DR. JARED LARSEN, LN, CNS, DC, MS
The same clinician — start to finish.
Lead Clinician and Founder of Twin Cities Metabolism. Practicing functional medicine focused on metabolic health since 2007.
Roseville, Minnesota · tcmetabolism.com
Dr. Jared Larsen, LN, CNS, DC, MS
Lead Clinician & Founder, Twin Cities Metabolism
The path here
Two parallel tracks — metabolism and clinical practice.
Dr. Jared Larsen has practiced functional medicine focused on metabolic health since 2007, and has founded and run Twin Cities Metabolism throughout. His approach is grounded in advanced training in human nutrition and functional medicine — anchored by a Master of Science in Human Nutrition (University of Bridgeport, 2007) and his Certified Nutrition Specialist (CNS) and Licensed Nutritionist (LN) credentials.
He recognized early that nutrition and metabolic physiology were the deeper drivers behind most of his patients’ chronic dysfunction, and he has spent nearly two decades in hands-on clinical practice applying that. That dual training — functional clinical practice plus deep nutritional science — is what defines the way Twin Cities Metabolism operates today.
He is a Licensed Nutritionist in Minnesota and a Certified Nutrition Specialist (CNS), one of the more rigorous credentials in clinical nutrition. The CNS specifically requires a graduate degree, supervised clinical practice hours, and a board exam — not a weekend certification.
Twin Cities Metabolism, the clinic he founded, runs every Metabolic Blueprint, every Comprehensive Assessment, and every clinical decision through him directly. No mid-levels, no associates, no farmed-out lab interpretations.
The person who tests you is the person who treats you — every Blueprint and every Assessment is read through one clinician, start to finish.
Credentials at a glance
Education and clinical training.
BOARD CERTIFICATION
Certified Nutrition Specialist (CNS)
Board for Certification of Nutrition Specialists. Requires a graduate degree, supervised clinical practice hours, and passage of a board examination.
STATE LICENSE
Licensed Nutritionist (LN)
State of Minnesota. Statutorily authorized to provide clinical nutrition services in Minnesota independently.
DOCTORAL DEGREE
Doctor of Chiropractic (DC)
Northwestern Health Sciences University, 2006.
GRADUATE DEGREE
Master of Science, Human Nutrition (MS)
University of Bridgeport, 2007. Graduate-level clinical nutrition, metabolic physiology, and nutritional biochemistry.
Clinical philosophy
Why I work outside of insurance.
Most of the patients I see have already done the conventional route. Multiple primary-care visits. Specialist referrals. Lab work that came back “normal.” The system told them nothing was wrong, but their bodies kept telling them otherwise. The people I work with usually arrive for the same reasons: weight that won’t move despite real effort, stubborn fatigue, thyroid or hormone shifts, blood sugar and insulin resistance, PCOS, perimenopause, or gut problems they’ve been told to live with.
The truth is that the insurance-driven 12-minute appointment isn’t built for the work these cases actually require. A real functional workup means looking at the right markers (often not the ones a standard panel orders), in the right context (timed cortisol, urinary metabolites, breath gases), and sitting with the data long enough to reason through the cascade.
I run this practice outside of insurance specifically so I can take the time the cases require — a 60-minute Lab Review for Blueprint patients, plus continuous protocol adjustment over six months for program patients. Insurance reimbursement at typical rates would force me to cut that time by a factor of five. The result would be worse care.
If we’re a fit, we’re a fit. If we’re not, I’ll tell you on the consultation. The free 30-minute call exists for exactly that reason.
Where to start with Dr. Jared
Whatever brought you here, there’s a service that answers your question — and you only ever buy the one that does.
Already know you want clinician-led care?
It starts with a free 30-minute consultation.
Talk through your case directly. Figure out whether the Blueprint, the Comprehensive Assessment, or something else is the right starting point. No pressure, no upsell.
“Jared Larsen is an exceptional provider! He is very knowledgable, experienced and an exceptionally clear thinker. I was lucky to have started with him about a year and a half ago…”
— Sarah W., Google review
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