Nutrition that transforms lives, one story at a time

Apr 22, 2026
Nutrición que transforma vidas, una historia a la vez
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He didn't always know this would be his path. But when he saw his patients regain simple things like tying their shoes, he understood he was exactly where he was meant to be.

@nevnutricionesvidaNutritionist · Director and founder of NEP Nutriciones Vida

Who he is and what he does

He is a nutritionist and the founder of NEP Nutriciones Vida, a project he created with a clear premise: to help people transform their habits without extreme diets, without pills, without shortcuts that don't last.

Today, he leads a team of nutritionists who follow up with hundreds of patients each month, designing personalized programs that adapt to each person's real life. In addition to consultations, he creates educational content for social media — but not the boring, technical kind. His approach is to make it fun, relatable, and human.

Why he chose this path

As a child, he wanted to be a soccer player. Or a police officer. Or a firefighter. Like almost everyone.

Nutrition didn't appear as a sudden calling, but as something that took shape over time. What was always present was a trait of his character that he himself recognizes: the need to help people. To see someone improve and know that he had a part in it.

The moment he fully understood it was when patients started telling him things that went far beyond weight. "Doctor, my knees don't hurt anymore." "My blood pressure normalized." "My glucose went down." That's when he knew this wasn't just a profession — it was his purpose.

"Over time, I realized this was my purpose. And so, here I am."

What he believes about nutrition

For him, nutrition has never been just about numbers on a scale. It's about comprehensive transformation.

When a person sustainably changes their eating habits, they don't just lose weight — they regain energy, gain confidence, improve their emotional state, and most importantly, change their relationship with their own body. They learn to respect it. To listen to it. To inhabit it with self-love.

"We don't just help people lose weight, but gain quality of life, confidence, and emotional health. The most valuable thing is to see a person rediscover themselves, feel capable again."

That vision guides every program he designs, every piece of content he publishes, every consultation his team provides. For him, health is not a short-term goal — it's a way of living.

Moments he won't forget

There isn't just one. There are hundreds, and they keep coming.

There are patients who cry during consultations. There are those who tell him they can finally run with their children in the park. And there's one he remembers with particular clarity: someone who came to tell him, with an emotion difficult to describe, that they could now tie their shoelaces alone. Put on their socks without help.

Things most people take for granted. Things that for that patient represented months of effort, discipline, and believing that change was possible.

"That's where we realize the true impact of what we do."

These moments are also what keep him energized. The idea that every day can be the day someone takes that step that changes everything — that's what makes him come to work with enthusiasm, always looking for new ways to do things better.

Where he's headed and what he tells those starting out

In ten years, he sees himself leading a much larger project — with more branches, ideally nationwide, and with a new added mission: to train the next generation of nutritionists. To transmit not only technical knowledge but also the philosophy of human interaction that defines NEP Nutriciones Vida.

He has a very precise reminder for his future self:

"Don't forget why you started. Keep creating content from the heart and not from pressure."

And for anyone who wants to follow in his footsteps, the advice goes beyond technique or studies:

Listen to your patients. Connect with their stories. Don't see them just as clinical cases — see them as people. Ask them how they are, how their week went, what weighs on them beyond food. That human touch, he says, is almost always what people need most.

And something else: build your own style. Don't copy anyone. Because authenticity, in this profession as in life, also nourishes.

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