Meet Chardonée Donald at the Kaplan Center, your partner in health with over ten years of expertise in nutrition. As a Ph.D. candidate in Integrative and Functional Nutrition, she focuses on identifying the root causes of health issues and offers personalized strategies for inflammation, gut health, and cognitive support.
Start your journey to optimal health by scheduling a discovery session with her today at 703-532-4892.
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Nutritional Testing, Counseling & Coaching at the Kaplan Center
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Do you…
- feel tired most of the time or have an energy crash midday?
- struggle with gas, bloating, abdominal pain, reflux, constipation, or diarrhea?
- worry about your weight?
- have trouble concentrating or brain fog?
- suspect you have food intolerances or sensitivities?
- feel lost about what’s “healthy” to eat or if you should take supplements?
- Or, if you’ve been diagnosed with or suspect you have a more serious nutritional problem like #ibs , #crohnsdisease, #Colitis, #SIBO, or #GERD, the Kaplan Center can help you.
About Chardonée Donald CHN, CNS, LDN
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Chardonée Donald is a Board-Certified Nutrition Specialist and Licensed Dietitian Nutritionist. She is also a 3rd year Ph.D. candidate in the Integrative and Functional Nutrition Program at Saybrook University. Chardonée has a Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Science with a Minor in Nutrition and a Master of Science in Human Nutrition.
Chardonée has a decade of nutrition knowledge and education. Her primary focus is to help heal and her approach is to find the root cause of a disorder and treat it accordingly. With that being said, she asks her patients/clients to give at least 2 years to undo years of damage that has been done to their body and restore nutrients that have been depleted over that time. She believes in setting a good foundation and utilizing the building blocks of nutrition to reach optimal health.
Chardonée worked for two years in a health food store in her early 20s, prompting her to study and receive her certification as a holistic nutrition and worked as such for four years in Illinois before moving to Maryland during COVID-19 to become a caregiver in 2020 to her grandmother with dementia. She educates people on the importance of nutrition in difficult disease processes such as diabetes, dementia, gut dysbiosis, SIBO ([ Ссылка ]), Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome, reactive hypoglycemia, Sickle Cell Disease, brain health (preventing Dementia), Moyamoya Syndrome, and others, with the goal of true wellness.
Her primary interests are decreasing inflammation in the body, addressing gut dysbiosis (one of the causes of leaky gut), hydration, reintroducing macro and micronutrients back into the body, circulation support, cognition, and reducing symptoms of blood disorders such as Sickle Cell Anemia. She completed an internship working with patients with Mast Cell Activation Disorder, Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, SIBO, and other complicated disorders.
Her approach to care is humble, open, honest, and unique in the ways that she utilizes her heavy science background in conjunction with her holistic background to give excellent care. Chardonée believes in listening to every concern and connecting the dots. It is important to her that she works well with other medical professionals and practitioners to deliver the best care she can. Her interest in nutrition was inspired by struggles with her own health or by those she knows suffering from some of the conditions mentioned above. She got tired of being overlooked, turned away, misdiagnosed, and told “it’s all in your head”. She knows exactly what it feels like to be a patient and unheard; for this reason Chardonée is committed to listening to patients in depth, understanding who they are as individuals, being upfront about their care, and building trust. In her words, “Every BODY is different. So, I will never treat any two people the same. It does not matter if two people have the same disorder. Your care needs to be as unique as you are”. She works with whatever you bring to the table and will walk beside you to help set healthy habits. She will help nurture and help you implement sustainable lifestyle changes through motivational interviewing and getting to know you.
To make an appointment with Chardonée, please call 703-532-4892.
What is Integrative & Functional Nutrition?
Integrative and Functional Nutrition (IFN) is an approach to nutrition counseling and therapy that is based on the principles and concepts of integrative and functional medicine. IFN combines the best of conventional and alternative medicine and emphasizes healthy eating personalized to the genetics, environment, lifestyle, and health concerns of each individual.
