Nutrition Proportion, a holistic nutrition practice founded by Dr. Noel Aldrich, is celebrating more than 10 years of developing personalized nutrition plans that help improve clients’ body chemistry, strengthen their immune system, and restore energy, resulting in a better quality of life. Beginning his professional career as a science educator, Dr. Aldrich began working in the field of nutrition in 2004, before establishing Nutrition Proportion in 2013.
Dr. Aldrich shares that his passion for nutrition was awakened when his family encountered a health crisis, and they consulted a nutrition specialist, who suggested changes to their diet. Following the consultation, she gave them a slip of paper containing which foods they should eat more of and which they should avoid. Initially skeptical, he decided to follow her advice and made changes to his and his family’s diets.
After seeing significant positive changes in their health, Dr. Aldrich began researching further into nutrition and took up formal study in the discipline, eventually obtaining a PhD in Nutrition from the University of Minnesota. He has been a licensed nutritionist in the state of Minnesota since 2013 and a Certified Nutrition Specialist Practitioner since 2016. He also teaches as an adjunct professor at Notre Dame of Maryland University.
Noel Aldrich, PhD, a licensed nutritionist, certified nutrition specialist practitioner, and founder of Nutrition Proportion
“In today's society, most of what’s popularly known as food is actually so far removed from the living cycle,” Dr. Aldrich says. “This violates the principle of ‘life produces life.’ We receive life and energy from other living things, and ‘food’ that’s been extremely processed has already been stripped of most of life-giving energy.”
True to his background as an educator, Dr. Aldrich made it his mission to educate the public about the importance of proper nutrition and avoiding ultra-processed foods. He enjoys seeing people have an ‘a-ha!’ moment upon realizing how changing what they eat can help them tremendously. Having seen so many people dealing with various health challenges whose conditions could have been improved through a better lifestyle, he decided to establish his clinical practice, aiming to replicate how he benefited from the nutrition specialist’s advice more than 20 years ago.
Nutrition Proportion offers various personalized programs for clients, both individuals and families. One of the most popular offerings by Dr. Aldrich is his Foundation to Thrive program, which helps clients transition from consuming unhealthy foods toward a more nutritious and wholesome lifestyle. All programs begin with a free 15-minute discovery session for Dr. Aldrich to get to know the client and their problems or health goals. This is then followed by a one-hour consultation where they go over the client’s personal and family health history, exploring the different health issues that have accumulated across their journey and providing initial steps to change their diets.
“Over the past 10 years, I observed that the average person walking into my office is in some measure of pain, whether physical or emotional,” Dr. Aldrich says. “It’s human nature that we don’t move into a new space unless it hurts too much for us to stay where we are. As a nutritionist, I will be asking people to change, but is the pain strong enough that they are willing to change? If they are, I will be asking them to give up their sodas and fried foods to be able to experience foods in a new way that will help them live healthier lives.”
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