Licensed Dietitian in Wheaton, IL
Your health journey is unique. Your experiences, habits, likes, and dislikes shape who you are. These are factors that determine how you interact with food. Which directly impacts what you eat every day. If you feel you could use a little help in your journey, working with a dietitian near Wheaton can be the key to changing your relationship with food.
While struggles are not uncommon. How every person perceives them is different. So, naturally, the support provided by a registered dietitian nutritionist (RDN) will vary based on the patient. With this approach, patients stand the best chance at making meaningful, lasting changes.
What can a RD Nutritionist do for Me?
A registered dietitian nutritionist is a specialist that can help guide you through your journey. They help you assess and overcome challenges with food.
Care is not based on statistics or general measurements. It is based on the patient, their relationship with food, experiences, medical and family history, and feelings toward food.
Dietitians work with you to find a variety of approaches, changes, and adjustments to help you improve your relationship with food. This process takes time and several sessions. But with the guidance and counsel of our registered dietitians, you can start your journey toward better food habits.
Specialist Support via Telehealth
Life is busy, crazy, and sometimes unpredictable. Sometimes, our schedules are packed with obligations and activities of daily living. Where a patient cannot meet in person, we offer virtual practice options. Where you can still consult with our dietitians but have the flexibility to meet from wherever you have a screen and an internet connection.
This approach is not only convenient, but also provides options for those who have busy schedules, as they are easier to fit in a day. Some new patients may also feel more comfortable with telehealth because it provides them with a comfortable setting of their choosing.
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Wheaton Dietetics and Counseling
Dietetics is the application of the science of nutrition in health and disease. It is an approach where a dietitian applies their training, experience, and knowledge to help patients change their nutrition habits to improve overall health.
In simple terms, we provide comprehensive, professional nutritional support to patients. This includes evaluations of a patient’s diet, eating habits, and how they feel about themselves and food.
Nutrition is a complex subject. Often, people feel overwhelmed with the idea of making changes because it feels impossible. But those feelings are what our counseling helps patients overcome. We want to make this journey with you.
To help you overcome every struggle, celebrate every victory, and to keep moving forward. There are plenty of bumps along the road to improvement. But together, we can help you make sustainable changes to your relationship with food.
RD Specialties in Wheaton, IL
Nutrition Braved specializes in a variety of conditions and diseases:
- Diabetes Type 1 & 2
- Bulimia Nervosa
- Over Exercising
- Binge Eating Disorder
- Body Image
- Emotional Eating
- Chronic Dieting
- Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS)
- Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID)
- Orthorexia
- And more
Each illness or condition comes with its own set of unique challenges. So, we get to know our patients, outside of just their medical history. We take the time to get to know them as a person. Learn about their experiences and struggles. To provide understanding care and pave the way to help them make actual changes.
Do Our Registered Dietitians Accept Insurance?
Absolutely!
Nutrition Braved is in network with BCBS, Aetna, Cigna, and United Healthcare. We can also help you through the process to certify coverage with your insurance provider.
Frequently asked questions:
What do I need to verify insurance plan coverage?
What health plans are eligible?
Our admin office and billing administrator, Beth Santos, has over 18 years of experience in the health and wellness industry. She can help you navigate the world of insurance and be your patient advocate.
Let us Help you on your Journey
The decision to work on your relationship with food is nothing short of Brave.
Getting started may be the most difficult step. Because admitting there may be an issue and room for change is difficult for many. But here, we see and understand your struggles. We cultivate a space that is judgement-free, somewhere where all foods fit.
There is no shame in needing help. In fact, it can be one of the best decisions you can make for yourself. Work with us to discover all your options, to learn more about yourself, and to allow yourself to simply enjoy food. Free of guilt, shame, or other negative feelings.
Balance and Support
Part of our support includes helping you find a balance. An approach, system, or plan that works for you. With realistic goals, milestones, and habits, you can be on your way to a healthier relationship with food.
Nutrition comprises several factors. Together, we determine your unique challenges and plan to find the best approach. Along the way, we will make changes and adjustments to better suit your needs. The important thing is to just keep moving forward.
So, give yourself some grace and know that any effort is progress forward. There is no shortcut in the journey of nutrition. Simply the promise to yourself and the support of our dietitians to help you achieve your goals.
Take the First Step Today!
If you are unsure of the support you need, talk to us.
You can learn more by calling 630-474-5321 and speaking with one of our dietitians. They can answer questions you may have or discuss your needs in more detail. To send us a message instead, please fill out the form found on this page, and we will contact you shortly!
