Jennifer Merchant, an integrative health practitioner and clinical nutritionist, is joining Jeff Barkstrom at Barkstrom Natural Health.

Merchant is an American Association of Drugless Practitioners certified holistic health practitioner and received her integrative health practitioner, level 2 certification through the Integrative Health Practitioner Institute in Boston, Mass.

She recently moved back to the area from Ithaca to be closer to her family and to establish her natural health practice close to home. She is excited to educate people in and around Chautauqua County on the benefits of nutrition response testing and to assist them on their natural health journey. Nutrition response testing can be used for a wide variety of complaints, including heart disease, diabetes, autoimmune, injuries and many others.

Merchant will be practicing at Barkstrom Natural Health, located 500 Pine St., second floor suite 10, Jamestown. She can be reached at 665-5015.