Qualifications

Dr. Kines is an international authority on functional nutrition, in particular clinical applications of evidence-based recovery protocols for chronic and acute Epstein-Barr Virus and gastrointestinal and autoimmune conditions. She is highly committed to ongoing research and to blending the best of science and healing practices to best support each person, which translates into popularity and high success rate with her clients. She also is focused on  the best ongoing trainings available in the country, which started with her graduate nutrition degree at the prestigious Bastyr University.

Dr. Kines  is an Amazon best-selling author on Epstein-Barr Virus and is a sought out speaker on the topic. She is also committed to training the new generation of nutritionists, NDs, MDs  and functional medicine practitioners in EBV management through The EBV Educational Institute she founded.

Dr. Kines enrolled into the first ever functional clinical doctoral program in nutrition as soon as it was offered and before that, she was sought out by Johns Hopkins’ Integrative Medicine and Digestive Center where she worked closely with Dr. Gerard Mullin, a renown functional medicine gastroenterologist.

Fully in practice since 2005, Dr. Kines has helped close to 2000 individual clients recover from EBV, Hashimoto’s, SIBO, IBS, auto-immune and gastro-intestinal disorders.

Education:

• Doctoral Program of Clinical Nutrition; Maryland University of Integrative Health,  2017
• Master’s of Science, Clinical Nutrition, Counseling Track, Bastyr University (the Harvard of Natural Medicine), Kenmore, WA 2005
• MA Master’s Degree, English Philology, Gdansk, Poland 1992

Credentials:

• Doctor of Clinical  Nutrition
• CNS Certified Nutrition Specialist, board-certified by Nutrition Specialists Certification Board since 2006
• CN Certified Nutritionist, certified by Washington State Health Department since 2005
• Certified Holistic Coach, certified by the Global Association of Holistic Psychotherapy

Clinical Timeline:

• 2005: clinical nutrition practice West Sound Nutrition in Bremerton WA.
• 2006: Holistic Nutrition Naturally (HNN) in Baltimore, MD; Green Zone Detox Program 
• 2006-2008: (in addition to HNN) nutritionist and a nutrition supplement specialist at Your Prescription for Health natural pharmacy.
• 2008-2010: HNN partnered with Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD upon invitation by Dr Linda Lee MD and Dr Gerard Mullin MD to be their first nutritionist at  Johns Hopkins Integrative Medicine and Digestive Center, Lutherville, MD. Worked closely with Dr Mullin’s patients  from Gastroenterology and Hepatology Department at JHU.
• 2010-2015 HNN partnered with Sunlight Natural Health Clinic, owned by Dr Janene Martin,  Naturopathic Doctor.
• 2015-current: HNN moved to 100% virtual model, with teleconferences with clients nation-wide and internationally. Moved the Green Zone Detox Program to an online evergreen model.
• 2017: HNN relocated back to Seattle WA; published in a medical journal, completed her doctoral program, launched Clinician EBV Training Program, and launched the Global EBV Institute resource website.
• 2018: Published the book on EBV: The Eptsein-Barr Virus Solution
• 2019: Launched EBV Recovery Program, an online program for people with EBV.

Major Medical Conferences/Trainings:

• Food as Medicine Conference: Food As Medicine: Integrating Nutrition into Clinical Practice, Medial Education and Community Health (2008)
• Advanced Professional Training in Functional and Clinical Nutrition under Dr Liz Lipski, PhD, CCN at Innovative Healing (2013)
• Institute for Functional Medicine (IFM) Modules:
  • AFMCP Applying Functional Medicine In Clinical Practice Module (2011)
  • Detox Module (2012)
  • Annual International Conference (2018) – “Solving the Puzzle of Autoimmunity: The Interplay of Gut, Genes, and Environment”
• SIBO Center at National College of Natural Medicine:
  • 1^st SIBO Symposium: Current Perspectives and Management of IBS (2014)
  • 2^nd SIBO Symposium (2015)
  • 3rd SIBO Symposium (2016)
  • 4th SIBO Symposium (2017)
  • 4th SIBO Symposium (2018)

Professional Presentations:

Lecture: “When Your Patients Don’t Respond to Your Protocols: Could this be Epstein-Barr Virus?” | Functional Medicine University (July 2024)

Lecture: “When Your Patients Fail Your Protocols: Can This Be Chronic EBV?” | NUNM Medical Conference (April 2024)

Lecture: “When Your Patients Don’t Heal no Matter What You Do” | Infectious Determinants of Chronic Disease Conference at the International College of Integrative Medicine (Sept 2022)

EBV Poster: “Solving the Puzzle of Autoimmunity: The Interplay of Gut, Genes, and Environment” | IFM Annual International Conference (May 2018)

EBV Poster: “Personalized Nutrition. Translate the Science of Nutrigenomics into Practice” | American College of Nutrition (Nov 2018)

Publications: See this page for details

Professional Memberships and Roles:

• Advisory Board Member, Functional Medicine University
• Institute for Functional Medicine
• American College of Nutrition
• Board for Certification of Nutritionist Specialists
• Global Association of Holistic Psychotherapists

Dr. Kines continues to provide video, summit, podcast, and conference interviews on all things EBV.