Dietitians are skilled at “Medical Nutrition Therapy” this involved tailoring nutrition advice to your specific medical conditions and individual needs.

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Dietitians take the WHOLE person into account, looking at  everything from your: blood work and medications, to your sleep and energy levels.

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What to expect from your first appointment (Initial Assessment)...

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Your dietitian will ask you lots and lots of question about your eating habits, your work hours and add this to any blood test results and information from your doctor.

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From all this information, you dietitian will talk to you about your GOALS, making sure they are specific and realistic.

Next up you will work together to come up with a detailed, step by step PLAN to achieve your goals. 

 

This process results in highly individualised advice and care.

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What to bring to your first appointment:

• Any recent blood test results (or ask your doc to fax them through)

• The names of your medications (take pictures on your phone!)

• Names or pics of any vitamins or supplements you are taking

• Any questions (it's easy to forget once you're in the appointment)

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What NOT to bring:

• No need to write down everything you've eaten this week, it's lots of work and not that useful

• No need to track your weight leading up to your appointment!

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What conditions can a dietitian help with?

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• gut issues

• managing diabetes

• heart disease

• lowering cholesterol

• relieving bowel issues

• allergies and intolerances

• irritable bowel syndrome

• crohns

• ulcerative collitis

• chronic kidney disease

• nutrition education

• relationship with food

• disordered eating/eating disorders

• difficulty gaining weight

• fuelling for exercise/sport

• fussy eating in kids and teens

• cancer during treatment and recovery

• iron defeciency

• PCOS

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