FUNCTIONAL NUTRITION COUNSELING & HOLISTIC OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY

Kennedy Integrative Wellness LLC

WENDY R. KENNEDY OTR/L, CHT, CFNC

discover your unique path to health and well-being

Nourish your body, mind and spirit with personalized nutrition and health education. As a functional nutrition counselor, occupational therapist, and health educator I practice holistically to empower you to optimize your potential for wellness. Discover how your health is influenced by your genes, environment, physiology and how you can improve your health with a personalized wellness plan that explores root causation. Whether you are recovering from an injury, have a chronic illness, or just want to maximize your health, Kennedy Integrative Wellness can guide you on your path of well-being.

Are you missing a functional member of your health and wellness team?

Wendy combines her experience as an Occupational Therapist, Certified Hand Therapist, and Functional Nutrition Counselor to optimize client’s health, independence, and encourages agency over their own well-being

Functional nutrition counseling is the art and science of discovering personalized food and lifestyle recommendations based on bioindividuality. Food can be medicine when the body is functioning adequately. There are many factors that affect ones’ ability to use nutrients including genetics, environment, and each persons unique physiology. The job of a Functional Nutrition Counselor is to partner with the client to discover how to optimize internal and external influences on their health. This may include exploring  and improving processes such as digestion, the microbiome, natural detoxification pathways, and optimizing lifestyle factors including, sleep, stress, movement, and connections.

Occupational Therapy is a holistic science-backed profession that focuses on helping people improve their function, overcome barriers, and live a productive and meaningful life no matter what physical, emotional, or cognitive challenge(s) there are. Modalities that may be used in OT include strengthening, stretching, dexterity, sensory retraining, memory and cognitive activities, adaptive equipment, ergonomics, and injury prevention training etc. Integrating Functional Nutrition and Occupational Therapy can enhance clients health, wellness, prevention and recovery. At Kennedy Integrative Wellness you get the benefit of a practitioner who blends years of experience in healthcare with a holistic and functional lens.

Core beliefs of Functional Nutrition

Everything Is connected

ALL BODY SYSTEMS ARE CONNECTED SO TOO ARE MIND, BODY, & SPIRIT

We are all unique

ONE SIZE DOES NOT FIT ALL

All things matter

HEALTH HISTORY, LIFE EXPERIENCES, STRESSORS, PHYSIOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENT

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Functional Nutrition Practitioners are epigenetic detectives that explore the symbiosis where food meets physiology
- Andrea Nakayama, Functional Nutritionist, Educator, and Mentor

Integrative Healthcare 

Combining both conventional and complementary modalities to holistically support health foundations. 

Today we are challenged by many stressors inside and outside our bodies. These stressors can contribute to problems with different body systems and disrupt the body’s innate ability to heal. Learn how to increase your “toolbox” of support and how nutrition, hydration, sleep, relaxation, movement, connections, and detoxification can enhance your resiliency.

  • Breath work, yoga, meditation, qigong, progressive relaxation, visualization, EFT, Vagus nerve exercises

  • Joint protection, ergonomics, body mechanics, energy conservation, activity analysis, repetitive strain education, nutrition/hydration, sleep hygiene, stress management, exercise and movement

  • Explore all body detoxification pathways and learn how to naturally support them through personalized recommendations.

If you want to be more in control of your well-being and support your health no matter where you are on your healing journey, contact Wendy at Kennedy Integrative Wellness.

Tailored Services:

  •  Comprehensive functional nutrition assessment to better understand your history and needs.

  •  Exploration of the symbiosis of nutrition and your unique physiology.

  •  Personalized nutrition and lifestyle recommendations to support your body.

  •  Application of conventional and complementary modalities to maximize well-being.

  •  Preventive health education to reduce symptoms, illness, injury, and toxic burden.

  •  Personalized health and wellness plan that addresses root causes of symptoms.

  • Occupational Therapy, hand and upper extremity therapy with a Holistic Lens

  • Chronic conditions, autoimmune disorders, inflammation, rheumatologic diseases, chronic pain, hormonal imbalances, insomnia, weight loss resistance, fatigue/energy problems, GI distress, metabolic issues, unexplained (idiopathic) symptoms, mental fog, hyperactivity, depression, anxiety, skin problems etc., with Functional Nutrition Counseling and Personalized Health Education.

    Acute or chronic hand and upper extremity conditions who are experiencing limitations in function, with Occupational Therapy.

If you are looking for a personalized and holistic approach to improving your well-being, please contact me for a free 15 minutes consultation.

about Me

I have worked as an Occupational Therapist in traditional healthcare settings since 1994. For most of my career I have worked with people experiencing various injuries, illness, chronic and acute conditions that affect their hands and upper extremities. Working with people and helping to improve function, independence, and quality of living is very fulfilling. 

Over the course of my career, I have witnessed several shifts in healthcare and in the patient population. More people seem to struggle with health problems in general, including chronic diseases and inflammatory conditions, with challenging and varied symptoms. It is now common to see a client with 5-10+ medications on their intake forms. Young people are experiencing health problems previously seen primarily in middle and older age groups.

  • The healthcare delivery system, with a focus on productivity over quality of care, is becoming a very challenging place to deliver personalized services. Clients want to tell their health stories and truly be heard. They deserve to be treated with respect and care, but instead sometimes feel helpless, confused, or disregarded. Practioners too, feel the stress and limitations of the current healthcare climate. There is another way.

    Through my own health journey, years of trial and error, I have been fortunate to find different health models. This is when my own healing accelerated. Functional, integrative, and conventional practitioners all have specialized skills, demonstrating there is no “one size fits all” when it comes to our health. I am excited to offer my experience as a member of your care team combining my training in functional nutrition and experience in traditional healthcare, in an integrative fashion, to help discover your unique healing potential. 

    People in all locations can contact me for functional nutrition counseling and integrative health education.  I see private Occupational Therapy clients in the state of Pennsylvania, with a current prescription from a physician, PA, or LNP.

    • BS Pennsylvania State University in Rehabilitation Services Education

    • MS Virginia Commonwealth University in Occupational Therapy

    • Registered Occupational Therapist, Certified Hand Therapist

    • Certified Functional Nutrition Counselor

If you are looking for a personalized and holistic approach to improving your well-being, please contact me for a free 15 minute consultation at kennedyintegrativewellness@gmail.com or 215-534-2156.

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