Dietitian and Nutritionist Kitchener Waterloo

Dietitian and Nutritionist Servicing Kitchener and Waterloo

Vanessa Hurley, Registered dietitian and nutritionist services Kitchener and Waterloo residents, providing personalized care and nutritional support in the below areas.

Weight management:

• dietitian support for weight loss
• weight loss meal planning
• nutritionist for weight gain support, if desired

Behaviour modification:

• mindful eating strategies
• dietitian support to curb emotional eating
• stress eating management
• chronic (on-and-off) dieting
• binge eating
• management of orthorexia

Women’s health:

• nutritional sessions with a dietitian for fertility
• nutritional support for pregnancy
• postpartum diet
• breastfeeding nutrition
• gestational diabetes

Children’s nutrition: 

• pediatric dietitian services
• nutritional support for infant & toddler
• nutritional counselling for school-aged children and their parents
• adolescent nutrition
• introduction to solids
• dietary support for allergies and intolerances
• dietitian support for picky eating behaviour
• feeding relationship management
• assistance with packing school lunches for children of all ages
• healthy body image development
• family nutritionist support
• meal planning for individuals, children and families

Chronic disease:

• blood sugar regulation via personalized interventions of a nutritionist
• diet counselling for type 2 diabetes
• registered dietitian support for cardiovascular health matters (e.g., cholesterol, blood pressure et al.)
• cancer nutrition support

Digestive health:

• IBS nutritional support
• nutritional interventions of a dietitian for IBD
• dietary management of GERD and acid reflux
• FODMAP diet implementation

Nutritionist for special diets:

• lactose free, dairy-free diet
• low-FODMAP diet implementation
• Celiac Disease
• establishing a nutritionally balanced plant-based diet
• nutritionist for vegetarian diet
• gluten-free diet support
• allergies & intolerances
• nutritionist for ADHD

Skin health nutrition:

• eczema diet
• dietary management of rosacea
• nutritionist support for acne management

General nutrition for mental health

Watch: Video of registered dietitian and nutritionist Vanessa

Registered dietitian and nutritionist Kitchener Waterloo, Nadja Abada has vast experience in the following areas: 

Women’s health:

• Dietitian for menopause, perimenopause management
• Nutritional support for endometriosis
• Fertility nutrition
• Breastfeeding, lactation
• And more

Chronic disease management:

• Dietitian for high blood pressure
• Dietitian for cholesterol, dyslipidemia & triglycerides
• Cardiovascular health
• Cancer support
• Diabetes (type 2) & insulin resistance management
• Dietary management for gout
• Kidney disease dietitian support
• Liver disease management: NAFLD, NASH, cirrhosis
• Dietary interventions for obesity
• Osteoporosis
• Rheumatoid arthritis

Digestive health:

• Bloating
• Constipation
• Diarrhea
• Diverticulitis support with a dietitian
• Dysphagia
• Gallbladder health, including gallstones
• Gastritis
• Gastroparesis management
• Dietitian for GERD & acid reflux, using functional nutrition
• Heartburn
• H. Pylori
• Crohn’s and Colitis
• IBS support
• Indigestion
• Pancreatitis
• SIBO dietitian support

Mental health nutritional interventions:

• Anxiety
• Depression
• Chronic fatigue
• Sleep

Brain health:

• Microbiome: brain-gut axis, dysbiosis
• Alzheimer’s
• Autism
• Dementia
• ADHD nutritionist
• Orthorexia

Weight management with a registered dietitian:

• weight loss
• weight gain

Special diets:

• Anti-inflammatory diet support
• Dietitian for vegan diet
• Vegetarian diet
• Plant-based dietitian support
• Nutritionist support to help navigate the dairy-free diet

Other:

• Skin health: eczema, acne nutritionist support
• Wound healing
• Family nutritionist
• Enteral nutrition
• Auto-immune disorders
• Ostomy, post-ileostomy
• Supplementation recommendations
• Geriatric nutrition
• General healthy eating habits, balanced meals and portion control
• Mindful eating strategies
• Tube feeding
• Workplace wellness:  corporate nutrition workshops and lunch and learn presentations.

Dietitian and Sports Nutritionist servicing Kitchener, Waterloo and the rest of Ontario, Megan Couturier, focuses her practice on:

Sports nutrition:

• Nutrition support for strength and power athletes 
• Body composition goals (i.e., increased lean body mass and loss of fat mass)
• Nutrition support for team sport athletes, 14+ (i.e., football, hockey, soccer, basketball, volleyball)
• Nutrition for endurance athletes: half marathon, full marathon training
• Macronutrient calculations and distribution based on individual needs and performance goals 
• Hydration planning for specific sports
• Meal planning for athletes 14+  
• Pre-nutrition, intra-nutrition and post-nutrition for workouts, training or game days 
• Sport supplement and ergogenic aid protocols
• Nutrition seminars

Watch: Video of sports nutritionist Megan

Registered dietitian and nutritionist, Carol Holland, services Kitchener-Waterloo area and the rest of Ontario, in the following areas:

General nutrition:

• obesity management
• bariatric nutrition (pre- and post-op)
• unintended weight loss

Digestive health:

• IBS (FODMAP diet) management with a dietitian
• constipation
• IBD: Crohn’s and Colitis support
• diverticular disease management
• Celiac disease

Chronic disease prevention and management:

• heart health (high cholesterol, high blood pressure)
• pre-diabetes
• fatty liver disease
• osteoporosis
• rheumatologic conditions (rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis)

Children’s nutrition:

• introducing solids
• growth faltering
• picky eating (SOS Approach to Feeding)

Eating disorders and disordered eating:

• Anorexia nervosa
• Bulimia nervosa
• Binge eating disorder support
• ARFID management
• Emotional eating

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