Corporate Wellness Nutritionists and Dietitians near Irvine, CA

I am a Registered Dietitian/Nutritionist in Orange County, CA. I have over 17 years of professional experience. My career includes collaborating with Bariatric Surgeons and providing diet and lifestyle counseling for patients scheduled for Gastric Bypass, Sleeve Gastrectomy, or Lap-Band Procedures. My assessments are tailored to optimize medical treatment and to address patients' individual nutritional needs. My first book EASY GASTRIC SLEEVE COOKBOOK was published in 2020- check out my website to see the link to order. My second book THE PLANT-BASED WEIGHT LOSS SOLUTION was published in 2021. Both books available on Amazon.

I am a Registered Dietitian & Certified Specialist in Sports Dietetics (CSSD). I have had ten years of experience in a variety of sports & clinical settings. I specialize in working with collegiate & teen athletes in sports such as dance, gymnastics, performing arts, ice skating, cross country/track, soccer, swim, volleyball, lacrosse, tennis, softball, football & basketball. In addition to my sports background, I also specialize in working with athletes with eating disorders/disordered eating. I focus on a food-first approach & help clients build lifestyles that are sustainable, nourishing and help them perform their best!

Confused about all the different diet advices surrounding you? Concerned about your health and lifestyle? Your doctor wants you to make good nutritional choices that you do not know about? Have chronic diseases such as diabetes, chronic kidney disease, and heart disease? We are here to help you. Our experienced registered dietitian Saghar Sefidbakht MS, RDN has years of experience in research, hospital and skilled Nursing facilities and is here to help you find your best way to a healthy lifestyle.

Health and wellness is more than just what you eat. As a nutrition, fitness, and wellness coach, we work together to craft a plan that helps you achieve your health and wellness goals. Your plan for successfully acheiving your goals revolves around an individualized nutrition and fitness plan and strategies to make the necessary behavior changes.

Health is a journey, not a destination. At my practice, Holistic Nutrition Center, we find the root cause of your health issues then we create a customized nutrition program that includes labs, in-depth health coaching, and whole food supplements.

Are you suffering from cancer, cardiovascular disease, high blood pressure, elevated cholesterol, chronic pain or degenerative conditions? Have you been diagnosed with an auto-immune disorder and are ready to tackle it? If you have a simple or complicated problem - we help you to break the cycle of chronic disease. We offer evidence-based clinical nutrition, specializing on preventive, functional, integrative and personalized nutrition. We help optimize pregnancies, children's health, hormones, methylation, detoxification, energy, concentration, memory, mood, digestion, quality of life, work performance, skin conditions, joint pain, digestive issues, immune defenses, headaches, migraines, anxiety, stress, emotional support and general well-being.

Have you recently been diagnosed with pre-diabetes, diabetes, high blood pressure or high cholesterol? Or, are you chronically plagued with the pain or discomfort of IBS, Migraines or Fibromyalgia? Has eating, the one thing you always felt you could control, now begun to feel it is controlling you? Missy has helped hundreds of people overcome and reverse health conditions, establish healthy food relationships, get off the dieting roller coaster, and learn how to have an ENJOYABLE lifestyle full of energy.

All clients are ideal...they come with their own individual nutrition issues. As a Registered Dietitian it is my hope that we can come up with a plan of action to meet their needs. By giving the client time to communicate what they have been dealing with and coming up with goals together....the support can come in a gentle and nurturing environment. Many clients come in not knowing what to expect or are scared of making changes. That is not unusual. Helping them see what they can accomplish and breaking it down into manageable pieces can decrease the anxiety of coming in.

My philosophy of nutrition is that it should support a good quality of life. This is relative to everyone, and no one has the same vision of what health is to them. I hope to aim for the best quality of life through the best relationship with food. It is my belief to treat your body kindly by nourishing it with healthful foods and allowing yourself to enjoy the occasional indulgences. Nutrition is not one size fits all. No matter what your goals are, I can support and guide you to reach them. I will work with you based on your personal goals, lifestyle, and preferences!

Are you trying to lose weight and tired of diets that don't work? I will teach you how to make lifestyle changes that will last forever so you can lose weight and keep it off! All plans are designed for your individual needs. Are you gluten sensitive? I can help you with meal planning and healthy food choices. Most clients say "This is so easy"! Many of my clients have symptoms that are not going away from western medicine. They have been to several doctors and they aren't getting better. Through nutritional modifications and supplements I can often help them. I will provide coaching and support as I help you improve your diet.

Does your constant fatigue make you feel like you miss out on life? Walking around in a constant fog, feeling like you can’t concentrate and are putting in a poor work performance? Constantly checking for a nearby bathroom due to persistent diarrhea or nausea? Struggling with bloating, gas, and constipation? Rather than feeling like you have no control over your body or your life, know that there is a way to normalize your digestion, increase your energy, and overcome your symptoms – and you don’t have to search for answers alone with our personalized, tailored program. Email or call to book a free discovery call to learn more.

Whether you desire to lose weight, manage diabetes, lower cholesterol, reduce FODMAPS, manage IBD/SIBO, navigate food allergies, increase energy, or enhance sports performance, I can help. Eating well isn't about "boring" foods. I enjoy helping people discover ingredients that provide nutritional benefits & also pack flavor. I realize that we all have lives to live and not everyone has hours to devote to food prep. Through ongoing nutrition counseling, I provide you with a nonjudgmental space to help make sense of the abundant nutritional information and to collaboratively develop a personalized eating plan with your health goals.

I help clients overcome common obstacles to weight loss, fix their relationship with food, and break up with dieting for good. Are you "doing the right things" to lose weight, but it's just not working? It's not you OR your lack of willpower. Traditional diet advice may work in the *very* short term, but ultimately works against your physiology leading to a sluggish metabolism and (unfortunately) weight gain. Luckily, it is possible to reverse this, then work with your body to reduce inflammation and balance your hormones, to make weight loss both achievable AND sustainable.

Do you feel like you can't control your eating food related behaviors ? Do you see yourself as "fat" when others see you as too thin? Would you say that food and thoughts about food dominate your life? You don't have to be alone in your struggle. My specialized and experienced empathetic approach focuses on you. The science of nutrition is important but struggling clients need support with their emotions around food.

I work with people who want to transition to a healthier lifestyle. Most of my clients have tried several diets without permanent weight loss. They have tried exercise programs, but lose interest and stop. I teach my clients what the overwhelming weight of scientific evidence tells us about how to eat for weight loss, health, and longevity. I will teach you to exercise in ways that you will stick with. I will help you take simple steps toward your wellness goals at a pace comfortable for you.

The best part of working with my clients is seeing the mental shift that occurs with nutritional therapy. I work with a lot of people who have been imprisoned by restrictive diets and have beaten themselves up for years because they feel like a failure. At Nutrition Unveiled, the most important thing that occurs is developing a positive relationship with the mind, body, and food, and learning to nourish and treat the body rather than deprive and hurt the body. Happiness creates a much deeper level of health than any number on the scale ever will!

I work with various types of clients, but my main focus is on gastrointestinal (GI) health. These GI health issues can be acid reflux/heart burn, irritable bowel disease (IBS), small bowel intestinal overgrowth (SIBO), ulcerative colitis, Crohn’s disease and more.

During the initial consultation we like to spend the time to fully explore your current health status, obtain a clear picture of your health goals and to formulate a plan together to help you through the process of healing and regaining your health. From here we will also identify any core imbalances and make our clinical nutrition analysis.

Now we provide only virtual consulting from our office. No in-person appointments. Health and vitality can be created with an integrative approach to health. Personalized nutrition, stress management, addressing environmental toxins, physical activity, sleep and other lifestyle factors are important aspects of integrative nutrition. Correcting imbalances between all the pillars of health can help you to get health and vitality. By listening and learning about you, the program will be designed based on your needs. You will get support along the way and directed on the right path of your health journey.