OUR TEAM

Ellen Hintz

Owner & CEO, Head of Research & Content Creation

FORMAL EDUCATION

  • MS Human Nutrition + Functional Medicine

    • University of Western States - 2022

  • BS Biology, Cell + Molecular Specialization

    • University of South Dakota - 2018

  • Functional Nutritional Therapy Practitioner

    • Nutritional Therapy Association - 2020

  • Autoimmune Protocol Certified Coach

OTHER QUALIFICATIONS

  • working as Nutritional Health Coach

    • 2019-2021

  • 10+ years navigating personal health issues

    • experience teaches what a textbook never can

  • guiding content + curriculum development

    • for several programs, organizations, + practitioners

  • fangirling Joanna Gaines

    • the rest of my graphic design expertise is instinct

FAVORITE THINGS

  • The Lord

  • being a mom

  • nature

  • herbal medicine

  • gut microbiology

  • avocado toast

  • horses

  • white flowers

  • hiking + kayaking

  • matcha lattes

  • intellectual conversation

  • acoustic folk music

  • thrifting

  • DIY projects

  • sunshine

Grace Liffrig

Content Editor, Functional Nutrition Consultant

EDUCATION + QUALIFICATIONS

  • BA Philosophy + Religion

    • Hillsdale College - 2020

  • Functional Nutrition Consultant

    • Integrative Health Clinic - present

  • serving as personal chef + dietary consultant

  • writing + copy-editing

  • navigating personal health issues

    • 5+ years of managing Autoimmune Thyroid Disease (experience teaches what a textbook never can)

FAVORITE THINGS

  • Jesus

  • adaptogenic herbs

  • Italian Swiss culture

  • periwinkle-colored skies at dusk

  • 85% dark chocolate

  • historical novels

  • dancing the Argentine tango

  • conversations over tea

  • nautical films

  • the color palette of New Mexico's landscape

  • philosophical ideas

  • Chopin's piano nocturnes & Beethoven's symphonies

  • rock-climbing

  • light streaming through leaves

Carmel Tsabar

Spanish Content Translator

EDUCATION + QUALIFICATIONS

  • Nutritional Therapy Practitioner

    • Nutritional Therapy Association

  • translation and interpretation

    • living + working in multiple countries + cultures

  • navigating personal health issues

    • 10+ years of managing Autoimmune Thyroid Disease (experience teaches what a textbook never can)

    Current goals are to nourish those around me, support anyone looking to improve their health, and help educate teens or younger children on the basics of the foundations so their path can be a little less burdened by the obstacles the prior generation encountered. 

FAVORITE THINGS

  • my kids

  • kids of all ages

  • surfing

  • making potions for healing anything

  • cooking with love

  • where the desert meets the sea

  • creating 

  • travel for food + adventure + culture

  • the ocean

  • plants in general, succulents in particular

  • making a beautiful bed

  • learning

  • tweaking recipes to up their nutritional value…in undetectable ways ;-)

  • a great hug

  • Mexico