Customized Nutrition in Los Angeles

Why Generic Nutrition Advice Fails

Most people receive nutrition recommendations that don’t work because they’re generic. One diet is recommended for everyone with “IBS,” another for “GERD,” another for “fatigue.” But the reality is that two people with the same diagnosis often have completely different underlying dysfunction requiring different dietary approaches.

Common mistakes in generic nutrition advice:

• Recommending high-fiber foods to someone with SIBO (worsens symptoms)
• Recommending “healthy” cruciferous vegetables to someone with dysbiosis (feeds pathogenic bacteria)
• Recommending low-fat diet to someone with bile insufficiency (impairs nutrient absorption)
• Recommending high omega-3 foods to someone with specific fish sensitivities
• Recommending whole grains to someone with gluten sensitivity

Customized nutrition analysis prevents these errors by tailoring recommendations to your specific situation.

Components of Our Nutritional Analysis

Comprehensive Dietary Assessment – We review your current eating patterns, identify problematic foods, assess micronutrient intake, and understand your relationship with food.

Digestive Function Evaluation – We assess how efficiently you digest different food types (proteins, fats, carbohydrates) and identify specific digestive weaknesses.

Food Sensitivity Testing – We use IgG food panel testing, ALCAT testing, and elimination diet protocols to identify specific foods causing reactions.

Microbiome Analysis – Comprehensive stool testing reveals your microbiome composition, dysbiosis patterns, and which foods will support or harm your bacterial ecosystem.

Nutrient Status Assessment – We measure your levels of key vitamins, minerals, amino acids, and cofactors to identify deficiencies and absorption problems.

Metabolic Assessment – We evaluate your glucose control, lipid metabolism, hormone status, and other factors affecting nutritional needs.

Your Customized Nutrition Plan

Based on this comprehensive analysis, we create a personalized eating plan that includes:

• Specific foods to emphasize based on your microbiome and digestive capacity
• Specific foods to avoid based on sensitivities and dysbiosis patterns
• Meal timing and combination strategies optimizing digestion
• Preparation methods supporting optimal nutrient absorption
• Supplement recommendations filling specific nutritional gaps
• Strategies for dining out, traveling, and social situations
• A timeline for reintroducing eliminated foods as your condition improves

Your plan is not restrictive permanently—it evolves as your health improves. Foods eliminated during acute treatment phases are gradually reintroduced as tolerance improves.

Key Principles of Customized Nutrition

No Alcohol – Alcohol is rapidly absorbed, disrupts the microbiome, stresses the liver, and interferes with nutrient absorption. We typically recommend complete avoidance during active treatment phases.

Whole, Unprocessed Foods – Processed foods lack nutrients and contain additives stressing the digestive system. Our plans emphasize whole foods you can identify and prepare.

Food Sensitivities Trump Generic Healthy Foods – If a food causes symptoms, it’s not healthy for you—regardless of its general reputation. Your individual response determines what’s “healthy.”

Meal Diversity Within Tolerance – We work to expand your diet as your condition improves rather than keeping you on restrictive protocols permanently.

Nutrient Density Over Calories – We focus on nutrient-dense foods supporting healing rather than calorie counting.

Schedule Your Nutritional Analysis Today

Stop guessing about what you should eat. Get a customized plan based on your unique digestive capacity and food sensitivities.

Frequently Asked Questions