About Laura · Your gut & hormone expert
Hi, I'm Laura. I Make Nutrition Feel Clear, Nourishing, and Doable.
I'm a Certified Nutritional Therapy Practitioner (NTP) with a B.S. in Nutrition Science from Purdue University, and the founder of Eat Your Nutrition®. I help women support their gut, digestion, and hormones with real food and habits that fit real life.
My story
It Started with My Own Health
It started with a celiac disease diagnosis. That's when gut health stopped being a topic I read about and became my everyday life.
Suddenly, food wasn't just something I ate. I had to understand ingredients, digestion, nutrient intake, cross-contact, and how my body responded to what I was giving it. That pulled me into nutrition science, then nutritional therapy, gut and hormone health, functional nutrition, and health coaching.
"Health is rarely about one food, one supplement, or one perfect routine."
Food matters. So do sleep, stress, movement, digestion, hydration, recovery, mindset, and the realities of your week. That's why I created Eat Your Nutrition® in 2014: a place where women can learn to nourish themselves without wellness taking over their lives.
How I work
Nutrition Support for Your Whole Life
We talk about your meals, digestion, energy, sleep, stress, and daily routines. Together, we choose practical nutrition and lifestyle steps that fit your goals and the life you actually lead.
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Curious & Collaborative
We take time to understand your experience and habits, then decide what to work on first.
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Personal
Your plan fits your body, your schedule, your family, and your appetite. There's no one perfect way of eating for everyone.
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Evidence-Informed
Grounded in nutrition science, and flexible enough to honor how your own body responds.
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Empowering
My goal is to help you feel confident making everyday nutrition choices, with habits you can keep using after our work together.
Words to live by
"I have a deep desire for everyone to wake up feeling energized and healthy, and to live a wellness-simplified life."
Laura Villanueva, Founder of Eat Your Nutrition®
My nutrition philosophy
Every Bite Counts. Eat Wise.
Healthy eating doesn't have to mean perfect eating.
My goal is to help women feel informed, supported, and more confident making nutrition choices that fit their bodies and their lives.
- Start with nourishment. Build meals around nutrient-dense foods that give your body the protein, fiber, healthy fats, carbohydrates, vitamins, and minerals it needs.
- Build balanced meals. Combining protein, carbohydrates, healthy fats, fiber, and colorful plants can support satisfaction, energy, and sustainable eating habits.
- Honor bio-individuality. There isn't one perfect way of eating that works for everyone. Your needs, preferences, lifestyle, history, and goals matter.
- Choose consistency over perfection. Your overall patterns matter more than a single meal, weekend, or imperfect day.
- Build habits that work in real life. Sustainable wellness comes from practices you can return to again and again.
Credentials explained
What Is a Nutritional Therapy Practitioner?
A Nutritional Therapy Practitioner (NTP) is a holistic nutrition professional trained to evaluate nutritional needs and provide individualized nutrition and lifestyle recommendations within their professional scope of practice.
Nutritional therapy takes a food-first, whole-person approach. It looks at how nutrient-dense nutrition, digestion, blood sugar regulation, hydration, sleep, stress, movement, and everyday lifestyle patterns work together to support overall wellness.
Nutrition Knowledge + Practical Implementation
My certification as a Professional Health & Wellness Coach (PHWC) strengthens the way I help clients explore goals, identify barriers, build confidence, and create realistic action steps. Nutrition remains the foundation of my work. Coaching strengthens how I support the person putting it into practice.
Nutritional therapy is educational and supportive. NTPs are not registered dietitians or medical providers, and I do not diagnose, treat, prescribe for, or cure medical conditions. I work alongside your healthcare team, not in place of it.
Education & credentials
Professional Background
Laura Villanueva is a Certified Nutritional Therapy Practitioner (NTP), nutrition and wellness educator, author, and founder of Eat Your Nutrition®. She also shares nutrition education with 179,000+ YouTube subscribers.
Primary credential
Certified Nutritional Therapy Practitioner (NTP)
Nutritional Therapy Association
Degree
B.S. in Nutrition Science
Purdue University, Magna Cum Laude
Coaching
Certified Professional Health & Wellness Coach (PHWC)
Nutritional Therapy Association · NBHWC-approved training program
Read Laura's full professional bio
Laura graduated magna cum laude from Purdue University with a Bachelor of Science in Nutrition Science and later completed the Nutritional Therapy Practitioner program through the Nutritional Therapy Association, with advanced study in holistic and bio-individual nutrition.
Her professional education also includes training in functional nutrition, gut health, hormone health, sports nutrition, weight management, holistic nutrition, dietary supplements, and wellness.
Most recently, Laura expanded her practitioner training by becoming a Certified Professional Health & Wellness Coach (PHWC) through the Nutritional Therapy Association.
This additional certification strengthened her skills in client-centered coaching, motivational interviewing, active listening, behavior change, self-efficacy, goal development, and helping clients turn nutrition knowledge into realistic, sustainable action.
Laura's work remains rooted in nutrition first.
Her approach brings together nutrition science, nutritional therapy, and practical lifestyle support to help women better understand the relationship between food, digestion, hormones, energy, metabolic wellness, and everyday habits.
Through Eat Your Nutrition®, Laura creates nutrition education, gluten-free recipes, wellness programs, meal plans, guides, supplements, and personalized support designed to make healthy living feel more approachable and sustainable.
Rather than focusing on extremes or one-size-fits-all solutions, her philosophy emphasizes nourishment, education, consistency, and helping women build habits that work within their real lives.
See all 11 additional certifications
Certified Functional Nutrition Practitioner (CFNP)
Full Body Systems - Functional Nutrition Alliance
IIN-Certified Health Coach (CHHC)
Institute for Integrative Nutrition
Gut Health Nutrition Certification
Institute for Integrative Nutrition
Hormone Health Nutrition Certification
Institute for Integrative Nutrition
Holistic Nutrition Certification
AFPA
Sports Nutrition Certification
AFPA
Weight Management Certification
AFPA
Nutrition & Wellness Consulting Certification
AFPA
Fitness Nutrition Specialist Certification
American Council on Exercise
Certified Personal Trainer
National Academy of Sports Medicine
Dietary Supplement Specialist Training
Designs for Health
Recognition
YouTube Silver Creator Award
179,000+ subscribers and 3.4M+ views
Community
242,000+ Wellness Community
Across Eat Your Nutrition® social and digital platforms
Since 2014
Eat Your Nutrition®
Sharing nutrition education for over a decade
Ways to work with me
Find the Support That Fits Your Life
Explore free nutrition education, resources to use on your own, or personalized coaching.
Personal support
Private Nutrition Coaching
One-on-one support built around your patterns, goals, and schedule, using The Harmony Method™.
At your own pace
Meal Plans, Guides & Programs
A clear plan you can follow at your own pace, from meal plans to the Reset & Renew Nutrition Program.
Free resources
Nutrition Education
Articles and gluten-free recipes for learning at your own pace.
Shop nutrition support
Supplements & Wellness Products
Products made to complement your food and lifestyle foundations.
Our mission
Making Healthy Living Feel Achievable
To empower women with practical nutrition education, supportive tools, and sustainable habits that make healthy living feel achievable in everyday life.
Brands: for partnerships and media kit requests, visit my contact page.