Hi there! 

 

I am Paola Carnevale, nutrition and lifestyle coach, working in the functional nutrition model. I am also a materials engineer and scientist, a voracious reader, an Italian expat in The Netherlands, and a lot more! 

 

For most of my life I struggled with chronic symptoms, such as IBS, food sensitivities and allergies. I pushed through all difficulties and did not miss on life: I studied hard, went all the way to engineering school, a MSc and a PhD, worked for a huge and renowned company, lived in 3 different countries, married a fantastic guy and made friends from all over the world….until stress triggered a bigger health crisis, which forced me to suddenly brake! 

 

I was so depleted of energy that I was not able to cope with the demands of both my professional and private life. Finding support, but not resolution nor significant improvements from both the conventional and alternative health care worlds, I decided to take things in my own hands.

 

As digestive symptoms were the most immediately tangible ones, it seemed natural to me to first turn to the word of nutrition for solutions. I was my own guinea pig and experimented a lot before finding what worked for me. At that point though not only did my digestive symptoms clear within a few months, but also all other aspects of my health slowly improved, from allergies to sleep, energy and mental health! 

 

I was finally able to get my life back on track and get a new job but the seed had been planted for a new passion: I had fallen in love with the world of nutrition. 

 

In the meanwhile I had also found out about the “functional” approach to nutrition. The systems-thinking approach used in functional nutrition and functional medicine strongly resonated with my engineering and scientific mind and I decided to dig deeper and learn from world-renowned functional nutritionist and educator Andrea Nakayama.

 

Read about functional nutrition and functional medicine here.

 

After graduating from both the Digestive Intensive and Full Body Systems programs of the Functional Nutrition Alliance, I recently gained my certification as a Functional Nutrition and Lifestyle Practitioner (FNLP) from the same institute.

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Today I have my own private practice as a food and lifestyle coach and I offer individual coaching sessions both online and in person, in English and Italian, in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. 

 

I help busy individuals like you, overwhelmed by the crazy pace of modern life, feel better and perform at their best through individualised food and lifestyle modifications.

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