
Living with chronic symptoms can be incredibly frustrating. Have your symptoms ever been ignored, or have you been bounced around between medical offices trying to get a diagnosis? Many feel this way, especially since most doctors don't have time and receive very little nutritional education.* You deserve a personalized approach that sees the whole you, including the hidden stressors and emotions that play a role.
Feel Happier and Healthier:
Unlock Your Body's Innate Resilience from the Root Causes.
Some Common Symptoms I Help:
Insulin issues (type 2 diabetes)
Brain fog
High blood pressure
High cholesterol
Hormonal swings
Osteoporosis/osteopenia
Fatigue
Headaches
Digestive issues
Joint pain
Autoimmune issues (there are over 100!)
Emotional swings
Inflammation
—Wilma

Epigenetics reveals that your genes aren't your destiny. Your lifestyle and environment play a powerful role in how your genes express themselves. Functional Nutrition gets to the root cause, understanding that your health is a reflection of all parts of you—especially those often-unseen influences like subconscious patterns, self-talk, and emotional responses.
We meticulously explore factors such as:
Past Traumas
Environment
Nutrition
Sleep
Structural Integrity
Hormonal System
Stress
Exercise
Relationships
Medications
Immune System
... and more

Shoshanna Richek, your Functional Nutrition and Lifestyle Counselor, is uniquely equipped to guide those battling autoimmune conditions and complex chronic symptoms. Going far beyond just eating concerns, she leverages rooted Functional Nutrition to address your body's interconnected systems—from hormones and hidden stressors to subconscious patterns. She helps unravel your health's puzzle, offering personalized solutions where traditional approaches fall short, to unlock lasting health and vitality.
You don’t have to do it alone. Shoshanna creates a safe, supportive space to feel like yourself again.
If you're looking to improve your health naturally, then this call is for you. Learn how to address your specific symptoms and build a personalized blueprint
for overall well-being.
* Dr. Mark Hyman, leader in Functional Medicine and serves as Senior Advisor for the Cleveland Clinic Center for Functional Medicine "points out that the lack of nutrition education in medical schools stems from a curriculum focused on pharmaceuticals and acute care rather than preventive measures and lifestyle medicine."
* Dr. Casey Means of Stanford Medical School "during my training as a surgeon, I saw how broken and exploitative the healthcare system is and left to focus on how to keep people out of the operating room."
A Functional Nutritionist looks at your whole health — not just isolated symptoms. Instead of focusing only on diagnosis or lab results, functional nutrition looks for root causes behind issues like fatigue, hormone imbalance, digestive discomfort, weight gain, and emotional eating.
This holistic approach helps bridge the gap between a diagnosis (or none) and how you actually feel day to day.
To learn more, visit my blog.
As a Certified Functional Nutrition and Lifestyle Counselor, I completed advanced training through the Functional Nutrition Alliance, studying every major body system and how they work together.
This allows me to identify root causes and create personalized nutrition and lifestyle strategies that support long-term holistic health and sustainable results.
Yes. As an emotional eating coach, I help clients understand the biological and stress-related drivers behind overeating.
Emotional eating is often connected to nervous system imbalance, blood sugar fluctuations, and subconscious patterns — not just willpower. Functional nutrition helps address these root contributors so you can experience real food freedom.
No. Functional nutrition focuses on nourishment and sustainable health — not restriction.
If you are looking for weight loss without dieting, the goal is to stabilize your body, improve metabolism, and reduce stress so change happens naturally rather than through deprivation.
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