Functional Nutrition Consulting
Isolate the biochemical root causes of your symptoms.
I apply food chemistry to reverse metabolic dysfunction, optimize liver pathways, and restore cellular energy.
No guessing. Just testing.
Your plan is built entirely around your unique biomarkers, removing the trial-and- error of generic wellness and replacing it with precise, personalized nutrition.
The Zoom-In Metabolic Framework
- System-Level Mapping: The human body is a complex chemical processing plant. Instead of treating isolated symptoms, I evaluate how your digestive, hepatic (liver), and endocrine networks interact.
- Biochemical Input Analysis: Every metabolism operates on a unique chemical baseline. We use the 30+ biomarker data panel from your Metabolic Balance® intake to isolate your specific nutritional requirements.
- Pathway Evaluation: I look closely at the symptoms of your metabolic shifts, glucose responses, and lipid trends to determine where your biological engine is bottlenecked.
- Targeted Food Chemistry & Hydration: Food and water are direct chemical inputs. I design an exact macronutrient, micronutrient, and fluid-volume protocol to support blood sugar regulation, manage cholesterol, and optimize liver function.
- Process Engineering & Systemic Weight Loss: True weight management cannot be forced through caloric deprivation; it is the natural byproduct of solving system blockages. Over your program, we systematically optimize your gut health, liver pathways, and waste elimination. Once your internal systems return to equilibrium, sustainable weight loss happens automatically, as the system returns to equilibrium.
Achieve your Health Goals
✓ Hormonal & Metabolic Balance
✓ Improved Digestion
✓ Weight Management
✓ Regulated Blood Sugar
✓ Energy Boost
✓ Reduced Pre-/Menopausal Symptoms
Holistic Nutrition
Custom Meal Plans
Lifestyle Choices
Vitamins & Supplements
My virtual dispensary – convenient, fast and safe way to get dietary supplements right to your door.
Meet Your Functional Nutritionist:
Mirela Cojoaca, RHN, CFNP
I solve complex health issues by treating the human body as an interconnected chemical processing network. Combining a foundation in Chemical Engineering with a decade of functional nutrition experience, I don’t guess, I test.
Chronic fatigue, stubborn weight, and shifting lipid profiles are not isolated failures; they are system data points indicating underlying biochemical imbalances.
My approach eliminates the trial and error of generic wellness trends. By mapping your metabolic baseline through the 30+ biomarker Metabolic Balance® blood panel, I build a precise nutritional strategy tailored to your unique metrics.
To uncover the deeper root causes of stubborn symptoms, I look beyond basic metrics by incorporating specialized functional testing to analyze your unique genetic data, gut microbiome health, and hormone metabolism.
Instead, I apply precise food chemistry to optimize your metabolism, regulate blood sugar, manage lipid profiles, and restore sustained daily energy. Whether you are navigating perimenopause or managing metabolic syndrome, you receive an engineered, data-backed nutritional blueprint designed exclusively for your biochemistry.
Not sure how to start
eating wisely?
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Answers to Your Questions
HOW DO I KNOW IF WORKING WITH YOU IS RIGHT FOR ME?
When you decide to work with any health professional, you should gather information on their credentials, discover if they practice what they preach and make sure your expectations match with what that professional can offer you. Finding the right fit means you will be heard and helped throughout your health journey, and more, you will be taught how to maintain those great results achieved.
What is the best diet to adopt long-term?
For a limited time, it may be necessary to follow a specific diet until you resolve current health issues. Since everyone is biochemically unique and has particular health challenges, there is simply no diet that fits all.
Working with a specialist to adjust your diet and understand the science behind how food fuels and nourishes our body, enables you to stick to the changes needed to feel at your best.
Why is it so hard for me to lose weight?
There are multiple reasons for resisting weight loss. If you have a healthy diet and exercise regularly, but those extra kilos refuse to leave, then you may be dealing with a hormonal imbalance. Production of one or more hormones may not be optimal, i.e. have an underactive thyroid or insufficient gut hormones. Maybe adrenals are producing too much cortisol, or your sex hormones (estrogen, testosterone, etc.) are low or in excess.
Learning how to eat healthy and avoid nutritional deficiencies is paramount in your quest to look and feel amazing.
Is it normal to feel sleepy in the afternoon?
It is not fine to feel like taking a nap after lunch. When you learn what the right foods to fuel your body are and how to time your meals, you should benefit from quite a steady energy level throughout the day.
What’s wrong with restaurant food?
Nothing, if you are healthy, you know what kind of food is right for you, eat in moderation and choose a place that practices healthy cooking. However, most of the time, eating out means having too much salt and sugar, unhealthy fats or just consuming more calories than necessary.
Being aware of what healthy food means and how to cook it is not hard, especially when you have a couple of recipes tailored to what your body needs to thrive.
Do i need to prepare anything before first session?
Filling out an Intake Questionnaire and signing a Consent Form need to be completed in advance. Once you book your consultation, we will email you the two documents.
Please allow approximately 1-1.5 hours to complete and return at least three business days before your first session.
Struggling to Find a Balanced Diet?
You’re not alone, and I’m here to help!
Having a trustworthy source of information and professional advice is crucial.
Embark on a journey to achieve your health goals,
rediscover your zest for life and attain hormonal and metabolic balance.
Every. Single. Day.
Ready to take the first step?
Schedule a 45-minute complimentary session to share your health challenges and explore how we can work together to achieve your health goals.
What my clients say
Mirela is a genuine pleasure to work with. Mirela offers a great deal of support to her clients: she is focused, inquisitive, and prepared with ideas that will work. I followed Mirela’s recommendations, and she has taught me an incredible amount about food and vitamins.
As a holistic nutritionist, Mirela brings momentum and inspiration… It was pretty amazing when I noticed that I could breathe through my nose! All those years I have thought I had allergies and took allergy pills hoping to reduce the inflammation so I could breathe. Guess what? It was my diet. I can happily breathe through both nostrils and sleeping profoundly at night! Thanks a lot, Mirela!
Maria C.
I would highly recommend Mirela. She is knowledgeable and offers tasty recipes to help you reach your health goals.
I had high cholesterol, but the nutrition plan she suggested and I followed helped me reduce my cholesterol substantially. Thank you, Mirela, for your help and recommendations.
Lynn A.