About Lynn Bednar
"My Mission: To help you optimize your health so that you are free to pursue your own passions."
Lynn Bednar, MS, CNS, LDN, is a Certified Nutrition Specialist® by The Board for Certification of Nutrition Specialists (affiliated with the American Nutrition Association) and a licensed dietitian nutritionist in the State of Illinois with more than two decades of experience. She builds on her knowledge base with continuing education and a passion for always learning more to help her clients, family, and community thrive.
With 20 years of running a successful specialty supplement store, Lynn is expert at using supplements, diet, and lifestyle to enhance health. Walsh Natural Health in Evanston, Illinois, is a family-and women-owned business that serves the North Shore and surrounding communities.
Nutrigenomics for Better Health
Your Genes are Not Your Destiny
Lynn has a particular expertise in Nutrigenomics. The mapping of the human genome has given us the greatest advancement in nutrition; the power to approach nutrition and lifestyle in a way that best suits your personal genetics.
Nutrigenomics is the study of the way that your genes interact with nutrition and lifestyle habits. Knowing your genetic makeup allows for more precise personalization of your health plan. It allows to you identify the risk of potential dysfunction in the body and may even give clues as to why certain conditions have developed.
Chronic Disease Management:
A Natural Approach
Nutrition and lifestyle are essential to the management of any chronic disease or condition. Whether you are trying to buffer the negative effects of medications, add to the efficacy of your current treatment, or deal with your condition in a completely natural way, I can help.
I am careful to recommend only things that are compatible with current treatments if that is what you desire. I have helped clients with a variety of issues including complimentary treatment for those on weight loss medications, those that have high cholesterol or other heart disease risks, IBS and other digestive concerns, fatty liver disease, hormone imbalances and more.
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My Story
I was introduced to the use of nutrition and functional medicine while dealing with some health challenges of my own. After having serious back issues that were not helped by conventional medicine therapies, I began to explore alternative means of healing.
This exploration led me to the use of herbs, nutrients, body work, chiropractic, and other modalities to help me heal. What I’ve observed is that natural medicine does a better job of impacting chronic conditions. It doesn’t just mask symptoms, it goes to the root of the problem to produce real healing.
I believe that a natural approach should be used for the prevention and healing of conditions whenever possible. The body has the innate ability to heal itself if given the right nutrients and this should be the first place we turn to heal. Healing therapies should be based on the individual and their unique needs.
Lynn Bednar, CNS, LDN, is a Functional Nutritionist in Evanston, IL. She works with clients across Chicago’s North Shore as a nutrition specialist in Wilmette, Glenview, Kenilworth, Glencoe, Skokie, and more.