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Meet Julie Wendt, MS, LN, CNS
Julie Wendt specializes in integrative and functional nutrition, helping patients optimize both physical and mental health by addressing the root causes of illness. She has particular expertise in the gut-brain connection, using personalized nutrition, advanced laboratory testing, and lifestyle interventions to support individuals experiencing anxiety, depression, ADHD, cognitive decline, fatigue, insomnia, inflammation, and other chronic health concerns. Julie is also a ReCODE-trained practitioner, implementing Dr. Dale Bredesen's evidence-based protocol for Alzheimer's disease prevention and cognitive health. Her individualized approach may include therapeutic nutrition, functional laboratory analysis, mindfulness, fasting strategies, and targeted supplementation to help patients achieve lasting wellness.
Julie Wendt is able to see all ages
To check Julie Wendt's current availability, please request an appointment through our office. Appointment openings can vary, and our team can help you find the soonest available option. Please call (301) 984-9791
Working with Julie is a collaborative, educational, and highly personalized experience. She takes the time to understand your complete health history, lifestyle, symptoms, and goals before creating a customized nutrition and wellness plan. Julie believes that sustainable health comes from addressing the underlying causes of dysfunction, not simply managing symptoms. Her goal is to empower each patient with the knowledge and tools needed to improve both brain and body health for the long term.
"I started my journey with Julie Wendt in the summer of 2021. At the time I did not know all she could do for me. Her preparation, knowledge and experience are outstanding. The way she delivers personalized care and attention is undeniably effective. To me she defines all a nutritionist can be. She has helped me resolved conditions only a few professionals know how to manage. In addition, she helps me maintain all the progress that has been achieved. Furthermore, she helps me adjust the treatment to respond to any changes that happen along the way. In the end, seeing her is just as important as seeing any other healthcare provider because she boosts the efficacy of their treatment. I highly recommend her." - Google Review
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Julie is a highly gifted and empathetic nutritionist; with a thoughtful, sophisticated approach to helping patients shed light on the space between their goals and actions, so that they can move toward optimal mental health. Using tools from her training in functional nutrition, she provides an evidence-based approach to patient care that allows time for a complete medical history, lab work, and lifestyle adjustments in order to optimize health. Julie partners with her patients to allow for the type of personalized, integrative care that is necessary to find balance within the realm of chronic mental health concerns.
Julie is a licensed nutritionist who specializes in the connection between the brain and the gut. Her passion around brain health complements her knowledge of how to address dysfunctions in the gut that contribute to various emotional and cognitive concerns. She is well-versed in various tools that give a window into the foundations of health- the gut, inflammation, and cellular health. She employs nutritional and lifestyle interventions in response to common concerns such as fatigue, insomnia, weight loss and cancer prevention/treatment, utilizing therapeutic diets, fasting, and mindfulness to support optimal health and healing.
She is a ReCODE trained practitioner who implements Dr. Bredesen’s program to address Alzheimer’s disease and other causes of cognitive decline including mood and anxiety disorders. She has practiced clinical nutrition in the DC area for 9 years and teaches at the GW Medical School’s Integrative Nutrition program. She has completed a book on integrative nutrition for older adults and has authored the nutrition chapter for the Integrative Geriatric Medicine text edited by Dr. Mikhail Kogan.
Julie has also completed advanced training in the treatment of ADHD symptoms using a molecular and biochemical approach based on clinical training with Dr. James Greenblatt. Julie uses traditional and functional labs to personalize recommendations that rule out and address common causes of the typical symptoms patient’s with ADHD experience including impulsivity, irritability, distractibility and overwhelm.
Julie’s journey with health began at Cornell University, where she studied Resource Economics. She wanted to understand the drivers of people’s actions and choices, many of which seemed to be in conflict with their personal well-being—and that of the planet. Julie’s interest in health extended to the role of food as medicine during her first pregnancy and then with her first child. After serving as her family’s nutritionist for over a decade, she decided to combine her passion for food, gift for healing, and desire to help others through her work in the field of integrative nutrition.
Julie holds a B.S. in Resource Economics from Cornell University and a Masters of Science in Integrative Health and Nutrition from Maryland University of Integrative Health. She is a Licensed Dietician Nutritionist (LDN) in Maryland, a Licensed Nutritionist (LN) in D.C., and a Certified Nutrition Specialist (CNS), and a Certified Ketogenic Nutrition Specialist (CKNS).