From my family to yours.

Hi! I’m Chelsea.

How the kitchen became a practice.

My path toward nutrition started in 2000. I was home sick one day and watched the cooking channel all. day. long. I decided to attend culinary school, and later earned my BS in Dietetics from Sacramento State University. My love for food moved from the kitchen to how food prevents disease in the body.

I have been a practicing Registered Dietitian since 2008, in inpatient and outpatient settings and consistently alongside functional-medicine physicians. My private practice supports patients looking for a different way of connecting with food, improving their health through a functional approach, and those who may not otherwise have access to functional care.

What is functional medicine?

It is a question-asking way of treating: asking why. As a Registered Dietitian I understand physiology and food–drug interactions, which helps when the goal is fewer symptoms. Many people come to me having been treated with a pill for every ill while the symptoms stayed. My approach supports your individual body and its functions with food, teas, fresh herbs, nutrients, lifestyle medicine, essential oils and, if indicated, supplementation.