Nutrition has a significant influence on your health and well-being. Though you can find a ton of information about nutrition and health online, a lot of what you read may seem conflicting.
Eat more fruits and vegetables, but don’t eat bananas, grapes, or potatoes. Eat more protein, but not red meat. Avoid eggs because they're too high in cholesterol, but cholesterol in eggs doesn't raise blood cholesterol levels. So confusing
At MS Family Medicine Health Care PC in Mineola and Rosedale, New York, our medical director Dr. Michele Reed understands the connection between nutrition and well-being. She also understands how hard it is to figure out what you should and shouldn’t eat.
To help our patients get the right information, we offer nutrition counseling. Here, we want to share five benefits of nutrition counseling.
The internet gives you access to a lot of information, and you may even find a tool that can create a meal plan for you. But any plan you find online isn't personalized. It doesn’t take into consideration your food likes, shopping habits, cooking skills, and daily routine, along with your health and goals.
Nutrition counseling provides a personalized and realistic eating plan based on your needs and goals. Our counselor also dispels myths about food and eating, improving your understanding of nutrition and helping you avoid fads that are impossible to follow long-term.
Nutrition is important throughout every stage of your life. We know you’re not going to eat perfectly all the time and that’s okay. Nutrition counseling teaches you how to eat all the foods you enjoy and continue to stay in charge of your well-being.
No foods are off limits when you know how to eat in a way that benefits your health. The guidance you get helps you create habits you can follow for life.
Many people seek out nutrition counseling for weight loss. But nutritionists want to do more than help you lose weight, they want to teach you how to keep it off.
A personalized eating plan and help creating healthy habits you can follow for life make it easier to reach your weight goals and stay there.
Nutrition is part of the management plan for many chronic health conditions including diabetes, hypertension, and high cholesterol. Nutrition counseling teaches you how food affects your health and helps you make small changes to your eating style to better manage your disease and support wellness.
Sure, food supplies energy and nutrients your body needs to function, but there’s also an emotional connection with food. Learning how to eat the foods that bring joy, while maintaining or improving your health gives you a better sense of well-being.
Plus, you get all the other benefits of good nutrition, such as weight management, more energy, and more control over your health and wellness.
Nutrition counseling teaches you how to eat for life and take charge of your well-being. Are you ready to get started? Call us today or request an appointment online anytime. We also offer telehealth appointments.
