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Restoring Health through Cutting-Edge Nutrition


by Marlaina Donato


“Get well, stay well” is nutritionist Kathy Har- rington’s primary goal for her clients and the motto by which she lives. This affirmation is backed with sound knowledge and a personal testimony that prove how proper nutri- ents can be the foundation for a healthier, happier life. “With the right nu- tritional building blocks, the body’s capacity to heal is amazing,” she says, speaking from personal experience. The same, non-invasive methods she


now employs in her practice at Bethlehem Nutrition & Wellness once helped her to rebound from a frighten- ing breakdown of health. Harrington was already working in an alternative health setting as a licensed physical therapist’s assistant and counseling patients through detoxification pro- grams, but it was not until her own personal challenge that the vital importance of whole foods came into


clearer focus. She realized that all av- enues to better health fall short without


a solid foundation of vital nutrition. After her own profound recovery


through working with a nutritionist, Harrington had a strong desire to help others. This calling resulted in her receiving a bachelor’s degree in nutri- tion science and a master’s degree in human nutrition and functional medi- cine from University of Western States in Portland Oregon. “My work focuses on whole, nutrition-dense foods and correcting imbalances in the body, as well as inflammation, the root of many illnesses,” she says. In her practice, she uses Nutrition-


al Response Testing, a form of muscle kinesiology that enables the practitio- ner to determine which diet changes and supplements the body needs. She also incorporates the Autonomic Re- sponse Testing, founded by Dr. Dietrich Klinghardt. Both methods reveal imbal- ances in the human body by gathering information directly from the nervous system in order to present a clearer picture of what’s going on behind the scenes of many problematic health conditions. When and if necessary, a variety of biomedical and functional


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