Happy, Healthy Clients

“I’ve been working with Essence nutrition for over 7 years at this point and my experience has been nothing short of fantastic. I started working with them during a time in my life when I was anemic and Monica helped me find foods that felt exciting to me so I could reach a healthy baseline. She also taught me how to pack snacks that are easy to make but have nutritional value, think: nutritionist meets baby sitter…and don’t we all need just that?

Throughout the years my program has been tailored to meet my life needs: Marathon training, hormonal fluctuations and even fertility treatments. The essence team is so well versed on such a broad scope of topics that I always feel taken care of by them.

They’re also incredibly fun to work with and will not force you to eat anything you don’t like, and also respect that popcorn is a food group to you. They never factor in the way your body looks when helping you design a program, which in a city like Miami, is a huge plus.

100/10 would recommend!”

– Adriana, Google Reviewer

“Monica, thank you so much for the AMAZING business consultation you provided me! I was super impressed with the quality information and your depth of knowledge as a business owner. You over-delivered for me, and I am incredibly GRATEFUL to you for the level of care you took to help advise me! I am “savoring” every detail of your summary document post session and I’ll be in touch in the future for another session with you.”

– Annika, Google Reviewer

“Had such a great experience! Michele was very professional and helped me make the necessary changes to my diet and I saw immediate results—cannot recommend them enough!”

– Anthony, Google Reviewer

“Essence Nutrition is at the forefront of nutrition in their approach of positive and intuitive eating and making food something fun and enjoyable without the guilt. They really focus on long term lifestyle changes vs quick fix diets and deprivation of certain food. It’s a game changer. Highly recommend them!!”

– Sari, Google Reviewer

“I had a truly life changing experience working with Michele from Essence Nutrition, and I don’t use those words lightly. What’s important to note is that I actually had very good nutrition going into my work with Michele. Before I started working with her, I was already maintaining a very healthy diet- cooking all of my own meals, lots of fresh vegetables and fruit, lean proteins, little to no added sugar in my diet, etc… However, Michele took my nutrition from great to exceptional.

I sought nutritional advice for two main reasons: weight management and recovery from ulcers in my GI tract that I have been dealing with for about three years now. Due to issues with ulcers, I had previously been instructed by doctors to go on liquid diets for weeks on end, and have had consistent weeks and months where I was barely able to eat anything due to pain. This caused my metabolism to slow a substantial amount, and started causing me a lot of weight gain when I was able to eat normally and healthily again.

After just a couple weeks of working with Michele, she had already taught me so many great techniques and information that I started seeing significant positive change in regards to how I was feeling each day. Michele’s simple changes to my diet caused something to happen that I never even thought possible- my ulcerative colitis symptoms went from mild to practically non existent. The intense cramping and pain I used to feel at the end of each day disappeared if I followed the diet as instructed. I was never able to reach these kinds of results, even with the strongest of medication over the span of three years. This dramatically positively impacted my quality of living, which has led to better mood, better sleep, better workouts, and better mental health.

The Essence Nutrition system is a great example of getting out of something what you put into it. If you take the advice and recommendations seriously and take the time to input the pictures and descriptions into the “Healthie” app, then you will really benefit from some qualified and thoughtful input from your nutrition expert.

I could not be happier with my experience of working with Michele and Essence Nutrition and I can’t recommend them enough to anyone who is looking to improve their nutrition, health, and overall quality of living!”

– Tressa., Yelp Reviewer

“Essence Nutrition is an amazing practice with highly trained professionals. I feel confident recommending my clients to them and know they are in good hands. Their ideals of using intuitive eating and body kindness leads to successful long-term results for clients.”

– Brigitte, Google Reviewer

“I worked with Essence last year in the middle of the covid pandemic because I wanted to have a better relationship with food and it was the best decision I ever made. One year later and I couldn’t feel happier about my food choices. I have gotten healthier without even trying, I just followed alL the advice given to me and have been able to continue enjoying all the nutritious foods I love without even thinking about it. No diet, no restrictions, no rules. They really do teach you how to live a healthy life and listen to your body which I think is key to having a healthy relationship with food.”

– Jessica, Yelp Reviewer

“LOVE LOVE LOVE! The Essence Team approaches nutrition in a holistic yet researched based way. Say goodbye to dieting and hello to nurturing your body and soul. After my consultation, Monica sent me a recap of everything we went over and included like 20 recipes !!! I fully recommend the Essence Team.”

– Natalie, Google Reviewer

“Monica is one of the best in the industry. Constantly expanding her knowledge, I trust her with all of my nutrition and dietary needs. If there is anything that is in need of necessary further exploration – Monica is your one stop information station stop. Bubbly and bright, she makes you feel nothing less than a close family member and is sure to find a plan to fit your needs (all while including delicious treats!) thank you !!!!!”

– Nikki, Yelp Reviewer

“I am beyond impressed with Essence Nutrition and its founder, Monica. My sessions and virtual, on-demand services teach me something new about the science behind nutrition every day, and I appreciate the informed, yet non-dogmatic approach to nutrition. The RDs at Essence have the ability to make each client feel like a VIP. I recommend this practice to family and friends allover the US & Europe.”

– Arianna, Google Reviewer

“Monica is the bomb diggity. Would give her 10 stars if I could. She is always accessible, super helpful, fun/hip/upbeat/awesome. NOT boring about healthy eating, and always so fun to have sessions with. 10/10 recommend and her Healthie app/concierge service is the best! Her pup Madeline is also the cutest!!”

– Catherine, Yelp Reviewer

“My experience with Essence Nutrition has been nothing short of exemplary. Even though I no longer live in Miami, I was able to quickly book a consult with them when I was visiting in August 2019 after some health issues I had had and Michele took the time to review my records and then spend a lot of time with me helping me understand what steps I needed to take in order to live with a more balanced and healthy nutrition in light of my issues. Afterwards, Michele and Essence followed up with me and had a virtual consult with me from Israel. I am very happy to say that combined with the guidance from Essence and Michele, with the regimen my doctor prescribed to me, I have had incredible improvements and results and can’t thank them enough for their care, knowledge, and flexibility!”

– Michael, Google Reviewer

“I have known Monica for over 3 years now and I just have nothing but good things to say about her. No fad diets over here. She is helpful, accessible, knowledgeable, warm.. can I rate her 10 starts? If you are looking for help to adopt a realistic healthy lifestyle (not like we typically see on social media these days with cookie cutter advices), then Essence is your place.”

– Carlota, Yelp Reviewer