Hi! My name is Kristy Kufel!

I am a certified nutritionist specialist (CNS) with a Master of Science in Nutrition, a PnL1 Nutrition Coach, and a GGS Menopause Coaching Specialist.

I am also a (recently) postmenopausal wife, mother of 3 adult kids and support human for our lab Kodi :)

But, really, I am just a science geek who has always had a passion for health. This passion became a calling when my family began dealing with diagnoses of Crohn’s disease, celiac disease, heart disease, ADD, and anxiety, and I saw how nutrition and lifestyle changes played a pivotal role in their health journey. It eventually lead me back to graduate school and to private practice.

There, I found, time and time again, women clients were seeking support for hormone issues, gut issues, weight gain…you name it. But they also shared one common thing —they were in peri- or post-menopause. The irony wasn’t lost on me when I started having many of the same issues (and a few new ones!) myself. And, I found that even though we all know it’s coming, we are given so little education (including me) and often suffer needlessly (yep, me too).

So “back to school” I went so I could fill in my own knowledge gaps about the phases of menopause and how to best navigate them from a nutrition and lifestyle approach. Turns out, there was a lot more to know and now I hope to share it all with you!

Personal philosophy and mission      

  • My mission is to educate and empower you to confidently know and do what is right for YOU by helping sift through the noise of information overload.

  • You deserve to feel good, to be listened to, to understand your choices, and to use your energy to enjoy your life to the fullest. 

  • I want to be your trusted source of health information so I do NOT peddle in pseudoscience, misinformation, or disinformation. While I believe in and practice a holistic approach to health, I will not make recommendations or encourage behaviors that are not rooted in actual, evidence-based science. (So if you are anti-science, I am probably not your girl🤷🏼‍♀️)

  • My practice does not discriminate. Period.

Education, Certifications, Course Completions:

  • BS Microbiology/Immunology, Pre-Med, University of Arizona, 1991

  • MS, Human Nutrition and Functional Medicine, University of Western States, 2021

  • Menopause Coaching Specialist, GGS, 2023

  • Precision Nutrition Level 1 Nutrition Coach, 2025

  • Course Completions: Motivation Interviewing, Menopause 2.0