Nutritionists offer reliable information about healthy eating, diet plans and meal preparation.
Proper nutrition for healthy living and weight loss is essential to keeping the body healthy. Eating small frequent meals during the day help to balance glucose levels and maintain a healthy weight. Foods rich in vitamins and minerals should also be consumed on a daily basis. Decreasing the amount of calories, fats, and sugar you eat per day will result in weight loss, but reducing too many calories can cause the body metabolic rate to lower, which can have adverse results. Most people do not know how many calories they consume a day and do not know whether they’re overeating or not. A nutritional coach will customize a weekly meal plan that will work for your body type and make sure you are getting the proper nutrients to keep you healthy and living long.
People with high blood pressure, heart disease, diabetes or high cholesterol receive customize dietary modifications from their nutritionist. Nutritional coach may work with your physician to create a dietary plan based on your health needs, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. For example, a nutritionist will a provide a diet less in sodium to people with high blood pressure. Some nutritional coaches even specialize in treating patients with kidney disease, diabetes or critical illness. A Geriatric nutritionist specializes in helping the elderly with their nutritional needs, and a pediatric nutritionist will focus on infants, toddlers, children and adolescents, (Livingstrong, 2010)
Whatever your nutritional needs may be, at About Me Wellness we will find the right nutritional coach for you.
Reference:
Living Strong, (2010). Benefits of a nutritionist. Retrieved from http://www.livestrong.com/article/238611-benefits-of-a-nutritionist/
