Nourish Your Life, Energize Your Journey

Take control of your health with personalized coaching from Vital Link Nutrition. Fuel your body, boost your energy, and achieve lasting wellness—all while fitting seamlessly into your busy lifestyle.

Empowering Your Health Journey

I’m Barb Braun, founder of Vital Link Nutrition. My journey began at 29 when I was a busy mom of two, facing high blood pressure and weighing 288 pounds. Determined to take control of my health without relying on medication, I lost 124 pounds in one year and have maintained that for over 25 years. Now, as a certified nutrition coach, I’m passionate about helping others transform their lives through sustainable nutrition.

What I Offer

Together, we will take a step-by-step approach to gather key data that will help us understand, identify, and clarify your nutrition and wellness goals. I specialize in guiding busy, overwhelmed parents to make healthier food choices, even with limited time and energy. By combining my personal experience with professional knowledge, I offer practical nutrition coaching to help you achieve a healthier, happier life for yourself and your family.

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  • Spring into Action It’s the time of year when outside activities are in full swing. Families with pre-school age to high school and even college age kids are busy keeping upwith all the fun activities this time of year has to offer. I personally love this time ofyear. It brings back many fond memories of…

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  • Why Nutrition Matters

    March is National Nutrition month which is a great time to discuss why nutrition matters!!Nutrition by definition is the process of providing or obtaining the food necessary forhealth and growth. I personally feel like many of us know a diet that involves goodnutrition choices can have many benefits and improve and maintain our health. Goodnutrition…

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  • Making Healthy Choices for your Heart and Kidneys

    With February being a month that we often associate with our heart here isan article worth checking out from Carolyn Feibig, MS, RD,LDhttps://www.kidneyfund.org/article/trimming-fat-protect-your-kidneys-and-heart-saturated-fat. When thinking of making changes to your diet accordingto this article ½ pound of 80/20 ground beef has 18 grams of saturated fatcompared to ½ pound of 90/10 ground beef at 4.5…

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