Targeting cardiometabolic syndrome with nutrition

Kellie Blake, RDN, LD, IFNCP

July 7, 2020
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As we are working to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) with social distancing, mask wearing, and hand hygiene, it has become clear that educating our patients on how to improve cardiometabolic health is also an important strategy that can help mitigate the effects of the virus. Those with cardiometabolic syndrome have higher morbidity and mortality when it comes to COVID-19 and as reported in a 2019 review in Metabolic Syndrome and Related Disorders, only 12.2 percent of…
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About the Author:

Kellie Blake, RDN, LD, IFNCP

Kellie Blake

 Kellie Blake RDN, LD, IFNCP, is a registered dietitian specializing in functional nutrition. She graduated from the University of Kentucky in 2001 and is licensed to practice dietetics in West Virginia, Ohio, and Kentucky. Kellie was named a Top Ten Dietitian by Today’s Dietitian magazine in 2015. In addition to her work as both a psychiatric and enteral nutrition dietitian, Kellie co-owns a private practice, NutriSense Nutrition Consulting, LLC, where she uses a functional nutrition approach to help her clients regain their health and quality of life. Kellie is a functional medicine writer and is the social media coordinator for the Integrative and Functional Nutrition Academy. After a life-long battle with autoimmune disease, Kellie was introduced to functional medicine and nutrition and has been able to successfully reverse her own autoimmune disease symptoms. She has published two cookbooks:  The Psoriasis Diet Cookbook and Psoriasis Cookbook + Meal Plan.

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