Our Mission

Our Mission at Essential Nutrition LLC is to encourage others to become active participants in their own health care treating the individual as a whole person taking into account the mind, body, spirit, as well as the physical and social environment for prevention, improvement and overall life enjoyment.

You are unique. You have unique genetics, unique taste preferences, and a unique lifestyle. For optimum health, your diet should be as unique as you are. That is why we conduct a thorough nutrition assessment with you, and offer guidance that is:

  • PERSONALIZED
  • EFFECTIVE
  • SCIENCE-BASED
  • SUSTAINABLE

We support you throughout your journey, work with you to set realistic goals, and help you to achieve them. We will work with you to include the foods that you enjoy. All foods fit. And we help you find strategies that will work for a lifetime.  We will also work with your medical team to provide the most appropriate nutrition advice for your particular situation so that you can achieve optimum health and wellness.

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Meet Gail Bradley RD, LD

Gail A. Bradley, RD, LD, received her Bachelor of Science Degree in Nutrition with a minor in Athletic Training from the University of Nevada, Reno in 1997 and completed her Dietetic Internship at Washoe Medical Center in Reno, Nevada in 1998. She joined the VA Sierra Nevada Health Care System in 2004 working in different capacities as a dietitian for over 14 years i.e. Clinical Inpatient & Outpatient, Supervisory Dietitian and Chief of Nutrition and Food Service. She recently retired in June 2019 to pursue her passion in Whole Health and Integrative and Functional Medical Nutrition Therapy.

As President of Essential Nutrition, LLC her mission is to encourage others to become active participants in their own health care empowering them to consider every aspect of their health, diet and overall lifestyle to make the best choices to increase healing and improve their health, well –being and live their life to the fullest. She is an active member of the Dietitians in Integrated and Functional Medicine (DIFM), Sports and Cardiovascular Nutrition (SCAN),) Nutrition Entrepreneurs and Medical Nutrition Therapy (MNT) which are Diagnostic Practice Groups (DPG) with the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (AND). Her passions in life are hiking, snowshoeing, golf, Barre, Pilates, cooking and traveling to Jazz Festivals. She enjoys spending time on this journey with her Partner David and her wild child rescue “Miles” to complete a life filled with living, laughter, and of course good food.

Healthy Performance Nevada

Healthy Performers NV is an organization comprised of dedicated medical professionals, performing artists, and performing arts educators with the common goal of improving the health care of the performing artist.  Our mission is to work with and for the health of performing artists through education, research, networking, and a commitment to a deep understanding of the special needs associated with the performing arts. Learn more here