A NO BS APPROACH TO NUTRITION - straightforward advice about eating healthier with Vanessa Rissetto + how to work with a dietitian through insurance

Dec 4, 2023

Vanessa Rissetto, CEO and Co-Founder of Culina Health, shares accessible nutrition advice. She discusses the importance of a practitioner over functional tests, simple eating advice, intermittent fasting, and embracing body goals. She also talks about the challenges of achieving a healthy diet, coping with emotional eating, and the significance of self-reflection. Additionally, she discusses the goal of increasing access to insurance payers for dietitians.

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Introduction

00:00 • 4min

An Eco-Friendly Toothpaste Brand

03:33 • 4min

The Importance of Personalized Nutrition and Addressing Root Causes

07:30 • 20min

The Challenges of Achieving a Healthy Diet

27:38 • 18min

Different Teams of Dietitians and Coping Mechanisms for Emotional Eating

45:37 • 2min

Finding Clarity and Techniques for Self-reflection

47:48 • 2min

Increasing Access to Insurance Payers

49:22 • 4min

Ep 99. We’re 100% here for Vanessa Rissetto’s accessible, straightforward nutrition advice. She approaches nutrition from an outsider's perspective because, in many ways, she is one. As CEO and Co-Founder of Culina Health, her priority is making clinical nutrition care inclusive and accessible. Vanessa received a Master’s in Science in Marketing from NYU and later completed her Dietetic Internship through their Nutrition and Food Studies Program at Mount Sinai Hospital. Her work in private practice includes treatment of GI disorders, bariatric surgery, weight management, PCOS, and family nutrition. She loves helping clients take an active role in their health journey and motivates them to achieve success. Vanessa was named by Essence magazine as one of the top 5 black nutritionists who will change the way you think about food.

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Here’s the juice:

How she felt like the nutrition field catered to the 1% and therefore started her company, Culina Health to increase access
The value of a great practitioner as opposed to a bunch of functional tests that aren’t covered by insurance
Her simple, straightforward advice about eating that everyone can benefit from
How to figure out “what works for you” when you have no clue
Her opinion on intermittent fasting and when it’s appropriate
Why it’s okay to want to look good in your body!
How she built her company to be the first nutrition company run by RDs, with investment money, and accepting insurance
Why not eating enough actually keeps you from losing weight
The role of compromise in achieving your health goals
How to incorporate healthy coping mechanisms that aren’t related to food and drink
The importance of sitting in the quiet for clarity and food-related emotions
Tips on how to access nutritious, high quality food when you’re on a budget