Using Functional Medicine to Find the Right Diet for Chronic Health Conditions, Detoxing, and more with Risa Groux, CN

Risa Groux, CN is a Functional Nutritionist and Certified Autoimmune Coach in private practice in Newport Beach, California. She has always been passionate about nutrition and good health. Risa was so concerned about purity that she made her children’s baby food from scratch. Today she is passionate about cooking and creating healthy, nutritious food. She works with a wide array of clients from professional athletes, adults, and kids to the Biggest Loser from season four. Risa works with issues like diabetes, autoimmune disease, cancer, digestion, thyroid, and hormone imbalances, to name a few. Risa firmly believes that the body can heal itself with whole foods we obtain from the earth and sees living proof of that in her office each day. She looks at root causes using functional nutrition guidelines, blood and stool tests, and knows that weight loss is a side effect of wellness. 

IN THIS EPISODE:

• -How are functional nutritionists different from traditional nutritionists and dieticians?
• -When it comes to choosing a diet, what are some of your favorite mainstream diets and what are some benefits and drawbacks of each? 
• -What is the relationship between food sensitivity and histamine intolerance?
• -What are the benefits of detoxification and why should you do it regularly?  
• -Which supplements are imperative for optimum health?
• -What are some healthy go to snacks?  Especially when we are feeling a bit stressed, but won’t cause us much pain and regret after? 
• -and so much more!