Nutrition counseling is an ongoing process in which a health professional works with you to assess your current dietary intake and lifestyle habits that support or negatively impact the balance of your nutrition.
It is a vital foundation for the prevention and therapy for many chronic diseases and conditions.
In recent years there has been clinical evidence showing a direct connection between food and brain chemistry. Nutrition counseling now plays a major role in disease prevention and health management to help manage chronic illnesses, improve digestion, manage anxiety & depression, conquer eating disorders, increase energy and well-being.
The lack of certain dietary nutrients as well as the excess of certain dietary nutrients is believed to contribute to the before mentioned emotional, mental and physical illnesses. While certain conditions may ultimately require prescription medication, nutrition counseling can aid in ensuring balanced brain chemistry (chemical imbalance prevention) through your nutrition timing, quantity and quality of your intake.
Nutrition counseling client-patients range from children to adolescents to adults. Including pregnant women and seniors.
Some clients have weight management goals, desiring to gain or lose weight. Other clients want advice on blood pressure friendly or low-cholesterol meal plans to reduce their risk of heart disease. People seek nutritional counseling for a variety of reasons, yet each patient has the same goal: to learn to make healthy food choices that will help enrich their lives through proper nutrition.
With better nutrition, your mind and body will function better and have a greater ability to prevent or heal certain illnesses.
As part of the Lifestyle Transformation program, you will work closely with Kurt, the Health Coach, to assess your current eating patterns and lifestyle habits to identify areas where change is needed.
Prior to your Total Health Consultation, you will complete a health history and nutrition questionnaire so Kurt can get a thorough understanding of your health challenges and goals.
After the full assessment and after receiving solid, real time information about your total daily expenditure and daily schedule, you will receive a personalized eating plan to include meals, snacks and recipes as needed.
You will be able to easily access your nutrition plan and recipes via the Nutrium app. The app provides secure-anytime communication, notifications at meal times, recommendations & goals, weight progress updates, food diary and water intake tracking as well as appointments and reminders.
Kurt is experienced, educated and continuously stays abreast of the latest research. He practices Functional & Integrative Health Coaching — which further supports nutrition counseling to help you address any condition where nutrition intervention can create a positive outcome.
To achieve that, Kurt will work with you to set goals and develop practical ways for you to implement a real-food approach to eating.
During the Total Health Consultation and throughout the time you are working with Kurt, he will continuously educate you by explaining how foods affect your health and well-being, and why certain foods are important to include in your diet.
There are many nutrition programs to help with managing your health and finding the right one starts with evaluating your individual needs. Get a tailored nutrition plan to fit your health condition and lifestyle by joining the Lifestyle Management program.