"Uncovering the full "what and why" of your autoimmunity is our most important work together. There's a reason you're struggling, and that reason is your doorway to wellness. Only then can we apply the precise tools and protocols to address your health challenges.”
Paula Sturm RD, FMN, NLP
Holistic Practitioner
MY APPROACH
Radical means "getting to the root"
You're complex. We all are! That's why a single diet, habit, or medication rarely gets you back to the vibrant health you once enjoyed.
In my functional medical nutrition practice, I see clients with long-standing conditions that can feel mysterious and unsolvable. They arrive with a list of issues such as:
Autoimmune conditions (Hashimoto's, Lupus, Crohn’s, etc.)
GI Issues (SIBO, IBS, GERD, Colitis, etc.)
Nutrient deficiencies
Allergies and intolerances
Hormone Imbalances (perimenopause, menopause, infertility, HPA axis/adrenal issues, PCOS)
Fatigue and burnout
Stubborn weight
Nothing left for family or work
That's when my curiosity ignites. Because, together, we can untangle the biological, genetic, mental, and energetic roots of their condition and set them on a path to wellness at all levels.
How do I do it?
WHOLE-YOU APPROACH
YOUR GENETICS
Advanced Testing
Your unique genetic profile tells us where and how your body needs extra nutrition and lifestyle support to address current illnesses and prevent future ones.
YOUR MIND-ENERGY
Chemistry + Physiology
Your thoughts and emotions are expressed as body chemistry. Working with your mind and energy is a powerful way to unlock healing and shift all areas of your functioning.
YOUR BIOLOGY
Functional Medical Nutrition
Your body is an interconnected system. Targeted nutrition addresses deficiencies, imbalances & toxicities to resolve root causes and restore whole-body wellness.
Have you ever felt...
...that you've tried so many things but simply aren't seeing any change?
...that you explain your challenges but no one fully hears and addresses them?
...you're on your own because no one helps and you just keep getting bounced around?
...no one gets that you're sick or that it's taking everything you have to just to get through your day?
...like giving up and living with it, but you just can't resign yourself to feeling this way forever?
Let’s try this...
Let’s talk. I want to answer your questions and give you the confidence that there is a solution for your situation.
Values at the heart of “Radically Nourished”
Holistic view
Achieving wellness requires that we see and honor all parts of our being. Past, present and future. Body, mind and soul. Our work is grounded in science and proven practices, but also guided by intuition.
Synergy
Life is a verb, not a noun. It's an interconnected process where each experience teaches us more about our capacity to influence how we think, how we feel, and the state of our health.
Empowerment
It's easy to feel stuck while struggling with a chronic condition. Gaining new ways to understand our bodies and minds and the tools to help them restores our power to activate the life we want.
What is affecting your health?
There are as many doorways into improved health as there are unique individuals. I take a multi-dimensional approach and, with careful listening, we explore the precise avenues that will get you back on the path to living fully.
Genomics
Functional nutrition
Past experiences
SIBO
Sleep
Heavy metals
Emotions / memories
Lab testing
Inflammation
Stress
Subconscious
Intuition
Hormones
Habits
Hypnotherapy
Adrenals
Thyroid
Food sensitivities
Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP)
Gut health
Endocrine Synergy
Beliefs / mindsets
Spirituality
Fears / phobias
PCOS
Menopause
Infertility
Mold and environmental toxins
Allergies
Traumas
I am here to help you
I want to hear your story and help you determine the best approach for your health. You may feel like you have tried everything. Don’t be discouraged. Let’s get you on a path toward optimal health and wellbeing.
Frequently Asked Questions
Conventional medicine is looking to diagnose and alleviate symptoms. Functional nutrition finds and resolves the root causes that are driving your condition as well as impairing function in many areas of your body. Conventional medicine drills down in a specific discipline where functional medicine explores how all of your bodily systems interconnect and affect one another.
There is certainly a place for restrictive dietary plans, but because my approach is about strengthening bodily function, I have found that it is ADDING, not subtracting, that makes the biggest difference in health.
Using genomic testing to optimize your health is the epitome of wellness customization. We use YOUR genes to create a roadmap to address your current health concerns and make you aware of what potential your genes might have in store for you. You'll be prepared to address or prevent any health challenges and create wellness. Your genes give us the exact paths we need to walk down, which saves time. It's an empowering test because we can use food, targeted supplements, and lifestyle strategies to compensate for weakness and optimize your strengths.
NLP is about "producing excellence" in any area of life. Neuro stands for the mind, linguistics stands for thoughts, images and stories we use to give meaning to reality, and programming stands for "programs" we can run in the mind that have been demonstrated to produce excellence. At heart, it's about removing and remodeling subconscious blocks that are holding you back from optimal functioning in every area of your life — including your health. NLP has been used to support the healing of fears and phobias, anxiety, poor self-esteem, stress, post- traumatic stress disorder and more. When you're "doing everything right" and yet you're still not healing, NLP can produce powerful shifts that get you back on track.
EFT, short for Emotional Freedom Technique, helps shift deep-seated emotional patterns by gently and painlessly working with the same energy meridians used in acupuncture. It's effective in providing relief from traumatic experiences, anxiety, depression, stress-related health issues and pain. It works quickly, and can help resolve fears and phobias, cravings and addictions, prolonged negative thinking and behavior patterns that interfere with weight loss.
Hypnosis is a safe and proven way to help you learn new behaviors and ways of being. You can think of it as reprogramming the subconscious mind. When under hypnosis, you put your mind and body into a heightened state of learning, making you more susceptible to suggestions for self-improvement or behavior modification. Despite popular portrayals of hypnosis, it is not something a hypnotherapist does to you. You are hypnotizing yourself in the presence of a skilled facilitator and it can only happen with your consent. Hypnosis can create a heightened state of wellbeing that can facilitate your body's natural healing process.
Paula's complete 360 approach dramatically changed my life for the better
I found Paula in July of 2020 after coming to my wits end and feeling completely desperate. Before I met Paula, I had worked with a well known naturopath here in San Diego and spent a couple thousand dollars with no improvements. To say I was discouraged was an understatement.
I have suffered with gut issues since I was 8, which affect every aspect of my life. Being in pain after eating was normal. I had developed anxiety about food due to my terrible reactions to many many things. I avoided restaurants like the plague. I avoided travel. I avoided life. Doctors could never figure out what was wrong. I was diagnosed with IBS and that’s the label I lived with for almost 30 years.
After just six months with Paula, after almost 30 years of suffering, I was able to eat any food without pain. No reactions. Nothing. I started to gain a bit of weight back, get my energy back, and the biggest most incredible change - my anxiety about eating subsided and I started to feel comfortable going out. My shame and fears around my problems went away, my fears faded, I started a new full-time career, and I became a healthier and happier person.
Paula’s approach isn’t just nutrition. She covers the mental, spiritual and emotional part of healing. It’s a complete 360 approach.
I would go as far to say, in a way, she’s my angel. Thanks to Paula, I HAVE a life now. I will continue working with her, probably forever, at a maintenance level.
- Brittany Swanton
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