About Me

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Food, identity, and the science that shapes both.

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Health is shaped by many things: medicine, sleep, relationships, luck.

But food is the one form of care most people practice, imperfectly, every single day.

Food doesn't act in extremes. It builds, restores, and remembers.

It doesn't need to be solved. It needs to be understood.

— Rajiv Vakani

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Hi, I'm Rajiv. I'm a nutrition student, educator, and future dietitian. I help people make sense of food without shame, extremes, or losing their cultural identity.

My Approach

I study nutrition because it's one of the last frontiers where science, tradition, and lived experience meet, and where small choices can shape entire lifetimes.

I've always been drawn to what food does beyond calories or macros. It's information. It's memory. It's medicine. And for many people, it's the one thing they're trying to get right, but still feeling stuck.

At NYU, focused on food science, public health, and personalized nutrition, I explore the gray areas that get missed in most advice.

Who I Work With

I've worked with parents, students, pantry volunteers, seniors, and preschoolers. I've taught in classrooms and spiritual settings. I've seen how food affects energy, emotion, recovery, and identity, regardless of age or stage of life.

Why I Built This Space

If you're looking for nutrition insights that are personalized, principled, and practical, this space was built with you in mind.

Not to tell you what to eat — just to help you understand it better.