Meet Kayla

My Journey

My love for nutrition began as a teenager. For years, I struggled with gut health issues – bloating, stomach aches, you name it, I had it. I was eventually diagnosed with Celiac disease. Cutting out gluten was a challenge on its own, but even after this I was still having issues. That’s when I started researching nutrition and discovered that the problem might have been what I was eating.

Fast forward a few years later, I started my dietetics journey. Learning about food was great! Unfortunately, I started to develop a very unhealthy relationship with food. I was constantly thinking about what I was going to eat and was scared to eat anything that was “unhealthy” – an eating disorder known as orthorexia. This led to frequent binge eating episodes. Realizing this was not a healthy food relationship, I began educating myself on how I could heal this and help others do the same.

I graduated from the University of Alberta in 2022 and registered with the College of Dietitians of Alberta. My career began in a weight management clinic. There, it became very apparent how much relationship with food could impact one’s life and their ability to achieve their health goals. This led to me starting Unified Nutrition.

I know the frustration of feeling like you’ve tried everything to change your diet, but still aren’t achieving your goals. I know how alone you can feel when struggling with an eating disorder.

Achieving your health goals is possible, and so is recovery,