ABOUT LIZ

I have a passion for helping others navigate the world of food and nutrition to find their own path to health and wellness.  

Wouldn’t it be nice if there was a simple nutrition prescription?  “Follow a certain amount of macronutrients,” or “Take this or that supplement to cure your ailment”.  However, each person has their own genetic blueprint, set of beliefs and values, their own family, lifestyle and personality that influence what health looks like and the path they take to get there and maintain it. 

Through my years of experience as a Registered Dietitian, I’ve learned the importance of a  holistic and functional approach when it comes to achieving health. Diet, genes, hormones, digestion, mental health, social influences, sleep, movement, and rest are all interconnected.  

My background speaks to that interconnectedness. In grad school, when studying nutrition science, I took an interest in public gardening and culinary nutrition, building my nutrition knowledge from the roots (literally!). I co-founded Meredith College’s “Three Sisters Garden'' and farm stand. I consider this my first exposure to how real food can prevent disease and heal the body. After school, I began my clinical work focusing on weight loss in the bariatric community, but quickly realized prevention better suited my interests. I don’t take my time there for granted. I gained a vast amount of knowledge and deep understanding into the interworking’s of the human gastrointestinal tract and now consider gut health to be one of my main areas of expertise!

From there, I embarked on a 5-year career in primary care.  I worked with anyone and everyone - all ages, conditions, and walks of life.  I loved it!  I built lasting relationships with my clients where we explored their lives, identified their strengths and created unique strategies that targeted their goals using both the art and science of nutrition - where both food is creative and fun, but also medicine.  I became a Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist and spent much of my time helping others navigate conditions such as diabetes, hyperlipidemia, hypertension, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, and metabolic syndrome.

At that time I started to have a family of my own and needed more flexibility. That’s when Roots2Fruits was born. I started my own virtual practice fueled by my previous work. My children, as children do, have changed my perspective on life (obviously!) and my view of how one actually achieves health and wellness.  They have turned my world upside down in how I think about food, sustainability of an eating plan, and how I cook and feed myself and my family. I have struggled with feeding (as we all do) and have learned along the way. With almost 10 years of mothering experience, I consider family feeding a strong suit of mine.

My practice has continued to grow and change based on the needs of the people I see everyday. Complex cases (hormones, the gut, mental health, mitochondrial dysfunction, and the complexities of cardiometabolic disease and inflammation) made me reach for something beyond of my training as a registered dietitian. I began to look into functional nutrition as a way to better serve my clients - as it focused on the root cause of those conditions… not just symptom management. In completing the training and testing to become an Integrative Functional Nutrition Certified Practitioner (IFNCP) I am better equipped to meet the unique needs of my clients.

When I’m not working, you can find me in the kitchen or outdoors with my family! I have a love of baking all things sour dough and my husband and three kids (Reed, Wes, and Kate) reap the benefits! I feel my best when I’m outside - whether that’s walking, running, hiking, playing with my kids, or sitting on my porch chatting with friends. I’m obsessed with the change of seasons and get excited for new beginnings, and I hope to be a part of your new beginning!

Cheers!