Functional Nutritional Therapy

The fundamentals of nutrition to uplevel your food, energy, and mood in a simple and joyful way.

How you feel matters

Karen Polanchek, FNTP

Functional Nutritional Therapy, Nutrition Response Testing, and Reiki Practitioner

Certified and insured

Have you heard that 2025 has been deemed the year of the healer? Yep, and you my friend just might be the healer you have been searching for.

When our food is off, our gut-brain connection is off leaving our physical, mental, and emotional wellbeing out of balance. Life can feel really hard, we’re tired, sick often, and left searching for answers as to why we don’t feel better.

What if one session could offer you a huge step to feeling better, fast? After eleven years of advanced training, I offer the unique Art of Muscle Testing. My signature session is Muscle Testing for Food Intolerance and it’s one of the most accurate ways to determine which foods and supplements are lifting you up and those that are dragging your body and mood down.

Eating foods that our organs love improves digestion and deepens sleep, enhances energy and mental clarity, eases joint pain, banishes sugar cravings, and unleashes creativity.

I would be honored to support your self-healing mission through food discovery! Read on to learn how we can work together. With love and care, Karen

Step 1

Find a service that suits your needs

*My services are listed left to right (or top to bottom) to offer you a systematic and simple wellness journey.

Release

Food Sensitivity Testing
Releasing the foods that bind
In this session, we use three muscles groups to determine the foods your body loves and those that are not supporting your wellness at this time. Releasing the intolerant foods and bringing on more of the foods that are working, can boost energy, clarity, digestion, and lower inflammation within days.
Many clients claim to feel much better from 1-2 food swaps.
In-person initial session $175 - 90 min.
Following sessions $85 - 60 min.
*Discovery call required for new clients
Nourish

Nutrition Counseling
Uplevel your food, energy, and mood
Whether you feel pretty good and just want some help with eating better, or you feel tired, bloated, hangry, and craving sugar, this is the session for you. We’ll work together on what to eat, when to eat, and how to properly combine food at each meal to help you feel satiated, energized, and craving-free.
No matter where you are at, we’ll focus on investigation and education, not deprivation.
In-Person or Zoom - $75 - 60 min.
*Discovery call required for new clients
Support

Reiki
Clearing the blocks so You Can Shine
Reiki energy sessions are best known for facilitating deep relaxation and balancing the physical, emotional, and spiritual planes. Reiki energy goes within the body where it is needed most and has long-lasting effects.
Many of my clients experienced more peace, purpose, clarity, or pain relief. I will guide the session while you are cozy and resting on the massage table.
In-Person or Distant - $65 - 60 min.
Package of 3-$175 ($58/60 min. session)

Step 2-FREE

Book a 30-min. discovery call

I gladly offer a 30-min., free, discovery call so you can share how you currently feel and what you would love to get help with.
Feel free to contact me via email or phone to set up your free call.
Thurs.-Sat.
*Discovery calls: phone or zoom. Thurs.-Sat. 10-4 pm.
****New clients**: all nutrition counseling & muscle testing sessions begin with your free call.
**kpolanchek@gmail.com**
**(206)402-1943**

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Step 4

Read about Karen’s client transformations

Muscle Testing: what's working, what isn't?

“Our session helped me to improve connection with my body and build more skills to feel the foods that are working for me or not. With this increased awareness, I can listen to my body and get myself out of the cycle of chronic reactivity. Now that my system has finally had a break, I’m introducing some of the foods I previously had to avoid. I’m so grateful for Karen’s process, education, and support!” Rutt 1/24
Muscle Testing: feel even better!

“Working with Karen was great! She confirmed some things I already knew and identified some foods I was unaware were affecting me adversely. Once I stopped eating these newly identified foods, I started feeling even better. I look forward to working more with Karen over time.” Rob 9/24
Reiki: back to balance

“I was seeking to soften my itch to "keep doing". Karen shared her warmth and presence with me through energetic touch, attention, and sound. I left feeling much lighter and grounded. The part of my being asking for presence versus accomplishment, felt recognized and nourished. Thank you for bringing me back to balance, Karen. You have a gift that I am so grateful to have benefitted from.” Emmy Joy 3/24
Nutrition Counseling: food and body reset

“Karen has helped me so much just by making a few simple changes. Just by learning about good fats vs. bad fats and managing my food combinations, I have lost almost six pounds in two weeks. I look forward to seeing where we go next.” Lasha 8/24