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Who We See
We understand that there are many barriers and limitations to meeting health goals, and our mission is to make nutrition simple, convenient and accessible to all Australians.
Our dietitians work with clients from all walks of life and provide nutrition support in a range of areas, including:
- General healthy eating throughout the lifespan (e.g. Infants, Children, Teenagers, Aged care)
- Overweight & Obesity
- Pre-Diabetes & Diabetes e.g. Type 1 & 2 Diabetes, Gestational Diabetes.
- Underweight & Malnutrition
- Eating Disorders & Disordered relationships with eating, food and body including Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia, Binge Eating Disorder (BED) & Avoidance/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID)
- Non-diet approach to health
- Sports Nutrition
- Fussy or picky eating, food refusal or limited range of foods eaten. We have dietitians trained in DIR Floortime, Sequential Oral Sensory (SOS), AEIOU & Responsive Feeding & Food Chaining/Linking.
- Pressure injuries (e.g. poor wound healing, pressure sores)
- Tube feeding and tube weaning e.g. PEG feeding
- Supportive diets for difficulties with chewing and swallowing
- Heart Health (e.g. High Cholesterol, high blood pressure, heart failure)
- Women’s Health (e.g. Poly-cystic ovarian syndrome, Endometriosis, Fibroids, Fertility, Pregnancy, Breast Feeding)
- Vitamin and mineral deficiencies (e.g. iron deficiency)
- Gastrointestinal issues (reflux, bloating, constipation, loose stools/diarrhoea)
- Upper Gastrointestinal conditions & surgeries (Gallstones, Gallbladder removal, partial or full stomach removal, gastroparesis, esophagectomy)
- Lower Gastrointestinal conditions & surgeries (bowel surgery, Short bowel syndrome, Coeliac Disease, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Crohn’s Disease, Ulcerative Colitis, Diverticulitis)
- Bariatric Nutrition (pre & post nutrition for surgery preparation and recovery)
- Kidney Health (Kidney dialysis, kidney disease, kidney failure)
- Immunosuppressive/Autoimmune disorders (Rheumatoid arthritis, Cancers, Multiple Sclerosis)
- Food intolerances/Malabsorption (e.g. FODMAP’s, food chemicals)
- Food exclusion nutrition (e.g. Vegetarian and Vegan)
- Special Diets (e.g. Ketogenic Diet)
- Mental Health Nutrition (e.g. impact of diet on anxiety, depression, and other mental health conditions)
- Cancer Nutrition (e.g. nutrition support for cancer treatment and recovery)
Our dietitians also have experience and skills in supporting clients with disabilities:
- Intellectual – includes down syndrome, tuberous sclerosis, cri-du-chat syndrome, foetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD), overgrowth syndrome, fragile X syndrome, Prader-Willi syndrome, chromosomal deletion disorders
- Neurodevelopmental& Learning – includes Specific learning/Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD), Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD)
- Autism – includes Autism Spectrum Disorder, Asperger’s syndrome and Pervasive Developmental Delay
- Development delay
- Physical – includes spinal cord injuries, quadriplegia, muscular dystrophy, motor neurone disease, neuromuscular disorders, cerebral palsy, amputation or congenital absence or deformity of limbs, spina bifida, arthritis, back disorders, ataxia, bone formation or degeneration, scoliosis
- Metabolic – Phenylketonuria (PKU), Mitochondrial disorders, glycogen storage diseases, Galactosemia
- Acquired brain injury
- Neurological – includes epilepsy, Alzheimer’s disease, multiple sclerosis, Stroke, Huntington’s disease, Pelizaeus-Merzbacher disease (PMD), Ataxia and Parkinson’s disease
- Deafblind (dual sensory)
- Vision – includes blindness and vision impairment
- Hearing – includes deafness, hearing impairment, hearing loss
- Speech – includes speech loss, impairment and/or difficulty in being understood
- Psychiatric – includes schizophrenia, affective disorders, anxiety disorders, addictive behaviours, post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), personality disorders, stress, psychosis, depression and adjustment disorders
- Sensory Processing Disorders (e.g. Sensory Modulation Disorder, Sensory Discrimination Disorder, Sensory-Based Motor Disorder)
Our compassionate and skilled dietitians can support you in the comfort of your home. We offer home visits in Victoria and Queensland, including Melbourne, Shepparton, Bendigo, Albury, and the Gold Coast. Telehealth available Australia-wide.
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