Rising Stars: Meet Katherine Andrew

Today we’d like to introduce you to Katherine Andrew.

Hi Katherine, it’s an honor to have you on the platform. Thanks for taking the time to share your story with us – to start maybe you can share some of your backstories with our readers?
I grew up in Florida with a backyard that I still dream of… palm trees, flowers, and fresh mint overflowing in every crevice, and best of all, tangerine, lime, orange, and grapefruit trees drooping with fruit. This early taste of nature’s bounty paired with a mother who enjoyed cooking from around the world, and I learned early to discover new flavors and celebrate food. Much later, my childhood food follies spilled into a semester abroad in Italy, where I indulged my senses even more.

Thus a passion for good food became a theme in life. I always loved science and have been fascinated, in particular by the human brain. I studied Neuroscience in college and still love merging the worlds of science and psychology. Nutrition seemed like a beautiful collision of all of this. I received my undergraduate degree from the University of Virginia and later attended the Gillings School of Global Public Health at UNC-CH, where I received my master’s degree and became an RD. I began my nutrition career with nearly eight years at the Inter-Faith Food Shuttle, working to ensure all community members have access to real, fresh food.

Over ten years ago, I began my own private practice where I use a functional approach to help individuals identify the root causes of their health struggles and in doing so, find vitality and truly thrive.

Can you talk to us a bit about the challenges and lessons you’ve learned along the way? Looking back would you say it’s been easy or smooth in retrospect?
Of course, there were struggles! Crazy enough, I love a challenge and probably wouldn’t have carried on if it were easy. Logistically, it is certainly not easy to build a business while raising three little people. You will never meet a better man than my husband, and his own passions led him to return to school to become a therapist just before the pandemic began.

We’ll just say there’s been a lot going on in our lives and we’ve learned to be creative in so many ways. What’s more, I love what I do so much that I do have to cut myself off at times in order to make sure that I am present with myself and my family.

I would say another hurdle has been learning how to run a business. Thankfully, while I have a tendency to just take over and figure things out, I know better than to spin my wheels, and have always sought out individuals who excel in the things I do not.

Alright, so let’s switch gears a bit and talk business. What should we know about your work?
I am a Registered Dietitian that uses a functional approach to help people get to the root of their health challenges and heal from the inside out. Our current diet industry is built on having you believe that you are broken and need to rely on external tools, programs, and systems, disconnecting you from your own health. Alternatively, I help clients learn how to tune in, reconnect, and work with their bodies to experience sustainable and lasting health.

My work involves helping clients identify and address health concerns using food as medicine, functional lab testing, mind-body techniques, evidence-based protocols, and functional movement.

Together we explore gut and hormone health, navigate food sensitivities, maximize stress management, find restorative ways to move, and restore their relationship with their minds and bodies so that they can enjoy food and genuinely flourish.

Contact Info:

• Email: andrew.katherine@gmail.com
• Website: www.katherineandrew.com
• Instagram: @katherineandrewnutrition