Nutrition Coach|Health Coach|ReCODE™ Provider
Ajowa Ifateyo (aka AJ) is a nutritionist, provider, and coordinator for the ReCODE Program at GWCIM.
Education and Experience
Ajowa earned a Master of Science in Nutrition and Integrative Health from Maryland University of Integrative Health, where she learned about personalized nutrition and food as medicine. Ajowa is a candidate for becoming a certified nutrition specialist.
Integrative Nutritionists work with clients to discover the root causes of their health concerns. These concerns may include chronic nutritional deficiencies stemming from dietary habits, the presence of metals and toxins in the body, various lifestyle factors, genetic predispositions that influence bodily functions, and personal histories—such as being born vaginally or breastfed, which can impact microbiome composition. Through the evaluation of this detailed information along with laboratory findings, they can formulate personalized strategies aimed at enhancing the health and wellness of every client.
Life story
Ajowa was born and raised in South Florida and has lived in DC for 30 years. A life-long explorer of health and nutrition, Ajowa has been a conscious eater of a plant-based diet for 45 years. She loves movement: dancing, yoga, Tai Chi, and hiking. At 62, she participated in her first half marathon (13 miles). In her life, she has worked as a newspaper reporter, and an organizer in the movement for more economic and lifestyle cooperation for 20 years and earned master’s degrees in Community Economic Development and Business Administration.
Special Interest
Ajowa has a special place in her heart for dementia care. She gained firsthand as a care partner for her mother, who had cognitive issues, as well as learning from other extraordinary caregivers in two IONA care partner support groups and Sibley Hospital’s Club Memory and their committed support staff. Ajowa also strives to use “trauma-informed” practices in her work, as so many of us are living with unacknowledged, ongoing, or unresolved traumas that affect our diets, relationships, and lifestyles. She hopes her nutrition work and passion for cooperation will help to create a healthier world with millions of individual manifestations of joy.
At GWCIM
Ajowa’s nutritionist services are accessible to all patients at GWCIM. Her dedication to an integrative approach to cognitive health has led her to the ReCODE program, where she has become a key provider and program coordinator.
Beyond clinic
AJ loves cooking and eating with friends and believes that tasty, healthy food is the heart of life and culture. It is her dream to unite health and nutrition with the practices of cooperation so that everyone in society might have clean, healthy food, more involvement with people in our communities, more access to the Earth’s gifts of herbs and sea vegetables, as well as more exposure to alternative and complementary practices such as acupuncture, yoga, tai chi, massage and other practices that enhance individual health, skills and power, and which honor cultural practices.
Dr. Misha Koga, YouTube channel: Meet Ajowa Ifateyo
