Holistic Nutritionist

Holistic Nutritionist in the St. Louis Area, Missouri, and Illinois – Medical Nutrition Therapy with Expert Dietitian Nutritionists

What is a holistic nutritionist?

A holistic dietitian approaches food and health from the whole person – physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual aspects rather than just focusing on the individual nutrients or dietary restrictions. As dietitians who practice holistic nutrition, we provide online or in-person nutrition counseling. Our approach includes:

Individualized Assessment: We evaluate your personal health history, lifestyle, dietary habits, eating behaviors, sleep habits, exercise habits, and stress factors to understand your unique needs. This ensures nutritional recommendations are relevant and effective.
Balanced Diet and Meal Planning: We focus on helping you implement a nutrient-rich diet with a focus on whole and minimally-process foods.
Mindful Eating: Implementing mindful eating habits can help you move toward intuitive eating, helping you learn to trust your body and your body’s hunger cues. Identify emotional eating behaviors and triggers to improve your relationship with food.
Gut Health: Gut health is tied to mental health and overall well-being. We provide you with diet plans to improve your digestive health and, in turn, manage chronic disease, inflammation, and even mental health disorders.

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Sustainable Practices: Implement dietary practices and eating plans that reduce the environmental impact. This can include choosing in-season fruits, vegetables, and fish and implementing strategies to minimize food waste. This can improve your long-term health as well as that of the planet.
Physical Activity and Sleep Hygiene: We provide you with tips to incorporate more physical activity into your everyday life. Likewise, we can give you strategies to improve sleep, including what foods and eating behaviors best promote sleep.
Education and Empowerment: Learn to read food labels for hidden ingredients (like salt and sugar). Identify foods that cause you to feel unwell. Feel empowered and informed to make the best food choices for your unique needs.
Regular Monitoring: Adjust and assess nutrition plans as needed.

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What is the difference between a holistic nutritionist and regular nutritionist?

A holistic nutritionist considers not only the nutritional aspects of food but also the broader context of an individual’s lifestyle, including emotional and spiritual, while a “regular” nutritionist may focus more on narrowing down dietary guidance based on scientific evidence and not take into account the holistic aspects of health.

Ultimately both avenues share the goal of promoting health through nutrition, but holistic dietitians combine the science of nutrition with a comprehensive approach to healthcare, focusing on the whole body.

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What is the holistic approach to nutrition?

A holistic dietitian focuses on the importance of eating whole, unprocessed foods, promoting balance, and addressing lifestyle factors like stress and exercise to support overall wellbeing.

Our Team of Dietitian Nutritionists in the Greater St. Louis Area

Branz Nutrition Counseling is a team of certified eating disorder dietitians who provide compassionate care to those struggling with their relationship to food. Our approach is weight-inclusive, LGBTQIA+, and social justice-oriented, which means that we believe that everyone deserves access to quality care.

We can’t wait to meet you!

With locations in Illinois and Missouri, we offer both virtual and in-person counseling sessions. And, we are licensed to provide Telehealth nutrition therapy to patients around the country.

We see clients in person in the St. Louis area, Missouri, Illinois, and from around the country via Telehealth. Learn more here.

We help individuals and families heal their relationships with food and body through compassionate, weight-inclusive care—supporting eating disorder recovery and managing chronic conditions like PCOS, diabetes, and heart disease using Intuitive Eating and Health at Every Size principles.

Gwendoline Balto

MS, RDN, LDN

Registered Dietitian
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Brianna Becherer

MS, RDN, LDN, CPT

Registered Dietitian
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Laura Bradfield

RDN, LDN

Registered Dietitian
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Kelly Houston

MS, RDN, LDN, CLC

Registered Dietitian
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Michelle Wilson

MS, RDN, LDN, CEDS-C, CIEC

Registered Dietitian
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Erica Branz

MS, RDN, LDN, CEDS

Founder and Registered Dietitian
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What service do you need? We offer a range of appointments of different durations to best fit your needs.

Meet with your Personal Dietitian

Be paired with the dietitian nutritionist on our team and get continued support with one of our online groups. One-on-one counseling, in-person, or virtual. WE TAKE INSURANCE!

Take Control of Your Life

Heal your relationship with food and your body. Choose the best foods for your unique needs. Get the tools you need to live a healthy life. Receive continued support.

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Note: In order to secure a spot on a dietitian’s schedule, we need a valid payment method on file.

Our Testimonials

Thank you for choosing us as the Best Dietitian Practice in STL (2023)

There have been times where my daughter will eat 4 bowls of carrots and turn down a cookie, and there have been times where she will want all the fruit snacks and nothing else, but it doesn’t stress me out because I know now that it’s just what her body wants in the moment. The information provided in your course not only helps my kids, but also opened my eyes to some of my own internal struggles around sugar and meal times!"
My sister Gifted this program to me and I'm so glad she did! I've already gotten so much out of watching the modules and reading the PDFs."
Understanding and implementing the Division of Responsibility in Feeding really takes the pressure off meal times. I love sitting down to enjoy dinner with my family and I hope it’s a memory my kids enjoy when they’re older too."
Also, againg, thank you for being so kind to "A". She usually does not like seeing "doctor like people", but she actually enjoys coming to see you, so that says a lot.
by Mother of a Patient, Saint Louis, MO
I can't thank you enough for all you have done for us. I know we will continue to deal with food issues but at least I see hope. I honestly don't know how L(or myself) could have got through the past year without you. You literally are a lifesaver!! You are an amazing dietitian!!.
by Mother of a Patient
Thank you for the caring devoted service and gentle compassion you have shown "S" over the years.
by Mother of a Patient, Saint Louis, MO
I am truly grateful we found you to be he nutritionist. I thank you from the bottom of my heart.
by Mother of a Patient, Saint Louis, MO
"For most of my life, I have correlated the size of my body to being loved and accepted. The smaller I am, the more lovable and acceptable I am. Giving up the dieting, the rules, and the noise has given me the freedom to trust, appreciate and accept love from others as well as myself".
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I truly appreciate the encouragement and hearfelt, genuine concern you have for me. Your counsel and empathy have meant a great deal and helped keep me going during difficult times.
by C, Saint Louis, MO
Thanks for helping me think about food differently and providing guidance regarding how to select carbs. Also, thanks for helping me recognize that the evolution would take several months to come to a 'new normal'.
by E, Saint Louis, MO