Lori Taylor
Lori
Taylor
Adjunct Faculty
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Roles:
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Past Chair of IFN Department
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Shared Governance Task Force 2018-2020
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Faculty Senate 2016-2018
Campus:
- Saybrook University
Website:
- Save Your Plate
- Department
- Integrative and Functional Nutrition
- Institution
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Saybrook University
- Office Phone
- 831-402-9321
- Biography
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Lori Taylor is a clinical dietitian with over 25 years of experience in patient care, practitioner education and health care consulting. She trained as a biochemist at UC Berkeley, worked as a molecular biologist and holds master's degrees in education from Stanford University and in nutrition from Bastyr University.
Lori is considered an expert on autoimmune gastritis, pernicious anemia, and deficiency diseases of vitamin B12, iron and vitamin C. Lori is a member of cluB-12, a global group which integrates research and clinical practice to inform the treatment of vitamin B12 deficiency disorders.
Lori has specialized training in functional digestive disorders through the Institute for Functional Medicine and has held certifications as a specialist in oncology and in nutrition support from the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. She is trained in sustainable agriculture, and holds a Permaculture Design Certificate from the prestigious Regenerative Design Institute in Bolinas, California and is a graduate of their Ecology of Leadership program. In addition, Lori shepherds a burgeoning urban food forest at her home on Whidbey Island, Washington.
Lori is the past chair and curriculum developer of the graduate program in Integrative and Functional Medicine at Saybrook University and taught nutrition to medical students at Bastyr University. She is a founding member of Coupeville's Farm to School program and maintains a consulting practice, Save Your Plate.
- Areas of Expertise
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Area Expertise Integrative Medicine Complementary Therapies Education Neuropsychology/Neuroscience Clinical Neuroscience Nutritional Science Clinical Nutrition Dietary Supplements and Herbal Medicine Integrative Nutrition Public Health Sustainability Therapeutic Diets - Education History
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Degree Institution Year AB Biochemistry UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 1988 MA Education Stanford University, Stanford, CA 1990 MS Nutrition Bastyr University, Kenmore, WA 1999 - Professional Memberships
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Role Organization Member cluB-12 Member Institute for Functional Medicine Member American Nutrition Association Member Integrative Medicine for the Underserved Member Dietitians in Integrative and Functional Medicine Dietetic Practice Group - Licenses
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Certified Dietitian, Washington State Certified Specialist in Oncology - expired, Commission on Dietetic Registration Certified Nutrition Support Clinician - expired, Commission on Dietetic Registration - Community Involvement
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Role Organization Founder Coupeville Farm to School - Media Exposure
- Curriculum Vitae
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- Presentations
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Title Location Date Creating a Framework for Treating Autoimmune Gastritis cluB-12, HCY 2023, Cambridge, UK 9/18/23 Autoimmune Nutrition for All: Accessible and Effective Nutrition Therapy Integrative Medicine for the Underserved, 2022 Annual Conference (online) 9/24/21 Autoimmune Gastritis Institute for Functional Medicine - Hollywood, FL 6/1/18 Incorporating Integrative and Functional Nutrition into Your Practice WA Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics - Seattle, WA 4/16/18 What's the Harm in Genetically Engineered Foods? WA/OR Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics - Vancouver, WA 4/19/17 Going Upstream: Healing the Food Environment to Heal our Patients Greater Seattle Dietetic Association - Seattle, WA 4/8/17 - Research
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Autoimmune gastritis
Pernicious Anemia
Vitamin B12 deficiency
Vitamin C deficiency
- Publications
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Journal Taylor, L., McCaddon, A. & Wolffenbuttel, B. (2024). Creating a Framework for Treating Autoimmune Gastritis: The Case for Replacing Lost Acid. Nutrients, 16 (5), https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/16/5/662.
Taylor, L.B. (2018). Nutrigenetics in Practice: Understanding MTHFR. The Integrative RDN, 21 (1), https://www.researchgate.net/publication/360013912_Nutrigenetics_in_Practice_Understanding_MTHFR.
Taylor, L.B. (2014). Exploring the case against genetically engineered foods. The Integrative RDN, 16 (4), https://www.researchgate.net/publication/305324618_Exploring_the_Case_Against_GE_Foods.
Taylor, L.B. & Prakash, C. (2000). Point/Counterpoint: Use of genetically engineered foods. Nutrition in Complementary Care, 3 (1),
- Professional Skills
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Permaculturist, Portuguese speaker, Level 2 - Limited working proficiency
