The Team Behind Your Turning Point
Most people find us after years of being told everything looks fine while they feel anything but. They have seen multiple providers, run the panels, tried the protocols, and still don’t have an answer that actually changes how they feel.
That is where GreenMind Health comes in
We are clinical health navigators, not just nutritionists.
We use functional nutrition, advanced lab testing, and a full-picture approach to uncover what is actually driving your symptoms, then build a clear path forward that works alongside your physicians and the rest of your care team.
Every plan we write is calibrated to the GreenMind Standard, our optimal wellness benchmark. Instead of asking whether your labs fall inside the population average, we ask whether your body is functioning the way you want to feel. That is a different question, and it leads to a different answer.
Meet The Team
Taryn White, MS, CNS, LDN
Founder · Clinical Director · GreenMind Health
I never planned to build a nutrition practice. It started because of my son.
He was in the middle of a constellation of evaluations: physicians, speech therapists, occupational therapists. We were doing the work, but I kept feeling that something foundational was missing. I couldn’t take him to a birthday party because the lights and sounds left him screaming and unhappy. His preschool teachers were worried about his social engagement. He was so picky he wouldn’t even try ice cream. I started reading, asking different questions, and learning everything I could about how nutrition affects the brain and the nervous system. Within months of changing how he was eating and supporting him with the right nutrients, the lights came back on. He could focus. He could regulate. It turned out I was right that there was more we could do, and that experience changed me.
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A few years later, my own body forced me to stop.
I had a traumatic brain injury that left me unable to care for my kids or drive for months. A year after that, I was hit with another wave: incredibly fatigued, unexplained weight gain, a depressed mood I couldn’t shake, and no menstrual cycle for an entire year. My primary doctor, OB and even endocrinologist ran the standard panels and told me everything looked fine, but offered me birth control and SSRIs along the way. It wasn’t fine. I knew it wasn’t fine. So I did for myself what I had done for my son: I used functional nutrition to rebuild what had been broken.
That experience is what compelled me to make this my work. Functional nutrition had been life-saving support for my family, and I knew there were thousands of people sitting in the same place I had been: knowing something was wrong, being told nothing was wrong, and watching their lives spiral while they prayed for someone to take them seriously.
Today, I do my best work with the complicated cases. The clients who have already seen multiple providers, run the tests, tried the protocols, and still don’t have an answer. The ones whose labs come back “normal” while they feel like a fraction of who they used to be. I run a full investigation: genetics, gut, bloodwork, hormones, lifestyle, history. I connect the dots that no one has connected yet, and I build a path forward that is specific to your biology, not a template. This is the work that lights me up.
I hold a Master of Science in Clinical Nutrition and Integrative Health, the Certified Nutrition Specialist (CNS) credential, the board-certified standard for advanced clinical nutritionists, and a Licensed Dietitian Nutritionist (LDN) license. I also hold an ADHD Intensive certification through Dr. James Greenblatt. Before clinical nutrition, I spent years in healthcare strategy consulting for hospital systems and physician groups, which trained me to work with physicians, navigate the healthcare system, synthesize complex data and translate it into real solutions. That same lens is how I read your case today.
Outside of clinic, I’m a mom of four kids spanning college to middle school. They each eat differently, need different things, and are walking proof that this work isn’t theoretical for me. Everything I do for my clients is built on what I have already done for the people I love most.
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Clinical Nutritionist
My relationship with food started in the best way possible. At sixteen, I was cooking with my mom in our family kitchen. We’d try new recipes every night, flip through Bon Appetit, and watch Giada De Laurentiis make it all look effortless. Along the way, we started swapping in healthier alternatives to the things we loved, and I got genuinely curious about how food could do more than taste good.
But that curiosity turned on me. What started as a life-giving hobby gave way to body changes I couldn’t stop noticing, and over the course of a couple of years, I became consumed with the goal of being as thin as possible, all in the name of “health.” I was fixated on calorie counting and the number on the scale. It left me undernourished, isolated, and dealing with chronic hormone and gut issues that I didn’t fully understand yet.
Early in college, I ended up in the hospital. Doctors diagnosed what they believed was Crohn’s disease and told me I would need to rely on medication for the rest of my life. When I asked if diet had anything to do with my gut issues, the answer was no.
That “no” changed everything for me. Right then, I knew conventional medicine was not going to help me truly heal. I dove into alternative medicine and was able to restore my gut through diet, acupuncture, and lifestyle changes. Today, I am not on any medications. My hormones are restored. I’ve healed my relationship with food. And I’ve dedicated my career to helping others find the same kind of healing.
I pursued a Master’s in Nutrition and Integrative Health and became a Board Certified Nutrition Specialist and Licensed Dietetic Nutritionist so I could use science-backed therapeutic nutrition and lifestyle strategies to prevent and manage chronic illness, while at the same time promoting a healthy relationship with food. Because I’m convinced that the only sustainable healthy lifestyle is one that you actually enjoy.
I specialize in identifying and resolving mysterious gut symptoms. The ones that have been brushed off, misdiagnosed, or managed with band-aid fixes like laxatives and Metamucil when the real issue hasn’t been touched. SIBO, SIFO, gut dysbiosis, “IBS” diagnoses that mean very little in the way of a solution. These are the cases I know deeply and love working through, and I know a GI MAP like the back of my hand.
Closely connected to gut issues come hormone imbalances, like PCOS, irregular or heavy cycles, extreme mood and energy swings. I know firsthand that birth control is no real solution, and I love helping women actually understand their bodies.
I’m also currently pursuing advanced training in intuitive eating, because I’ve lived the damage that a disordered relationship with food can do, and I never want a client to go through what I went through.
I really love people. I love getting to the heart of how your life influences your health, and encouraging you to heal not just your body but your mind and soul as well. Outside the clinic, you’ll find me experimenting in the kitchen, leaning into my faith, and probably telling you that cutting out a long list of foods is not the starting point.
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Clinical Nutritionist
I grew up in a home where whole foods and home-cooked meals were just how things were done: cod liver oil by the spoonful, not a Twinkie in sight. The kind of upbringing you roll your eyes at as a kid and only come to appreciate much later. I didn’t realize what I had until I left for college and was suddenly responsible for feeding myself.
While I went back to my roots with some food choices, I went off the rails with others. I spent years dealing with persistent bloating and digestive discomfort despite feeling like I was doing everything “right.” Nothing was severely wrong from a medical perspective, but my symptoms were impacting my quality of life. After living in this gray area for long enough, I started to believe that feeling this way was just my normal, something I’d have to live with.
It wasn’t. Clarity and relief came when a naturopathic doctor finally diagnosed me with small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) and small intestinal fungal overgrowth (SIFO). For the first time, someone looked at the full picture and saw the missing pieces. Through a combination of targeted diet, lifestyle, and supplement changes, I was able to restore my gut and find my way to my true normal: symptom-free.
That experience changed the trajectory of my career. I’d been working in wellness marketing, and I realized I didn’t want to help brands sell health. I wanted to be the one actually helping people heal. I pursued my Master’s in Clinical Nutrition and Integrative Health, earned my Certified Nutrition Specialist credential, and became a licensed dietitian nutritionist so I could support clients in a clinical setting.
Today, I work with a wide range of clients, with a special interest in gastrointestinal, metabolic, and women’s health. My approach is the opposite of one-size-fits-all. I dig into the full picture: labs, diet, lifestyle, stress, history. I connect the dots to uncover root causes and support true healing.
I love helping people cut through the noise. I combine real clinical experience with evidence-based strategies to build a path to healing that’s individualized and actually sustainable. My goal is always the same: empower you with enough knowledge and tools that eventually, you don’t need me.
When I’m not in clinic, you’ll find me hunting for the best local coffee shops, making something out of whatever’s left in my fridge (honestly one of my favorite challenges), or getting in some movement, usually a mix of yoga, strength training, and outdoor time whenever possible.
Our Physician Advisor
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Physician Advisor
Dr. Safdieh is a board-certified physician with specialized training in Rheumatology, Pediatrics, and Integrative Medicine. She is certified through both the Institute for Functional Medicine and the Longevity Doctors Network. She earned her M.D. from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and completed her Rheumatology Fellowship at the Hospital for Special Surgery. She brings prior experience as a physician at Parsley Health.
As GreenMind’s Physician Advisor, Dr. Safdieh provides expert guidance on prescriptions and medical decisions that benefit from a physician trained in both conventional and integrative care. She supports our Apex and Evergreen clients with medication adjustments, hormone therapy, and clarifying recommendations from their PCPs and specialists.
Available exclusively to clients enrolled in Apex or Evergreen as an add-on service.
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