Nutrition Counseling for Kidney Disease

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Feel confident and nourished

Gain confidence and knowledge in making the right food choices to help your family manage your chronic kidney disease. The goal is to eat as wide variety of food as possible!

IMPROVE QUaLITY OF LIFE

Understand how nutrition can help slow the progression of kidney disease and delay the need for dialysis. Making smart nutrition choices can truly improve your daily life.

Build healthy habits and communication

Make progress toward your long term health goals by breaking your big goals into smaller achievable steps that eventually become habits. Learn how to communicate better about family meals.

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How it works

Sessions are conducted virtually at this time. I can work with anyone in the state of Connecticut.

Please reach out if you are in another state so I can see how/if I can help. (I am also licensed in Minnesota).

I am in-network with following insurance companies:

Aetna
Cigna
United Healthcare/Oxford
Medicare and some Medicare Advantage programs

Learn more about how to use your insurance benefits to cover nutrition counseling.

I also accept HSA cards. I offer a self pay option if I am not in network with your insurance.

Step 1: Booking and intake

I collect insurance information and privacy/HIPAA forms. You can book your session here. Please note that I require a credit card on file at all times.

Step 2: Initial session

In this first session, we review your labs and medications and your nutrition-related health history and your eating habits. We then develop a personalized plan just for you.

Step 3: Follow Up Sessions

If you plan to work with me for multiple sessions (which I find to be most successful) you get set up with my meal tracking app so you can track what you are eating and how its making you feel. Where appropriate, I set nutritional targets for you based on your goals. We review this during follow-ups and address any new and ongoing concerns you have. We reflect on your goals and progress.

My Nutrition Approach

Plant Forward Nutrition

There is no longer a "renal diet." Plant-based diets are now encouraged for people with CKD. Everyone with CKD should have and deserves to have an individualized diet plan based on their lab values, medications and other concerns. My approach to nutrition is plant forward. This approach to plant based nutrition emphasizes plant-based foods like vegetables and fruits, plant-based proteins, whole grains, nuts and seeds, herbs and spices and plant oils without necessarily eliminating animal products completely. Plant-forward is a great approach for families with varied eating styles.