Mary Purdy, MS, RDN, holds a Master’s Degree from Bastyr University where she is currently adjunct faculty. Previously she worked for 4 years at the wellness company, Arivale, as a Coach and Clinical Education Lead training coaches, as well as providing nutrition and lifestyle counseling to clients using a personalized medicine approach. Prior to that she was in private practice for 8 years as well as a Clinical Supervisor at Bastyr’s Teaching Clinic, working with hundreds of patients on a variety of health issues. She has given over 100 nutrition workshops, speaks regularly at health and nutrition conferences and was the keynote speaker at Bastyr University’s Commencement Ceremony 2019. She serves on the board of Hunger and Environmental Nutrition and was Chair of Dietitians in Integrative and Functional Medicine Additionally, she hosts the podcast “The Nutrition Show”, authored the books “Serving the Broccoli Gods” and the forthcoming “The Microbiome Reset Diet”, and is a tireless advocate for a sustainable food system that supports our environment and helps to mitigate climate change.