Nutritional Counseling

Service Description

Initial Consultation is 1 hour 20 minutes; follow-ups are 30 minutes. An initial session will include a thorough assessment of your overall health, weight history, social history, medical history, lifestyle, nutrient requirements and current relationship with food. Whether you choose to come meet for just a few visits or require more extensive follow-up, you will be empowered with the knowledge and confidence to make life-altering changes in your eating habits, meet your health goals and prevent and/or treat chronic diseases! Nutrition & Weight Management: -Food and nutrition recommendations to help your body metabolize energy effectively -Personalized food plans for the way you live and the degree of support or structure that will work for you -Targeted work that can help develop effective self regulation and resilience, especially for those with a history of eating disorders, substance abuse, and other addictive behaviors -Personalized assessment of metabolism and body composition -Specific strategies to fill in the gaps of your skill set: meal planning, food shopping, food preparation, eating away from home or purchasing prepared foods. Sports and Performance Nutrition: -Eating for maximum energy utilization -Effective strategies to gain muscle and lose excess fat weight -Instruction for proper hydration and fluid balance -Unique feeding strategies to meet metabolic needs for different sports, environmental conditions, and specific positions or events Medical Nutrition Therapy for Medical Conditions: -Cardiovascular disease, metabolic syndrome, hypertension -Hyperglycemia, hypoglycemia -Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS), infertility -Pre-diabetes, type I and II diabetes -Other inflammatory diseases: gout, arthritis, asthma -Digestive problems: constipation, diarrhea, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), celiac disease, leaky gut -Poor energy metabolism: fatigue, impaired immune system, chronic infections, digestive problems