Function Forward Nutrition

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Specializing in optimizing nutrition for mental health and mood disorders using a Functional Medicine, evidence-based approach.

*Now accepting clients in CO and MA!*

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09/03/2026

One of the simplest things we can do as clinicians can completely change how supported a client feels in their care.

When I learn that a client is also working with a therapist, psychiatrist, or other provider, I ask whether they would like us to connect.

With their consent, it can be as simple as:
A signed ROI.
A quick email.
A 15-minute conversation.

But what happens because of that conversation is much bigger.

The therapist knows what I am seeing nutritionally.
I know what is changing in therapy.

Medication changes, symptoms, barriers, risks, and progress are not happening in separate silos.

And most importantly: the client is no longer responsible for being the messenger between the people treating them.

That is collaborative care.

It does not have to mean hours of meetings or complicated systems. It means creating intentional communication between the clinicians already supporting the same human being.

On September 14, I am co-hosting a collaborative care training for dietitians, therapists, psychiatric providers, and other clinicians who want to make interdisciplinary care actually work in real-world practice.

We will talk about what collaboration can look like, how to initiate it, what to communicate, and how to build stronger provider relationships without adding another overwhelming system to your workload.

If you believe better mental health care requires us to stop working in silos, this training is for you. Link in bio!

09/02/2026

Your gut-healing plan should not make you more afraid of food.

Yes, digestive symptoms are real. And yes, elimination diets and targeted nutrition interventions can sometimes be clinically appropriate.

But if “healing your gut” has turned into constantly analyzing symptoms, cutting out more foods, fearing ingredients, or believing one meal can undo all of your progress, the plan deserves a second look.

Gut health is not just about removing foods.

A thoughtful nutrition plan should have:
→ a clear clinical reason
→ adequate nutrition
→ a way to monitor whether it is actually helping
→ and, whenever possible, a path back toward more flexibility

Because the goal is not to create the “perfect” gut-health diet.

The goal is to help you eat enough, understand your body, manage your digestive symptoms AND feel safer around food.

If your gut-healing journey has made eating feel harder instead of easier, save this. You may need a different approach.

Eating for better mental health is not about buying only organic food, avoiding carbs, cutting out processed foods, or b...
09/01/2026

Eating for better mental health is not about buying only organic food, avoiding carbs, cutting out processed foods, or building the “perfect” breakfast.

Your brain needs enough food, consistent fuel, omega-3 fats, carbohydrates, protein, fiber and a variety of nutrients far more than it needs dietary perfection. 🧠

Sometimes the frozen vegetables, canned beans, cereal for breakfast or convenience meal you will actually eat is the better choice.

Mental health nutrition should make eating more doable, not more stressful.

Adequate > optimal.
Consistent > perfect.
Accessible > aspirational.

Save this for the next time nutrition advice online makes eating feel way more complicated than it needs to be.

Part 2 coming next 👀

08/31/2026

Can not eating enough make anxiety worse? Yes, and it is something we do not talk about enough.

Nutrition cannot cure anxiety, but low blood sugar, dehydration, too much caffeine and going long periods without eating can create physical symptoms that feel a LOT like anxiety: racing heart, shakiness, irritability, dizziness and difficulty concentrating.

If your anxiety feels louder when you have not eaten all day, your body may be asking for fuel, not giving you proof that something is wrong.

Consistent meals and snacks will not replace therapy or medication, but they can help give your brain and nervous system a steadier baseline to work from.

Save this if you struggle with anxiety + forgetting to eat. 🧠🍽️

08/27/2026

Nutrition is not a cure for depression, anxiety, ADHD or other mental health conditions. But the evidence is increasingly clear that diet quality, nutrient status and adequate, consistent intake can influence systems involved in mood, cognition and brain function.

Mental health care should never be reduced to “just eat better.”

But it also shouldn’t ignore nutrition entirely.

The brain is part of the body. It deserves nutritional care too.

08/26/2026

If you want to provide more integrated mental health care but aren’t sure how to make interdisciplinary collaboration actually work in private practice, this is for you.

That’s why we created How to Implement Collaborative Care in Private Practice: a live training for therapists, dietitians, and psychiatric providers covering warm handoffs, referral networks, communication workflows, role clarity, and how to actually close the loop between clinicians.

📅 September 14 | 12 PM MT
🎟️ Live training + practical templates you can use afterward
🔗 Register through the link in bio or at joinallyd.com or comment COLLAB and I’ll send you the registration directly

08/25/2026

The 5 foods you should NEVER eat if you want to improve depression:

…yeah, I don’t have a list. 👀

As a registered dietitian specializing in mental health nutrition, I’m usually much more concerned about whether someone with depression is **eating enough and eating consistently** than whether they’re cutting out a specific food.

Because when depression is already making it hard to get out of bed, grocery shop, cook, or even care about eating… adding a bunch of food rules is rarely the move.

Nutrition absolutely matters for depression. But the evidence points more toward overall dietary quality, nutrient adequacy, and consistent nourishment than demonizing one food or ingredient.

So instead of asking:
“What should I stop eating?”

Try:
“How can I make eating easier, more regular, and more nourishing right now?”

Sometimes the most important nutrition intervention is not restriction.

It’s simply eating enough.

If you’re a dietitian, therapist, psychiatrist, psychiatric NP or other mental health provider in private practice, you ...
08/25/2026

If you’re a dietitian, therapist, psychiatrist, psychiatric NP or other mental health provider in private practice, you probably already know your clients can benefit from collaborative care.

The harder part is figuring out how to actually make it work.

Who should be involved?
When do you reach out?
What information should be shared?
How do you make warm referrals that actually turn into care?
And how do you collaborate without adding hours of unpaid admin work to your week?

That’s exactly what we’re covering in our live training:

**How to Implement Collaborative Care in Private Practice**

We’ll walk through practical systems for multidisciplinary mental health care, including:

→ identifying when collaborative care is needed
→ understanding the roles of the therapist, dietitian + psychiatric provider
→ building a strong referral network
→ warm handoffs + closing the referral loop
→ communication workflows
→ documentation + realistic care coordination systems

Because giving someone three dead end referrals isn’t the same thing as giving them a coordinated treatment team.

📅 September 14
⏰ 12 PM MST
💻 Live
💰 $49

Hosted by the co-founders of allyd — a registered dietitian + licensed therapist.

**Comment COLLAB and we’ll send you the registration details.**

One of the most meaningful parts of being a mental health dietitian has very little to do with teaching people what to e...
08/22/2026

One of the most meaningful parts of being a mental health dietitian has very little to do with teaching people what to eat.

It’s being the person someone finally tells:

“I’m terrified of gaining weight.”
“I don’t know how to eat without feeling guilty.”
“My family has talked about bodies like this my entire life.”
“I know all the nutrition rules… I just don’t know how to trust myself anymore.”

Our relationships with food and our bodies don’t develop in a vacuum. They can be shaped by family messages, diet culture, mental health, neurodivergence, trauma, access to food, medical experiences, and years of being told that changing your body is the answer.

So sometimes nutrition care looks less like handing someone a meal plan and more like creating a space where food can finally become a little less complicated.

And getting to be trusted with that part of someone’s story?

That will never feel ordinary to me. 🤍

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