I – ROUTINE DIETITIAN SERVICES
There are three ways to get started in your weight loss and health recovery journey; the Complete Assessment Package, Hourly Consultation, and the new Comprehensive Dietary Package.
You won’t be counting calories, points, or tracking macros on an app because I do the calculations, so you won’t have to!
I take all the guesswork out of knowing “how much.”
You won’t have to weigh and measure your food, and best of all, you won’t have to make separate meals for yourself and your family.
Your Meal Plan will indicate how much of each food category to eat at a meal, so all you’ll need to decide is what to make for dinner!
1. Complete Assessment Package
The most popular option for getting started is the Complete Assessment Package, and is designed for those with routine clinical conditions such overweight or obesity, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, high blood sugar (including type 2 diabetes, not using insulin), high blood pressure, or high cholesterol.
This package provides you with a custom-designed Meal Plan, as well as detailed Nutrition Education so that you can begin using your Meal Plan to achieve your health and weight goals.
For those with routine inflammatory conditions, I would be pleased to design your Meal Plan from an anti-inflammatory perspective, at no extra cost.
The Complete Assessment Package begins with an initial assessment appointment where I will meet with you to collect detailed information about your health and risk factors, including your personal medical history, family medical history, and dietary and lifestyle information. Lifestyle questions include what you like to eat and when, food likes and dislikes, religious, cultural, or ethical dietary restrictions, and other factors that impact your health and weight, such as sleep habits and activity level.
Based on the information collected during the assessment visit, I will design a Meal Plan to help you accomplish your goals.
The Nutrition Education teaching explains the different categories of foods, the serving sizes, and number of portions to eat at each meal, as well as how to make food exchanges within each category of food. It walks you through how to implement your Meal Plan, so all you need to do is decide is what to eat.
Add-on Service Options
Add-on nutrition education for a variety of routine clinical conditions are available with the Complete Assessment Package at cost savings over taking the same services on an hourly basis. Popular add-on options include improving symptoms of GERD, gout, diverticulosis or diverticulitis, hiatus hernia, kidney stones, migraines, newly diagnosed with Hashimoto’s hypothyroidism, and those wanting to improve iron status from food. I also provide add-on nutrition education for those diagnosed with Early Chronic Kidney Disease at stage 3 or below.
To get started with the Complete Assessment Package, please download the Intake and Service Option Form, complete it on your computer, then email it to the address on the form.
*If you would like a password-protected form, please send a note using the Contact Me form on the tab above.
2. Hourly Consultations
A. Hourly Consultation
The Hourly Consultation is for those who would like to meet with me first to discuss their needs, share details of their health background, or see if I am a ‘good fit,’ an Hourly Consultation is the best place to get started.
Should you decide while meeting with me to move forward with the Complete Assessment Package or one of the other packages I offer, any remaining time in your initial Hourly Consultation can be ‘banked’ and used later for follow-up services.
B. Specialty Hourly Services
I provide Nutrition Education on an hourly basis for those wanting to learn how to follow a low fiber diet, low FODMAP diet, improving iron status from food, gallstone diet, low sodium diet, low potassium diet, low histamine/tyramine diet (for migraines).
To set up either type of Hourly Consultation, please download the Intake and Service Option Form, complete it on your computer, then email it to the address on the form.
3. NEW Comprehensive Dietary Package
The Comprehensive Dietary Package is for those who would like just a little bit of follow-up after they have a custom Meal Plan designed for them. It provides all three services described under the Complete Assessment Package (assessment visit, design of Meal Plan, Nutrition Education Session) PLUS 2 follow-up appointments (30 minutes each).
Add-on Service Options
The same add-on service options that are available under the Complete Assessment Package are also available at a cost savings over the hourly rate with the Comprehensive Dietary Package. These include improving symptoms of GERD, gout, diverticulosis or diverticulitis, hiatus hernia, kidney stones, migraines, newly diagnosed with Hashimoto’s hypothyroidism, and those wanting to improve iron status from food. I also provide add-on nutrition education for those diagnosed with Early Chronic Kidney Disease at stage 3 or below.
To get started with the Comprehensive Dietary Package, please download the Intake and Service Option Form, complete it on your computer, then email it to the address on the form.
*If you would like a password-protected form, please send a note using the Contact Me form on the tab above.
FOLLOW-UP PACKAGE – to the Complete Assessment Package
4. Dietary Management Package
The Dietary Management Package is the follow-up package to the Complete Assessment Package, the Comprehensive Dietary Package and the PCOS Package for those who would like ongoing coaching and nutrition support. This package provides three hours of additional support and can be taken as half-hour appointments or hourly sessions, whichever works best for you.
II — GI DISORDERS and FOOD ALLERGIES / SENSITIVITIES
I have considerable experience helping people with various GI disorders, and those with food allergies and food sensitivities. I offer an IBD Package for those diagnosed with Crohn’s disease or ulcerative colitis, an Irritable Bowel Syndrome Package for those struggling with the symptoms of IBS, a Celiac Disease Management Package for those newly diagnosed, and a Food Sensitivity / Food Allergy Package for people who know or suspect they are sensitized to specific foods.
1. Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) Package
The IBD Package is designed for clients diagnosed with Crohn’s disease or one of the types of ulcerative colitis (UC) who want to learn what to eat to minimize the symptoms during a ‘flare up’, as well as how to eat once the flare has subsided. For those from different cultural background, teaching will be using foods and preparation methods familiar to your culture.
2. Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) Package
The IBS Package is designed for clients who have already had celiac disease or Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) ruled out or who have been told by their doctor that they have IBS.
Each person with IBS is different, so I will work with you so we can determine what triggers your symptoms and will recommend an approach that I think will work best for you.
Some people do well following a low-FODMAP diet, others do better following a diet that improves their gut microbiome, while others do best with lifestyle changes that help them activate their vagus nerve to calm their gut, and sometimes a combination of these is the most helpful.
3. Celiac Disease Management Package
The Celiac Disease Management Package provides detailed teaching for those newly diagnosed with Celiac Disease (IgA-mediated gluten intolerance) to learn how to eat to minimize accidental contact with gluten or gluten-containing products at home and away from home. You can learn about the specific material covered in this package here.
4. Food Sensitivity / Food Allergy Package
The Food Sensitivity / Food Allergy Package is designed for those who have either been diagnosed or who suspect they may be sensitized to certain foods, or components of foods. It is also helpful for those diagnosed with tree or grass pollen allergies and who are experiencing symptoms related to oral allergy syndrome (OAS), which is a cross-reaction between tree or grass pollen allergies and specific fruit, vegetables, or nuts.
To get started with any of the GI Disorder or Food Allergies / Sensitivities Services, please download the Intake and Service Option Form, complete it on your computer, then email it to the address on the form.
III — OTHER THERAPEUTIC DIETITIAN SUPPORT SERVICES
I have experience helping those with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) to reduce their symptoms and also support those who, for clinical reasons, want to follow a therapeutic ketogenic diet.
1. Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) Package
The PCOS Package is designed for women who want to lower insulin resistance and reduce symptoms associated with the disorder, as well as for weight loss. The services are similar to those offered under the Complete Assessment Package, but for the specific needs of those with PCOS.
To get started with the PCOS Package, please download the Intake and Service Option Form, complete it on your computer, then email it to the address on the form.
*If you would like a password-protected form, please send a note using the Contact Me form on the tab above.
2. Therapeutic Ketogenic Diets
I have more than five years experience designing therapeutic ketogenic diets (4:1 and 3:1) for those with seizure disorder and as an adjunct treatment in specific types of cancers, such as glioblastoma. More recently, I have been asked to design 3:1 ketogenic diets for use in specific mental health conditions with the oversight of one’s psychiatrist or general practitioner.
I also design 2:1 therapeutic ketogenic diets for use in weight loss and metabolic disorders such as type 2 diabetes as well as for use in some mental health disorders where the continual oversight of a psychiatrist or doctor is not required.
To get an estimate on having a 4:1 or 3:1 Therapeutic Ketogenic Diet designed for you, please download the Intake and Service Option Form, complete it on your computer, then email it to the address on the form.
Therapeutic Ketogenic Diets fall under the Customized Nutrition Package so when you complete the form, please describe the services you are looking for and why in the description box. Alternatively, please send me a note using the Contact Me form.
GETTING STARTED WITH SERVICES
Please download the Intake and Service Option Form, complete it on your computer, then email it to the address on the form.
If you would like a password-protected form, please send me a note using the Contact Me form on the tab above and I will be happy to send you one.
To book an appointment and find out about payment options, click here.
