Tina Christoudias Functional Medicine Practitioner and Nutritionist

06/04/2026

As my mentor recently told me, everything we read or learn requires context.

I have not been on social media since December 2025. And today that I decided to hop back on just to take a quick look around, I remembered why.

One of the first posts I came across was of a nutritionist here in Cyprus making blanket statements about hormonal health, once again.

Example: Supplements don't help weight loss or cortisol is not to blame for everything in hormonal shifts.

The thing is, statements like these are not the be all and end all of hormonal health.

There are sooooooo many nuances involved in hormonal health that statements like these confuse people and do not allow people to truly make sustainable changes that are good for them in the stage of the healing journey they are in.

Let's take the first statement. "Supplements don't help with weight loss." Well, let's look at this from the context I am about to describe. Let's say you are in perimenopause and have an autoimmune condition and you have poor digestion, bloating, constipation and diarrhea, and you break out in hives when you get stressed.

In general, a naturopath or functional medicine practitioner has to address 1)nervous system regulation 2) gut health (which involves addressing overgrowths and improving digestion and a leaky gut) and immune balance, 3)liver health 4) addressing nutrient deficiencies and finally 4) addressing hormonal deficiencies. You cannot do all this simply by changing your diet (although the diet is one very important piece of the puzzle). I would have to give targeted supplementation to address all of the above. And when I do, the metabolism improves and more sustainable weight loss is achieved.

I oversimplified the above example to show you that as human beings, we are complex. And the path to healing and improving hormonal health is not just about eating more protein, weight training, and making sure we prioritize sleep. Each human being comes with their own history, their own traumas, their own challenges, their own programming, their own opinions and views of the world. If it was as easy as eat more protein, sleep better, and weight train, we would all be fit, happy, and mentally balanced. This is simply not reality.

From my own experience as a health practitioner, the first very real step to healing as a patient is to feel that you are safe, seen, and heard by the practitioner you are working with. Most people will not heal if they feel like a number or if they just feel pushed aside.

As for me, I have found that I have become a much better health practitioner by blocking out the noise on social media and focusing on the work at hand, which is to help those who seek my help.

So, I depart social media once again and I leave you with this message:

Be extremely selective with who you entrust your health to. Some people (including me) could have all the right degrees and training, but for whatever reason, they do not resonate with you. Listen to your gut and stick with people that make you feel seen and heard.

Happy Easter to all! ###

02/12/2025

We in Cyprus have a lot of issues as a culture. One of them is showing off because of our many deep seeded insecurities.

It’s time for me to speak my truth. And at the end of the day, if you don’t agree, I’m up for a friendly debate. In fact, I challenge any dietitian/nutritionist who would like to challenge me on my knowledge, come and let’s collaborate to have a genuine chat about what is right and what is wrong in the space of dietetics. 😊

30/08/2025

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01/08/2025

Keep on walking ♥️

17/07/2025

03/07/2025

Stop taking this supplement immediately!

30/06/2025

To all my beautiful current and potential clients,

My office will be closed in July for the following dates:

July 9th - July 11th

July 14th - July 25th

July 29th - August 1st

Thank you and my wishes to all of you for a happy and healthy summer break! ♥️

07/06/2025

This simply warms my heart.

During Covid days, I got slack for telling people to eat properly and to take certain supplements to help boost the immune system.

Today, more and more resounding research is showing us just how vital nutrition and the understanding of nutritional biochemistry is to our overall health.

The USA has a real problem in that 94 percent of its population is metabolically unfit. And FINALLY, the government is getting involved to address the ROOT CAUSES of chronic disease. One of which is the huge lack of and minimal understanding of how to use the nutritional sciences as a means to improve health and to prevent disease.

Now I ask you. What is being done about this in Cyprus?

We educate our kids in schools about nutrition, but right outside the classroom is the ability to buy junk.

Buying one bag of vegetables can cost up to 60 euros.

Our society believes that simply going on a statin or taking some glucophage can fix their metabolic insufficiency.

Where is the education to the public?

Where are initiatives put forth by the government to help Cypriots be healthier and more productive?

Where is the support for people suffering from chronic issues? And I’m not even talking about cancer or diabetes, but people who have gut issues (my professional experience tells me it is everyone).

In my humble opinion, doctors and nutritionists alike in Cyprus, need to understand the integral part nutrition plays in our health. Doctors need to hire a nutritionist into their practice and work as a team instead of just recommending random nutritionists here and there. The nutritionist needs to be part of the patient’s story instead of just writing a diet and weighing them every two weeks.

And dietitians and nutritionists need to understand how important their education is to truly helping the public to get healthier. They are the ones better equipped to understand how nutrition can heal.

I’m not sure how things will change in Cyprus. Hopefully, we find ways to improve our health sooner rather than later and before it’s too late.

06/06/2025

05/06/2025