Deanna Minich, MS, PhD, FACN, CNS, IFMCP

Deanna Minich, MS, PhD, CNS, IFMCP, is a nutrition scientist, international lecturer, educator, and author with over 25 years of cumulative experience in academia and the food and dietary supplement industries. Throughout the years, she has been active as a functional medicine clinician in clinical trials and in her practice (Food & Spirit™), which has become oriented toward groups, workshops, and retreats. She is the author of seven consumer books on wellness topics (e.g., The Rainbow Diet), four book chapters, and over 50 scientific publications. Her academic background is in nutrition science, including a Master of Science in Nutrition and Dietetics and a Doctorate in Medical Science (PhD). For a decade, she was part of the research team led by the “Father of Functional Medicine,” Dr. Jeffrey Bland, and has served on the Nutrition Advisory Board for The Institute for Functional Medicine and the Board of Directors for the American Nutrition Association. Since 2013, she has been part of the faculty for the Advanced Practice Module in Environmental Health offered by The Institute for Functional Medicine. She has been teaching a graduate level course in metabolic detoxification at the University of Western States. Over the decades, she has trained thousands of health and nutrition-related classes for health coaches, fitness trainers, and healthcare professionals, including for programs offered by the Functional Medicine Coaching Academy, the Integrative and Functional Nutrition Academy, the Institute for Brain Potential, and the Institute for Integrative Nutrition. She is a Fellow (FACN) and a Certified Nutrition Specialist (CNS) through the American College of Nutrition. She serves as Chief Science Officer at Symphony Natural Health, where she leads the Medical Team, oversees scientific communication, and provides educational leadership for the company’s plant-derived nutraceuticals. She is passionate about helping others to live well using therapeutic lifestyle changes that impact their physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual health. Visit her at: www.deannaminich.com