Meet Paige
Hello, I'm so glad you're here! My name is Paige Needles, I'm a Registered Dietitian and founder of Paige Wellness.
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I know first hand how much our health can hold us back. You deserve to feel your best so you can go out and live your purpose, without giving up the things you love.
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My Background
I have a master's degree in nutrition from the University of Southern California. During my supervised practice, I specialized in digestive health interning at Cedar Sinai's Outpatient GI Center among others. After obtaining my license, I moved to Dallas to start my career at UT Southwestern Medical Center as a clinical, inpatient dietitian. Here I gained exposure to a wide variety of disease states and patient demographics providing medical nutrition therapy across all units. Unfortunately, most of the patients I worked with were suffering from diseases that could have been prevented with diet and lifestyle changes earlier on and therefore my impact felt limited.
I then transitioned to a functional nutrition role at Nutrisense providing dietary counseling to individuals utilizing continuous glucose monitors for conditions like pre-diabetes, diabetes, PCOS, weight loss, athletic performance and more. While I was thrilled to be working on the preventative side of health, the high volume requirements did not allow me enough time with each patient.
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This journey led me to starting my own practice so that I could provide the quality care I know people deserve. Now I am able to blend my experience in both the conventional and functional health settings to offer a truly integrative approach to nutrition counseling.
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A Functional Approach
Have you ever left your doctor's office confused because you were told everything looks "normal," but you still had ongoing symptoms? Were you ever prescribed a medication without hearing about dietary and lifestyle options first? Has disease prevention ever been part of your medical plan or is it always damage control?
If any of this resonates, please know you are not alone. These experiences are the norm in our western healthcare system. We are desperately missing preventative and root-cause care. When I discovered functional nutrition/medicine, everything clicked, not only in my practice, but for getting to the root of my own chronic health concerns.
If you are looking for a practitioner who truly listens to your story, helps investigate the root-cause of your health concerns instead of covering up symptoms, takes time to teach you about your body, provides personalized recommendations, and, most importantly, is there for you every step of the way as you make changes - then you are in the right place!
When I'm not working, I'm...
finding the best spot in town for brunch, traveling somewhere warm, going on long walks, playing pickle ball, cuddling with my two toy Aussies, reading, or finding live music.
