Tanya Zajdel – Nutrition For Trauma

Tanya Zajdel – Nutrition For Trauma

Trauma affects not only the mind and emotions—but also deeply impacts the nervous system, immune function, digestion, and metabolism. The Nutrition for Trauma Healing Program empowers you with science-backed, trauma-informed strategies to use food as medicine.

This self-paced, online course explores how the gut-brain connection, hormonal response, and eating behaviors are shaped by trauma—and how nutrition can be a powerful force in reversing dysregulation and supporting recovery.

Led by trauma-informed practitioners, naturopathic doctors, and nutrition experts, the program combines educational video modules with guided practical tools to help you understand and apply holistic nutrition in your healing journey.

In this program, you’ll learn to:

Soothe the trauma-affected nervous system using gut-nourishing foods

Balance your microbiome to support cognitive clarity and emotional resilience

Reduce symptoms like bloating, poor appetite, emotional eating, and fatigue

Improve sleep, thyroid function, and immune health through anti-inflammatory eating

Restore a sense of self-trust and body connection through mindful nutrition

Address cravings, stress-eating, and mood imbalances with food-based interventions

🎓 Theory Modules
Module 1: Nutrition for PTSD
With Vanessa Ruiz, ND, RN-BSN (37 min)

Understand trauma’s long-term physiological effects

Explore how PTSD shapes appetite, cravings, and food decisions

Gain tips to support clients in shifting their food patterns mindfully

Module 2: Improving Mental Health Through Nutrition
With Amy Nicole (60 min)

Learn how to choose grounding foods for emotional stability

Discover the benefits of supplements and micronutrients for trauma relief

Address inflammation and nervous system dysregulation via diet

Module 3: Understanding Eating Disorders
With Marlene Van Den Berg (30 min)

Identify types of disordered eating

Understand how trauma may fuel eating disorders and body image distress

Explore how emotional pain manifests in food behaviors

Module 4: Practical Tools for Treating Eating Disorders
With Marlene Van Den Berg (23 min)

Reduce shame and stigma around food struggles

Learn how to help clients reframe their food narratives

Understand the collaborative roles of nutritionists, therapists, and coaches

🎥 Integration & Guided Practice Videos
Led by Vanessa Ruiz and Tanya Zajdel, these video lessons and demonstrations provide hands-on strategies and rituals that support trauma healing from the inside out:

15 real-life nutritional practices to support trauma recovery

Techniques to restore gut integrity and reduce inflammation

Grounding rituals using food to support neural rewiring

Tools for improving sleep, balancing hormones, and reducing anxiety naturally

Education on yeast infections, digestive irregularities, and immune function in trauma survivors

Nutrition can do more than fuel us—it can regulate, restore, and heal. With the right food knowledge and trauma-informed approach, this course helps you rebuild your relationship with your body and create a path toward emotional and physiological balance. Whether you’re healing personally or guiding others professionally, this course will shift the way you think about food—and its power to heal trauma from within.