Cholesterol Nutritionists and Dietitians in Kissimmee, FL
Hi, I’m Brooke! Registered Dietitian Nutritionist with a passion for helping women like myself break free from the chains of endometriosis. As a member of the '1in10community, I’m all too familiar with the medical gaslighting, chronic pain, and fear of the unknown that accompany this disease. My goal is to serve as an ally for women, to be someone who listens AND makes you feel heard. I utilize functional nutrition to help women reach their health goals whether it be to improve their hormones, manage symptoms, increase energy, normalize their periods, heal their gut, have a healthy pregnancy, breastfeed, and beyond.
Hi, I’m Brooke! Registered Dietitian Nutritionist with a passion for helping women like myself break free from the chains of endometriosis. As a member of the '1in10community, I’m all too familiar with the medical gaslighting, chronic pain, and fear of the unknown that accompany this disease. My goal is to serve as an ally for women, to be someone who listens AND makes you feel heard. I utilize functional nutrition to help women reach their health goals whether it be to improve their hormones, manage symptoms, increase energy, normalize their periods, heal their gut, have a healthy pregnancy, breastfeed, and beyond.
If you've been tweaking your intermittent fasting window, trying every new version of Keto, or thinking you need to shop exclusively at Trader Joe's or Whole Foods to eat healthy. It's time for a change! There is so much nutrition information readily available at your fingertips. Much of the information is conflicting and confusion. It is difficult to weed out what is factual and myth. This information is general and does not take your specific medical condition(s), food preferences, body type and current lifestyle into consideration. Here’s the good news. You don’t have to stay stuck and you don’t have to continue living like this.
If you've been tweaking your intermittent fasting window, trying every new version of Keto, or thinking you need to shop exclusively at Trader Joe's or Whole Foods to eat healthy. It's time for a change! There is so much nutrition information readily available at your fingertips. Much of the information is conflicting and confusion. It is difficult to weed out what is factual and myth. This information is general and does not take your specific medical condition(s), food preferences, body type and current lifestyle into consideration. Here’s the good news. You don’t have to stay stuck and you don’t have to continue living like this.
Do you struggle with your weight? Do you need help with diet & lifestyle to improve your blood sugar, blood pressure, or heart health? Do you need help planning balanced, healthy meals? If you answered, "yes" to any of these questions, and are ready to make lifestyle changes to reach your goals, I would be honored to work with you! These are the primary areas I work with. Please note that I work with the adult population.
Do you struggle with your weight? Do you need help with diet & lifestyle to improve your blood sugar, blood pressure, or heart health? Do you need help planning balanced, healthy meals? If you answered, "yes" to any of these questions, and are ready to make lifestyle changes to reach your goals, I would be honored to work with you! These are the primary areas I work with. Please note that I work with the adult population.
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Preventing diabetes through nutrition and exercise, losing and maintaining weight, lowering and managing cholesterol/high blood pressure through Mediterranean style meal plans or adjusting your current style of eating to meet your health goals while moving more.
Cultural foods are tasty, but not always healthy. Together, we will create a wellness plan that will empower and motivate you to achieve your weight loss goals! Your relationship with food will continue to be full of love and flavor as you lose weight without sacrificing your favorites!
Preventing diabetes through nutrition and exercise, losing and maintaining weight, lowering and managing cholesterol/high blood pressure through Mediterranean style meal plans or adjusting your current style of eating to meet your health goals while moving more.
Cultural foods are tasty, but not always healthy. Together, we will create a wellness plan that will empower and motivate you to achieve your weight loss goals! Your relationship with food will continue to be full of love and flavor as you lose weight without sacrificing your favorites!
Specialties include PCOS, PMS, Hormonal Acne, Infertility/fertility optimization, Reproductive Health, Perinatal nutrition, Digestive Disorders (Constipation, Diarrhea, GERD/Acid Reflux, Bloating, Abdominal Pain, Gassiness), Chronic stress, Metabolic dysfunction (Blood Sugar Imbalances, Insulin Resistance, Pre-Diabetes, Type 2 Diabetes, High Cholesterol, High Triglycerides, Cardiovascular Disease
Katrina is a registered dietitian and functional practitioner specializing in women's health and metabolic conditions. Her mission is to guide clients from overwhelm to ease, and empower them with a better understanding of their own needs to help them reconnect with their bodies, optimize their fertility, and transform their lives with targeted nutrition, lifestyle, and supplement therapies. Katrina takes a non-restrictive, food-first, root-cause approach to functional care. Katrina encourages her clients to take charge of their healing journey through her education-focused sessions and communication style.
Specialties include PCOS, PMS, Hormonal Acne, Infertility/fertility optimization, Reproductive Health, Perinatal nutrition, Digestive Disorders (Constipation, Diarrhea, GERD/Acid Reflux, Bloating, Abdominal Pain, Gassiness), Chronic stress, Metabolic dysfunction (Blood Sugar Imbalances, Insulin Resistance, Pre-Diabetes, Type 2 Diabetes, High Cholesterol, High Triglycerides, Cardiovascular Disease
Katrina is a registered dietitian and functional practitioner specializing in women's health and metabolic conditions. Her mission is to guide clients from overwhelm to ease, and empower them with a better understanding of their own needs to help them reconnect with their bodies, optimize their fertility, and transform their lives with targeted nutrition, lifestyle, and supplement therapies. Katrina takes a non-restrictive, food-first, root-cause approach to functional care. Katrina encourages her clients to take charge of their healing journey through her education-focused sessions and communication style.
Specialities include: Weight Management, Sports Nutrition, PCOS, General Lifestyle and Nutrition, Mindful Eating, Intuitive Eating, High Cholesterol, Heart Health, High Blood Pressure, Weight Gain, Anti-Inflammatory, Pre-Diabetes, and Type 2 Diabetes.
Elise is a dietitian who focuses on using realistic approaches to help you improve your health through nutrition, exercise, and other lifestyle practices. Her approach to nutrition is holistic and client centered. She takes the time to fully understand your unique lifestyle, preferences, and challenges to create a realistic nutrition plan together as a team. Elise believes in the power of using high quality nutrient dense foods to support all aspects of your health and wellbeing.
Specialities include: Weight Management, Sports Nutrition, PCOS, General Lifestyle and Nutrition, Mindful Eating, Intuitive Eating, High Cholesterol, Heart Health, High Blood Pressure, Weight Gain, Anti-Inflammatory, Pre-Diabetes, and Type 2 Diabetes.
Elise is a dietitian who focuses on using realistic approaches to help you improve your health through nutrition, exercise, and other lifestyle practices. Her approach to nutrition is holistic and client centered. She takes the time to fully understand your unique lifestyle, preferences, and challenges to create a realistic nutrition plan together as a team. Elise believes in the power of using high quality nutrient dense foods to support all aspects of your health and wellbeing.
Lyla Joffe, MS, RDN, is a nationally recognized Registered Dietitian and a Yoga Alliance recognized 200hr Registered Yoga Instructor. She has a passion for a holistically healthy lifestyle and has inspired many to alter their habits in a way that encourages optimal functioning with boosted confidence.She specializes in the postpartum period with a strong interest in hormonal changes and disturbances altering various metabolic processes across all lifespans.
Lyla Joffe, MS, RDN, is a nationally recognized Registered Dietitian and a Yoga Alliance recognized 200hr Registered Yoga Instructor. She has a passion for a holistically healthy lifestyle and has inspired many to alter their habits in a way that encourages optimal functioning with boosted confidence.She specializes in the postpartum period with a strong interest in hormonal changes and disturbances altering various metabolic processes across all lifespans.
My name is Natalia Rios, and I am your personal Registered Dietitian. My mission is to help clients achieve their own definition of a healthful life. Together we will work on creating specific goals and sustainable habits. When you meet with me, your needs always come first. You are in charge! As a team we will collaborate on what it means to feel your best. Let's take the first step and get started, I look forward to meeting you!
My name is Natalia Rios, and I am your personal Registered Dietitian. My mission is to help clients achieve their own definition of a healthful life. Together we will work on creating specific goals and sustainable habits. When you meet with me, your needs always come first. You are in charge! As a team we will collaborate on what it means to feel your best. Let's take the first step and get started, I look forward to meeting you!
Nicholas is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist who graduated with a B.S. in Nutrition and Food Science with a concentration in Dietetics and completed dietetic training with a focus on disease management and health promotion at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in 2018. Nicholas has also completed training in the FODMAP diet for Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) through Monash University. Nicholas knows firsthand the devastating impact chronic diseases have on someone's life, and it is what drives him in his career as a dietitian.
Nicholas is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist who graduated with a B.S. in Nutrition and Food Science with a concentration in Dietetics and completed dietetic training with a focus on disease management and health promotion at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in 2018. Nicholas has also completed training in the FODMAP diet for Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) through Monash University. Nicholas knows firsthand the devastating impact chronic diseases have on someone's life, and it is what drives him in his career as a dietitian.
Teresa Rodriguez, RDN, IFNCP, LDN, CLT, is an Advanced Practice Registered Dietitian with a specialty in renal nutrition, nutrition support, mitochondrial health, ketogenic approach, and identifying adverse food reactions with an emphasis on food sensitivities as part of an Integrative and Functional Nutrition plan. As the author of The Keto Solution for Kidney Disease: Reversing Metabolic Disorders with a Ketogenic Diet, her goal is to empower individuals with the necessary nutrition therapy knowledge to help control their disease and positively impact their quality of life.
Teresa Rodriguez, RDN, IFNCP, LDN, CLT, is an Advanced Practice Registered Dietitian with a specialty in renal nutrition, nutrition support, mitochondrial health, ketogenic approach, and identifying adverse food reactions with an emphasis on food sensitivities as part of an Integrative and Functional Nutrition plan. As the author of The Keto Solution for Kidney Disease: Reversing Metabolic Disorders with a Ketogenic Diet, her goal is to empower individuals with the necessary nutrition therapy knowledge to help control their disease and positively impact their quality of life.
I work with people who are struggling with various chronic illnesses (gut health issues, headaches & migraines, chronic fatigue, inflammation & pain, etc.) to achieve overall wellness, energy, weight management, emotional stability, and more. I also offer a holistic weight loss course and additional services focusing on reducing exposures to toxins in our homes and on our bodies. Read more about my specific services at www.SarahGehaWellness.com
I work with people who are struggling with various chronic illnesses (gut health issues, headaches & migraines, chronic fatigue, inflammation & pain, etc.) to achieve overall wellness, energy, weight management, emotional stability, and more. I also offer a holistic weight loss course and additional services focusing on reducing exposures to toxins in our homes and on our bodies. Read more about my specific services at www.SarahGehaWellness.com
My ideal client is someone who is ready to take control of their nutrition and lifestyle. A positive attitude and belief in your own abilities to make lasting lifestyle changes is the key to success in any areas of your life, including diet and nutrition. If you're someone who is excited about learning new things, then I'm the right Dietitian for you.
My ideal client is someone who is ready to take control of their nutrition and lifestyle. A positive attitude and belief in your own abilities to make lasting lifestyle changes is the key to success in any areas of your life, including diet and nutrition. If you're someone who is excited about learning new things, then I'm the right Dietitian for you.
Not feeling your best? Or not as good as you used to feel? Maybe something specific has changed, or maybe you're feeling that something is just not right. Let's investigate! We'll use your symptoms as our guide to explore the body's systems, focusing in on addressing root causes. With a combined approach of nutrition, movement, and mindfulness, we'll make lifestyle changes to restore your health, vitality, and a vibrant state of well being.
Not feeling your best? Or not as good as you used to feel? Maybe something specific has changed, or maybe you're feeling that something is just not right. Let's investigate! We'll use your symptoms as our guide to explore the body's systems, focusing in on addressing root causes. With a combined approach of nutrition, movement, and mindfulness, we'll make lifestyle changes to restore your health, vitality, and a vibrant state of well being.
Let’s get you started with a plan that is custom-made just for you. I have helped hundreds of clients, both children and adults reach their goals, and I make sure every client of mine gets the same personalized treatment to succeed. I want to help you feel your best, and perform your best: in your sport, in school, at work, or at play.
Let’s get you started with a plan that is custom-made just for you. I have helped hundreds of clients, both children and adults reach their goals, and I make sure every client of mine gets the same personalized treatment to succeed. I want to help you feel your best, and perform your best: in your sport, in school, at work, or at play.
Nadia is passionate about women’s health, PCOS, fertility, thyroid and autoimmune disorders, renal health, and diabetes management. Her holistic approach focuses on individualized nutrition plans that cater to your unique needs and goals. She emphasizes that there’s no one-size-fits-all diet and aims to empower you with healthy eating habits that resonate with your preferences. Whether you’re addressing imbalances, seeking better habits, or enhancing your relationship with food, Nadia is committed to providing personalized support and practical advice for lasting well-being.
Nadia is passionate about women’s health, PCOS, fertility, thyroid and autoimmune disorders, renal health, and diabetes management. Her holistic approach focuses on individualized nutrition plans that cater to your unique needs and goals. She emphasizes that there’s no one-size-fits-all diet and aims to empower you with healthy eating habits that resonate with your preferences. Whether you’re addressing imbalances, seeking better habits, or enhancing your relationship with food, Nadia is committed to providing personalized support and practical advice for lasting well-being.
I am a Registered Dietitian/Nutritionist and A4M Certified Integrative provider. I have a passion for helping individuals achieve their optimal state of health and wellbeing. With a Master of Science in Nutrition Education as well as Master of Science in the field of Physician Assistant, I offer the unique ability to provide evidence-based nutrition, supplement and lifestyle recommendations with a in depth understanding of medicine. Visit my website for more info: www.expressionsnutrition.com
I am a Registered Dietitian/Nutritionist and A4M Certified Integrative provider. I have a passion for helping individuals achieve their optimal state of health and wellbeing. With a Master of Science in Nutrition Education as well as Master of Science in the field of Physician Assistant, I offer the unique ability to provide evidence-based nutrition, supplement and lifestyle recommendations with a in depth understanding of medicine. Visit my website for more info: www.expressionsnutrition.com
My ideal client is someone who is goal oriented and is ready to make the necessary adjustments to reach their health and nutrition goals. They are someone who is in need of a nutrition PROFESSIONAL who truly knows the evidenced based, research approved methodology to help them get into the best shape of their lives. They may be deficient in certain vitamins and minerals or possibly, a blood marker value is too low or too high. Or they may want to lose weight/gain weight or maintain their weight and get into the best shape of their lives. My ideal client's health is their most prized possession! Being healthy is the #1 priority!
My ideal client is someone who is goal oriented and is ready to make the necessary adjustments to reach their health and nutrition goals. They are someone who is in need of a nutrition PROFESSIONAL who truly knows the evidenced based, research approved methodology to help them get into the best shape of their lives. They may be deficient in certain vitamins and minerals or possibly, a blood marker value is too low or too high. Or they may want to lose weight/gain weight or maintain their weight and get into the best shape of their lives. My ideal client's health is their most prized possession! Being healthy is the #1 priority!
Paige is a registered dietitian who enjoys working with diabetes, autoimmune disorders, and digestive issues. She blends her experience in both the conventional and functional health settings to offer a truly integrative approach to nutrition counseling. Her commitment to ongoing education ensures that she remains at the forefront of the latest advancements in nutrition science, enabling her to provide evidence-based and personalized recommendations. She strongly believes that education is the key to meaningful behavior change, so she empowers her clients with the information they need to make informed decision.
Paige is a registered dietitian who enjoys working with diabetes, autoimmune disorders, and digestive issues. She blends her experience in both the conventional and functional health settings to offer a truly integrative approach to nutrition counseling. Her commitment to ongoing education ensures that she remains at the forefront of the latest advancements in nutrition science, enabling her to provide evidence-based and personalized recommendations. She strongly believes that education is the key to meaningful behavior change, so she empowers her clients with the information they need to make informed decision.
Are you ready to take control of your health and feel your best? As a Registered Dietitian with a passion for empowering women, I specialize in providing personalized nutrition strategies that work with your lifestyle and personal goals. Whether you're navigating pregnancy to postpartum, looking to improve PCOS or endometriosis symptoms, dealing with a complex medical issue, or simply looking to fuel your busy life, I bring evidence-based expertise and a compassionate approach to every step of your journey. Let’s work together to create sustainable habits that leave you feeling vibrant, confident, and in control of your well-being.
Are you ready to take control of your health and feel your best? As a Registered Dietitian with a passion for empowering women, I specialize in providing personalized nutrition strategies that work with your lifestyle and personal goals. Whether you're navigating pregnancy to postpartum, looking to improve PCOS or endometriosis symptoms, dealing with a complex medical issue, or simply looking to fuel your busy life, I bring evidence-based expertise and a compassionate approach to every step of your journey. Let’s work together to create sustainable habits that leave you feeling vibrant, confident, and in control of your well-being.
What we eat can positively impact our lives. Whether you are working to resolve a health concern, looking to enhance your efforts as an athlete, or just wanting to feel your best, nutrition will help you reach your goal.
What we eat can positively impact our lives. Whether you are working to resolve a health concern, looking to enhance your efforts as an athlete, or just wanting to feel your best, nutrition will help you reach your goal.
Cholesterol Nutritionists and Dietitians
What is cholesterol?
Cholesterol is a fat-like substance found in the blood that is essential for forming healthy cells and ensuring regular body functions. Although cholesterol often has a negative reputation, it plays a crucial role in our health. There are several types of cholesterol, including low-density lipoprotein (LDL) and high-density lipoprotein (HDL). The balance between these types is more important than eliminating cholesterol entirely. In general HDL is considered to be the "good" form of cholesterol, while LDL is considered to be the "bad" form associated with conditions such as cardiovascular diseases. Individuals with high levels of LDL cholesterol circulating in their blood are at an increased risk of heart attack and stroke, as a result of plaque build-up on the interior of the body's arteries.
How does diet affect cholesterol?
While many individuals with high cholesterol are prescribed medications to help lower their levels, lifestyle changes—especially dietary modifications—are considered the first line of treatment. Reducing the consumption of foods high in saturated and trans fats, such as fatty meats, cream, butter, and pastries, helps lower cholesterol. Conversely, consuming sufficient fiber, healthy fats (like those found in salmon and nuts), and low-fat proteins can help lower LDL levels and improve cardiovascular health.
What diet is best if you have high cholesterol?
In general, experts recommend a plant-based diet high in fiber, healthy fats, and lean protein as the best nutrition approach to lowering blood cholesterol levels. The "Mediterranean diet," characterized by the consumption of lots of healthy fats, vegetables, beans, and whole grains is one common diet with abundant evidence supporting its efficacy in reducing blood cholesterol levels and preventing cardiovascular and metabolic diseases. The Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet is another common diet shown to reduce cholesterol levels; the DASH diet emphasizes the consumption of fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and low fat dairy products with a particular focus on reducing the consumption of saturated fats. Conversely, diets that include the consumption of large amounts of protein and fats—such as the keto diet and atkins diet—are generally not recommended for those with high cholesterol levels due to the high levels of saturated and trans fats that such diets can include.
Why is it useful to see a dietitian if you have high cholesterol?
Dietitians are specifically trained to use diet modifications to manage health, so consulting a dietitian if you have high cholesterol can be greatly beneficial. They can help construct a diet that lowers cholesterol and promotes a healthier lifestyle. Dietitians can assist clients in identifying foods that are low in cholesterol and those that support overall health. They can also help hold clients accountable for their nutrition and provide resources for other lifestyle modifications that support blood cholesterol reduction, such as exercise, smoking cessation, and alcohol consumption reduction. Additionally, dietitians can assist in managing other chronic diseases often associated with high cholesterol, such as kidney conditions, diabetes, and heart disease.