Advantages of Working with a Registered Dietitian
Get the right advice and strategies for your health
Have you started 2021 with a goal to eat better this year? And in your quest to eat better, did you head to the internet to do some research on the “best diet” for a healthy lifestyle? How long did it take before you felt completely overwhelmed by all of the conflicting information about the best diet to follow – keto, paleo, gluten-free, vegan, vegetarian, intermittent fasting … everyone has a success story or a warning to share. If you want to cut through the noise and find the right solution for you, you should talk to a Registered Dietitian.
How a Registered Dietitian Can Help
When you visit a Registered Dietitian, whether in person or virtually, they will take the time to get to know you and your relationship with food. No trained Dietitian is going to tell you to cut a certain food out of your life completely if you have a strong relationship with it. Why do you think Andrea is “The Chocoholic Nutritionist”? Because there is room for ALL foods in a balanced diet that encourages a healthy, life-long relathionship with food.
A Registered Dietitian is university trained in nutritional science. They are required to pass a licensing exam, maintain ethical standards and do continuing education to ensure their knowledge is up to date to meet regulatory requirements. The profession is regulated by a provincial College (similar to Physicians, Nurses and Psychologists who are also regulated by a provincial College). They didn’t graduate from the school of google so you can be assured that you are going to get credible, reliable, well-researched, safe advice.
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“I am a psychologist in private practice and it is very important to me that my clients have the best care with other health care professionals. For that reason Health Stand Nutrition is my only source for exceptional Dietitians. Andrea and her team provide highly knowledgeable, compassionate, and real world support to my clients who require assistance with food lifestyle. I trust my clients to them and you would be in excellent hands making them part of your health care team.”
Adele Fox, Psychologist
Accessing a Registered Dietitian is Easy
Chances are there is a Registered Dietitian accepting clients near you. Many Dietitians, including us at Health Stand Nutrition, are now offering virtual consultations. Find out more information about our personal nutrition counseling services here: Personal Nutrition Counseling Services
You should also check with your employee benefits plan to see if visits to see if a Registered Dietitian is covered under your plan. If they are not, ask if they would consider adding it to your plan and share the following fact sheet with your employer. Are you optimizing support for nutrition in your benefits plan? Healthy employees benefit everyone!
Reasons To Visit a Registered Dietitian
- You’ve recently been diagnosed with a health condition such as diabetes, IBS, high cholesterol, high blood pressure or kidney disease and need to fine tune your diet
- You are an athlete or have just started a new exercise regimen and want to be sure you are fuelling optimally
- You want to get healthier and have better energy and productivity through your work day
- You’re a parent who wants to introduce your child to new foods and healthy meal planning for your family
- You are struggling with emotional eating, disordered eating and want to improve your relationship with food
- You’ve decided to become vegetarian and want to ensure you are getting all of the nutrients you require
Wondering what it looks like to see a Dietitian at our practice? Watch this video and find out more about our unique process:
For more information about our Registered Dietitian services and the areas of expertise for each of our team members visit: Personal Nutrition Counseling Services
“I am a family physician who sees patients with a myriad of eating concerns – from wanting to know how to plan healthy meals for active families, to weight loss, to eating disorders, and so on. I cannot recommend the Health Stand team highly enough. I have worked with (and been to!) other Dieticians in the past and too often find that they just ask for food logs and make suggestions that are easily obtained online or in books. The Dieticians at Health Stand offer much more than just telling clients what they “should be eating.” In contrast, the team really does more of a counselling practice, and they work hard to help their clients learn more about why their eating habits may be off track and not optimal for them, as well as helping people to effect change at a deep level that, most importantly, is sustainable for lifetime health.”
Dr. Deb Putnam, Family Physician
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