Jennifer Broxterman

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