About Dean

Dean | Functional Nutrition, Health & Wellness Coach

What I know is this, your life and your journey are yours. You can live the life you want and overcome the things you fear most. I am accepting, empathetic and led by data. Keep getting up and you will get there.

I work with committed individuals across the United States using biomarkers to create holistic wellness programs designed to reduce inflammation, optimize health and improve overall vitality with the help of food, coaching, movement & supplements.

In the Seattle area I offer Spiritually Guided Somatic Energy Healing Sessions and Plant Medicine Ceremonies with or without psychedelics.

Dean is the Co-Founder of The Custom Plate, LLC. He has 30 years of experience in healthcare with focus in Molecular Imaging, Radiology, Oncology, Neurological Surgery and Neurosciences. Dean began his healthcare journey volunteering in the ER in college, worked as a Navy Corpsman for 8 years, tended to patients with cardiac, oncologic, hormonal and many other health concerns before recieving his BS in Health Sciences and then an MBA in Health Administration, Pharmaceutical/Biopharmaceutical Management and Health Economics. LinkedIn

Now coaching in the Wellness space for the past 10
years. Dean has led and Coached 1,000’s of people over the past 30 years as a Healthcare Leader, Mentor and Holistic Life Coach. After a car accident and traumatic brain injury in 2011 Dean refocused his career and life to wellness and life transitions. Dean is a Functional Nutrition Health & Wellness Coach, Reiki Grand Master, Meditation and Mindfulness Instructor and Yoga Teacher.

My Training

After working many years as a Health Administrator I was stressed, tired, and burnt out. Looking for more balance and a way to feed my intuitive spirit, I started studying the connection between nutrition and well-being. I quickly realized that human health did not begin or end at a doctor’s written order and that my patients were seeking holistic solutions and understanding.

I graduated from the Institute for Integrative Nutrition where I learned innovative coaching methods, practical lifestyle management techniques, and over 100 dietary theories – Ayurveda, gluten-free, Paleo, raw, vegan, macrobiotics, and everything in between.

My education has equipped me with extensive, cutting-edge knowledge in holistic nutrition, health coaching, and prevention. Drawing on my expertise, I work with my clients to help make lifestyle changes and choose health-promoting ways that produce real and lasting results. You will develop a deeper understanding of food and lifestyle choices that work best for you, improving your energy, balance, health, and happiness.

I STUDIED WITH THE WORLD'S TOP HEALTH AND WELLNESS EXPERTS INCLUDING:

Joshua Rosenthal, founder & director of the Institute for Integrative Nutrition

Walter Willett, MD, DrPH, chair of nutrition at Harvard Universit

Andrew Weil, MD, director of the Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine

Gabrielle Bernstein, bestselling author and life coach

Joel Fuhrman, MD, family physician and leading expert on nutritional healing

Mark Hyman, MD, founder of The UltraWellness Center

Geneen Roth, bestselling author and expert on emotional eating

David Wolfe, raw food leader and nutrition expert

Marion Nestle, PhD, MPH, professor at New York University’s Department of Nutrition, Food Studies, and Public Health

Mark Bittman, food writer for The New York Times and bestselling author

Susan Blum, MD, MPH, assistant clinical professor at Mount Sinai School of Medicine