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Caitlin Higgins

MS, CNS

Regulatory Claims Manager

Portrait of Caitlin Higgins, MS, CNS, Regulatory Claims Manager

Caitlin Higgins is a board-certified nutrition specialist (CNS®) recognized by the Board of Certified Nutrition Specialists and the American Nutrition Association. With over five years of experience as a senior clinical science writer and educator at Designs for Health, Caitlin specializes in functional medicine, particularly gut, hormone, and mental health, as well as sports nutrition and mindful eating. Passionate about wellness, she is dedicated to guiding others along their healing journeys. In her current role as Regulatory Claims Manager at Designs for Health, Caitlin supports the Senior Regulatory Manager and Global Regulatory Affairs Director in ensuring claims compliance and substantiation across the entire product portfolio.

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The Designs for Health Spotlight™ functional wellness tests are not diagnostic and are not eligible for coverage under Medicare, Medicaid, or medical insurance. DFH Spotlight testing must be ordered or authorized by a qualified health-care provider registered with DFH. Please reach out directly to your practitioner to express your interest in any of the Spotlight tests. Spotlight test kits are not available for purchase or shipping in New York or the U.S. territories.

††U.S.A. Functional Medicine MDs, DOs, NDs, DCs, and Nutrition Professionals surveyed in 2025 for Designs for Health.

¹Sawada D, Kawai T, Nishida K, Kuwano Y, Fujiwara S, Rokutan K. Daily intake of Lactobacillus gasseri CP2305 improves mental, physical, and sleep quality among Japanese medical students enrolled in a cadaver dissection course. J Funct Foods. 2017;31:188-197. doi:10.1016/j.jff.2017.01.042.

²Keystone commensal strains based on the HACK index. 8x comparison based on five keystone strains (up to 24% combined abundance) vs. single-strain Akkermansia  products (~3%). Percentages reflect typical abundance in healthy adult microbiomes per published research. Individual colonization varies.