Our Approach
The Story
Christine's journey into nutrition is a very personal one that started 25 years ago with first herself, and then her daughter. Christine suffered with stomach pain as a child, that became somewhat debilitating as she aged into her 20’s. Through research and working with a functional doctor, she learned about the root cause of her issues, and was able to pinpoint the origin of her stomach pains, and then eliminate them. Then, a few years later, one of her children developed life-threatening reflux (GERD) and food allergies at the tender age of 8 days! Christine worked with physicians to get her daughter comfortable, but did not like the idea of her infant child being medicated with stomach acid-reducing medications indicated for those age 18 and older. This prompted her to get to the root cause of her daughter’s stomach issues too, and consequently, with the help of their functional doctor, got her daughter back to good health in a relatively short period of time. These two successes proved to Christine that it is possible to heal the body with proper nutrition, and she was passionate about teaching others to do the same for themselves.
Our Story
The Approach
Christine has a focus in holistic and functional nutrition, meaning that she looks at how food affects the body on a cellular level, as well as how nutrients may affect biochemical pathways. With a holistic approach, Christine takes a client’s entire body system and environment into account, to address not only the immediate concern at hand, but also the client’s entire well being.
Meet Christine
Christine Meraklis is the owner of Wellness Through Nutrition, LLC. She graduated from Auburn University with a Bachelor of Science, and then earned a Masters of Science in Human Nutrition (Suma Cum Laude) from the University of Bridgeport, where she demonstrated competence in advanced clinical nutrition and functional medicine. Christine is a Certified Nutrition Specialist® certificant, a Certified LEAP Therapist, and a Licensed Dietary Nutritionist.
Christine Meraklis, MSc, CNS, LDN, CLT
Owner, Founder
In her spare time, Christine enjoys photography, scrap booking, experimenting with recipes, and spending time with her husband, kids, and the family dog. You can see examples of her photography work here: https://christinemeraklis.smugmug.com/
- The Board for Certification of Nutrition Specialists owns the certification mark Certified Nutrition Specialist® in the United States, which it awards to individuals who successfully complete the initial and ongoing certification requirements established by the BCNS.
What's cooking?
Click on the Recipes tab to see some of the kid-approved recipes Christine recommends.