Johanna Richter, MS, RDN (she/her) is an anti-diet Registered Dietitian Nutritionist. She works with adults and teens to improve their relationships with food, especially when complicated by gut health issues related to IBS, PCOS, Celiac Disease, Al…

Johanna Richter, MS, RDN, NBC-HWC (she/her) is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist and National Board Certified Health & Wellness Coach. She works with adults and teens to improve their relationships with food, especially when complicated by gut health issues related to Allergies/Intolerances, Celiac Disease, IBS, Eating Disorders, and PCOS.

Enjoy Food Again.

I’m here to help you reconnect with food in a positive way. Food is so much more than just an energy source. It gives us nourishment, comfort, and satisfaction. Food plays a significant role in our health. It supports growth, healing, and sometimes helps to manage health conditions.

But, everything has limits. Despite its essential and supportive role, food is not literally medicine. Although potentially therapeutic, it cannot cure or permanently change any body. This is because nutrition from food is extremely complex, dynamic, and individualized.

The personalized nature of nutrition is increasingly disregarded. Oversimplified concepts and misinformation drive food trends and diet fads. Inequities and social comparisons perpetuate feelings of shame and guilt about our bodies and health status. My intention is to provide inclusive nutrition care that respects and values the complex, unique needs of each client.

I specialize in helping folks who are experiencing disordered eating, especially when complicated by digestive health conditions. Food stress, restrictions, binges, guilt, and avoiding social situations are a few symptoms of disordered eating. These symptoms can be present in anyone at any time. But, they are more common after receiving advice to restrict diet for health reasons, like the low FODMAP diet for IBS/SIBO, treatment of allergies/intolerances, weight-loss diets for PCOS or any reason…

I fully support Health At Every Size® and I do not work on restricted diets for weight loss.

Experience

  • MS Nutrition, University of Illinois at Chicago

  • Registered Dietitian Nutritionist

  • National Board Certified Health & Wellness Coach

  • Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor

  • Monash-trained FODMAP Dietitian

  • PCOS Nutrition Center™-trained Dietitian