SOME KEY FEATURES OF THE MEDICAL NUTRITION THERAPY & COUNSELING SERVICES
At Life Medical Clinic, our goal for the Nutrition Therapy component is to provide personal support by a Registered Licensed Dietitian Nutritionist to help manage a medical condition through diet and lifestyle. Attention is paid to laboratory findings, medical history, discovering root causes, combined with one’s personal goals to help reduce symptoms, achieve behavior change, and improve one’s health. The Registered Dietitian Nutritionist can also provide custom-designed nutrition care plans or special diets as ordered by one’s physician for a variety of medical diagnoses, including but not limited to:
- Diabetes Mellitus, Pre-diabetes, Hypoglycemia, Thyroid or other metabolic conditions.
- Cardiovascular disease, High Blood Pressure, and High Blood Lipids (cholesterol, LDL, triglycerides)
- Weight Control (Note : Dietitian Nutritionists do not prescribe GLP-1 medications, but are knowledgeable about other integrative and supplemental GLP-1 support
- Osteoporosis & osteoarthritis
- Kidney conditions
- Anemias
- Digestive Concerns and Gastrointestinal conditions such as Acid reflux, Diverticulosis, Diverticulitis, IBS, Inflammatory Colonic Diseases
- Food Allergies and Intolerances (Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free, Elimination diets)
- Other diet regimens: Vegetarian, Vegan, Anti-inflammatory, Auto-immune concerns.
- Mental and Cognitive Health.
Healthy relationship with Food.