Meet Paola

Paola is a Functional Nutritionist and Detox Specialist that specializes in stimulating the body’s natural self-healing and self-regulating mechanisms to tackle health issues and symptoms. Her main research focus areas are mitochondrial health, gut health, parasites, drainage & detox, and hormonal imbalances.

She works with clients worldwide to identify gaps in their nutrition and lifestyle that are keeping them sick and unable to live life like the high-performing humans they are meant to be. She empowers them to discover a guiltless relationship with food, recharge and maintain optimal energy levels with practical tips.

Paola is a certified Cognitive Behavioral Therapist and a Lifestyle Medicine Coach. She employs proven behavioral change techniques to assist clients in making tiny changes on a daily basis, allowing them to see firsthand how minor changes may have a significant influence on their health and well-being.  ⁣She believes that each person’s path to disease or health is unique. It is with this in mind that she creates personalized health protocols that focus on treating the root cause of the problem, not merely the symptoms.

In her free time, Paola is an avid yoga and meditation practitioner. She enjoys experimenting with new recipes and discovering nutrient-dense meals that help the body heal itself and reverse aging. She creates and shares educational content to raise awareness about gut inflammation, environmental toxins, detoxification, and the best ways to optimize health daily. Explore her content here. 

Education

  • M.P.H Master of Public Health, Drexel University, 2020
  • B.A. Letters, Arts and Sciences, Pennsylvania State University, 2016

Qualifications

  • Certified Holistic Nutritionist, American Fitness Professionals & Associates, 2020
  • Functional Blood Chemistry Analysis Specialist, ODX Academy, 2020
  • Certified Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Practitioner, Achology, 2020

Continuing Education in Functional Medicine & Nutrition

  • MSc student Master of Science in Human Nutrition & Functional Medicine
  • Cell Blueprint, Dr. Bryan Walsh
  • Evaluating Adrenal Fatigue, Dr. Bryan Walsh
  • Identification & Treatment of Dormant Infections, Dr. Bryan Walsh
  • Mold Mycotoxins and their Influence on Cardiovascular Disease, Dr. Jack Wolfson
  • Mold & the Cell Danger Response, Dr. Neil Nathan
  • The Cell Danger Response, Healing Cycle & Chronic Disease, Dr. Naviaux
  • Drainage Pathways, Dr. Jess Peatross
  • Eudaimonia & Wellbeing, Dr. Bryan Walsh

My Personal Journey

You see, you’re not alone. Having struggled with IBS, SIBO, candida overgrowth, mold toxicity, chronic anxiety, fatigue, and MCAS-like symptoms, I found myself looking deeper into understanding the root causes of the physical and mental concerns that were impacting my body and mind. Often conventional medicine will not have the answers to such conditions, leaving you wondering that something is wrong with you and it’s all in your head.

During my training as a Functional Nutritionist and targeted research on gut health and detoxification, I came across alternative solutions that targeted the root causes of my symptoms. I made changes to my diet, lifestyle, and mindset. I was able to detox my body of mold toxins using supplements and lifestyle medicine. I used medical herbs to reverse my IBS. I started rebuilding each bodily system to create an environment that doesn’t favor disease. My symptoms reversed naturally. Healing may take time but the body is always trying to heal.

I wanted to share these tools with those that are suffering from similar ailments and have not been able to find relief regardless of trying every health trend, diet, supplement, and doctor out there.
You have more control over your health than you may realize!

In a world where the quality of life is declining, chronic illnesses are on the rise, and our bodies are aging faster, let me empower you to transform your health and help you navigate your healing journey like a pro.