Coco Newton, MPH, RD

Coco Newton, MPH, RD is owner of Lifetime Nutrition, LLC, a virtual private practice in Maple City, Michigan.  She has expertise in Functional Medical Nutrition Therapy (FMNT) for prevention and treatment of chronic diseases and syndromes. Currently she is devoted to therapeutic guidance for patients with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and providing educational programs for professional, academic, and non-profit organizations. She founded and now serves as Co-Chair, ALS Medical Advisory Board at healingALS.org comprising multidisciplinary healthcare professionals that study, treat, and research ALS using Functional/Integrative Medicine to slow or stop ALS progression, improve quality of life, and regain function.

Coco received her Bachelor of Science (BS) in Dietetics & Community Nutrition from the University of California, Davis, and Master of Public Health (MPH) in Nutrition from the University of Minnesota.  She completed her Dietetic Internship at the University of California, San Diego. She is a Registered Dietitian (RD) through the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.  She is a Certified Nutrition Specialist (CNS) through the American Nutrition Association.

Coco co-founded and served on the Institute for Functional Medicine’s Nutrition Advisory Board from 2007-2010. In 2010, she co-founded the University of Kansas’ Nutrition Fellowship Program, a collaborative program through the University’s departments of Integrative Medicine and Dietetics & Nutrition.

From 2007 – 2014, Coco served as Vice-Chair for the state of Michigan Board of Dietetics and Nutrition, and championed the repeal of the anti-competitive and discriminatory Dietetics/Nutrition Licensure Law in 2014, the first repeal in the United States.