National Nutrition Month at Stark Women’s Center
Your health is important every day, so this month, we draw your attention to the importance of your nutrition and how our nutritional specialists can help you reach your goals. Whether your focus is weight loss, sports performance, nutrition during pregnancy, or general health, our specialists provide a plan designed specifically for you.
To learn more about healthy living from Stark Women’s Registered Dietician Joan Uhl, click here for an article by Chris Watson.
What can a registered dietitian do for you?
Between what you hear on television and read in the news, eating right can seem like a major challenge. It doesn’t have to be! Whether you want to slim down, lower your cholesterol, or simply eat better, a registered dietitian (RD) can help you by providing sound, easy-to-follow nutrition advice.
Personally Tailored Advice
When you see a registered dietitian, the last thing you get is one-size-fits-all diet advice. After learning about your health history, favorite foods, eating and physical activity habits, a dietitian will help you set goals and prioritize. Follow-up visits will focus on maintenance and monitoring your progress.
Help Manage Chronic Diseases
If you have high cholesterol, high blood pressure, diabetes, or cancer it can be hard to know what to eat. An RD can review your lab results with you, help you understand your condition, and provide education about the nutrients that affect it. Then, the dietitian can help you create an eating plan that includes all the important nutrients that can help you manage your condition.
Guidance Navigating Food Allergies, Sensitivities, and Intolerance
Suffering from conditions such as celiac disease, food allergies, or lactose intolerance can cause you to feel overwhelmed by what you think you cannot eat. An RD can teach you how to read food labels, so you’ll know which ingredients to avoid and help you find substitutions to keep your diet balanced and tasty too.
A Weight Loss Program that Really Works
Fad diets may sound like the easiest way to lose weight, but they rarely work for very long. A registered dietitian will partner with you to develop a safe, effective weight loss plan that you can stick with for the long haul. To guide and motivate you, an RD will use creative and out-of-the-box strategies to help with meal planning, grocery shopping, food journaling, and mindful eating.
Women Who are Pregnant or Trying to Become Pregnant
A registered dietitian can help make sure you get nutrients like folate, especially during the fist three months of pregnancy, lowering your newborn’s risk for neural or spinal cord defects. An RD can also help women optimize chances to become pregnant by helping to ensure specific nutritional needs are met.
Nutrition and Sports
If you want to improve your performance in sports, a registered dietitian can help you set goals to achieve results-whether you are running a marathon, skiing, or jogging.
**Call 330-493-0313 to set up an appointment with our on-site dietitian.