Meet Your Local Nutritionist - Northern Colorado Springs

Dawn Franz, RD is the Nutritional Health Coach (NHC) at Natural Grocers’ Colorado Springs store. She received her Bachelor of Science in Nutritional Science with a minor in biochemistry from the University of Arizona. Dawn enjoys her job because it allows her to connect with people and help them on their journey to health. She has a special interest in digestive health and pregnancy and lactation support. To schedule a free Nutritional Health Coaching session with Dawn Franz, please call 719.577.2500.

Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage’s® Nutritional Health Coach services are provided for education purposes only. NHCs DO NOT diagnose, prescribe, treat, cure, or mitigate any disease or illness. Please see your health care practitioner for any medical issues you may have.

Nutrition education has always been one of the cornerstones of Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage’s® business philosophy. We believe that in order for people to achieve optimal health, the resources must be available for them to educate themselves to do so. To be educated is to be empowered; armed with the right information, consumers are able to make informed and educated decisions about their own health.

As part of our commitment to customer education, Natural Grocers has certified Nutritional Health Coaches (NHCs) on staff at each of our stores to offer free customer nutrition coaching sessions. Our NHCs provide professional, personalized hour-long sessions, offering themselves as a resource for nutrition and supplement information, while promoting a positive and preventative vision of healthcare. The services are free to the community and customers may return as many times as needed to reach their desired health goals.