Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Functional nutrition coaching focuses on identifying root causes of health concerns such as chronic inflammation, gut imbalances, and blood sugar dysregulation. It uses personalized nutrition and lifestyle strategies rather than one-size-fits-all diets.

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A functional nutrition coach helps you understand how food, lifestyle, stress, and habits affect your health. Coaching includes education, guidance, and accountability to support sustainable change.

The ultimate goal of a Functional Nutrition Coach is to improve your quality of life through developing healthy habits and effective changes.

• Diagnose, treat, or cure disease
• Write prescriptions
• Guarantee success
• Give you a magic pill for instant results

• You suffer with chronic symptoms that won’t go away.
• You gain weight but can’t seem to lose it.
• You can’t shake off your fatigue.
• You can’t sustain healthy eating for more than a few days.
• You can’t sustain a fitness program for more than a few weeks.
• You realize you simply can’t keep going on the way you are now.
• You realize if you could do it all by yourself, you should have done it by now.
• Your doctors all tell you everything is normal

Re-Root’s Functional Nutrition Coaching approach is centered on teaching you how to improve your knowledge around the following to help quell your chronic inflammation:

• Nutrition
• Hydration
• Exercise/Movement
• Reduce Stress
• Improve Sleep
• Mindfulness Tactics
• Community/Purpose

When all of these are functioning and running their best, you can THRIVE.

If you have been dealing with any of the following health issues that have been preventing you from feeling your best and living a high-quality life, you are probably dealing with Chronic Inflammation:

• Cognition: Brain Fog, Mood Swings & Memory Loss
• Digestion: Bloating, Gas, Constipation, Abdominal Pain & Irregular Bowel Movements
• Metabolism: Low Energy, Weight Gain, Imbalanced Blood Sugar, Hair Loss & Poor Sleep
• Pain: Headaches, Back, Muscles & Joints
• Performance: Low Libido, Hormonal Changes & Flushing
• Skin: Rashes, Hives & Itchy Red Skin

Re-Root will give you specific insight and knowledge into how your body and mind work and what it needs in order to improve your health and fitness.

Our goal is to collaboratively allow you to:

• Improve your self-confidence
• Become more motivated
• Have increased energy
• Be more productive
• Have less stress
• Have less fatigue
• Sleep better
• Eat guilt-free
• Keep weight off
• Reduce illness
• Lessen disease symptoms
• Reduce doctor’s visits

People who have been suffering with any of the following symtoms of chronic inflammation, that they or other healthcare providers have not been able to allow resolve preventing you from enjoying life:

• Cognition (Brain Fog, Mood Swings & Memory Loss)
• Digestion (Bloating, Gas, Constipation & Irregular Bowel Movements)
• Metabolic (Low Energy, Weight Gain, Imbalanced Blood Sugar & Poor Sleep)
• Pain (Head, Muscles & Joints)
• Performance (Low libido & hormonal changes)

Re-Root’s goal is to provide you with the necessary information to allow you to thrive:

• 1:1 coaching sessions
• Continued review and education session to session
• Purchase 3 month master functional nutrition & lifestyle coaching program

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• More cost-effective than hiring a nutritionist and personal trainer separately.
• Dietitians can talk about food but not exercise.
• Personal trainers specialize in exercise but not nutrition.
• Medical professionals typically don’t teach you how to implement a diet & exercise program
• Better to spend money on your health now to fix your issues vs down the road when it’s too late.

Some people notice changes within a few weeks, while others need more time, depending on their health history and goals. Functional nutrition coaching focuses on gradual, sustainable progress rather than quick fixes.

Functional nutrition coaching is typically not covered by insurance. Details about pricing and program options are available on the services page.

You may be able to use your health spending account (HSA).

Re-Root is owned by Joseph Bershad, a certified functional nutrition coach & culinarian based out of Philadelphia, PA seeing clients in person and virtually over Zoom

You can email Joseph at joseph.bershad@rerootnutritioncoach.com or feel free to call me at 267.879.9010 and I’d are happy to answer any of your questions for you!