Meet Trailblazer Kelly Rice

Today we’d like to introduce you to Kelly Rice.

Kelly, please share your story with us. How did you get to where you are today?
When I was in my early 20s, I was battling three autoimmune diseases, which means that my body was attacking itself. One of the diseases was aggressively eating away at my skin and I was desperately seeking out answers through the conventional medical system on how I got these diseases and what I could do to stop them. At this time I was feeling so alone, like no one understood what I was going through, and frequently cried myself to sleep feeling so desperate for answers. I was told by my doctors that it was just bad luck and there was nothing that I could do but take medication, need surgeries and have a poor quality of life.

I wouldn’t accept these answers and set off to find the answers myself. Through heavy research, I created a diet protocol and by day 3 of that diet my symptoms stopped 100%. To this day, all three of my autoimmune diseases are in remission. I knew that I was on to something and went back to school to become a Functional Nutritionist and opened my private practice, The Nutrient Solution. Today, through my practice, I work to uncover the WHY behind my client’s health conditions instead of masking symptoms with medications.

Symptoms are the body’s way of raising a little red flag that something is wrong and we need to listen to them. Diet changes are the foundation of my work and 80% of the time are enough to correct what’s going on in the body – whether that’s an autoimmune disease, digestive issues, hormonal and thyroid imbalances, weight loss, etc. I also utilize vitamin and mineral balance and bring in functional testing when needed, including food sensitivity testing, full blood panels and stool testing that looks at the health of the gut.

I currently see clients in person at my office in Greenwood Village, CO and offer virtual sessions for those who can’t make it in or don’t live in the area.

Has it been a smooth road?
Both my health and professional journey have not been a smooth road. Healing and success aren’t linear. You will have wins, go backwards, sideways and feel like throwing in the towel.

I created The Nutrient Solution so that no one ever had to feel as helpless and alone in their health journey as I once felt and to shake up the conventional health care system that is failing so many. I started The Nutrient Solution as a passion project and it has grown organically from there to a full-time practice.

My advice to women just starting their professional journey is to always stay true to yourself and your beliefs. I created my practice to be what I wish existed when I was struggling with health issues years ago. I’ve found myself taking business advice from the “pros” on many occasions only to find their advice fail because it wasn’t what I truly believed in. The more I follow my heart in what I think is right, the more my business grows.

Being an entrepreneur is the hardest thing that I’ve ever done and there have been many times that I wanted to give up. It’s important to find your tribe, whether that’s in person or online, to support you through the ups and downs. To cheer you on when you’re having great days and to build you up on the not so great days. Without the emotional support of my husband, a fellow entrepreneur boss babe, and my entrepreneur community, I wouldn’t be where I am today.

We’d love to hear more about The Nutrient Solution.
The Nutrient Solution is a functional nutrition practice that was designed to identify the underlying causes of health challenges rather than suppressing symptoms. Symptoms are the body’s cry for help and we need to listen to them.

For example, if you get tired every afternoon and need sugar to pick yourself back up, then that is a sign that something is wrong in your body. We work to figure out why you are getting tired in the afternoon to resolve the problem from its root. This enables you to have even energy throughout the day without having to rely on caffeine, sugar and other stimulants.

I don’t believe in a cookie-cutter approach that what works for one person will work for another. For example, I can have two women both in their 40s with excess weight and hypothyroidism and their protocols will be completely different. Everything that I do is tailored specifically for each person’s body.

We are known for getting answers and results in health conditions when no one else can. We use nutrition-based care that is focused on building health by restoring the proper functioning of the body. Proper nutrition, lifestyle habits, and vitamin and mineral balance are the foundations of our work. Once those are aligned, if needed, we utilize functional testing, including food sensitivity testing, blood panels and stool tests to dive deeper into what’s driving health conditions.

We specialize in long term weight loss without any calorie counting or prepackaged foods, digestion, chronic disease, thyroid and hormonal disorders, including PCOS, and autoimmune disease.

Contact Info:

• Website: www.thenutrientsolution.com
• Phone: 720-837-1342
• Instagram: @thenutrientsolution
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheNutrientSolutionFunctionalNutrition/

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