Stephanie Zgraggen, DC, MS, ACN, CNS, CCN, completed her undergraduate work at Georgia State University in Atlanta, where she received a bachelor’s degree in exercise physiology. She then attended Life University in Marietta, Georgia, and completed her doctorate in chiropractic with Palmer College of Chiropractic West in San Jose, California. In 2009, she completed a two-year training program to obtain her master’s degree in human nutrition from the University of St. Joseph in West Hartford, Connecticut. Dr. Zgraggen is also an applied clinical nutritionist, a certified nutrition specialist, and a certified clinical nutritionist.
Dr. Zgraggen’s Charleston, South Carolina-based private practice, Lime and Lotus, is centered on functional endocrinology, lifestyle modification, and whole food supplementation. Her expertise includes functionally evaluating the thyroid gland, adrenals, male and female hormone imbalances, and digestion. She is well-versed in saliva testing, hair mineral analysis, and functional interpretation of blood panels. Dr. Zgraggen regularly lectures for doctors and other health care professionals throughout the U.S. on incorporating whole food nutrition protocols within a practice.
Dr. Zgraggen has been a featured author in a variety of national publications, such as Chiropractic Economics, Natural Practitioner, and Nutritional Perspectives. Follow @DrZgraggen on Twitter®.