Plant Based Diets Nutritionists and Dietitians in Chula Vista, CA
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Maria Isabel Ramirez
Nutritionist/Dietitian, MS, CN
Verified Verified
Chula Vista, CA 91911 (Online Only)
Are you tired of following diet after diet? Taking pill after pill and not seeing any results? Are you still feeling unwell, sluggish, imbalanced, constipated, bloated? I understand the challenges you may be facing with chronic diseases like diabetes, heart diseases, or even obesity, and I want you to know that you are not alone. We address your health issues with empathy and understanding. We know that making changes can feel stressful, but we are here to support you every step of the way. Our comprehensive approach is designed to meet you where you are and help you navigate the path to better health with compassion and care.
Are you tired of following diet after diet? Taking pill after pill and not seeing any results? Are you still feeling unwell, sluggish, imbalanced, constipated, bloated? I understand the challenges you may be facing with chronic diseases like diabetes, heart diseases, or even obesity, and I want you to know that you are not alone. We address your health issues with empathy and understanding. We know that making changes can feel stressful, but we are here to support you every step of the way. Our comprehensive approach is designed to meet you where you are and help you navigate the path to better health with compassion and care.
More Dietitians and Nutritionists Nearby
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Ashley Fitzgerald
Nutritionist/Dietitian, RD, RDN
Verified Verified
12 Endorsed
San Diego, CA 92101 (Online Only)
I work with Plant-Based Dietitians Ltd, a company focused on helping individuals interested in plant-based nutrition.
I'm a plant-based dietitian and nutritionist, focusing on vegan and vegetarian diets. I have been plant-based and gluten free for over a decade. I offer personalized Zoom consultations, including a free 20-min introductory session. My services range from counseling to creating tailored meal plans, addressing weight management, balanced eating, meal prep, and more. I also cover specialized areas like sports nutrition, digestive health, and various life stages including pregnancy and menopause. For a full list of services, please visit our website's service section. I can take on clients from WA, MD, OH, TX, CA, AZ, and CO.
I work with Plant-Based Dietitians Ltd, a company focused on helping individuals interested in plant-based nutrition.
I'm a plant-based dietitian and nutritionist, focusing on vegan and vegetarian diets. I have been plant-based and gluten free for over a decade. I offer personalized Zoom consultations, including a free 20-min introductory session. My services range from counseling to creating tailored meal plans, addressing weight management, balanced eating, meal prep, and more. I also cover specialized areas like sports nutrition, digestive health, and various life stages including pregnancy and menopause. For a full list of services, please visit our website's service section. I can take on clients from WA, MD, OH, TX, CA, AZ, and CO.
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Sarah Miller
Nutritionist/Dietitian, RD
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
San Diego, CA 92101 (Online Only)
I have a personal passion for plant-based nutrition and can offer counseling on making the diet change along the spectrum of plant-based diets, from flexitarian to veganism.
I became a Registered Dietitian because I have a passion for nutrition and the many ways it can be used as a preventative tool to maintain health and wellness. I'm here to help you feel your best by teaching you how to make nutrition choices that are sustainable and healthful for you.
I have a personal passion for plant-based nutrition and can offer counseling on making the diet change along the spectrum of plant-based diets, from flexitarian to veganism.
I became a Registered Dietitian because I have a passion for nutrition and the many ways it can be used as a preventative tool to maintain health and wellness. I'm here to help you feel your best by teaching you how to make nutrition choices that are sustainable and healthful for you.
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Begin Again Nutrition
Nutritionist/Dietitian, MS, RDN
Verified Verified
San Diego, CA 92102 (Online Only)
At Begin Again Nutrition the focus is on personalized counseling to ensure that you meet your health goals by choosing new habits that feel good and make sense in your life. We use a non-diet approach to help clients heal their bodies and their relationship with food. Our clients reach their health goals by incorporating evidence-based nutrition and wellness practices into their daily routines. Our clients enjoy the support, accountability, and partnership they gain by working with a counseling professional. Taking better care of oneself naturally leads to improved clinical outcomes and better weight management.
At Begin Again Nutrition the focus is on personalized counseling to ensure that you meet your health goals by choosing new habits that feel good and make sense in your life. We use a non-diet approach to help clients heal their bodies and their relationship with food. Our clients reach their health goals by incorporating evidence-based nutrition and wellness practices into their daily routines. Our clients enjoy the support, accountability, and partnership they gain by working with a counseling professional. Taking better care of oneself naturally leads to improved clinical outcomes and better weight management.
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Ruth Thompson Murillo
Nutritionist/Dietitian, RD, LD
Verified Verified
San Diego, CA 92117 (Online Only)
I am a registered dietitian with over 10 years of experience helping individuals make lifestyle changes to improve their health and achieve their goals. I practice with empathy and understanding in a nonjudgemental environment where you can truly be yourself and trust that you will be fully supported.
I am a registered dietitian with over 10 years of experience helping individuals make lifestyle changes to improve their health and achieve their goals. I practice with empathy and understanding in a nonjudgemental environment where you can truly be yourself and trust that you will be fully supported.
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Are you ready to heal your relationship with food, movement, and your body? You don’t have to do it alone! I am a trauma-informed, anti-diet Registered Dietitian Nutritionist and Yoga Teacher. My goal is to help you learn how to make peace with food and relearn trust in your body. My specialized approach will help you reconnect with your body’s inner wisdom, free yourself of shame, and heal what no longer serves you. I can help you break free from dieting with intuitive eating counseling. I offer eating disorder treatment for Anorexia, Bulimia, Binge Eating, & disordered eating. I also offer body-positive yoga.
Are you ready to heal your relationship with food, movement, and your body? You don’t have to do it alone! I am a trauma-informed, anti-diet Registered Dietitian Nutritionist and Yoga Teacher. My goal is to help you learn how to make peace with food and relearn trust in your body. My specialized approach will help you reconnect with your body’s inner wisdom, free yourself of shame, and heal what no longer serves you. I can help you break free from dieting with intuitive eating counseling. I offer eating disorder treatment for Anorexia, Bulimia, Binge Eating, & disordered eating. I also offer body-positive yoga.
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Amy Isabella Chalker
Nutritionist/Dietitian, RDN, CEDS
Not Verified Not Verified
1 Endorsed
La Jolla, CA 92037 (Online Only)
Clients who seek to work with Amy have often pursued other avenues of nutrition management, including diets, traditional meal plans, and other healthcare professionals as a means to meet their goals. Frequently, Amy provides a more in-depth examination of external tools, and encourages clients to inquire within and challenge themselves to view their food and their relationship with the body and self differently. In our current health climate, Amy also sees a number of clients who seek to address gastrointestinal conditions and autoimmune issues that interfere with feeding themselves and promote or encourage disordered eating.
Clients who seek to work with Amy have often pursued other avenues of nutrition management, including diets, traditional meal plans, and other healthcare professionals as a means to meet their goals. Frequently, Amy provides a more in-depth examination of external tools, and encourages clients to inquire within and challenge themselves to view their food and their relationship with the body and self differently. In our current health climate, Amy also sees a number of clients who seek to address gastrointestinal conditions and autoimmune issues that interfere with feeding themselves and promote or encourage disordered eating.
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Are you feeling overwhelmed, confused, scared of eating foods due to your digestive disorder diagnosis (Crohn's and Ulcerative Colitis, IBS, gastroparesis, new ileostomy/colostomy, etc)? Has this led to a restrictive diet, fatigue, stress and weight loss? I am here to help clients like you to troubleshoot and navigate your digestive issues, empower you through personalized step-by-step strategies to help reduce fear and anxiety around eating, decrease inflammation, and get your peace, energy and confidence back.
Are you feeling overwhelmed, confused, scared of eating foods due to your digestive disorder diagnosis (Crohn's and Ulcerative Colitis, IBS, gastroparesis, new ileostomy/colostomy, etc)? Has this led to a restrictive diet, fatigue, stress and weight loss? I am here to help clients like you to troubleshoot and navigate your digestive issues, empower you through personalized step-by-step strategies to help reduce fear and anxiety around eating, decrease inflammation, and get your peace, energy and confidence back.
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Whether you’re recovering from an eating disorder or trying to break the cycle of chronic dieting, I promote a food fluid, weight neutral framework. This means no longer classifying foods as good or bad or, viewing your body as the enemy. I encourage my clients to adopt an all foods fit philosophy, and explore utilizing one’s body as a vehicle for experience, rather than validation. I believe in empowering clients to make decisions that are informed, not fear based. If you are looking for a therapeutic dietitian, you are in the right place. I utilize several therapeutic modalities including Somatic work, IFS, RO-DBT, DBT and CBT.
Whether you’re recovering from an eating disorder or trying to break the cycle of chronic dieting, I promote a food fluid, weight neutral framework. This means no longer classifying foods as good or bad or, viewing your body as the enemy. I encourage my clients to adopt an all foods fit philosophy, and explore utilizing one’s body as a vehicle for experience, rather than validation. I believe in empowering clients to make decisions that are informed, not fear based. If you are looking for a therapeutic dietitian, you are in the right place. I utilize several therapeutic modalities including Somatic work, IFS, RO-DBT, DBT and CBT.
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Hi there! I'm Aditi, Registered Dietitian Nutritionist and founder of Nourish By Aditi. I received my Master’s in Public Health from Loma Linda University, California. My experience encompasses a thriving private practice and serve as an industry consultant for local nursing facilities, various clinical hospitals, and dialysis centers as a senior dietitian. This experience has generated a fortitude and compassion to support my clients' end-to-end health goals. I believe in focusing on the whole person and empowering my clients to be their own health advocates; there is no one-size-fits-all approach.
Hi there! I'm Aditi, Registered Dietitian Nutritionist and founder of Nourish By Aditi. I received my Master’s in Public Health from Loma Linda University, California. My experience encompasses a thriving private practice and serve as an industry consultant for local nursing facilities, various clinical hospitals, and dialysis centers as a senior dietitian. This experience has generated a fortitude and compassion to support my clients' end-to-end health goals. I believe in focusing on the whole person and empowering my clients to be their own health advocates; there is no one-size-fits-all approach.
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Eat Well Crohn's Colitis
Nutritionist/Dietitian, MS, RDN, LD
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
La Mesa, CA 91941
Struggling with confusion around what to eat to manage your IBD symptoms? Has this led to a limited diet, weight loss, and/or fatigue? I help my clients implement a highly personalized nutrition plan that brings clarity around which foods to add that may be beneficial, reduces fear and anxiety around eating, reduces inflammation, and ultimately helps them to get their lives back. We can work together to help you live your best life, starting right now.
Struggling with confusion around what to eat to manage your IBD symptoms? Has this led to a limited diet, weight loss, and/or fatigue? I help my clients implement a highly personalized nutrition plan that brings clarity around which foods to add that may be beneficial, reduces fear and anxiety around eating, reduces inflammation, and ultimately helps them to get their lives back. We can work together to help you live your best life, starting right now.
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Randi Andres
Nutritionist/Dietitian, MS, RD, RDN
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
San Diego, CA 92115 (Online Only)
Randi Andres is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist who practices out of Health Loft specializing in working with adults and adolescents with Eating Disorders, PCOS, and Digestive Issues. Her passion is to help clients cultivate a more peaceful relationship with food and their bodies. Through a non-diet, weight inclusive philosophy, Randi enjoys providing the tools and support to clients so that they can learn to nourish their bodies in a safe, non-judgmental, and enjoyable way. She believes that through integrating the principles of intuitive eating and health at every size, everyone can and deserves to achieve food freedom.
Randi Andres is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist who practices out of Health Loft specializing in working with adults and adolescents with Eating Disorders, PCOS, and Digestive Issues. Her passion is to help clients cultivate a more peaceful relationship with food and their bodies. Through a non-diet, weight inclusive philosophy, Randi enjoys providing the tools and support to clients so that they can learn to nourish their bodies in a safe, non-judgmental, and enjoyable way. She believes that through integrating the principles of intuitive eating and health at every size, everyone can and deserves to achieve food freedom.
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Eat Well Crohn's Colitis
Nutritionist/Dietitian, MS, RDN, LD
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
La Mesa, CA 91941
Struggling with confusion around what to eat to manage your IBD symptoms? Has this led to a limited diet, weight loss, and/or fatigue? I help my clients implement a highly personalized nutrition plan that brings clarity around which foods to add that may be beneficial, reduces fear and anxiety around eating, reduces inflammation, and ultimately helps them to get their lives back. We can work together to help you live your best life, starting right now.
Struggling with confusion around what to eat to manage your IBD symptoms? Has this led to a limited diet, weight loss, and/or fatigue? I help my clients implement a highly personalized nutrition plan that brings clarity around which foods to add that may be beneficial, reduces fear and anxiety around eating, reduces inflammation, and ultimately helps them to get their lives back. We can work together to help you live your best life, starting right now.
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Navigating through your relationship with food and body image can be difficult and you're not alone. My mission is to utilize a personalized, flexible, collaborative, & evidence-based approach to rebuild and ultimately heal your relationship with food and body while leaving the restrictive and compulsive mindset behind. Through nutrition counseling, we can address confusion around nutrition, disordered eating, emotional eating, negative body image, and eating disorders. I will assist you in discovering how to nourish yourself and helping you heal all the while optimizing your physical and mental well-being.
Navigating through your relationship with food and body image can be difficult and you're not alone. My mission is to utilize a personalized, flexible, collaborative, & evidence-based approach to rebuild and ultimately heal your relationship with food and body while leaving the restrictive and compulsive mindset behind. Through nutrition counseling, we can address confusion around nutrition, disordered eating, emotional eating, negative body image, and eating disorders. I will assist you in discovering how to nourish yourself and helping you heal all the while optimizing your physical and mental well-being.
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Hi, I'm Kelly. I specialize in the Mediterranean diet, recipe and meal plan development, intuitive eating, and sustainable behavior change. I practice a holistic approach to nutrition and health, helping my clients implement sustainable behavior change to improve their lives and relationship with food. Whether you want to build better eating patterns and habits, optimize nutrition and health, eat more intuitively, or stop dieting for good – I can help. I work with adults to create practical and enjoyable lifelong nutrition and wellness plans. I also provide personalized meal plans and kitchen management services to families.
Hi, I'm Kelly. I specialize in the Mediterranean diet, recipe and meal plan development, intuitive eating, and sustainable behavior change. I practice a holistic approach to nutrition and health, helping my clients implement sustainable behavior change to improve their lives and relationship with food. Whether you want to build better eating patterns and habits, optimize nutrition and health, eat more intuitively, or stop dieting for good – I can help. I work with adults to create practical and enjoyable lifelong nutrition and wellness plans. I also provide personalized meal plans and kitchen management services to families.
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Anne is passionate about working collaboratively with clients to help them make healthy and sustainable diet changes that support their lifestyle and hormonal health. She understands food’s crucial role in balancing hormones and believes in the power of evidence-based research to guide her practice. Anne is particularly interested in the gut-brain connection and how it influences overall well-being. She emphasizes the importance of consuming whole foods that nourish the body and believes that access to nutritious food should be available to all.
Anne is passionate about working collaboratively with clients to help them make healthy and sustainable diet changes that support their lifestyle and hormonal health. She understands food’s crucial role in balancing hormones and believes in the power of evidence-based research to guide her practice. Anne is particularly interested in the gut-brain connection and how it influences overall well-being. She emphasizes the importance of consuming whole foods that nourish the body and believes that access to nutritious food should be available to all.
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Kelli Foerster
Nutritionist/Dietitian, MS, CNS, CPT
Verified Verified
San Diego, CA 92101 (Online Only)
Practical and optimal nutrition can feel overwhelming to tackle alone! I help individuals better understand their unique health needs to build confidence and sustainability in nutrition, exercise, and lifestyle routines. Whether you’re looking to support a health condition, improve strength or endurance, or simply feel more energized and capable in your body, I can help you find the most effective way to reach your goals.
Practical and optimal nutrition can feel overwhelming to tackle alone! I help individuals better understand their unique health needs to build confidence and sustainability in nutrition, exercise, and lifestyle routines. Whether you’re looking to support a health condition, improve strength or endurance, or simply feel more energized and capable in your body, I can help you find the most effective way to reach your goals.
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Sofia Colantuono
Nutritionist/Dietitian, MS, RDN
Verified Verified
San Diego, CA 92117 (Online Only)
Sofia is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist specializing in working with adults and adolescents with Eating Disorders, Disordered Eating, Digestive issues (IBS, IBD, Low FODMAP), Hormonal Imbalances (PCOS, etc.), and interested in Sports Nutrition. Sofia is passionate about helping others build a positive relationship with food and their bodies. Nutrition is not one-size-fits all, and Sofia believes in the importance of having a client-centered approach and providing personalized nutrition care. Her past experiences have driven her desire to help others reach lifestyle changes in a sustainable and practical way.
Sofia is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist specializing in working with adults and adolescents with Eating Disorders, Disordered Eating, Digestive issues (IBS, IBD, Low FODMAP), Hormonal Imbalances (PCOS, etc.), and interested in Sports Nutrition. Sofia is passionate about helping others build a positive relationship with food and their bodies. Nutrition is not one-size-fits all, and Sofia believes in the importance of having a client-centered approach and providing personalized nutrition care. Her past experiences have driven her desire to help others reach lifestyle changes in a sustainable and practical way.
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We are three Registered Dietitian Nutritionists with a mission to empower women to create sustainable lifestyle habits and cultivate a healthy, nourishing relationship with food through individualized coaching using a whole food focused, flexible and evidenced based approach. For fertility focused clients, whether you're managing symptoms of PCOS, ready to start preparing to conceive, or on your TTC journey we can help you find a nutrition plan to support your reproductive health.
We are three Registered Dietitian Nutritionists with a mission to empower women to create sustainable lifestyle habits and cultivate a healthy, nourishing relationship with food through individualized coaching using a whole food focused, flexible and evidenced based approach. For fertility focused clients, whether you're managing symptoms of PCOS, ready to start preparing to conceive, or on your TTC journey we can help you find a nutrition plan to support your reproductive health.
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Sadie is a Seattle-based Registered Dietitian with 8 years of Integrative and Functional health experience. She completed her training in Nutrition and Dietetics at Bastyr University which emphasized a root-cause approach to healing. Sadie believes it’s within your control to be your happiest and most vibrant self and her goal is to empower you to achieve this. Sadie’s favorite part about working with others is partnering together and seeing people evolve into their healthiest selves yet. She believes in the body’s innate ability to heal when given the opportunity to do so.
Sadie is a Seattle-based Registered Dietitian with 8 years of Integrative and Functional health experience. She completed her training in Nutrition and Dietetics at Bastyr University which emphasized a root-cause approach to healing. Sadie believes it’s within your control to be your happiest and most vibrant self and her goal is to empower you to achieve this. Sadie’s favorite part about working with others is partnering together and seeing people evolve into their healthiest selves yet. She believes in the body’s innate ability to heal when given the opportunity to do so.
Plant Based Diets Nutritionists and Dietitians
What is a plant-based diet?
A plant-based diet emphasizes the consumption of foods such as vegetables, fruits, whole grains, legumes, nuts, and seeds, while reducing or eliminating animal products like meat and dairy. Unlike a vegan diet, which excludes all animal products, a plant-based diet does not necessarily require complete elimination of animal-based foods, although some individuals choose to do so. Many people following a plant-based diet also aim to incorporate more "whole foods" into their meals, favoring less-processed options over highly processed foods. For example, they might choose brown rice over white bread or fresh fruits over baked goods. The focus is on eating nutrient-dense, natural foods to promote overall health and well-being.
What are the benefits of a plant-based diet?
Research has shown that a plant-based diet offers numerous health benefits, including weight loss, lowered cholesterol levels, reduced blood pressure, and better blood sugar control. These benefits can arise from eating fewer animal-based foods, which are high in saturated fats, or from the weight loss that many people experience when starting a plant-based diet. Additionally, plant-based diets are known for their anti-inflammatory effects, which support a healthy immune system and may be particularly helpful for those with inflammatory conditions, such as arthritis. Plant-based diets are also high in fiber, which improves digestive health and can help stabilize blood sugar levels.
Who should follow a plant-based diet?
Anyone can follow a plant-based diet, and many nutrition and medical professionals encourage its adoption due to the numerous health benefits associated with consuming more plants and reducing animal-based products. People may also choose a plant-based diet for environmental and ethical reasons. For health-related benefits, a plant-based diet can be particularly advantageous for individuals diagnosed with or at risk of developing chronic diseases such as cardiovascular disease, kidney disease, and certain inflammatory conditions. Since many chronic diseases are related to obesity, the weight management benefits of a plant-based diet are especially valuable. Additionally, a plant-based diet can help reduce cholesterol levels, improve blood pressure, and enhance insulin sensitivity.
How do I start a plant-based diet?
A plant-based diet can be started at any time and may even be a more accessible option for individuals not ready to completely eliminate animal-based products from their diet. Many people start a plant-based diet slowly, such as with substituting meat or dairy for alternative products just a few times a week; for instance, finding easy swaps—such as whole grains in place of white bread products and beans or tofu in lieu of meat products—can be a great way to start eating a more plant-based diet. In addition, working to plan more meals ahead of time and constructing plant-based grocery store lists may be beneficial to ensure that consuming a plant-based meal is an accessible option when first getting started.