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ABOUT LESLEY NICKLESON, RD, IFNCP
From Clinical Nutrition
to an Integrative Functional Approach
28+ Years of Experience
A lifelong curiosity about how nutrition helps support the body
Lesley Nickleson, RD, IFNCP Registered Dietitian
Integrative Functional Nutrition
Certified Practitioner
MY STORY
Nutrition has always
fascinated me.
Unlike many practitioners, my journey into nutrition didn't begin with a personal health crisis. It begin much more simply: I have always loved nutrition.
From the time I could read, my
bookshelves were full of nutrition books.
I was endlessly curious about how nutrients affect the body and support healing.
That curiosity ultimately led me to become a
Registered
Dietitian.
It continues to drive the way I learn, practice and support others today.
My Journey
1. Clinical
Nutrition
2. A Turning
Point
3. Functional
Nutrition
4. My Approach
Today
5. My Commitment
Nearly three decades in clinical practice, including Critical Care & Oncology,
taught me to respect the complexity of illness and the body's capacity to recover.
During a presentation, I saw
"functional foods"
I remember thinking
WHAT IS THAT?
That question led me to advanced training.
Integrative Functional Nutrition taught me how to look at symptoms, uncover root causes and support the body's ability to restore.
Combines clincial nutrition, a whole-body approach, targeted nutrition to create personalized strategies for complex health challenges.
To meet you where you are, listen deeply and guide you on a plan that supports healing & optimal body function.
Beyond Nutrition
NUTRITION IS POWERFUL.
BUT IT IS ONLY PART OF THE STORY.
My approach is also informed by more than 12 years of personal meditation practice and
three years of formal training in meditation and mindfulness
including certification as a Meditation & Mindfulness Instructor and Mindfulness-Based Eating Training (MB-EAT)
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I have come to appreciate just how deeply the autonomic nervous system influences many aspects of how we function
from digestion and appetite, to sleep, stress response and our capacity for
restoration and repair.
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Together with my clinical and Integrative Functional Nutrition background, these experiences shaped my practice
~ evidence informed ~ whole-person ~ mind + body + nervous system ~
Professional Credentials & Trainings
REGISTERED DIETITIAN
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Registered Dietitian, College of Dietitians Ontario
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Registered Dietitian, College of Dietitians of Alberta
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Registered Dietitian, College of Dietitian of British Columbia
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Member, Dietitians of Canada
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Integrative Functional Nutrition Certified Practitioner (IFNCP)
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Institute of Functional Medicine, Personalized Nutrition
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MB-EAT (Mindfulness-Based Eating) Qualified Instructor
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Certified Meditation & Mindfulness Teacher (MMI)
ADVANCED TRAINING & CERTIFICATIONS