Good nutrition begins before birth. Research is showing that what a mother eats while pregnant, influences not only her child's future preferences, but overall health. Additionally, exercise before, during, and after pregnancy increases fertility, reduces pregnancy aches and pains, aids in a smoother labor and delivery, and assists in faster postpartum recovery. If that weren't enough, exercise during pregnancy has also been linked to higher intelligence in the baby and postpartum exercise is one of the best ways to help battle depression.
While I enjoy working with all types of clients, my passion lies in perinatal and pediatric health. Getting off on the right foot from conception and beyond reduces the risk of disease and ill health, and increases the likelihood of a healthy, life-long relationship with food and fitness. Learning how to nurture yourself and your family is perhaps one of the most important skills one can acquire.
I believe that most people want to eat right, exercise, and be healthy.
"...those who do not know things to be bad do not want what is bad. What they want are things they think are good, that are in fact bad..." (Plato, Meno)
But, given the obesity epidemic and rising prevalence of chronic diseases, it appears many lack the tools to make good decisions about their health, especially when it comes to food, nutrition, and fitness. Pleasure and convenience may influence our lifestyle decisions more than health considerations. While a mother might know that vegetables are good for her children, she might also believe that French fries are an acceptable form of delivery. In my perfect world, I hope to make my job as a nutritionist obsolete, because everyone would be making healthy choices for themselves and their families. I hope to help educate you to the point that you can make healthy choices about your own and your family's nutrition and fitness, leading to children that are healthy, happy, and knowledgeable through their own personal experience about what to feed themselves and how to move their bodies and that of their own future families.
My goal is to make good health, fitness and optimal nutrition second nature. Our first experience with food comes as an infant and pertains to pleasure (taste and satiety). As we grow, that relationship often gets muddled; we no longer eat to nourish our body and satisfy our hunger, but to derive pleasure above all else. Our lifestyles have become increasing sedentary. Children are asked earlier and earlier to give up free play for structured lessons. Many spend hours behind the steering wheel and a computer desk. I hope to help you learn how to have that healthy relationship with food again, utilizing it not just for pleasure, but for growth and nourishment. I hope to assist you in finding balance in your physical body again, reducing aches and pains and allowing you to fully embrace whatever stage of life you're currently in. I believe my primary role as a health care provider is as a teacher.
While I enjoy working with all types of clients, my passion lies in perinatal and pediatric health. Getting off on the right foot from conception and beyond reduces the risk of disease and ill health, and increases the likelihood of a healthy, life-long relationship with food and fitness. Learning how to nurture yourself and your family is perhaps one of the most important skills one can acquire.
I believe that most people want to eat right, exercise, and be healthy.
"...those who do not know things to be bad do not want what is bad. What they want are things they think are good, that are in fact bad..." (Plato, Meno)
But, given the obesity epidemic and rising prevalence of chronic diseases, it appears many lack the tools to make good decisions about their health, especially when it comes to food, nutrition, and fitness. Pleasure and convenience may influence our lifestyle decisions more than health considerations. While a mother might know that vegetables are good for her children, she might also believe that French fries are an acceptable form of delivery. In my perfect world, I hope to make my job as a nutritionist obsolete, because everyone would be making healthy choices for themselves and their families. I hope to help educate you to the point that you can make healthy choices about your own and your family's nutrition and fitness, leading to children that are healthy, happy, and knowledgeable through their own personal experience about what to feed themselves and how to move their bodies and that of their own future families.
My goal is to make good health, fitness and optimal nutrition second nature. Our first experience with food comes as an infant and pertains to pleasure (taste and satiety). As we grow, that relationship often gets muddled; we no longer eat to nourish our body and satisfy our hunger, but to derive pleasure above all else. Our lifestyles have become increasing sedentary. Children are asked earlier and earlier to give up free play for structured lessons. Many spend hours behind the steering wheel and a computer desk. I hope to help you learn how to have that healthy relationship with food again, utilizing it not just for pleasure, but for growth and nourishment. I hope to assist you in finding balance in your physical body again, reducing aches and pains and allowing you to fully embrace whatever stage of life you're currently in. I believe my primary role as a health care provider is as a teacher.