is personalized, you experience benefits related to your lifestyle and needs. Even if you don’t experience pain or any health conditions on a regular basis, learning how to incorporate nutrition and lifestyle adjustments to stay as healthy as possible is beneficial for everyone.
To learn more about nutrition and how a more personalized diet can improve your wellness, call Optimal Health or book an appointment online today.