Healthy food is the foundation that nourishes the body and the mind. The foods that you eat can protect your body from disease leaving you to have fun and get the most out of every day.
Whole Foods Nutrition specializes in counselling people who are at risk for chronic disease. If you know that you have risk factors for chronic disease, don’t wait until you get sick, optimize your nutritional wellness and prevent the onset of chronic disease.
This is a non-diet practice that values all body sizes and shapes. Eating well should foster both physical and emotional health at any body weight.
- Explore which of your eating habits are fostering health, and what is standing in your way of optimal well being.
- Learn about the latest nutritional strategies that complementary, alternative and western nutritional science have to offer.
- Find joy in providing the best nourishment for your body and spirit with practical easy to implement nutrition strategies that fit with your lifestyle.
Specializing in nutrition strategies to prevent:
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Diabetes
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Heart Disease
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Stroke
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Hypertension
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Metabolic syndrome
Whether you are looking to make a drastic change in the way you eat, or you are just considering taking a few small steps toward better nutrition, your visit will equip you with realistic and practical tools to make a long term commitment toward better health.
Are you at risk for chronic disease?
Take this quiz. Answering yes to one question means you are at risk. The more questions you answer yes to, the higher your risk.
- Are you a male 45 years or older; female 55 years or older, or experiencing premature menopause?
- Do you have a family history of premature heart disease?
- Do you have a family history of stroke?
- Do you have a family history of coronary artery bypass grafting (open heart surgery)?
- Do you have a family history of angina?
- Do you have a family history of diabetes?
- Did you have gestational diabetes?
- Do you have a family history of peripheral vascular disease?
- Do you have hypertension? (Blood pressure above 140/90 mmHg)
- Are you on medication to lower blood pressure?
- Do you have low HDL cholesterol -Less than .9 mmol?
- Do you smoke cigarettes or have you smoked within the past 1-2 years?
How the counselling process works:
Initial consultation (1 hour)
This meeting involves a thorough conversation about your views on food and health and your current lifestyle. Together we take a close look at your regular eating habits, food likes/dislikes, food shopping/cooking style. You will be asked to bring a three day food record that reflects your food intake over three days. This should include all of the food you have consumed in approximate quantities (e.g., 1 cup, 1 tablespoon, 1 teaspoon, etc.), as well as all of the beverages you have consumed. Working together, we will set some goals to work on to bring you closer to optimal nutritional wellness.
Follow-up consultation (1/2 – 1 hour)
During a follow up consultation you check in on the changes you have made. What is working for you? What are you struggling with? Some people enjoy regular follow up and continue to develop their wellness plans. It’s up to you how many changes you want to make and how much support you would like to realize these changes in your life.
Fees for counselling: You may be covered!
Ask if a Registered Dietitian is included in your work place benefits plan.
Initial Consultation: $65.00
Follow up consultation: $40.00
In your home:
Open your home to Whole Foods Nutrition and talk about nutrition in your own kitchen. This visit includes the same initial consultation as a regular counselling appointment but incorporates a thorough look at what’s in your cupboards and your fridge. We work together to find healthy alternatives to foods that don’t fit with your health goals and we devise a plan to make the easy choice a healthy choice in your home. We’ll establish a few goals, do some meal planning together to help you meet those goals, and we’ll even head to the grocery store together.
Allow 3-4 hours.
Fee: $ 150.00
$ 200.00 Includes additional 1 hour private grocery store tour.
Grocery store Tours
Take a private grocery store tour at the store of your choice. Ask all the questions that are relevant to you and the way you eat and the way you like to cook.
Fees: $50 1 hour tour
$100 for groups up to four people
