Kristina Hess CNS, LDN, CHC

Clinical Nutritionist / Licensed Dietician

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Kristina Hess, MS, CNS, LDN is a premier functional and integrative nutritionist and health coach specializing in personalized strategies that optimize metabolic health, brain resilience, and long-term healthspan and longevity.Her work is grounded in the science of personalized nutrition, leveraging advanced nutrigenomics, micronutrient analysis, and gut microbiome testing to understand each client’s unique biology. By translating complex laboratory data into precise, actionable nutrition and lifestyle protocols, Kristina creates highly individualized plans that reduce systemic inflammation, restore metabolic flexibility, and support gut health, sustainable weight regulation, cardiovascular integrity, and cognitive performance across the lifespan.
Kristina holds a Master’s degree in Clinical Nutrition and Integrative Health and is a Board Certified Nutrition Specialist (CNS), trained in the principles of the Institute for Functional Medicine. She is a Licensed Dietitian-Nutritionist in the State of Connecticut, and completed her health coaching certification through the Institute for Integrative Nutrition, as well as her Brain Health Coach certification through the Amen Clinics.
Kristina holds a Master’s degree in Clinical Nutrition and Integrative Health and is a Board Certified Nutrition Specialist (CNS), trained in the principles of the Institute for Functional Medicine. She is a Licensed Dietitian-Nutritionist in the State of Connecticut, and completed her health coaching certification through the Institute for Integrative Nutrition, as well as her Brain Health Coach certification through the Amen Clinics.

In private practice since 2012, Kristina has focused her work on the core biological drivers of aging—inflammation, insulin signaling, mitochondrial health, circadian rhythm, and nervous system regulation. She is deeply passionate about educating and empowering clients to focus on the “big rocks” that truly move the needle for metabolic resilience, brain longevity, and quality healthspan, so they can age with clarity, strength, and vitality. Her work bridges cutting-edge clinical science with compassionate, high-touch coaching to help individuals not simply live longer, but live better.

Kristina has supported patients with the following clinical conditions (to name a few): Breast cancer, Pancreatic cancer, Glioblastoma, Myeloma, Leukemia, Crohn’s, Ulcerative Colitis, Lymphatic Colitis, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Epilepsy, Fibromyalgia, Lupus, Celiac, Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis, Type I & II Diabetes, Crest Atherosclerosis, POTS, Psoriatic Arthritis, PCOS, Endometriosis, Psoriasis, Psoriatic Arthritis, Lymphoma, GERD, Insomnia, IBS, High Blood Pressure, Anemia, Hypothyroid, Schizophrenia, Panic Disorder, Depression, Bipolar II, and Metabolic Syndrome/Obesity. Conversely, Kristina also works with high level athletes and healthy individuals seeking to optimize their health and extend longevity and quality health span.
Kristina holds a Master’s degree in Clinical Nutrition and Integrative Health and is a Board Certified Nutrition Specialist (CNS), trained in the principles of the Institute for Functional Medicine. She is a Licensed Dietitian-Nutritionist in the State of Connecticut, and completed her health coaching certification through the Institute for Integrative Nutrition, as well as her Brain Health Coach certification through the Amen Clinics.

In private practice since 2012, Kristina has focused her work on the core biological drivers of aging—inflammation, insulin signaling, mitochondrial health, circadian rhythm, and nervous system regulation. She is deeply passionate about educating and empowering clients to focus on the “big rocks” that truly move the needle for metabolic resilience, brain longevity, and quality healthspan, so they can age with clarity, strength, and vitality. Her work bridges cutting-edge clinical science with compassionate, high-touch coaching to help individuals not simply live longer, but live better.

Kristina has supported patients with the following clinical conditions (to name a few): Breast cancer, Pancreatic cancer, Glioblastoma, Myeloma, Leukemia, Crohn’s, Ulcerative Colitis, Lymphatic Colitis, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Epilepsy, Fibromyalgia, Lupus, Celiac, Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis, Type I & II Diabetes, Crest Atherosclerosis, POTS, Psoriatic Arthritis, PCOS, Endometriosis, Psoriasis, Psoriatic Arthritis, Lymphoma, GERD, Insomnia, IBS, High Blood Pressure, Anemia, Hypothyroid, Schizophrenia, Panic Disorder, Depression, Bipolar II, and Metabolic Syndrome/Obesity. Conversely, Kristina also works with high level athletes and healthy individuals seeking to optimize their health and extend longevity and quality health span.
In private practice since 2012, Kristina has focused her work on the core biological drivers of aging—inflammation, insulin signaling, mitochondrial health, circadian rhythm, and nervous system regulation. She is deeply passionate about educating and empowering clients to focus on the “big rocks” that truly move the needle for metabolic resilience, brain longevity, and quality healthspan, so they can age with clarity, strength, and vitality. Her work bridges cutting-edge clinical science with compassionate, high-touch coaching to help individuals not simply live longer, but live better.
Kristina holds a Master’s degree in Clinical Nutrition and Integrative Health and is a Board Certified Nutrition Specialist (CNS), trained in the principles of the Institute for Functional Medicine. She is a Licensed Dietitian-Nutritionist in the State of Connecticut, and completed her health coaching certification through the Institute for Integrative Nutrition, as well as her Brain Health Coach certification through the Amen Clinics.

In private practice since 2012, Kristina has focused her work on the core biological drivers of aging—inflammation, insulin signaling, mitochondrial health, circadian rhythm, and nervous system regulation. She is deeply passionate about educating and empowering clients to focus on the “big rocks” that truly move the needle for metabolic resilience, brain longevity, and quality healthspan, so they can age with clarity, strength, and vitality. Her work bridges cutting-edge clinical science with compassionate, high-touch coaching to help individuals not simply live longer, but live better.

Kristina has supported patients with the following clinical conditions (to name a few): Breast cancer, Pancreatic cancer, Glioblastoma, Myeloma, Leukemia, Crohn’s, Ulcerative Colitis, Lymphatic Colitis, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Epilepsy, Fibromyalgia, Lupus, Celiac, Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis, Type I & II Diabetes, Crest Atherosclerosis, POTS, Psoriatic Arthritis, PCOS, Endometriosis, Psoriasis, Psoriatic Arthritis, Lymphoma, GERD, Insomnia, IBS, High Blood Pressure, Anemia, Hypothyroid, Schizophrenia, Panic Disorder, Depression, Bipolar II, and Metabolic Syndrome/Obesity. Conversely, Kristina also works with high level athletes and healthy individuals seeking to optimize their health and extend longevity and quality health span.
Kristina has supported patients with the following clinical conditions (to name a few): Breast cancer, Pancreatic cancer, Glioblastoma, Myeloma, Leukemia, Crohn’s, Ulcerative Colitis, Lymphatic Colitis, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Epilepsy, Fibromyalgia, Lupus, Celiac, Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis, Type I & II Diabetes, Crest Atherosclerosis, POTS, Psoriatic Arthritis, PCOS, Endometriosis, Psoriasis, Psoriatic Arthritis, Lymphoma, GERD, Insomnia, IBS, High Blood Pressure, Anemia, Hypothyroid, Schizophrenia, Panic Disorder, Depression, Bipolar II, and Metabolic Syndrome/Obesity. Conversely, Kristina also works with high level athletes and healthy individuals seeking to optimize their health and extend longevity and quality health span.

Danielle Lazzaro MS, RDN, LDN

Clinical Nutritionist / Licensed Dietician

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I am Danielle Lazzaro, a Registered Dietitian with a Masters of Science in Health and Wellness who is passionate about health and wellness. With a passion for fitness, culinary, and balance, I bring an approach tailored in nourishing your lifestyle in a “no-judgement zone” with sustainable, balanced approach to health and well-being. I myself have struggled with various nutrition-related health concerns, and through those, I navigated the correct nutritional-based approach that fit my lifestyle and needs, creating a passion and goal of mine to do the same for you! I design nutritional strategies that are not only grounded in evidence-based nutritional science but are also realistic and deliverable sustainable changes. Whether you’re managing health conditions, seeking mindful food choices, looking to increase/find with balance your movement goals, or just looking to find and empower your healthiest self, I’m here to support your journey. 

I provide client-centered counseling that considers your preferences, culture,
budget, and nutrition needs with emphasis on adopting sustainable dietary patterns with emphasis and thoughtfulness for your specific goals and lifestyle. I combine personal health goals with sustainable health: shaping eating behaviors that support individual well‐being and balance. I care about and am here to learn what matters most to you. You’ll have a safe space to talk about typical meals, routines, lifestyle, and any nutrition-related struggles and/or successes. This is a chance for us to explore patterns and habits together. You will bring the “why” for your journey, and together, we will navigate the “how” to meet your nutrition goals. We will work on setting customized short and long-term goals together. focusing on real, sustainable strategies rather than restrictive meal plans or one-size-fits-all approach. I am so excited to work with you and help you reach your goals on a realistic timeline that works for you!

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Kristina Hess CNS, LDN, CHC

Clinical Nutritionist / Licensed Dietician

Kristina Hess, MS, CNS, LDN is a premier functional and integrative nutritionist and health coach specializing in personalized strategies that optimize metabolic health, brain resilience, and long-term healthspan and longevity.Her work is grounded in the science of personalized nutrition, leveraging advanced nutrigenomics, micronutrient analysis, and gut microbiome testing to understand each client’s unique biology. By translating complex laboratory data into precise, actionable nutrition and lifestyle protocols, Kristina creates highly individualized plans that reduce systemic inflammation, restore metabolic flexibility, and support gut health, sustainable weight regulation, cardiovascular integrity, and cognitive performance across the lifespan.
Kristina holds a Master’s degree in Clinical Nutrition and Integrative Health and is a Board Certified Nutrition Specialist (CNS), trained in the principles of the Institute for Functional Medicine. She is a Licensed Dietitian-Nutritionist in the State of Connecticut, and completed her health coaching certification through the Institute for Integrative Nutrition, as well as her Brain Health Coach certification through the Amen Clinics.

In private practice since 2012, Kristina has focused her work on the core biological drivers of aging—inflammation, insulin signaling, mitochondrial health, circadian rhythm, and nervous system regulation. She is deeply passionate about educating and empowering clients to focus on the “big rocks” that truly move the needle for metabolic resilience, brain longevity, and quality healthspan, so they can age with clarity, strength, and vitality. Her work bridges cutting-edge clinical science with compassionate, high-touch coaching to help individuals not simply live longer, but live better.

Kristina has supported patients with the following clinical conditions (to name a few): Breast cancer, Pancreatic cancer, Glioblastoma, Myeloma, Leukemia, Crohn’s, Ulcerative Colitis, Lymphatic Colitis, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Epilepsy, Fibromyalgia, Lupus, Celiac, Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis, Type I & II Diabetes, Crest Atherosclerosis, POTS, Psoriatic Arthritis, PCOS, Endometriosis, Psoriasis, Psoriatic Arthritis, Lymphoma, GERD, Insomnia, IBS, High Blood Pressure, Anemia, Hypothyroid, Schizophrenia, Panic Disorder, Depression, Bipolar II, and Metabolic Syndrome/Obesity. Conversely, Kristina also works with high level athletes and healthy individuals seeking to optimize their health and extend longevity and quality health span.

Danielle Lazzaro MS, RDN, LDN

Clinical Nutritionist / Licensed Dietician

I am Danielle Lazzaro, a Registered Dietitian with a Masters of Science in Health and Wellness who is passionate about health and wellness. With a passion for fitness, culinary, and balance, I bring an approach tailored in nourishing your lifestyle in a “no-judgement zone” with sustainable, balanced approach to health and well-being. I myself have struggled with various nutrition-related health concerns, and through those, I navigated the correct nutritional-based approach that fit my lifestyle and needs, creating a passion and goal of mine to do the same for you! I design nutritional strategies that are not only grounded in evidence-based nutritional science but are also realistic and deliverable sustainable changes. Whether you’re managing health conditions, seeking mindful food choices, looking to increase/find with balance your movement goals, or just looking to find and empower your healthiest self, I’m here to support your journey. 

I provide client-centered counseling that considers your preferences, culture,
budget, and nutrition needs with emphasis on adopting sustainable dietary patterns with emphasis and thoughtfulness for your specific goals and lifestyle. I combine personal health goals with sustainable health: shaping eating behaviors that support individual well‐being and balance. I care about and am here to learn what matters most to you. You’ll have a safe space to talk about typical meals, routines, lifestyle, and any nutrition-related struggles and/or successes. This is a chance for us to explore patterns and habits together. You will bring the “why” for your journey, and together, we will navigate the “how” to meet your nutrition goals. We will work on setting customized short and long-term goals together. focusing on real, sustainable strategies rather than restrictive meal plans or one-size-fits-all approach. I am so excited to work with you and help you reach your goals on a realistic timeline that works for you!

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Despite becoming known as “The Keto Nutritionist,” the truth is, keto isn’t the best diet protocol for everyone. Due to my ultra-personalized approach, I recommend unique dieting protocols designed specifically for you and your body. That said, keto does make sense for many of my clients. But keto is far from the only thing I do.

In fact, the advanced testing I offer is a much better way to “summarize” how I can help. I have 5 main advanced lab tests I recommend to almost all clients to get a 1-of-1 view of your overall health and well-being. Those tests include:

1. Nutrition Genome
2. Organic Acids Test
3. New food & sensitivities
4. Heavy metals
5. TruDiagnostic

These tests unlock insights into your body and health to help you prevent disease, slow down the aging process, and become the healthiest version of yourself possible. Sometimes that means keto, sometimes it doesn’t.

Absolutely! Most of my clients originally come to me to help them simplify their weight loss journey. Thousands of clients have achieved their weight loss goals faster with less hunger pangs and frustrations by using my ultra personalized approach that focuses on the 0.1% that makes you, you.

At my office, I can test your Resting Metabolic Rate, which helps optimize your fat burning even when you’re resting! Plus, you can access my Tanita scale, which goes far past just looking at your body weight. The Tanita scale also analyzes and tracks other vital readings like your body fat percentage, hydration levels, muscle mass, BMR, visceral fat, body composition, and much more. And it does all this in under 20 seconds.

Tanita scales can cost upwards of $12,000, so please take advantage of this amazing high-tech scale.

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You can’t offer personalized nutrition without actually knowing how to personalize each plan and protocol to your unique body. That’s where advanced lab testing comes in.

The main tests I use include:

1. Nutrition Genome — using the advanced study of nutrigenomics to prevent and reverse disease
2. Organic Acids Test — understand nutritional deficiencies you may have as it relates to metabolic pathways
3. New food & sensitivities — uncover which foods make your body come alive and which foods make your body sick and suboptimal
4. Heavy metals — test heavy metals in your bloodstream which may be causing you to become sick, fatigued, and diseased
5. TruAge by TruDiagnostic — discover how to age slower and even reverse the aging process by testing over 900,000 methylation markers

Besides these main tests, I also offer a Mold & Mycotoxins test for determining if mold or mycotoxins are the silent culprits undermining your health. And an Omega-3 Index test which measures the percentage of Omega-3 fatty acids (EPA and DHA) in red blood cell membranes to reduce your overall inflammatory markers—the main culprit behind every disease.

If you’re interested in working with me, you can view my packages page here:

http://thriveresultscoaching.com/our-packages 

Or if you’re unsure about which package to select, you can set up an initial consultation with me here first: 

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My approach to nutrition and dieting is a 100% personalized and unique approach designed for your specific body, lifestyle habits, and more. Everyone has a slightly different genetic code, which is why keto may work for one person and a raw vegan protocol works for another.

I don’t impose any personal biases on you. With each client, I take several advanced tests to help create a plan that is not only easy to stick to, but that delivers the results you want—no matter what health problems are currently ailing you.

If you’d like to learn more about my approach to nutrition and dieting, check out my Packages page here: http://thriveresultscoaching.com/our-packages

If you have a question that wasn’t answered here, you can send an email to me at kristina@thriveresultscoaching.com, and I’ll answer it as soon as possible.

No, all services are private pay but HSA is accepted and Superbills can be provided for you to submit to your insurance for reimbursement.