Evidence-based Nutrition for EVERYONE

Our first course is finally available! After months in the making, the introductory primer in basic nutrition is here- and it’s phenomenal. Empower yourself with life-changing insight on how to eat to feel your best.

N101: Proteins, Fats, & Carbs

A revolution in nutritional education, starting with the basics. Even if you think you know your stuff, this breakthrough crash course in nutritional foundations will give you more insight into how to ‘read’ food than most people will ever have in their life. And if you don’t know the first thing about eating healthy, this is definitely the place to start.

Our story

AQL Nutrition started in 2022 after functional medicine practitioner Damien Zielinski decided that functional medicine was inaccessible, and nutrition education was not being done in a way that was truly useful or beneficial.

‘What would it look like if it were done properly?’ … was the hypothetical question that started it all.

A Great Cause

Ten percent of all course and consulting fees will go toward feeding hungry people through Droplets of Mercy. Our whole angle at AQL is empowering people through nutrition- both though the lifetime empowerment achieved by food education and awareness, and through literally feeding people worldwide who are facing extreme food insecurity today.

A revolution in clinical accessibility and nutrition education.

Learn with Us

Nutrition is frequently taught without any historical or cultural awareness. At AQL we provide 3D food knowledge that recognizes social and political context while providing the most scientifically sound and up-to-date technical details available. And it’s fun!

Change the way you see food!

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