Janie Priest
Holistic Registered Nurse
Nutritional and Motivational Coach
Holistic Nutritional Coach in
Santa Cruz Helping You Fight
Chronic Illness at the Root
Tired of Being Told Your Autoimmune Symptoms Are Just Something You Have to Live With?
A nurse-led, whole food plant-based coaching program for people struggling with inflammation, gut problems, autoimmune symptoms, weight, fatigue, and chronic disease.
Led by Janie Priest RN, a holistic registered nurse and nutrition coach who has lived the fear, confusion, and frustration of serious autoimmune illness herself.
“I’m incredibly grateful to have found such an amazing person to support me in my healing journey. She has truly changed my life!”
Amelia
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Janie Priest RN
Holistic Registered Nurse and Nutritional Coach in Santa Cruz
I’m Janie Priest, a holistic registered nurse and nutritional coach. I work with people who are struggling with chronic illness, autoimmune symptoms, gut problems, inflammation, fatigue, weight challenges, heart health concerns, and other health issues that make daily life feel harder than it should.
I do this work because I have been there myself.
When I was diagnosed with a serious autoimmune condition, I was terrified. My health declined fast. I ended up in the emergency room and then the intensive care unit with severe atrial fibrillation, a condition that put me at risk for a stroke or heart attack.
The treatment path I was given did not feel right for me. I was told the protocol was to destroy my overactive thyroid with nuclear medicine. That moment changed the direction of my life.
It pushed me into years of learning, research, training, and personal healing. I began to understand how deeply inflammation, gut health, nutrition, stress, sleep, and lifestyle affect the body’s ability to recover and function.
I Know What It Feels Like to Be Scared, Sick, and Searching for Answers
Your Symptoms Are Real, But They Do Not Have to Define the Rest of Your Life
Many people come to me after feeling dismissed, overwhelmed, or stuck. They have tried diets, supplements, medications, online advice, and willpower. They are tired of being told to manage symptoms without understanding what is driving them.
My work is different because I look at the whole person.
Food matters. Gut health matters. Stress matters. Sleep matters. Mindset matters. Your daily habits matter. When those pieces start working together, the body often responds in ways people did not think were possible.
I do not believe chronic illness should be treated like a life sentence. I believe your body deserves the right support, the right plan, and someone in your corner who understands both the science and the fear.
My Role Is to Help You See the Path Forward
As your nurse-coach, I help you create realistic goals, identify what is keeping you stuck, and build a whole food plant-based lifestyle that supports healing from the inside out.
Together, we focus on:
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Reducing inflammatory triggers
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Supporting gut health
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Improving food choices without confusion
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Building habits you can actually maintain
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Strengthening motivation and follow-through
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Helping you feel more in control of your health
My role is not to shame you, pressure you, or hand you a generic diet plan. My role is to help you see what you may not be able to see on your own, bring clarity to the next step, and support you as you move toward better health.
Start With a Free Consultation
My offer to you is simple. Schedule a free consultation, tell me what you are dealing with, and we will see whether my coaching program is the right fit for you.
If you are tired of feeling sick, tired of guessing, or tired of being told there is nothing more you can do, I would love to talk with you.
To your health,
Janie Priest RN
Holistic Registered Nurse and Nutritional Coach
Why Choose Holistic Nutrition?
It’s Time to Heal From the Inside Out
One central issue affects almost every chronic health problem today: the way we eat.
The modern diet is often high in processed foods, added oils, refined sugars, saturated fat, and low-nutrient meals that leave the body overfed but undernourished. Over time, that pattern can contribute to inflammation, poor gut health, weight gain, low energy, blood sugar problems, heart health concerns, and other chronic symptoms.
Your body is not broken. It is responding to what it has been given.
Whole food plant-based nutrition gives the body more of what it needs to repair, regulate, and function better. When you replace inflammatory foods with nutrient-dense plants, you support digestion, circulation, immune balance, energy, sleep, and long-term health.
This is not about another diet. It is about changing the internal environment your body lives in every day.
You May Have Tried Everything, But Have You Tried the Right Foundation?
I know how discouraging it feels to keep searching for answers.
You may have spent years trying doctors, specialists, naturopaths, supplements, herbs, elimination diets, lab work, fasting, yoga, and online advice. You may have done everything you were told to do and still feel exhausted, inflamed, overweight, anxious, or sick.
That does not mean you failed.
It may mean the foundation was never addressed.
Food affects every system in the body. When cells are overloaded, inflamed, and undernourished, symptoms often show up where your body is most vulnerable. For one person, that may be joint pain. For another, it may be gut problems, migraines, weight gain, autoimmune symptoms, fatigue, anxiety, poor sleep, blood sugar issues, or heart health concerns.
A whole food plant-based lifestyle helps remove many of the dietary triggers that keep the body stuck. It also floods the body with fiber, antioxidants, phytonutrients, minerals, and natural compounds that support gut health, immune function, circulation, and cellular repair.
You do not need more confusion. You need a plan, support, and someone who understands how hard real change feels when you are already tired.
That is where coaching matters.
Five Health Areas Holistic Nutrition Can Support
Cancer and Type 2 Diabetes Risk Support
Food choices play a major role in long-term health. A whole food plant-based approach focuses on high-fiber, nutrient-dense foods that support healthier weight, better blood sugar balance, improved digestion, and lower inflammatory burden.
This does not replace medical care. It gives your body stronger daily support while you work with your healthcare team.
Heart Health
Heart disease remains one of the leading health concerns in the United States. Nutrition, weight, blood pressure, cholesterol, inflammation, and lifestyle habits all play a role.
A whole food plant-based plan supports heart health by emphasizing fruits, vegetables, beans, lentils, whole grains, nuts, seeds, and other foods that help nourish circulation and overall cardiovascular function.
Weight and Metabolic Health
Many people are overfed but undernourished. Calorie-restricted diets often fail because they leave people hungry, frustrated, and fighting their own biology.
A whole food plant-based plan focuses on filling, nutrient-rich foods that support a healthier weight without constant deprivation. The goal is not punishment. The goal is to give your body food it recognizes, uses, and thrives on.
Stress, Anxiety, Depression, and Sleep
Stress, mood, sleep, nutrition, gut health, and inflammation are connected. When your body is depleted, overstimulated, or inflamed, it becomes harder to feel calm, rested, focused, and emotionally steady.
Holistic nutrition coaching looks at the whole person: food, sleep, stress, habits, mindset, environment, and daily rhythm. Small changes in the right areas can help your body move toward better balance.
Gut Health, Inflammation, and Autoimmune Symptoms
Your gut and immune system are deeply connected. When the gut is irritated or under-supported, inflammation can affect how the body feels and functions.
Whole plant foods provide fiber and nutrients that support a healthier gut microbiome, digestion, immune balance, and inflammation response. For people dealing with autoimmune symptoms, gut health is often one of the most important places to start.
My Services
Personalized Holistic Nutrition and Nurse-Coaching
At Janie Priest RN, your coaching plan starts with one simple truth: you are not the same as everyone else.
Your symptoms, health history, food habits, stress level, lifestyle, mindset, goals, and daily challenges all matter. During your free discovery call, Janie will ask about your health concerns, what you have tried, what you want to change, and what kind of support you need moving forward.
This call gives you a chance to ask questions, understand the coaching process, and decide whether working together feels like the right fit.
What We Focus On Together
Janie’s nurse-coaching approach looks at the whole person, not just one symptom or diagnosis. Your physical health matters, but so do your mind, emotions, stress, sleep, environment, values, motivation, and purpose.
Together, you will work on practical steps that support better health from the inside out. Depending on your needs, your coaching may include whole food plant-based nutrition guidance, inflammation support, gut health education, weight and metabolic health goals, stress management, mindset support, and realistic lifestyle changes you can maintain.
The goal is not to hand you a generic diet and send you on your way. The goal is to help you understand what your body needs, remove the confusion, and build a plan you can actually follow.
A Coaching Process Built Around You
Throughout the nurse-coaching process, Janie helps you take an honest look at where you are now, where you want to go, and what needs to change to help you get there.
Together, you will:
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Clarify your health goals
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Identify what has kept you stuck
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Build a realistic nutrition and lifestyle plan
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Address resistance to change
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Strengthen motivation and follow-through
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Create action steps that fit your real life
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Track progress and adjust as needed
This is a collaborative process. Janie’s role is to guide, educate, support, and help you see what may be hard to see on your own.
What Happens After Your Discovery Call
If you and Janie decide to work together, she will explain the next steps clearly. You will receive a nurse-coaching agreement and HIPAA disclosure to review and sign before coaching begins.
Once that is complete, the work can begin with privacy, clarity, and a shared understanding of how Janie can best support you.
My Message for You
Healing often feels slower than we want it to be. That does not mean nothing is happening.
When you begin giving your body better food, better support, and better daily habits, change starts from the inside. Your body needs consistency, patience, and care. Real healing is not forced. It is supported.
The hard work belongs to you, but you do not have to do it alone. Janie will help you create a plan, stay focused, and move toward a healthier, more peaceful, more confident version of yourself.
Start With a Free Discovery Call
If you are ready to stop guessing and start building a real plan for your health, schedule your free consultation with Janie today.