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Nutrition and functional medicine resources that empower root cause healing and practioner education

Fresh, joyful, and vibrant, brimming with energy and wisdom to guide you gently back to health, Dr. Ritamarie Loscalzo combines experience, education, and practical advice to make healthful eating fun again. For over three decades, Dr. Ritamarie has provided chiropractic care, health guidance, and nutritional advice to countless people just like you who want to make healthy changes but don’t know where to start. She motivates and inspires both fellow health coaches and individual clients by making healthy changes fun. As a health catalyst, Dr. Ritamarie provides the transformational spark to ignite the desire of change in her clients. Using education, inspiration, natural therapies and loving coaching, Dr. Ritamarie combines the latest scientific health knowledge with a dash of humor and warmth to support her clients in their journey to good health. She practices Integrative Health Care, using her knowledge of nutrition, herbs, homeopathic and chiropractic treatment to return the body to a state of natural, vibrant good health. Because most people bite off more than they can chew when they embark on a new health regimen, Dr. Ritamarie focuses on simple, effective ways to change your diet to achieve optimal good health. She dishes out simple steps with a dash of daily fun to motivate people to achieve their health goals. Dr. Ritamarie became interested in living foods and healthy eating after her own bout with illness that transformed her understanding of the relationship between diet and health. After recovering her health through fasting and raw foods, she began her formal training in diet, nutrition, and natural medicine. Dr. Ritamarie holds a Doctor of Chiropractic Degree with Certification in Acupuncture, and is a Diplomat of the American Clinical Nutrition Board. She is a Certified Clinical Nutritionist, with a Master of Science in Human Nutrition. She also holds a Master’s degree In Computer Science from New And is certified in whole foods plant based nutrition. Her articles have appeared in the Journal of Nutritional Perspectives, Natural Awakenings, Purely Delicious, and many other national magazines as well as countless online publications. She is in great demand as a speaker at conferences nationwide. She is the founder of the International Association of OnLine Holistic Nutrition Professionals (AOLNP) and the author of several books. She continues today to provide the ingredients for good health through her coaching practice, seminars, workshops, and books, guiding countless individuals to better health through diet. She is available for in person and long-distance consultations and coaching or for groups and conferences. Dr. Ritamarie Loscalzo lives in Austin, Texas with her husband and 2 active and vibrant sons. When she's not writing, speaking and coaching on health and nutrition topics, she loves to run, hike, swim, paint and make pottery!

10/28/2026

Picture a client walking in with fatigue, brain fog, disrupted sleep, metabolic dysfunction, digestive complaints, multiple lab panels, and six months of CGM data.

Every piece might matter. But they don’t all matter equally, or at the same time.
So where do you start?

This is the question I’ve been asked more than almost any other over 30 years of clinical practice and practitioner training. And it’s why I developed the B.L.I.S.S. framework, a way of organizing complex cases, recognizing which patterns deserve attention first, and building a clear sequence without handing you another protocol to follow.

I’m teaching this live at CALIBRATE, my three-day Functional Medicine Intensive, November 6-8 online.

Comment “CALIBRATE” and I’ll send you the registration link.

10/26/2026

Replacing a prescription-driven approach with a supplement-driven protocol is still an allopathic approach. The container changed. The thinking didn’t.

I say that with love, because I’ve seen it happen in even the most well-intentioned functional practices, including my own early in my career. More testing, more supplements, more protocols layered on top of each other. And the client is better, maybe, but not well.

The practitioner who stands out right now is not the one with the most tools. It’s the one who can step back, see the whole person, connect meaningful patterns, and build a logical step-by-step plan customized to that individual.

That’s clinical intelligence. And that’s what we’re going to sharpen together at CALIBRATE, my three-day Functional Medicine Intensive happening November 6-8 online.

Comment “CALIBRATE” and I’ll send you the link.

10/22/2026

Your clients don’t arrive with one symptom and one cause anymore.

They arrive with years of history, multiple symptoms across systems, a stack of labs, genetic reports, wearable data, and a collection of conflicting advice from podcasts, their doctor, and whatever AI told them this morning.

The challenge isn’t finding more information. There’s plenty of that. The challenge is knowing what matters most, what’s at the root level, and what will actually help this person change their life.

That’s clinical reasoning. And it’s the most underbuilt skill in functional and integrative practice right now.

That’s exactly what I’m building the CALIBRATE Functional Medicine Intensive around. Three days, live online, November 6-8. For practitioners who are ready to stop chasing protocols and start thinking at a higher level.

Comment “CALIBRATE” and I’ll send you the details.

10/21/2026

Today's the day!

At 3 PM ET, I'm going live with The Practitioner AI Can't Replace, and I can't wait to share this training with you!

AI is changing healthcare whether we're ready or not.

But I believe practitioners who know how to ask better questions, connect the dots, interpret complex findings, and guide people toward meaningful change have an incredible opportunity ahead of them.

Today, I'm sharing the FIVE skills I believe will set great practitioners apart, and how to use AI to become faster, sharper, and better prepared without sacrificing your clinical judgment.

If you want to become an even better clinical detective, this is for you!

It's free, it's live, and there's still time to join me.

Comment “SKILLS” and I’ll send you the link to register. Can’t make it live? Sign up anyway and the replay comes straight to you.

10/20/2026

Tomorrow, I'm teaching a training I've been really excited to share with you!

If you've followed my work for any length of time, you know how passionate I am about helping practitioners think differently.

I want you to be the practitioner who recognizes the pattern everyone else missed. The one who knows what questions to ask. The one who can take a complicated case and find a clear, personalized path forward.

And now, with AI changing the healthcare landscape so quickly, I believe we have an incredible opportunity to become even better at what we do.

But we need to be thoughtful about how we use it.

Tomorrow, during The Practitioner AI Can't Replace, I'm sharing five skills that will help you stand apart in this new era, plus practical ways AI can support your work without replacing your expertise.

I would LOVE to have you join me live.

Comment “SKILLS” and I’ll send you the link to register. Can’t make it live? Sign up anyway and the replay comes straight to you.

📅 Wednesday, October 21
⏰ 3 PM ET / 2 PM CT / 12 PM PT
🎟️ Free, 90-minute training

10/19/2026

Have you ever opened a new client's file and wondered where on earth to begin?

I LOVE complex cases. There's nothing quite like that moment when the pieces start coming together and you begin to understand what's driving the patterns.
But I also know how much time and mental energy it can take to sort through all that information.

That's one of the reasons I'm so excited about AI.

Imagine being able to organize that information, explore the relevant pathways, and prepare more thoroughly, so you can spend more time on the part that really needs YOU.

Asking the better question. Recognizing the missing piece. Determining what deserves attention first. Helping your client understand what to do next.

That's the kind of practitioner I want to help you become.

Join me October 21 for my free training, The Practitioner AI Can't Replace.
We're going to explore how to use AI to work smarter while becoming an even better clinical detective.

Join me! Comment “SKILLS” and I’ll send over the link. The replay will be available for everyone who registers, so even if you can’t join live, save your seat today.

10/18/2026

Want to know what I think will separate exceptional practitioners from everyone else in the age of AI?

It isn't how fast they can generate a protocol or how many AI tools they know how to use.

It's how well they THINK.

I've identified five skills that I believe every great practitioner needs to develop:
1. INVESTIGATE: Ask better questions and look beyond the obvious.
2. INTEGRATE: Connect symptoms, history, labs, genetics, and lifestyle into a meaningful picture.
3. INTERPRET: Recognize which findings matter and which may be distractions.
4. INDIVIDUALIZE: Create an approach that fits the actual person, not just the diagnosis.
5. INFLUENCE: Help people understand, take action, and follow through.
These skills have always mattered to me. But with AI transforming healthcare, I believe they're becoming even more essential.

On October 21, I'll show you how to develop and strengthen all five, and how to use AI to support each one.

Comment “SKILLS” and I’ll send you the registration link directly. If the timing doesn’t work, no problem. Register anyway and you’ll get the replay sent to you after the event.

🎓 The Practitioner AI Can't Replace
📅 October 21 | 3 PM ET
🎟️ Free live training

10/16/2026

Two people can have the same lab results and need completely different approaches.

This is something I've been teaching for decades, and AI hasn't changed it.
That's why I get so excited about teaching practitioners how to go beyond the obvious and ask better questions.

And it's why I believe the practitioners who thrive in the age of AI will be the ones who know how to interpret, integrate, and individualize, not simply collect more data.

On October 21, I'm teaching five skills that will help you do exactly that, while showing you how to leverage AI to become even more effective.

It's free, it's live, and I'd love to see you there!

Comment “SKILLS” and I’ll send you the link to register. Can’t make it live? Sign up anyway and the replay comes straight to you.

10/15/2026

I'm not afraid of AI replacing great practitioners.

I'm far more concerned about practitioners who don't recognize how much healthcare is changing.

I've been experimenting with AI, and I'm excited about what it can make possible.

Imagine being able to organize a complicated case history in minutes, investigate a biochemical pathway without spending hours searching, or walk into a client session better prepared to ask the questions that really matter.

That's powerful!

But here's the distinction I want every practitioner to understand.

AI should make you a better thinker, not do your thinking for you.

It can help you uncover possibilities. You still need to determine which ones make sense for the individual you're working with.

That's why I'm teaching THE PRACTITIONER AI CAN’T REPLACE on October 21.

I'll share five skills that I believe will become even MORE valuable as AI becomes part of everyday healthcare.

And I'll show you how to start using this incredible technology without losing what makes you an exceptional practitioner.

This is a free live training and I don’t want you to miss it.

Comment “SKILLS” and I’ll send you the direct link to reserve your seat. Can’t make it live? Register anyway. The replay will be sent to everyone who signs up.

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