ALL SERVICES BY CATEGORY
BetterByDesign Nutrition’s services range from routine to highly specialized and are broken down into three categories;
I — ROUTINE CLINICAL SERVICES
Routine Services are available on an hourly basis or as packages.
HOURLY SERVICES
Initial Hourly Consultation – is a non-clinical appointment for you to meet with me, share your goals and health background, for us to discuss various service options, and to determine if I am a good fit for your needs. Any remaining time in this appointment can be “banked” for future follow-up services after completing one of the packages.
Clinical Hourly Services – for clinical work by the hour, or for taking follow-up visits on an hourly basis.
Specialty Hourly Services – for nutrition education on a variety of topics, including reducing Constipation and Hemorrhoids, Functional Dyspepsia (“IBS of the stomach”), GERD / acid reflux, Gout, Histamine Elimination, Hiatus Hernia, Dietary Considerations in Hypothyroid, Kidney Stone Diet, and Macular Degeneration.
ROUTINE CLINICAL PACKAGES
If you’re looking for a weight loss Dietitian for healthy eating, or to help manage blood sugar (including type 2 diabetes), blood pressure, cholesterol, or fatty liver, I’m here to help. With nearly 20 years of experience, I also provide prenatal nutrition guidance and customized meal plans to support healthy aging.
Below are the packages I offer in these areas.
Comprehensive Dietary Package for healthy eating, weight loss, and improving blood sugar, blood pressure, cholesterol, and markers of fatty liver.
Prenatal Dietary Package is for women who are expecting a child (or multiples).
Healthy Aging Package is to help middle-aged and older adults maintain their health as they age, especially in retaining their muscle and bone mass.
For the past 10 years, I’ve been a trusted referral as a Dietitian for PCOS because I’m known to address the insulin resistance that underlies symptoms. Many women seek my help as a menopause Dietitian because they’ve heard from others that I’ve successfully helped them navigate the challenges of weight gain and sleep disruption that often come along with this stage of life.
Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) Package is for women struggling with the symptoms of PCOS.
Menopause Management Package is for the unique needs of “women of a certain age”
In recent years, I’ve become known as a hypothyroid Dietitian—largely through the articles that I’ve written on the subject, and because people know that I understand hypothyroidism from both sides of the clinical desk. I address the weight gain that accompanies Hashimoto’s, as well as teach nutrition for hypothyroid with a focus on the key nutrients needed to convert inactive thyroid hormone into its active form.
Hypothyroid Management Package is for adults diagnosed with hypothyroidism or who suspect they may be hypothyroid based on family history and symptoms.
Dietary Management Package (a follow-up package)
II — DIGESTIVE HEALTH
I have more than 15 years of experience helping people as a digestive health Dietitian. If you are looking for a diet for IBS, I provide you with a choice of a low FODMAP approach or a more individualized approach that helps you to eliminate only the foods that are causing the symptoms.
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) Package is designed to help determine which specific foods or food components are contributing to specific symptoms
Low FODMAP Diet Package implements a low-FODMAP diet systematically in 3 stages so that individuals can determine which FODMAP foods contribute to their symptoms, and which do not.
I also offer specialized packages for those recently diagnosed with celiac disease, Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD), and SIBO.
Celiac Disease Management Package
Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) Package, including Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis
Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth (SIBO) Package
III — THERAPEUTIC DIETS
I currently offer the following therapeutic diet services;
3:1 Therapeutic Ketogenic Diet as an adjunct treatment in specific physical conditions (seizure disorder, specific cancers), as well as specific mental health conditions, under a doctor’s supervision.
2:1 Therapeutic Ketogenic Diet – as an adjunct dietary treatment for other mental health conditions, with MD oversight.
The Customized Nutrition Package is designed for conditions not covered by existing packages, including symptoms of Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome – hypermobility subtype (hEDS), Mast Cell Activation Syndrome (MCAS), and Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS), as well as other customized services.
Extended Benefits Coverage
Initial Assessment and subsequent visits in all packages are priced at or below the Reasonable and Customary Fee limits of five major benefits insurers for British Columbia, Alberta, and Ontario, the provinces in which I am licensed.
Check with your plan provider to find out what your specific extended benefit plan covers.
Please note: At this time, all services are provided via a secure telehealth portal.