hi, i'm Darby.
i'm a nutritional therapy practitioner (NTP) certified in blood chemistry (MBCE), and i got here the hard way. for years i thought "healthy" meant skipping meals, hours of cardio, and whatever diet was trending, until my body pushed back with constipation, breakouts, fatigue, and hives. functional nutrition is what finally helped me understand why.
at darby jean nutritional therapy, i use functional lab testing and a foundations-first approach to find what's actually driving your symptoms. then we build a plan you can keep. no more restarting on monday, just structure, enough food, and a body that feels like it's working with you again.
What I Support
most women come to me after they've tried everything. they're dealing with:
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bloating, constipation, and digestion that never feels "normal"
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acne that keeps coming back no matter what you put on your skin
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blood sugar swings, cravings, constant snacking, and energy crashes
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hair shedding, fatigue, and feeling inflamed
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cycle symptoms and hormonal shifts
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burnout from years of dieting, restricting, or overtraining
this work is about getting to the root cause, using functional testing when it makes sense, and building habits that feel like support, not punishment.
i offer one-on-one functional nutrition. we start with a comprehensive intake covering your symptoms, history, food, training, sleep, and stress. from there, we use functional testing when it makes sense, like a full blood chemistry panel or a GI-MAP, so we're working from your data instead of guessing.
your plan starts with foundations: full meals, blood sugar balance, and a few habits stacked into your routine, with targeted supplementation only where your labs point to it. gut work takes time, and i'll always be honest about that. most of my clients work with me for six months to a year.
i don't just hand you a protocol. i walk you through the why behind every recommendation, so you leave feeling confident cooking, eating, and understanding your own body.