Nutrition Counseling For Diabetes, Heart, Renal, and Immune Diseases
At Nutrition Therapy Associates, we specialize in helping people who struggle to make changes in their food and eating. If you keep trying to follow a medical diet, but find yourself eating the very foods you are not supposed to, we can help.
We can provide more nutrition information, but in our experience, if you struggle with your eating, you may need to heal your relationship with food before you are able to follow a medically necessary eating program. Give us a call to see if our approach is right for you.
Although we do have clients with IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome), Diabetes, Kidney problems, etc., we don’t specialize in those issues. If you feel you simply need information about how to manage those conditions, we can recommend nutritionists who specialize in those areas.
We do not endorse any one nutritionist, but we have talked with them about their work and approach to nutrition and believe they would be great to work with.
Please let them know that Karin in Gainesville referred you to them.
Registered Dietitian Nutritionists (RDNs) / Medical Nutrition Therapy
Dietitian Group of West Florida at 727-376-9757 - three dietitians who specialize in diabetes, chronic kidney disease, medical nutrition therapy (including fatty liver disease, digestive issues, heart disease), bariatric nutrition support. Takes multiple insurance plans.
Francis Siver at (904) 204-0571 deals with digestive Issues including IBS, diabetes, headaches / migraines, immune diseases (including Hashimotos), and practices functional nutrition.
Molly Ostrander at (904) 320-1331 works with Crohn's, colitis, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Celiac Disease, digestive issues, and gall bladder and liver problems. She does microbiome testing.
Jennifer Shapiro at (321) 221-5624 specializes in diabetes, digestive Issues, including IBS and celiac). She also works with weight managment, renal diets, cholesterol diets, and preparation for bariatric surgery.
Ronit Mendel-Gold who is at (786) 481-1256 specializes in headaches, IBS, chronic diarrhea, heartburn/GERD, fibromyalgia, arthritis, joint pain, muscle pain, chronic sinusitis, and skin eruptions.
Good luck with your nutritional journey. I hope one of the dietitian/nutritionists above can help you. Remember, if you try to change your food, but can’t stay with it, that is where we are especially good. If we can help you in the future, do not hesitate to call.
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About Eating Wisdom and Drs Karin and Hannah
We are two PhD level Registered and Licensed Nutritionists whose passion is to help others escape diet culture and to learn to use their natural, innate Eating Wisdom to, finally, find peace with food, eating and weight.
Check out our course, Intuitive Eating: How to Escape Diet Culture and Become an Empowered Eater,. plus we have lots of info and handouts (including the original Hunger Fullness Scale) at our website, www.EatingWisdom.com. We also offer 1:1 nutrition therapy. Take advantage of our combined 40+ years of experience and reach out today!
© 2021 Karin Kratina, PhD, RD, LDN
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