Brian Johnson, MSClinical Nutrition
Clinical Nutrition · Metabolic & Digestive Health
Better numbers are the start. Feeling like yourself again is the point.
I'm Brian Johnson — a master's-trained clinical nutrition practitioner. I help people improve blood sugar, cholesterol, and weight through changes small enough to actually keep, so they get their energy, confidence, and years back.
"Most people don't need more information. They need a plan that fits the life they actually have."
MS, Clinical Nutrition
ANA Board Examined
CNS Candidate · 950/1,000 Hours
Virtual & In-Person · NY / NJ
Behavior Change Specialist
What I Do
I'm in the business of health.
Not diets. Not quick fixes. Health — the kind you can measure on a lab report and, more importantly, the kind you can feel on a Tuesday afternoon.
01
Blood sugarA1c · insulin resistance · pre-diabetes
I help people bring their A1c down — and not just to stay off medication. Stable blood sugar is what ends the 3pm crash, quiets the cravings, clears the fog, and takes the pressure off the systems you'll need decades from now.
02
Cholesterol & lipidsLDL · triglycerides · cardiovascular risk
I help people improve their cholesterol and regulate their lipids — and not just to stay off medication. These are among the clearest levers we have on how long you live and how well you live while you're doing it.
03
Weight & body compositionsustainable loss · metabolic health
I help people lose weight — and if your reasons are staying off medication or liking what you see in the mirror, those are perfectly good reasons. They're just not the only ones. I'm after the version of this where you feel comfortable in your own skin, move without thinking about it, and have energy left at the end of the day.
Three spans, not one.
Every goal above points at the same three things. This is the actual scoreboard I care about — and the one worth measuring your progress against.
Lifespan
How many years you get.
Healthspan
How many of those years you spend feeling genuinely well, rather than managing conditions.
Playspan
How many you spend still doing the things you love — hiking, traveling, keeping up with your kids or grandkids, playing.
What I Help With
Where I focus
Metabolic health is the center of my practice. Digestive health and celiac disease are the specialties I've built alongside it — and often, the three are more connected than people expect.
◈
Metabolic Health
Blood sugar, cholesterol, blood pressure, weight, and waist circumference — the cluster of markers that quietly decides how the next thirty years go. Addressed together, because they move together.
Pre-diabetesInsulin resistanceHigh cholesterolWeight
◇
Digestive & Gut Health
IBS, GERD and heartburn, bloating, gas, constipation, and diarrhea — approached by finding your actual patterns and triggers instead of handing you a generic elimination list.
IBSGERDBloatingFood triggers
◆
Celiac Disease
A specialty I came to personally. Cross-contact, hidden sources, restaurants and travel, repleting nutrients after years of malabsorption, and building a way of eating that doesn't feel like a life sentence.
Newly diagnosedStill symptomaticNutrient repletion
Not sure whether you're a fit? That's exactly what the free consult is for. If I'm not the right practitioner for what you're dealing with, I'll tell you plainly and point you toward someone who is.
How I Work
Small, doable changes across five areas — built to actually stick
Most people already know roughly what they should be doing. What's missing is a plan sized to a real life, and someone in their corner while they build it. Each session we pick the next achievable step and stack it on the last.
01
Nutrition
Whole, nutrient-dense food. Adding in the good before taking out the bad.
02
Movement
Built around what you already like doing — not a prescription you'll abandon.
03
Sleep
Wind-down routines and stimulation habits that decide how tomorrow goes.
04
Stress
Practical tools — journaling, breathwork, gratitude practice — that fit into a real day.
05
Supplementation
Targeted support to fill genuine gaps and address deficiencies, not a cabinet full of bottles.
I work like a health detective
Before recommending anything, I look for patterns across everything that could be contributing — then translate what I find into a clear, prioritized plan you can act on, in coordination with your medical team.
Blood work & lab results
Food & symptom journals
Signs & symptoms
Family history
Medical diagnoses
Current medications
Current supplements
Sleep & stress patterns
Exercise habits
My Story
I got into this work because I spent a long time being the patient nobody could explain.
My body was quietly falling apart and no one could tell me why. What I eventually learned was that I had celiac disease, and that the chronic nutrient malabsorption it causes doesn't announce itself as a gut problem. It shows up everywhere else.
What it actually looked like for me
Pins & needles in hands and feet
Tremors
Flu-like fatigue
Severe headaches
Brain fog
Heart palpitations
Getting sick constantly
It was frightening. Not knowing what was happening inside my own body was worse than any single symptom. And when I finally had an answer, what I got was essentially a pamphlet: avoid gluten.
That gap — between being handed a diagnosis and actually knowing how to live well with it — is where I built my practice. It's also why I don't stop at lab values. Numbers told me something was wrong; they didn't tell me how to feel like myself again. That took a plan, and it took time.
I went on to earn a Master of Science in Clinical Nutrition, pass my American Nutrition Association board exam, and train as a behavior change specialist — because knowing what to eat and actually changing how you eat are two completely different problems. Celiac disease remains a specialty of mine and always will. But the work underneath it, for every client, is the same: finding the pattern, then building the habits that hold.
Work With Me
Real change takes about ninety days. So that's how I structure care.
Anyone can white-knuckle a diet for two weeks. Habits that hold — and lab values that move and stay moved — need time, repetition, and consistent support. That's why I build around three-month programs rather than one-off appointments.
The Foundation
Two sessions per month. Best if you're fairly self-directed, have a manageable schedule, and want steady guidance without a heavy cadence.
Most Popular
The Fusion
Weekly for the first month to build real momentum, then twice monthly to reinforce it. The balance most people land on — intensive at the start, sustainable after.
The FastTrack
Weekly sessions throughout. For complex cases, or when you want the highest level of accountability and the fastest path to feeling different.
Every program starts the same way
A 60–90 minute initial consultation where we go deep on your history, labs, symptoms, and goals — followed by 45-minute follow-ups to adjust, troubleshoot, and keep momentum.
Sessions, availability, and payment
Available virtually and in person across New York and New Jersey. Self-pay only at this time; rates and package details are shared on our consult call.
Credentials & Training
Trained, tested, and still in the work
Clinical education you can verify, plus lived experience you can't fake.
M.S.
Nutrition
Nutrition
Master of Science
Clinical Nutrition — Sonoran University of Health Sciences.
ANA
Board
Board
Board Examined
Passed the American Nutrition Association board certification examination.
950/
1,000
1,000
CNS Candidate
Completing supervised clinical hours toward the Certified Nutrition Specialist credential.
Education & Certifications
- MS, Clinical NutritionSonoran University of Health Sciences
- BS, KinesiologyUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst
- Certified Health CoachHealth Coach Institute
- Certified Life CoachHealth Coach Institute
- Certified Personal TrainerAmerican Council on Exercise
Clinical & Professional Experience
- The Nutrition & Herbal CollectiveSupervised clinical practice toward CNS credential — currently enrolled
- Avenue OneCorporate wellness engagement — individual health assessments and personalized plans for dozens of employees at a NYC real estate firm
- Behavior Change SpecializationDual coaching certification applied to sustainable habit formation
Let's find out if I'm the right fit for you.
Start with a free 15-minute consultation. No pressure and no pitch — just a conversation about what you're dealing with and whether I can help.
Book Your Free Consult