Referring Doctors & Other Health Professionals
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Nutrition Counseling Services For Your Patients
Are you looking for a Registered Dietitian to refer your patients to for nutrition counseling? We can help!
Common referrals we can help your patients with:
General health and wellness
Cardiovascular disease
High cholesterol/hypertension
Type 2 diabetes/blood sugar concerns
Weight management
Metabolic syndrome
Low iron
Sports nutrition
Eating disorders
Gastrointestinal issues
Vegetarians
Food allergy/intolerance
Osteoporosis/intolerance
Pregnancy/breast feeding
Family nutrition and meal planning
Fatigue/energy
Home/gym personal fitness training
Home cooking coaching
Pediatric nutrition
And more!
How do I make a referral?
- Provide the patient with one of the Health Stand Nutrition Consulting Inc. referral notes, business cards, or brochures to contact us directly OR
- Contact Health Stand Nutrition Consulting Inc. by phone, fax, or email with the patients name and contact information and we will contact the patient.
Would you like to meet us?
We would be happy to come directly to your office or meet you at our office to provide you with additional information and referring materials. We can also offer a lunch and learn on a topic of interest for you and your staff.
What type of information will your patients receive?
Since everyone has different needs and goals, counseling sessions are customized to be just for your patient. Sessions could cover ideas such as:
- What, when, why, & how much to eat
- Healthy meals in a hurry and fitting nutrition into busy lifestyles
- Meal planning suggestions for breakfasts, lunches, suppers, and snacks
- Portion size education and strategies for ensuring satiety and fullness
- How to build balanced meals to maximize energy throughout the day
- Recipes for quick and healthy meals and strategies for eating out
- Grocery shopping tips, staple foods to keep on hand
- Theory regarding how different foods impact medical health
- Sports nutrition advice on what to eat/drink before, during, & after exercise
- Strategies for staying motivated and overcoming challenges
- The food mood connection and addressing emotional eating
- "Ask the dietitian" session - get answers to a list of all your questions
- Vitamins, minerals, herbs, and dietary supplements
What makes your service different from other programs?
Customization:
Our services specialize in personalizing plans just for your patients. Since there are a million and one ways to eat, following a book or a group plan often will likely not address a patient's own preferences and needs. We believe working one-on-one with each person is the best way to achieve success and ideas sustainable for the long term.
Qualified Nutrition Experts:
You can be assured your patients will be working with a nutrition expert - a Registered Dietitian. A Registered Dietitian has completed a Bachelor's degree specializing in foods and nutrition and an accredited internship or a graduate degree. This title is protected by law under provincial legislation so that only qualified practitioners who have met education requirements can use the title Registered Dietitian. We make sure your patients are getting advice that is current, credible, and scientifically based.
Insurance coverage and fees
Many people have private medical insurance plans and health spending accounts that cover our services. We also believe that when a patient pays for a service there is an incentive to focus and work at the information provided. The financial investment for customized nutrition counseling is small when compared to the medical costs associated with an unhealthy lifestyle. Please contact us or see our individual services section for further detailed information about services and fees.
Do you have a nutrition question?
Please feel free to contact us if you are looking for an answer to a nutrition question, we are here as a resource to you.
You have a valuable voice!
Patients trust and respect your advice. You have great power to facilitate change in your patients. We have noticed a strong correlation in the number of patients that come to see us and succeed with their health goals if they have a physician that emphasizes the value of nutrition and lifestyle changes.
By Andrea Holwegner BSc, RD
Registered Dietitian & Professional Speaker
As president of Health Stand Nutrition Consulting Inc. since 2000, Andrea Holwegner has counseled hundreds of individuals and groups on the benefits of healthy eating. She is an inspiring professional speaker who leaves audiences with leading edge tips for positive nutrition and lifestyle choices.
Andrea translates the complex science of nutrition into practical advice so clients achieve the vital changes needed to improve their health. Andrea acts as a regular consult to Team Canada athletes via the Canadian Sports Centre Calgary, and highly respected physicians send patients to Health Stand for her extensive knowledge. Andrea's friendly demeanor puts individuals at ease on potentially hard issues; empowering them to take an active role in attaining their personal goals.
With a Bachelor of Science degree in Nutrition and Food Sciences, Andrea also completed a Dietetic Internship to become a Registered Dietitian. She is a regulated member of the Dietitians of Canada, the College of Dietitians of Alberta, the Canadian Association of Professional Speakers, and acts as a media spokesperson for the Dietitians of Canada.
This dynamic nutritional guru writes for various newspapers and magazines, and also provides the 'goods on food' regularly on television. She enjoys cooking, running, weight training, and yoga. In her spare time she can often be found in the Canadian Rockies pursuing her favorite sports of back country skiing, hiking, and rock climbing.
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