Self Reflections

Dietetics

DIETETICS

Self Reflections has an Accredited Practicing Dietician to support children, adolescents and adults struggling with physical health, food, weight and body issues as well as eating disorders.

What you consume through food has been proven to affect your physical and mental health.

Our Dietitian provides evidence-based practical advise for children, young people (and their families) as well as adults for general healthy eating, specific nutrition concerns or medical conditions.

DIETICIANS CAN HELP YOU TO:

  • Assess your current nutritional and medical status
  • Listen to and assess your nutritional needs
  • Develop a personalised plan that adheres to nutrional guidelines
  • Educate you on how food can affect your health
  • Provide you with information on:
    • Healthy eating;
    • Reading food labels;
    • Choosing the best foods when shopping and eating out; and
    • Healthy ways to prepare food
  • Help you set and achieve your goals
  • Sort out nutrition fact from fiction

WHY SEE A DIETITIAN

GENERAL HEALTHY EATING AND WELLBEING
DIABETES – TYPE 1 AND TYPE 2
WEIGHT/BODY ISSUES OR CONTROL
HIGH CHOLESTEROL AND BLOOD LIPIDS
HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE
INSULIN RESISTANCE (EG. PRE-DIABETES & POLYCYSTIC OVARIAN SYNDROME)
GASTROINTESTINAL DISORDERS
(E.G. CELIAC DISEASE)
ARTHRITIS (E.G. GOUT)
FOOD ALLERGIES AND INTOLERANCE
RENAL DISEASE E.G. KIDNEY STONES

FUSSY EATING AND FEEDING DIFFICULTIES
SLOW GROWTH
INTRODUCING SOLIDS
WEIGHT MANAGEMENT
FOOD ALLERGIES OR INTOLERANCES
NUTRIENT DEFICIENCIES SUCH AS IRON DEFICIENCY
GASTRO PROBLEMS (EG. CONSTIPATION)
COELIAC DISEASE
CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS
ENTERAL FEEDING

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