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coach Kalli Youngstrom
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I'm Your
A Bit about me
I believe metabolic health is not just about food, it’s about agency, education, enjoyment and access.
I’m a public health practitioner, metabolic health educator, and founder passionate about helping individuals and communities reclaim long-term well-being through evidence-based nutrition and sustainable lifestyle change.
I hold a Master of Public Health with a focus on chronic disease prevention, specializing in type 2 diabetes and metabolic dysfunction. During my graduate training, I led a three-month international practicum immersion in Barbados focused on diabetes research. As team leader, I worked alongside local partners to examine how culture, food systems, and socioeconomic conditions shape metabolic disease outcomes. That experience reinforced a truth I continue to see in my practice: chronic disease is not simply an individual failure, it is shaped by systems, environments, and inequities that require thoughtful solutions.
Before entering public health, I spent years as a competitive athlete, which gave me firsthand insight into the relationship between performance, body composition, and metabolic function. That experience taught me both the power (and the limits) of discipline alone. It ultimately led me to pursue formal public health training so I could better understand the science behind metabolic resilience and long-term disease prevention.
Over the past decade, I have worked with thousands of women using targeted metabolic strategies, including therapeutic fasting, ketogenic nutrition, and low-carbohydrate and carnivore approaches, to improve bloodwork, reduce A1C, reverse insulin resistance, and restore metabolic flexibility. My work bridges clinical insight with practical implementation, helping clients translate complex metabolic science into sustainable daily habits.
While one-on-one coaching remains deeply meaningful, I see it as part of a much larger mission. Sustainable health requires prevention, education, and systems-level collaboration.
Beyond clinical practice, I previously served as Board Chair of TeensTalk YXE, a youth mental health nonprofit dedicated to increasing access to mental health education and community support. I remain actively involved in nonprofit initiatives as a board member with Mujeres Que Mueven Nicaragua and contribute to education and curriculum development through the Healthy Aging Committee with SCOA Saskatoon.
I am currently preparing to pursue advanced graduate training in nutrition with a focus on metabolic health, with the long-term goal of developing scalable, culturally adaptable frameworks that bridge metabolic science, food security, and public health strategy.
Whether working with an individual client or contributing to broader initiatives, my mission remains the same: to move from reactive care toward proactive, empowered health, supporting stronger individuals and healthier communities.
coach
What defines a coach
After nearly a decade of health and wellness coaching, “coach” is a title I hold with great pride, as it’s not just what I do, it’s who I am. Although we often define a coach as someone who gives instruction for the purpose of learning, I view it as something much, much greater than that.
The relationship between a coach and client is a unique partnership that is constantly evolving based on the client’s needs at the present time. It ebbs and flows as the needs of the clients do, as life does- moving from teaching, to support, to encouragement, to accountability, to cheerleading, to mentorship, and whatever is needed in between. Having a coach means not only having someone to help you with the “what to do”, in working towards your goals, but having someone to help you in the setting of those goals, with assessing progress, with self-reflection and analysis, with positive habit formation, and most importantly, with encouragement along the way. To me, coach is the embodiment of unwavering support.
I speak through both experience as a coach, as well as a client, as I myself have been blessed with the opportunity to work with many incredible coaches throughout my lifetime. My love for health and fitness began at a young age, embracing competitive wrestling from the age of 10 until the time I graduated highschool. Although University competition was the next step, a history of concussions led to an early competitive retirement for me. A blessing in disguise.
embracing the keto lifestyle
I had personally embraced a ketogenic lifestyle around the same time I completed my psychology degree, recognizing the powerful impact nutrition had on my cognitive clarity. I began to research everything I could about the impacts of ketogenic nutrition on both physical and mental health and it became, and continues to be, my biggest passion. I have specialized in ketogenic coaching for nearly a decade, learning from both personal experience, along with the experience of thousands of nutrition clients over the years. I have seen the powerful impact of ketogenic nutrition both personally within myself, along with family members, friends, colleagues, and clients- from reversing type 2 diabetes, to battling obesity, replacing medication, to simply optimizing daily function so busy parents can have energy to keep up with the day. Ketogenic nutrition is not just a “diet,” it’s a lifestyle, and I truly believe it changes lives.
My years away from competition have meant more time dedicated to studying ketogenic nutrition and lifestyle optimization techniques, including mindful meditation. Although I no longer compete in bodybuilding or powerlifting, I continue to love the challenge of weight lifting, and most recently, long distance running and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. All while fat fuelled, of course.
Are you ready to join me in optimizing your life through ketogenic nutrition?
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