Hi there, I’m Marit Harney and I’m a Functional Registered Dietitian with a strong background in personal training. My passion for fitness and nutrition started back in middle school, when all the entertainment a girl had in the middle of nowhere, was the outdoors, recreational sports, and the kitchen.

These interests led me to major in Human Nutrition at UMass Amherst, and later at Sage Graduate School. I later obtained my Personal Trainer certification from the American Council on Exercise. Though I don’t offer personal training anymore, I’ve stayed closely connected with exercise resources both locally and online. This has allowed me to give my clients the resources they needed to achieve and maintain better health, and a resilient body. In 2023 I started to further my knowledge base through The Integrative and Functional Nutrition Academy, where I will complete my education to earn the IFNCP certification.

My personal struggles with chronic pain, IBS, allergies and adult acne, lead me to functional medicine. I was fascinated how modulating dietary and lifestyle habits could affect my symptoms. This experience lead me to my passion, digestive wellness. Learning from experts about all aspects of the gut continues to be my primary area of interest and expertise.

When I’m not seeing patients or doing nutrition research, I spend my time with my friends and family, my husband Joe, and our kids Liam and Nora. I’m almost always found either outside, in the gym, or in the kitchen. I love looking at recipes, cooking, baking, snowboarding, cross-country skiing, hiking, running, biking, weight lifting and eating.

A quick note on the word “dietitian”:

I’m not a fan of this word. I don’t like using it because it comes with this stigma of restriction, calorie counting, and weight loss approaches. I prefer to use the term Nutritionist, because I feel like it describes what I do so much better. I am interested in the nutrients in foods, not in dieting. My clients will quickly learn, I am unlike any “normal” RD in a number of ways. My approach to food is different, and therefore, so are the results gained.