"Functional and Integrative Nutrition" with Dr. Betsy Redmond

Dr. Redmond is a Senior Manager in Clinical Evidence at a specialty diagnostic laboratory and also owns runs her own private practice nutrition consulting business, Nutrition Provisions in downtown Atlanta. Dr. Redmond earned her Doctor of Philosophy in Nutrition at the University of Georgia, in Athens. Her dissertation focused on diabetes self-care activities in older adults and the ability of a nutrition and diabetes education program to effect change. Dr. Redmond got her Master of Medical Science in Clinical Nutrition from Emory University with a focus on colorectal cancer in relation to fiber and calcium. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Nutrition from Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, Texas. Dr. Redmond has worked in content development, clinical research, public health, as a speaker, and as a nutrition practitioner focusing on those trying to make lifestyle changes. Her clients include those with, and trying to avoid, prediabetes, high blood pressure, GI issues, and mood disorders. Dr. Redmond is the recipient of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics 2016 Dietitians in Integrative and Functional Medicine's Excellence in Practice award, is past chair of Dietitians in Integrative and Functional Medicine a dietetic practice group of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, was a working group member of the American Dietetic Association Standards of Practice (SOP), and is one of the three developers of the Integrative and Functional Medical Nutrition Therapy (IFMNT) Radial which is the current accepted conceptual model of how to apply integrative and functional nutrition in practice. She is well versed in nutritional, microbiome and environmental toxin testing. Dr. Redmond was one of the researchers of the first clinically available fecal microbiome test and has done extensive research on how diet and lifestyle can impact the microbiome. This is a conversation about functional and integrative nutrition, various testing options available on the market today, common nutrient deficiencies , and how and when to look for dietitian. To learn more visit https://www.nutritionprovisions.com/about/