Madeline Gerdes, MS, RDN

Welcome to Function Nutrition & Wellness! I'm Madeline, a registered dietitian nutritionist and owner of FN&W. I created Function based on the concept of bettering our bodies from the inside out. After moving to Chillicothe in May of 2023, I quickly realized there was a nutritional health void to fill in the area. My goal is to help fit nutrition and fitness into your life. 

As an Ohio-native, I attended University of Dayton to study Pre-Medicine, minoring in biology and psychology. After graduating in 2019, I attended medical school at University of Toledo. At the beginning of my 3rd year, I realized medicine focuses on treating diseases rather than preventing them. While a disappointing realization, I decided to pivot my career and follow my passion of healing the body with food and fitness. 

I was accepted into the top nutrition program in the country at Rutgers University, earning my Master of Science in Clinical Nutrition. I worked as a NASM personal trainer during this time and am now able to provide an integrative  approach to wellness, combining nutrition and fitness.