When your hormones feel completely off.
Hormone Dietitian for Women
Let’s Fix What’s Driving Your Symptoms
Address the root cause of hormone imbalances with evidence-based nutrition and science-backed lifestyle strategies to balance hormones naturally.
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Meet Julie Pace, RDN
Hormone Dietitian for Women
Your Hormones Affect Everything
Most women know something is off long before they get answers. They feel exhausted despite sleeping. They gain weight without changing anything. Their mood shifts without warning. Their cycles become unpredictable.
What they often don’t know is that these symptoms are connected and that nutrition plays a powerful role in supporting hormone balance, regulating metabolism, and restoring how they feel day to day.
Hi, I’m Julie Pace, RDN a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist with 25 years of clinical experience specializing in hormone health, gut health, and metabolic wellness for women. Using a functional and integrative nutrition approach I go beyond standard dietary guidelines to identify what’s actually disrupting your hormones and address the root cause of it.
Hormone Conditions I Specialize in:
PCOS: Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
PCOS is one of the most common hormone conditions affecting women and one of the most misunderstood. It’s not just about irregular periods. PCOS involves a complex interaction between insulin resistance, androgen excess, inflammation, and gut health that affects energy, weight, skin, mood, and fertility.
Many women with PCOS are told to simply “eat less and exercise more.” That advice ignores the underlying metabolic and hormonal drivers that make weight management so much harder with PCOS.
My approach to PCOS nutrition focuses on stabilizing blood sugar, reducing inflammation, supporting gut microbiome health, and optimizing nutrients that influence androgen levels and insulin sensitivity. The goal is not just symptom management, it’s addressing the conditions that allow PCOS symptoms to persist.
Women I work with often experience improvements in cycle regularity, energy, skin health, and weight stability when the underlying drivers are properly addressed through targeted nutrition strategies.
Hypothyroidism and Thyroid Health
Your thyroid regulates nearly every system in your body including, metabolism, energy production, body temperature, heart rate, digestion, and mood. When thyroid function is impaired even slightly it can affect how you feel in ways that are hard to trace back to a single cause.
Hypothyroidism, including Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, is significantly underdiagnosed in women. Many women are told their thyroid labs are “normal” while still experiencing classic symptoms including fatigue, weight gain, brain fog, constipation, hair thinning, and cold sensitivity.
Standard TSH testing alone often misses the full picture. A more complete thyroid evaluation — including free T3, free T4, reverse T3, and thyroid antibodies provides a clearer understanding of how your thyroid is actually functioning.
From a nutrition standpoint I focus on:
Supporting thyroid hormone conversion through adequate selenium, zinc, and iodine intake. Reducing dietary triggers that may worsen autoimmune thyroid conditions like Hashimoto’s.
Addressing gut health which plays a direct role in thyroid hormone metabolism and immune regulation. Stabilizing blood sugar to reduce the metabolic burden on an already stressed thyroid.
Optimizing overall nutrient status to support thyroid function and reduce symptom severity.
Hormone Health & Perimenopause
If you’re in your late 30s to early 50s and your hormones feel increasingly unpredictable perimenopause may be the reason. The hormonal shifts of this transition affect gut health, metabolism, sleep, mood, and body composition all at once.
I provide dedicated perimenopause nutrition support including guidance on the gut-hormone-metabolic connection that drives many midlife symptoms. Learn more about perimenopause nutrition support →
How Nutrition Supports Hormone Balance
Hormone health is directly influenced by what you eat, how you manage stress, how well you sleep, and how your gut is functioning. A functional and integrative nutrition approach addresses all of these factors together, not in isolation, which is why I address multiple areas including:
Blood Sugar Regulation
Insulin is one of the most powerful hormones in the body. When blood sugar is unstable it disrupts cortisol, sex hormones, and thyroid function simultaneously. Stabilizing blood sugar through balanced, nutrient-dense meals is one of the most impactful nutritional interventions for hormone health.
Gut Health and Hormone Metabolism
Your gut plays a direct role in how hormones, particularly estrogen, are processed and cleared from the body. When gut health is disrupted hormone metabolism is affected. Supporting a healthy gut microbiome through fiber, fermented foods, and targeted nutrition strategies is a core part of my approach to hormone balance. Learn more about gut health and hormone connection →
Anti-Inflammatory Nutrition
Chronic inflammation disrupts hormone signaling and worsens symptoms across every hormone condition. A plant-forward, anti-inflammatory eating pattern supports hormone balance, reduces symptom severity, and protects long-term metabolic and cardiovascular health.
Key Nutrients for Hormone Health
Several nutrients play particularly important roles in hormone balance including magnesium, zinc, selenium, B vitamins, omega-3 fatty acids, and vitamin D. Many women are below optimal levels in one or more of these nutrients and functional testing can identify exactly where the gaps are.
Functional and Integrative Nutrition for Hormone Health
Standard nutrition advice was not designed with women’s hormone health in mind. A functional and integrative approach goes deeper, looking at the full picture of your health including your labs, lifestyle, gut function, stress levels, sleep patterns, and health history to understand what’s actually driving your symptoms.
When standard labs don’t provide the full picture I may recommend advanced functional testing including:
Comprehensive hormone panels including the DUTCH Complete test which evaluates estrogen, progesterone, testosterone, cortisol, and hormone metabolites. Expanded thyroid panels including free T3, free T4, reverse T3, and thyroid antibodies. Gut microbiome analysis to assess gut bacterial diversity and estrobolome function. Nutrient status assessment to identify deficiencies that may be contributing to symptoms. Inflammatory markers to assess systemic inflammation and metabolic stress.
Functional testing is optional, available at additional cost, and not covered by insurance. HSA and FSA funds may be used for eligible services.
Hormone Nutrition Counseling: What to Expect
Comprehensive Hormone Health Assessment
I begin with a detailed review of your hormonal history, menstrual cycle patterns, current symptoms, lab work, medications, supplements, dietary patterns, gut health, sleep, stress, and lifestyle. This gives me the full clinical picture before making a single recommendation.
Root-Cause Analysis
Using your assessment and any available functional testing I identify the underlying hormonal, metabolic, and gut factors driving your symptoms. This is where patterns become clear and a targeted strategy takes shape.
Personalized Hormone Nutrition Plan
You receive a customized nutrition and lifestyle plan tailored to your specific hormone conditions, symptoms, goals, and preferences. Supplement recommendations are provided through Fullscript when clinically indicated — based on evidence not generic protocols.
Ongoing Support and Adjustments
Hormone health is dynamic and your plan should be too. I monitor your progress, adjust recommendations as your symptoms change, review updated labs, and provide ongoing support so you’re never navigating this alone.
Insurance Coverage for Hormone Nutrition Counseling
Nutrition counseling for hormone health is often covered by insurance and many women are surprised to find their sessions cost little to nothing out of pocket.
I am in-network with Blue Cross Blue Shield, Aetna, UnitedHealthcare, and Cigna. Benefits are always verified before your first visit — no surprise billing ever.
Frequently Asked Questions — Hormone Dietitian for Women
What does a hormone dietitian do?
A hormone dietitian uses a functional and integrative nutrition approach to identify and address the root causes of hormone imbalance including PCOS, hypothyroidism, estrogen dominance, and irregular cycles. This includes personalized nutrition planning, targeted supplement guidance, and when appropriate functional testing to understand what’s driving your symptoms.
Can a dietitian help with PCOS?
Yes. A registered dietitian specializing in hormone health can help women with PCOS stabilize blood sugar, reduce inflammation, support gut health, and optimize nutrients that influence androgen levels and insulin sensitivity addressing the underlying drivers of PCOS rather than just managing symptoms.
Can nutrition help with hypothyroidism?
Yes. Nutrition plays an important role in supporting thyroid function, reducing autoimmune triggers in conditions like Hashimoto’s, and optimizing nutrients that influence thyroid hormone conversion. A functional nutrition approach addresses thyroid health as part of the broader gut-hormone-metabolic picture.
How is a functional hormone dietitian different from a regular dietitian?
A functional and integrative hormone dietitian goes beyond standard dietary guidelines to look at the full picture of your health, including labs, gut function, stress, sleep, and lifestyle to identify what’s actually driving your hormone symptoms. The focus is on root causes not symptom management.
Does insurance cover hormone nutrition counseling?
Yes. Nutrition counseling for hormone related conditions is often covered by major insurance plans. I am in-network with Blue Cross Blue Shield, Aetna, Cigna, and United Healthcare. Benefits are verified before your first visit — no surprises.
How do I get started?
Simply schedule a consultation online. I’ll review your health history, symptoms, and goals and we’ll build a plan from there. No referral needed in most cases — and insurance is verified before your first visit.
Your Privacy Matters
Unlike many large telehealth platforms, Core Nutrition Health & Wellness does not record sessions or use your personal health data for marketing purposes.
Your consultations remain private, secure, and confidential.
Ready to Balance Your Hormones Naturally?
When your hormones feel completely off, you deserve more than being told your labs are normal.
I’ll help you understand exactly what’s driving your symptoms and build a clear, personalized nutrition plan to support your hormone health long term. Most women pay little to nothing out of pocket.