Jennifer Broxterman, MSc, RD

Areas of Expertise:

• Healthy eating
• Weight loss
• Sports nutrition
• Eating disorder recovery and developing a positive relationship with food, exercise, and body image

About Jen:

Jennifer Broxterman is the founder and head Registered Dietitian at NutritionRx, which she opened in 2010. Her approach encourages people to build a happy and healthy relationship with food through habits-based behaviour change, mindset shifts, and creating supportive environments. With so much client success and incoming referrals, she’s grown her team to bring on more like-minded RDs. Over the years she’s worked with thousands of people, ranging from everyday folks to NHL hockey players and Olympic athletes, supporting their healthy eating and performance goals.

Beyond NutritionRx:

Jennifer has worked as a Foods and Nutrition university professor at Western University (Brescia campus), winning the esteemed Excellence in Teaching Award. She’s also a researcher and nutrition content writer for Precision Nutrition, and the course creator and head instructor for PRO$PER Nutrition Certification. She brings her athletic background as a dual varsity athlete (hockey and rowing), along with her experience of being a 4x national level CrossFit athlete.

Jen’s Cancer Story:

At age 34, Jen was unexpectedly diagnosed with a rare and aggressive form of ovarian cancer. Despite being given less than a 9% chance of living past 5 years, within a few months of her cancer removal surgery she achieved RADICAL REMISSION and is still cancer-free to this day! Jen is one of the most positive, hard working, and resilient people you’ll ever meet, and is grateful that she’s still here to keep sharing her passion for healthy living with others.

Education:

• Bachelor of Science (BSc, Life Sciences) – Queen’s University
• Honours Bachelor of Science (BScH, Foods & Nutrition) – Western University / Brescia
• Masters of Science (MScFN, Foods & Nutrition) – Western University / Brescia
• Dietetic Internship (1800+ hours of training) to become licensed as a Registered Dietitian – London Health Sciences Centre
• Precision Nutrition – Level 1 Certified Nutrition Coach
• Enlifted – Level 1 & Level 2 Certified Mindset Coach
• Motivational Interviewing – Level 1, Level 2, & Level 3 Certified Practitioner
• Active member of Dietitians of Canada & The College of Dietitians of Ontario

Kirsten Willemsen, BScFN, RD

Areas of Expertise:

• Healthy Eating
• Healthy Weight Management (Weight Loss or Weight Gain)
• Women’s Hormonal Health (Menopausal Weight Gain, Fertility Struggles)
• Performance and Sports Nutrition
• Heart Disease (High Cholesterol, High Blood Pressure, Triglycerides)
• Digestive Health (IBS, Food Sensitivities)
• Diabetes (Prediabetes, Type 2 Diabetes, Gestational Diabetes)

About Kirsten:

Kirsten is a dedicated Registered Dietitian who loves working 1-on-1 with her nutrition clients. She’s our kind nerd on the team – she’s smart, hard-working, and always goes above and beyond to take amazing care of her clients. With years of nutrition coaching under her belt, Kirsten has helped hundreds of people make lasting, positive changes to their eating habits so they can look and feel their best.

Beyond NutritionRx:

Kirsten brings a wealth of experience to weight management coaching. Before NutritionRx, she worked as a nutrition coach at a bariatric / medical weight management clinic, helping patients develop long-term, sustainable healthy habits. She also has experience working in long-term care as a Consulting Dietitian, helping to ensure the optimal health and well-being of the elderly residents. In her free time, Kirsten loves spending time outside in nature with her dog and travelling to different countries (Holland is her favourite place so far!).

Education:

• Honours Bachelor of Science (HBScFN, Foods and Nutrition) – Western University / Brescia
• Honours Bachelor of Science (HBSc, Nutritional and Nutraceutical Sciences) – University of Guelph
• Dietetic Internship (1800+ hours of training) to become licensed as a Registered Dietitian – London Health Sciences Centre
• Active member of Dietitians of Canada and the College of Dietitians of Ontario
• Certified PROSPER Nutrition Coach
• Motivational Interviewing – Level 1 Certified Practitioner
• MONASH University – Low FODMAP Diet for IBS Training for Health Professionals

Asha

About Asha:

Asha is a black lab and is the unofficial ‘therapy dog’ on our NutritionRx team.

Asha’s name translates to “Alive and Well”, and she became Jennifer Broxterman’s dog and clinic mascot after Jennifer survived stage 3 ovarian cancer and was given less than an 8% chance to live – indeed an “Alive and Well” miracle!

Asha loves swimming, chasing balls and sticks, snuggling with her favourite humans, and offering kisses and tail wags to new clients.

She also loves her hand to be held, err… her paw, and will sit with you holding hands for hours!

As a dog-friendly office, Asha hangs out at NutritionRx whenever Jennifer is around. Although Asha may not be an official service dog, she has embraced her role as a ‘therapy dog’ with her whole heart and will give you abundant love and support as you work hard to accomplish your nutrition goals. She usually sleeps in the corner of the NutritionRx office on her bed during client sessions. If you have an allergy or fear of dogs, please alert our team prior to your initial assessment and arrangements can be made to have Asha stay at home.