Today we’d like to introduce you to Niti Shah.
Hi Niti, thanks for sharing your story with us. To start, can you walk our readers through your personal journey into wellness
I am a Board-certified Clinical Nutritionist as well as a Functional Medicine Practitioner and founder of Back2Basics Functional Nutrition by Niti here in Irving. I moved to Dallas with my husband a while ago (when George Bush Turnpike was not even built!) and grew our family with two baby Texans and established our roots in the Irving-Coppell area. I’m thrilled to call Dallas (which is drawing 100’s of families from across the world) our home for 20 years now, mainly because of my fellow Texans and the amazing community we have here.
What led me to the wonderful path of functional medicine and functional nutrition are my family’s and my own personal health struggles! I wish I had found a root cause resolution practitioner who could weave in nutrition when my health was going downhill. When traditional medicine failed while the root cause mitigation strategy helped me, I had a newfound passion = nutrition. I started my career as a physical therapist but went back to school after 15+ years to pursue Master’s in Functional Medicine and Nutrition instead of relying on Google university! Graduating from the best evidence-based program in the country, I was armed with the best tools to heal and create wellness. At my Back2Basics Functional Nutrition practice, I provide the care that I saw missing in healthcare when I needed it.
I am partnering with physical Therapist Rushi Shahiwala of Texas Star Rehab and together we have built an integrative and preventive care practice creating health and wellness in the metroplex.
Would you say it’s been a smooth road, and if not, what are some of the biggest challenges you’ve faced along the way?
Most roads have curves but that is what makes journey interesting! I opened my practice in the middle of the pandemic making it difficult to reach people who needed my help. Some potential clients were looking for quick fixes, while others overestimated the length of the treatment. The approach I propose with root-cause resolution does involves nutrition and lifestyle changes which is not common practice, and thus there is a certain degree of doubt people carry when they first hear. I have taken additional time to help potential clients to understand the differentiation of my practice and its value. Being healthy is priceless!
Thanks for sharing that. So, maybe next you can tell us a bit more about your business?
Chronic diseases like obesity, diabetes, heart disease, autoimmunity have already reached pandemic levels. My goal is to shift attention away from “disease management”—simply suppressing symptoms with drugs—to addressing the root cause of these conditions with nutrition, supplementation, and lifestyle change. As your health guide, I am eager to show you the wonders of a simple, back to basics functional medicine and functional nutrition approach.
In my Back2basics practice, I see clients many of whom are women in different phases of life struggling with hormonal imbalances. What I do is help them achieve hormonal balance WITHOUT giving them hormones!
My clients tell Google and me all the time that I make nutrition and lifestyle changes practical and sustainable! In the world of information overload, these personalized and practical approaches that I offer sets me apart.
You can expect me to be an attentive listener, help you connect the dots, personalize the plan to suit your unique physiology, make it practical and sustainable, all the while working together as a team.
If you are struggling with a chronic disease or simply not feeling your best, please know that it’s absolutely possible to restore your health and wellbeing with back-to-basics nutrition, supplementation, and a lifestyle plan.
How do you define success?
Success to me is… seeing the person who walked in just a few months back with brain fog, digestive issues, and/or low energy, living a life of wellness
My client hugging me saying this is the life they dreamt about and now are living that dream
My client saying their diet and lifestyle change has inspired their kids to make the right nutritional choices
My clients becoming health coaches and wellness ambassadors for their entire family
Success to me is changing the world and our next generation, one person at a time!
Contact Info:
- Email: niti@back2basicsfxn.com
- Website: https://back2basicsfxn.com/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/back2basicsbyniti/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Back2BasicsbyNiti/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/back2basicsbyniti/
- Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCjTV08TD1WB-bLPEs1jQvA
- Other: https://g.page/r/CZ5VTrl6QFnzEBA
