Nutritionists and Dietitians near Seal Beach, CA

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.

I specialize in helping individuals and families optimize their health, well-being, and eating behaviors. I offer private nutrition counseling and group workshops using a non-diet, Health At Every Size (HAES) perspective. This means I won’t focus on your body size or prescribe eating rules to follow. Instead, I will serve as a guide on your journey to better health and wellness. This journey looks different for everyone; there is no “one size fits all.”

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.

Tired of hearing westernized diet recommendations as the only way to live a healthy lifestyle? At Frugal Consumer LLC, I help second generation millennials learn how to incorporate cultural staples while maintaining a balanced and healthy lifestyle. Utilizing evidenced-based science, I work with clients to reduce their risk for diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and morbid obesity without giving up white rice, noodles, or tortillas.

I offer Metabolic Health and Ketogenic Lifestyle consultations and coaching remotely world-wide. My personalized programs are comprised of education, behavior modification, and daily on-going support and encouragement. The Ketogenic Lifestyle is the best and most effective approach for optimizing metabolic health which is critical for disease prevention, overall health, and weight loss.

My goal is to help people include healthy eating habits and increase their awareness of the importance of health and nutrition. I love making a difference and knowing that I helped change someone's life in a positive way. There is nothing better than watching an individuals health and well being improve as a result of implementing healthy eating habits. I believe that education is the first step of disease prevention and treatment.

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 and your personal experience . The science of nutrition is important but struggling clients need support with their emotions around food and eating. Plan of care and recovery is developed carefully with your involvement.

Improve your athletic performance, energy, and health with personalized nutrition to help you reach your sport and fitness goals. Restore your relationship with food and your body using intuitive eating, health at every size, and mindfulness approaches. Make sense of all the confusing nutrition information to prevent and control high blood pressure, cholesterol, and more. I specialize in exercise/sports nutrition, disordered eating, and wellness. My passion is helping you to break free of the guilt you may carry around food, and joining you on the journey towards building a healthy relationship with food to complement your lifestyle.

Do you struggle with digestive issues like IBS, GERD, bloating, irregularity, gas? Does food & your weight feel like a constant battle? Do you feel like if you were thin, or never bloated & free from digestive issues, life would be easy? The answer is "YES" for most people. You don't need to struggle. I can teach you how to eat so you feel & look your best! My approach is practical. I will help you establish a healthy relationship with food, heal your gut, and reach your health & weight goals permanently. I've written 2 books. The first book is for weight loss for women over 40 and the 2nd on the low FODMAP diet. Let me help you!