Amanda Archibald is a nationally-recognized nutrition expert (RD) who has been involved in lecturing, teaching and thought innovation for individuals, health professionals, chefs, foodservice operations and corporations since 2003. In 2015 Amanda unveiled the concept of Culinary Genomics in Johannesburg, South Africa (Translational Nutrigenomics Conference) and at The Institute for Functional Medicine International Conference in Austin, Texas. Her "cutting-edge" work uniting science and medicine with the kitchen opened up a new frontier for food, placing genes and the kitchen at the epicenter of healing. In short, a new food and health conversation was ignited.

The concept of culinary genomics shared in this course is currently being piloted on menu at a 5 hospital system in California, with the goal of reshaping food and health knowledge for clinical staff, employees and importantly, patients.

Amanda has taught in more than 100 U.S. locations, Canada, Europe, and South Africa. She is a frequent presenter at health, medical and food-focused conferences. Recent presentations and invites include The Integrative Health Symposium, NYC, The International Neurogastronomy Symposium, KY, Supplyside West, NV and the Bioceuticals Clinical Symposium, Sydney Australia (2019). Amanda is involved in a number of courses for nutrition and health professionals, where she teaches how to combine genomic information with food and the culinary arts to treat complex health issues. She also works with individuals in private practice.

A native European, but naturalized American for more than 20 years, Amanda currently resides in Western Wisconsin next to the mighty Mississippi River.

Why Genes?

Your genes are essential to life. They contain the genetic information that makes up YOUR unique blueprint. Each gene holds a unique recipe for a specific protein in your body. Genes ensure life by producing proteins which are the framework of your body in the form of muscles and bones for example. They are also movers and shakers, responsible for getting work done around the body in the form of enzymes. Without proteins, there is no life. In this course, you’ll learn more about how genes work, how that impact your health and why everyone is talking about them.

Which Food?

While many things influence your genes, food IS their principal information source. Genes respond to food by creating the proteins to support the biochemical circuitry that drives your body. What you eat and how you prepare it determines the quality of information passed on to your genes.
The food you eat can turn genes on and turn them off. We now know how to choose food to target specific genes that impact inflammation, mood, removal of toxins, support energy production, activate fat burning and more.
In this course you’ll learn which food to choose, how that food influences your genes, and what the impact is on your health. This is why we created The Genomic Kitchen Ingredient Toolbox, which you’ll be unpacking session by session in The Genomic Kitchen Express course.