What is Nutritional Counseling?
Nutrition counseling is an individualized tailored approach that a health professional with specialized training in nutrition takes to help an individual create and maintain lifestyle changes. A nutrition counselor may look at several aspects of a person to better understand them as a “whole” person since there are many different factors that play a role in creating and changing lifestyle patterns. Nutritional counseling may provide an individual with dietary education, individualized meal plans, and support to help create and maintain lifestyle changes.
How does Nutritional Counseling work?
Nutritional counseling is typically a collaborative relationship between an individual and their health professional. The first session will usually start with an in-depth interview for better understanding an individual as a whole and what their goals are. From there the nutrition counselor will work together with the client to create an individualized treatment plan that identifies lifestyle areas the client would like to change and how to create and produce those changes. The client and nutrition counselor will also identify potential barriers to change, provide guidance to overcome those barriers, and work together throughout the process to implement and achieve the new goals.
What are the benefits of nutritional counseling?
There are a wide range of benefits offered from nutritional counseling including but not limited to: increase in energy, healthier lifestyle and food choices, better quality sleep, reduced symptoms of disease, balancing of hormones, possible decrease in depression and anxiety, potential increase in longevity, strengthened immune system, reduced chance of chronic diseases, reduction in pain, enhanced muscle and bone healing, improved ability to concentrate, to mention only a few.
Who would benefit from nutritional counseling?
People of all ages who are interested in living a healthier life may benefit from nutritional counseling. Nutrition is a critical component of one’s health and development. Our approach to nutrition is includes both the biomedical and biopsychological perspectives. If you are unsure, schedule a 15-minute free consultation to determine if nutritional counseling is right for you.