Nutrition Therapy

Medical Nutrition Therapy

Our nutritionists focus on promoting positive lifestyle changes to enhance health and decrease risk factors for diabetes, heart disease, high cholesterol, and high blood pressure. We work with you to create an individualized meal plan according to your medical needs, food preferences, and goals.

Diabetes

If you have diabetes or prediabetes, understanding the relationship between food, activity and blood sugar is critical to your health. We will teach you how to balance your intake of carbohydrates, protein and fat to properly control your diabetes.

Metabolic Syndrome is a cluster of symptoms that may indicate an increased risk for heart disease and diabetes. Two modifiable risk factors for metabolic syndrome are inactivity and excess weight. Together, we will create a diet and exercise plan that fits your lifestyle needs and helps reduce long-term health risks.

Healthy Food

Hypertension

Early detection and control of high blood pressure can reduce the risk of coronary artery disease and stroke.

Dietary changes and weight loss have been shown to manage mild hypertension in 40% of at risk individuals. Dietary considerations for the management of high blood pressure may include:

  • Meal plans for weight control as appropriate
  • Reduced sodium intake
  • Assurance of adequate calcium intake
  • Assessment of and recommendation for adequate potassium and magnesium intake
  • Recommendation for appropriate alcohol intake
  • Shopping Lists
  • Goal setting
  • Eating out guidelines
  • Holiday and vacation meal planning
  • Vitamin mineral supplementation

High Cholesterol

While genetics certainly plays a role in our cholesterol profile, our diet and lifestyle factors contribute a great deal to how our genetics play out. Whether you have been told you have high total cholesterol, LDL ("bad cholesterol"), and/or triglycerides (TG), or low HDL ("good cholesterol"), Nutrition Energy will teach you how to minimize your risk for heart disease. Your personalized nutrition counseling may include any of the following:

  • Education on the reduction of high cholesterol/high saturated fat foods
  • Guidelines for appropriate sodium intake and sodium content of foods
  • Shopping Lists
  • Goal setting
  • Eating out guidelines
  • Holiday and vacation meal planning
  • Vitamin mineral supplementation

Gastrointestinal Disorders

If you have been diagnosed with IBS (Irritable Bowel Disease), Celiac disease, or Crohns disease, or have been plagued by stomach distress for years without knowing the cause, determining your specific nutrition needs with a professional nutritionist may be the key to reducing or eliminating much of your distress.