Meet the Team
We are a team of Functional Registered Dietitians and IBCLC Lactation Consultants who have been where you are, and we built Aloha Nutrition to give moms the support we wished we'd had.
Our Mission
Whether it's your first baby or your fifth, fatigue, brain fog, and difficulty breastfeeding can feel overwhelming. Our root-cause, personalized support helps boost your energy, achieve your breastfeeding goals, and give you the data-backed nutrition answers you need to feel like your confident self again.
The meaning behind Aloha
Aloha means many things in Hawaiian, but at its heart it means love, care, and affection. That love starts with caring for yourself and filling up your cup, which overflows into all areas of your life including how you show up for your family. That is what Aloha Nutrition is built on.
Meet the Founder
Through my own pregnancies and postpartum experiences, I've learned a crucial lesson: self-care is essential to effectively care for others.
As a Registered Dietitian, IBCLC Lactation Consultant, Postpartum Doula, and fellow mom, I am passionate about helping moms thrive postpartum. I want you to feel confident about breastfeeding and your overall health. I understand how exhausting and depleting motherhood can be because I've been there.
As a mother of 4 including twins, and a military spouse, I can honestly say: I get it.
I founded Aloha Nutrition from Hawaii with a simple belief: that every mom deserves root-cause care that gets to the bottom of what's actually going on. I built a team of Functional Dietitians and IBCLC Lactation Consultants who share that same philosophy, so you always have expert support in your corner.
Read Full BioAloha Nutrition was founded by Christine "Allegra" Gast while living in Hawaii. She now resides on Cape Cod, MA with her husband and four children, including twins.
Allegra earned her degree in Nutrition and Food Science from Drexel University and became a Registered Dietitian in 2014 after completing a 1,200-hour internship. She went on to work in hospitals, long-term care, fitness, and WIC in Hawaii, where she discovered her passion for supporting mothers through pregnancy and postpartum.
Seeing so many moms struggle with breastfeeding, she pursued the highest credential in the field and became an IBCLC Lactation Consultant, completing 90 hours of education and 1,000 hours of supervised practice. After the birth of her first baby in 2019, she became a Postpartum Doula to better support families in that vulnerable season. She later completed her Functional Nutrition training through FNPI, where she deepened her root-cause, whole-body approach to health.
The Aloha Nutrition Team
Every member of our team is a credentialed Registered Dietitian or IBCLC Lactation Consultant. And every single one of us is also a mom who has navigated pregnancy, postpartum, and breastfeeding firsthand.
Christina Paxton
MS, RDN
📍 Arizona
Read BioChristina has been a Registered Dietitian since 2011, completing her Master's Degree in Dietetics from Cal State University, Northridge. She uses a root-cause approach and specialty lab testing to help families address their symptoms through functional nutrition.
Mom of a 7-year-old and 4-year-old, both of whom she breastfed. She is honored to support and encourage mothers at Aloha Nutrition on their postpartum health journey.
Kayla Thorngate
RDN, IBCLC, PMHC
📍 Colorado
Read BioKayla is a Registered Dietitian, IBCLC Lactation Consultant, and Certified Perinatal Mental Health Professional. Her steadfast devotion to better health empowers women to reclaim their energy, vitality, and overall wellness through the transformative journey of motherhood.
Kayla grew up in Colorado and currently lives with her family in a small mountain town west of Denver. Mom of two, with her third on the way.
Victoria Nieveen
MS, RDN, IFNCP
📍 St. Louis, Missouri
Read BioVictoria has been an RDN since 2017 and holds a Master's in Human Nutrition and Functional Medicine. Drawing on her personal experience with PCOS and subfertility, she helps women nourish their bodies, regulate their cycles, and trust themselves again.
Currently lives in St. Louis with her husband and two boys, both of whom she breastfed.
Beth Ferguson
RDN, IBCLC
📍 Midwest
Read BioBeth has been a Registered Dietitian since 2018 and an IBCLC Lactation Consultant since 2023. She tandem nursed her own twins for three years, which drives her deep passion for helping others succeed in their breastfeeding journey.
Mom of three boys under 6, including a set of fraternal twins. She would love to support you and your breastfeeding journey.
How We Work
Root-Cause First
We use specialty lab testing like the DUTCH test, GI Map, HTMA, and full thyroid panels to find out what's actually driving your symptoms, not just mask them.
Genuinely Personalized
No templates, no generic plans. Every protocol is built around your labs, your history, your life, and your goals.
Mom-to-Mom Understanding
Every member of our team is a mom. We don't just understand your experience clinically. We've lived it, and that changes how we show up for you.
Serving Families Worldwide
Founded in Hawaii, we now support families across the country and around the world through our HIPAA-compliant virtual platform, Practice Better.
What Moms Are Saying
I was hesitant to work with a lactation consultant, but I'm so glad I did. Allegra helped me through issues with latching and positioning, which helped with pain and eliminated clogged ducts. More than that, she gave me the confidence needed to continue on my breastfeeding journey when it would have been easier to give up.
I lost my baby weight and had a consistent milk supply under her guidance, encouragement, and supervision. I cannot recommend her enough. I was getting so discouraged when I wasn't able to lose my baby weight while maintaining my milk supply, but Allegra at Aloha Nutrition was the turning point I needed.
Allegra's calm and reassuring demeanor immediately put me at ease. She was incredibly thorough, had answers to all my questions, and set me up with the tools and resources I needed. If it wasn't for Allegra, I really may have given up out of fear and anxiety. I'm feeling so much more confident now.
Book a free discovery call and we'll help you find the right support for exactly where you are right now.
