Our Aproach
Elemento Health was created to bring nutrition back to real life to the table, the kitchen, and the culture that shapes how we eat. Our care blends science with the sensory, research with ritual, and evidence with empathy so health feels less like a prescription and more like belonging.
Our Mission
To redefine nutrition as something intuitive and inspired grounded in science, shaped by culture, and woven into the rhythm of everyday life.
Our Vision
To make nutrition care feel like a lifestyle, not a prescription where evidence meets everyday rituals and health becomes part of how we live, gather, and thrive.
Our Values
Accessible Care
Wellness should feel within reach. We make nutrition care approachable, personalized, and rooted in your daily life not a rigid plan, but support that meets you where you are.
Science You Can Trust
Wellness trends come and go evidence endures. Our approach blends the latest research with lived experience, translating science into care that actually fits your world.
Holistic Balance
True health supports the whole person body, mind, and community creating space for nourishment, rest, and connection.
Culture at the Core
We believe culture is health. The flavors, traditions, and rituals you grew up with belong on the table reimagined, never erased.
Built on Trust
We see you as a person, not a patient. Our relationships are built on honesty, consistency, and care that empowers you to make lasting change.
Prevention First
We focus on long-term wellness through everyday habits that protect, strengthen, and sustain health before problems arise.
Meet Our Founder
Mariana Dineen
Founder & Registered dietitian
Born and raised in Monterrey, Mexico, Mariana grew up in a culture where food was more than nourishment it was connection, tradition, and identity. That foundation sparked a lifelong passion for understanding how culture shapes health.
After earning her degree in Nutrition and Dietetics from the Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, she moved to New York City, where she completed her Master of Science in Clinical Nutrition at New York University. During her residency at NYU Langone Health, she immersed herself in evidence-based care, supporting patients with diabetes, heart disease, and other complex health needs.
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Now based in Chicago with her husband and three children, Mariana leads Elemento Health a modern nutrition practice designed to meet people where they are. Elemento reflects her belief that health should be both accessible and aspirational: grounded in science but shaped by real life, culturally rooted yet reimagined for today’s world.
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Through Elemento Health, Mariana is building more than a practice; she’s creating a new standard for care one that blends accessible guidance, cultural understanding, and scientific integrity while always honoring each person’s unique path. Her vision is simple: to make nutrition care feel at home in your life personal, meaningful, and designed for lasting well-being.
“Mariana Dineen, a registered dietitian has been focusing on nutritious, easy and healthy meals that can be prepared in 20 minutes or less."
"The Mediterranean diet is not only about the food," registered dietitian Mariana Dineen previously told Insider. Rather, she said, it also advocates for people to slow down, enjoy mealtimes, and connect with the food and the people you savor it with."
​“When it comes to antioxidants, supplements aren't the best way to go. "There is no evidence to support that antioxidant supplements can prevent chronic diseases," Dineen says.”
