Hi, I'm Ilana.
Functional Nutritionist ยท Bay Area + Virtual
Bay Area native and the person who wants to know what you actually eat on a Thursday when things get hard.
I know what it's like to feel like your body is working against you.
I didn't come to functional nutrition through a textbook. I came to it because I was exhausted, frustrated, and tired of being told my labs were "normal" while I felt anything but.
I spent years trying to fix things the hard way. Cutting things out, adding supplements, following plans that made sense on paper and fell apart in real life. What shifted things wasn't a new protocol. It was understanding the relationship between food, energy, and the specific way I was living my life.
That's what I help my clients understand. Not through restriction. Through nourishment.
My practice is based in the Bay Area, and I work with clients virtually across the country. I specialize in working with high-achieving women who have chronic fatigue, complicated relationships with food, and the nagging sense that they should be able to figure this out alone.
"She gave me a life experience and helped me make changes I didn't know were possible. I'm sleeping better, I have more energy, and I'm more present."
Club Koka client, Bay AreaWellness is a lifestyle. Not a destination.
It's available at a music festival, on a Tuesday, and everywhere in between. The goal isn't to reach a finish line. It's to build a relationship with your body, your food, and your habits that actually goes somewhere with you.
This is not about being perfect. It's about being consistent. There's a big difference.
As a functional nutritionist, I look beyond calories and macros. Food affects your hormones, your gut, your sleep, your nervous system, and your mood. I look at all of it, because all of it affects your energy.
See how I work with clientsYour relationship with food is the most important one you have
It's the only relationship you have your entire life. I take that seriously, and I work to make it one that actually supports you.
Health should fit into your life, not take it over
If your protocol requires you to overhaul everything, it won't last. We build habits and systems that fit into the life you already have.
Nourishment goes beyond food
Sleep, stress, movement, connection. It's all a practice. And it all affects your energy. We look at the whole picture, always.
Specificity beats inspiration every time
I'm not here to motivate you with vague advice. I'm here to show you exactly what's happening in your body and give you tools to change it.
What you can expect
Not a generic plan. Not a protocol you'll abandon in three weeks. Something built entirely around what you are looking for.
Someone who actually knows you
This is the work that's specific to you โ your goals, your history, what you've already tried. I'm not guessing. I'm listening, and then I'm building something that fits.
A plan that fits your real life
Your schedule, your food preferences, your stress levels. Not a one-size approach. Something that's designed around the life you're actually living right now.
Energy that's actually stable
Not a crash at 2pm. Not running on caffeine. Real, sustained energy that comes from understanding what your body needs โ and consistently giving it that.
Support between sessions
Life doesn't pause between our calls. I'm here to work through the hard moments and the good ones in real time. That's what actually makes the habits stick.
No food rules, no restriction
We build a relationship with food that's sustainable and rooted in how you actually want to live. The protocols you abandon aren't the answer โ this is.
Changes you actually keep
You'll leave with habits that become part of you โ not something you do for two weeks and drop. This is about lasting change. That's the whole point.
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Tips, recipes, real talk about energy and nutrition โ no fluff, no fads. Just the stuff that actually works.
Ready to work together?
Book a free 20-minute discovery call. We'll talk about your fatigue, your goals, and whether working together makes sense. No pitch. Just a real conversation.
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