Brandi Givens, RD

Hello! My name is Brandi Givens, RD, CPT, and I am excited to help you enjoy a healthier lifestyle by using food and fun as medicine.

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My approach to counseling is relaxed and never judgmental. I am here only to guide each client to their goals so they can feel better and live life to the fullest by their own definition.

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I was inspired to become a registered dietitian when my first child was born 10-weeks premature. Our little guy and I received life-impacting guidance at the hospital, and later through the Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program. We were a military family, so I patchworked my degree and internship together as we moved around the country, ultimately graduating from Eastern Michigan University.

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My experience as a health and nutrition expert includes:

-2010-2018 provided medical nutrition therapy to hundreds of maternal and pediatric WIC participants as a registered dietitian (RD) and lactation consultant (IBCLC)

-2017-present greatly expanding my health and nutrition knowledge writing hundreds of articles for publications including Wellness Verge, Chomps, Hass Avocado Board, Garden of Life, Fungies, Viome, Pickleball Central, and Pickleball Magazine

-2017-present continued education focused on healthy aging, menopause, sports nutrition, and the supporting healthy weight loss in the growing GLP-1 community

-In 2024 I earned my ACSM personal trainer certification to better help my clients maintain muscle during weight loss and healthy aging

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My husband and I are now pickleball-addicted empty-nesters, and spend most of our spare time playing the sport where we live in Arizona. I also dabble a few hours each week in the arts of pottery, digital drawing, and fiction writing.

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I hope to serve you as your medical nutrition therapist very soon. Let’s get started!