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Nutrition Counseling Services For Insurance Company Claimants
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 well ness 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?
Contact Health Stand Nutrition Consulting Inc. by phone, fax, or email to let us know you have a referral. Once we have mutually agreed upon the services required, we will contact the claimant directly to book an appointment. Appointments are typically made within 2 weeks of your initial call. We will need the claimants name, file number, contact information, and relevant medical information. When we book an appointment with a claimant we will send them a food, health, and activity log to fill out and bring to our first appointment. We will also require information from you regarding invoicing procedures.
What type of information will your patients receive?
Since everyone has different needs and goals, counseling session 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.
Consulting Rates
Since we have a variety of services contact us for a quote regarding services to help your patient. For a listing of our general consulting rates take a look at the individual services section of our website.
Company Policy
Please help us to maintain the operation of our business on sound principles so that we may assure you and other clients uninterrupted service. Once your claimant has made an appointment, this time is reserved for them, therefore AT LEAST 24 HOURS NOTICE must be given if cancellation is absolutely necessary - otherwise the full fee of the session will be charged. Services purchased expire within 1 year of the purchase date. There are no refunds for services purchased.
Assessment Reports and Progress Reports
Once we have completed an initial visit we will send you an assessment report based on our initial impressions. We will also follow through with progress reports upon your request.
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.
Mission
In order to accomplish permanent, healthy change for our clients, Health Stand Nutrition Consulting Inc. offers a complete assessment of nutrition and lifestyle, and then provides vital education, customized services and follow-up to fully execute a new, proactive lifestyle for each client. Through this, we hope to make a dramatic and lasting impact on our clients' life-long health and wellness.
Who We Are
Health Stand Nutrition Consulting Inc. is a privately owned consulting practice, focused on assisting clients to achieve healthier nutrition and lifestyles. In business since 2000, Health Stand is owned by Andrea Holwegner, B.Sc., RD a registered dietitian who has served hundreds of clients, the majority through referrals by physicians. With the help of nutrition experts, personal trainers, and food preparation coaches, Health Stand aids clients with almost any type of health disorder or fitness goal. In addition, the company is very active in the media, and delivers many seminars to corporations, sports teams, and other groups.
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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