Functional nutrition counseling looks at the broader factors that may influence a person’s health and wellness, including:
- Eating habits
- Lifestyle
- Sleep
- Stress
- Physical activity
- Digestive wellness
- Energy levels
- Health history
- Personal goals
Rather than giving every client the same plan, Christina works with individuals to identify realistic nutrition and lifestyle strategies that can be maintained over time.
Functional nutrition counseling is educational and wellness-focused. It does not diagnose, treat, or cure medical conditions.
Meet Christina Stephens
Christina Stephens is a board-certified Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Practitioner, nutritionist, health coach, and certified personal trainer.
Through Optimize You, she offers personalized health and nutrition coaching, functional lab review, wellness education, and structured programs designed to help clients better understand their health information and build sustainable habits.
Areas of Support
Functional nutrition counseling may help clients work toward goals involving:
- Balanced eating habits
- Improved meal planning
- Digestive wellness
- Energy and daily performance
- Healthy weight-management habits
- Stress and sleep support
- Hormone-related wellness goals
- Exercise nutrition
- Healthy aging
- Greater confidence when making food choices
Recommendations are personalized according to the client’s history, needs, preferences, and lifestyle.
Functional Lab Testing and Review
Optimize You may also offer functional lab testing and result-review services.
Depending on the selected program, testing may explore markers related to areas such as digestion, hormones, metabolism, or food sensitivity. Testing is used to provide educational insights and help guide personalized lifestyle strategies. It is not used to diagnose a disease or replace medical laboratory testing ordered by a physician.
Christina can explain available options and help determine whether coaching, lab review, or a structured program may best fit your goals.
Nutrition Counseling and Chiropractic Wellness
Functional nutrition counseling and chiropractic care address different aspects of wellness.
Chiropractic care may focus on joint mobility, spinal movement, and musculoskeletal function. Nutrition counseling focuses on food choices, lifestyle habits, health education, and long-term wellness strategies.
When appropriate, these services may complement one another as part of a broader approach to healthy movement and daily well-being.
Nutrition counseling is provided independently through Optimize You and is separate from chiropractic treatment at Kline Chiropractic & Wellness.
Learn More About Optimize You
Personalized nutrition and lifestyle guidance can help make healthy changes feel clearer, more practical, and easier to maintain.
Visit www.OptimizeYouLLC.com to learn more about Christina Stephens, explore available programs, or schedule a discovery call.
Functional nutrition counseling is provided independently by Optimize You. These services are educational and are not substitutes for medical diagnosis, treatment, emergency care, or nutrition therapy from a licensed medical professional. Programs and results vary.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who can benefit from functional nutrition counseling?
Functional nutrition counseling may benefit adults who want personalized guidance with food choices, meal planning, energy, digestion, healthy weight-management habits, stress, sleep, or general wellness.
Is functional nutrition counseling the same as medical nutrition therapy?
No. Functional nutrition coaching is educational and wellness-focused. Medical nutrition therapy for a diagnosed medical condition should be provided by an appropriately licensed medical professional or registered dietitian.
Does Christina diagnose medical conditions?
No. Optimize You states that its practitioners do not diagnose, treat, or cure diseases or medical conditions. Services are intended to support education, lifestyle improvement, and wellness planning.
Is functional lab testing required?
No. Optimize You offers health coaching options without lab testing, as well as standalone functional testing and structured programs that include testing.
Are consultations available virtually?
Yes. Optimize You offers virtual functional lab testing and health-coaching services, allowing clients to participate from home.
Does insurance cover functional nutrition counseling?
Coverage varies, but wellness coaching and functional testing are often self-pay. Contact Optimize You directly for current pricing, program details, and payment policies.