Registered Dietitian Nutritionists (RDN) are food and nutrition experts who have met the following criteria to earn the RD credential:

-Completed a minimum of a bachelor's degree at a US regionally accredited university or college and course work accredited by the Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.

​-Completed an 1,200 hour ACEND®-accredited supervised practice program at a health-care facility, community agency, or a food service corporation or combined with undergraduate or graduate studies. 

-Passed a national examination administered by CDR.

-Completed continuing professional educational requirements to maintain registration.

An RDN is a credentialed healthcare professional who applies evidence-based information about nutrition and diet to contribute to the health and wellness of individuals, groups, and communities. From food production to nutrient utilization in the body, RDNs address all aspects of the journey of nutrients, while taking in to consideration of the importance that every client has their own unique path to wellness.

IE (Intuitive Eating) helps us silence the constant tirade of diet culture’s agenda that often leaves us feeling more disconnected than ever.

IE is a way of life and completely opposite to the diet you may be subconsciously thinking about trying. A traditional diet framework involves fixating on a list of specific “good” foods and a specific period of time that will allow you to lose weight. This flawed approach creates an unhealthy relationship with food, your body and often ends up in poor mental health outcomes because of its overly restrictive nature.

The framework surrounding IE is rooted in forming healthy habits while tuning into your body’s cues with all foods on the table.

IE is a habit approach to healthy eating that leads to a domino effect of other beneficial habits in your life that compound into increased energy, mental clarity, stronger immunity, and so much more.

The pillars of the IE framework are as follows:

1. Honor Your Hunger Cues 

2. All Foods Included 

3. Break-Up with Diet Culture 

4. Practice Body Positivity 

5. Joyful Movement

This depends on each person, some clients like to keep in regular contact as they deepen their own understanding of nutrition and wellness, whilst others have an initial consultation and one follow up session and can then navigate their own way.

But why navigate alone when you can meet with your RD, who has been in your shoes?

Our approach is to hold you accountable to promote progressive changes, which is why we have created three, five and ten week packages. We believe that rather than scheduling a singular follow-up session, scheduling three, five or even seven sessions will motivate you to promote healthy behavior change to help mend your relationship with food to reach your long-term goals.

No, I am not the food police.

Nourishment is not about deprivation; it is about eating foods and creating daily practices that nurture you, bringing more vitality into your life. The more in tune you become with your own body the more your diet and lifestyle will evolve to be one that is predominately healthful.

Yes, I provide email support between sessions and for up to 3 months after your last visit.

I was once in your shoes. It is not unimaginable for me to understand of your negative relationship with food, as I have been there.

Looking back at my teenage years, I wish I had an intuitive RD to support me in full, but for you, I will be your intuitive RD and will fully support you. 

When we have a positive relationship with food, physical nourishment no longer comes at the expense of mental health.  A positive relationship with food is one where you can honor the many roles food plays in your life, including the vital nourishment it gives your body and also the joy and pleasure it can bring. 

If you do not relate to one or more of the statements below, it would be beneficial to speak with us regarding your relationship with food:

1. You Nourish Yourself Properly With Balanced Meals  

2. You’re Able to Balance Both Eating for Nourishment and Enjoyment 

3. You Don’t Label Foods as Either Good or Bad

4. You Make Intentional Food Choices to Find the Right Balance 

5. Diets, Trends, and Detoxes Don’t Entice You

Together, let's enhance your mind to become an intuitive eater, and throw diet culture to the curb... where it belongs.

Here is the 411 of dieting:

1. May decrease metabolism and teach the body to retain more fat when you start eating again (when you are off of the diet)

2. May increase cravings and leads to binge eating (due to depriving certain food while on the diet)

3. Has a 95-97% failure rate and is the #1 predictor of weight gain (because diets are not sustainable, long-term)

4. May lead to disordered eating (which can set you up for failure)

Yes, you read that correctly.

“Yo-yo” dieting (repetitive cycles of gaining, losing, & regaining weight) has been shown to have negative health effects. Dieting emphasizes food as “good” or “bad”, as a reward or punishment, and increases food obsessions. It does not teach healthy eating habits and rarely focuses on the nutritional value of foods and the benefit of regulated eating. Unsatisfied hunger increases mood swings and risk of overeating.

Ditch the diet and embrace food freedom.

Intuitive Eating is not a weight-loss program. It's not a diet.

Intuitive eating is a concept that’s less rigid than traditional dieting. Instead of weighing your food and counting calories, you eat according to what makes you feel good.

A lot of diets focus on losing weight, but that’s a poor goal to orient yourself toward. Instead, focus on eating so you feel your best. If you feel better, odds are your body is running better, you’re getting healthier AND you are reaching your goals.

When we intutiivley eat, we often acquire a comfortable weight that makes us feel our best self.

Weight loss may inevitably follow, if desired.

If you wish to lose weight, we are able to assist with this as well through a medical nutrition therapy approach.

A diabetes diagnosis often comes with a list of foods you should limit or avoid altogether, but your diet doesn’t have to be so restricted. Having your favorite foods off-limits in the long term can be challenging. For many, this can lead to a cycle of feeling restricted, overeating foods that aren’t “allowed,” and then feeling guilt and shame.

Research has linked intuitive eating with improved blood sugar and A1c levels in type 2 diabetes, type 1 diabetes, and gestational diabetes. Diabetes Study

You can practice intuitive eating for diabetes by eating when hungry, stopping when full, and listening to what foods make your body feel good. It’s important to be nonjudgmental when monitoring blood sugar readings and carbohydrate counts.