Functional Nutrition

The Chemistry of Coffee - Blog Image
Functional Nutrition 7 min read

The Chemistry of Coffee

Although caffeine is found in over 100 plants worldwide, its effects are most potent in coffee. This potency stems from coffee’s high concentration of two other stimulants–theophylline and theobrom...

By Andrea Nakayama
The Art of Counseling Step 1: Assess - Blog Image
Functional Nutrition 4 min read

The Art of Counseling Step 1: Assess

Have you ever noticed that as soon as the cat is out of the bag that you know a little something about health, nutrition, and how to help people feel better, that people start coming out of the woo...

By Andrea Nakayama
why remedies rarely match symptoms - Blog Image
Functional Nutrition 3 min read

Why remedies rarely match symptoms

One of the things that has always set me apart (and allowed me, back in the day, to create a 6-figure nutrition practice in less than 3 years without any marketing) is that I see my clients and the...

By Andrea Nakayama
what’s missing in healthcare - Blog Image
Functional Nutrition 3 min read

What’s missing in healthcare

Last week I shared my own personal journey with health, disease, death, and ultimately the birth of my life’s purpose. In the years of fighting for my husband Isamu’s life, and later in the months ...

By Andrea Nakayama