Enhance Your Health with Our Holistic Nutrition and Health Coaching

We are thrilled to announce the expansion of our services at the Mississippi Diabetes Network to include comprehensive health and nutrition coaching for everyone, regardless of your health status. This new program is designed to foster holistic health practices that support diet, hormones, physical activity, and overall wellness for anyone looking to improve their health.

Why Health and Nutrition Coaching?

Achieving optimal health involves more than understanding what to eat or how to exercise; it requires tailored strategies that cater to individual needs and lifestyles. Our expert team of certified health professionals and registered dietitians is here to guide you through every step of your health journey. 

A spread of healthy foods including salmon and tomatoes.
A spread of healthy foods including salmon and tomatoes.

Personalized Nutritional Guidance

Our registered dietitian can provide dietary protocols that cater to your health goals and dietary preferences. Whether you are looking to lose weight, gain muscle, balance hormones, or simply eat healthier, our tailored strategies will help you achieve your objectives effectively.

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Lifestyle Optimization

We assist you in developing a comprehensive lifestyle plan that incorporates physical activities suited to your fitness level and proven stress management techniques. Our aim is to improve your overall quality of life by implementing balanced lifestyle changes. Specifically for women in their reproductive years, we focus on optimizing lifestyle choices according to your menstrual cycle, including nutrition, exercise, stress management, and social activities.

Healthy foods such as salmon, broccoli, and blueberries.

Advanced Lab Testing for Comprehensive Health Insights

Benefit from cutting-edge diagnostic tools with our advanced lab testing services, including the DUTCH hormone panel, and tests for toxins such as heavy metals, environmental toxins, and mycotoxins. These tests provide deep insights into your body’s unique health challenges, enabling us to tailor your wellness plan with even greater precision and effectiveness.

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Expert Support

With a team of highly qualified experts, you’ll receive top-notch advice and support. Our multidisciplinary approach ensures that you benefit from comprehensive strategies that are based on the latest research and best practices in health and wellness.

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Empowerment Through Education

Knowledge is power. We empower you by providing essential information about how nutrition and lifestyle choices impact your health. This knowledge helps you make informed decisions every day, putting you in control of your wellness.

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Continuous Care and Support

Health journeys evolve, and so will your personalized plan. With ongoing support from our team, you can adapt your strategies as your needs change, ensuring that you always have expert guidance to help you thrive.

Allison Tharp

Allison Tharp, MS

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Specializes in:

  • PCOS
  • Women's health and hormones
  • Insulin resistance
  • Perimenopause and menopause
  • Lifestyle coaching for weight loss and energy
Catherine Moring

Catherine Moring, PhD, RD, BC-ADM, CDCES

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Specializes in:

  • Auto-immune conditions
  • Hormone balance
  • Fertility
  • Weight loss
  • Diabetes
  • Insulin resistance
  • Perimenopause
  • Menopause
  • Pregnancy and post-partum
  • Women's health
  • Mold and mycotoxins
  • Advanced specialty labs
Jennifer Taylor

Jennifer Taylor, RN,
CDCES, CPT

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Specializes in:

  • Fitness
  • Strength building
  • Diabetes
  • Insulin resistance
  • Weight loss

A More Fulfilling Life

Join us at the Mississippi Diabetes Network as we champion a healthier community. Our new health and nutrition coaching services are a vital resource for anyone aspiring to live a healthier, more fulfilling life.

Contact us today to discover how our health and nutrition coaching can revolutionize your approach to health and wellness.

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Allison Tharp, MS

Network Director

Allison Tharp

Allison is a certified transformational nutrition coach, health coach, and personal trainer. She has a bachelor’s degree in sports medicine and exercise science from Belhaven University and a master’s degree in health promotion from the University of Mississippi.

Prior to beginning her role as the Network Director for the Mississippi Diabetes Network, she founded Whole Story Health where she provides health coaching and consulting to women diagnosed with PCOS or other hormonal imbalances. She is a health talk radio show host and host of The Landing Spot Podcast where she conducts interviews with leading experts in the holistic health and functional medicine field. 

She was the program coordinator and health coach for a Mississippi-based company before starting her own company to reach clients nation-wide. Earlier in her career she served as the health education partnership manager for Belhaven University. She is also a public speaker with over a decade of experience in population and community health.

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Catherine Moring, PhD, RDN, BC-ADM, CDCES

Network Project Director, Co-Founder Diabetes Solutions

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Dr. Moring is a registered and licensed dietitian, is board certified in advanced diabetes management, is a certified diabetes care and education specialist, and a master certified health education specialist. She has a master’s degree in Health Promotion and a doctorate in Health and Kinesiology, both from the University of Mississippi.

She is the founder and Executive Director of the James C. Kennedy Wellness Center as well as the Director of Wellness for Tallahatchie General Hospital and Medical Foundation. She is the co-founder of Diabetes Solutions, a virtual and accredited Diabetes Self-Management Education program.

She has worked on numerous research projects, received over seven million dollars in grant funding, and has over 15 years of experience in community and population health. She is passionate about working with people and communities to improve both community and individual health and quality of life. She is involved with multiple other community-based health efforts, serves on several boards, and has committed her life and career to improving individual, community, and population health while simultaneously working to reduce health disparities and improve social determinants of health. Most importantly, she is a wife, mom, and bonus mom.

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Jennifer Taylor, RN, CDCES, CPT

Network Assistant Director, Co-Founder Diabetes Solutions

Jennifer Taylor

Jennifer is a Registered Nurse, Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist, a certified personal trainer and health coach. She brings over 20 years of medical and healthcare experience to the Mississippi Diabetes Network.

As an R.N., Jennifer has vast experience across many fields of nursing including medical surgical care, labor and delivery, home health and hospice, and as a minimum data set coordinator in long term care.  She is experienced in management and administration having served as a nursing supervisor and director of patient care with Continue Care Home Health in Charleston, Mississippi.

Jennifer currently serves as the Assistant Director of Wellness for the James C. Kennedy Wellness Center. She is also the co-founder of Diabetes Solutions and provides one-on-one diabetes self-management education to people of all ages. Jennifer’s work continues to enhance patient satisfaction and deliver successful outcomes of the program.  She has also developed and taught diabetes related material and information to health professionals throughout the state of Mississippi.