Cholesterol Nutritionists and Dietitians in Birmingham, MI
Do you have chronic health issues and are overwhelmed by nutritional information overload? Are you tired of following new diets that come and go in the market? Are you diagnosed with a medical condition that needs a specialized diet? If you are trying to improve your health in areas of weight management, diabetes, hypertension, heart disease, chronic kidney disease, or other medical conditions that need a specialized diet then “Nutrition 4 Health and Wellness” is your go-to place that provides a whole health approach for your nutritional, emotional, behavioral, physical, intellectual, and spiritual well-being.
Do you have chronic health issues and are overwhelmed by nutritional information overload? Are you tired of following new diets that come and go in the market? Are you diagnosed with a medical condition that needs a specialized diet? If you are trying to improve your health in areas of weight management, diabetes, hypertension, heart disease, chronic kidney disease, or other medical conditions that need a specialized diet then “Nutrition 4 Health and Wellness” is your go-to place that provides a whole health approach for your nutritional, emotional, behavioral, physical, intellectual, and spiritual well-being.
Metro Detroit–based registered dietitian specializing in intuitive eating and non-diet nutrition. Tap Into Nutrition provides individualized, evidence-based counseling to help clients improve nutrition, support overall health, and build a sustainable relationship with food. We help individuals step away from diet culture, reduce food stress, and reconnect with hunger, fullness, and body cues while creating realistic, sustainable eating habits that support long-term health and well-being.
Metro Detroit–based registered dietitian specializing in intuitive eating and non-diet nutrition. Tap Into Nutrition provides individualized, evidence-based counseling to help clients improve nutrition, support overall health, and build a sustainable relationship with food. We help individuals step away from diet culture, reduce food stress, and reconnect with hunger, fullness, and body cues while creating realistic, sustainable eating habits that support long-term health and well-being.
At Journey Nutrition Counseling we deeply understand that your relationship with food and your body is much more than calorie formulas and scientific facts. Without exploring our relationship with food, facts can leave us feeling more confused and overwhelmed. At Journey we provide nutrition education based on your needs, but you will also find a safe space to identify any mental or emotional aspects of eating that may be holding you back from the life you want.
At Journey Nutrition Counseling we deeply understand that your relationship with food and your body is much more than calorie formulas and scientific facts. Without exploring our relationship with food, facts can leave us feeling more confused and overwhelmed. At Journey we provide nutrition education based on your needs, but you will also find a safe space to identify any mental or emotional aspects of eating that may be holding you back from the life you want.
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Do you need to lower your cholesterol, blood pressure or your triglycerides?
I am a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist who focuses on helping people optimize their nutrition to improve their health.
Do you need to lower your cholesterol, blood pressure or your triglycerides?
I am a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist who focuses on helping people optimize their nutrition to improve their health.
For over 30 years I’ve worked with clients and patients to help them reach their health and wellness goals. Combining years of Lifestyle Medicine expertise, with specialties in Integrative and Functional Medicine, Brain Health Coaching, Metabolic Nutrition and Medicine and Emotional Healing Techniques, we work together to create a Personalized Health and Wellness program specifically for you whether you just need a quick reset, or need a more extensive program for healing. In functional medicine we work on the individual body system imbalances to find the root cause and correct them to support optimal health.
For over 30 years I’ve worked with clients and patients to help them reach their health and wellness goals. Combining years of Lifestyle Medicine expertise, with specialties in Integrative and Functional Medicine, Brain Health Coaching, Metabolic Nutrition and Medicine and Emotional Healing Techniques, we work together to create a Personalized Health and Wellness program specifically for you whether you just need a quick reset, or need a more extensive program for healing. In functional medicine we work on the individual body system imbalances to find the root cause and correct them to support optimal health.
Ideal clients are individuals who spend a significant amount of time worrying about their body, weight, and food choices, often feeling trapped in a cycle of restriction, guilt, and frustration. They may believe they'll never achieve their health goals. These clients are ready to explore the diet cycle, challenge misinformation, and develop mindfulness around their thoughts on food, weight, and health. This process helps quiet the constant “food noise” in their minds and fosters greater self-compassion, freedom, and peace with food.
Ideal clients are individuals who spend a significant amount of time worrying about their body, weight, and food choices, often feeling trapped in a cycle of restriction, guilt, and frustration. They may believe they'll never achieve their health goals. These clients are ready to explore the diet cycle, challenge misinformation, and develop mindfulness around their thoughts on food, weight, and health. This process helps quiet the constant “food noise” in their minds and fosters greater self-compassion, freedom, and peace with food.
Ava’s ideal client is someone who is curious about nutrition and ready to make real, lasting changes. They want to break free from diets, rebuild their relationship with food, and learn to trust their body’s cues. They’re interested in hormone balance, gut health, anti-inflammatory eating, and sustainable habits that support energy and well-being. They value guidance, education, and accountability as they move toward intuitive eating, joyful movement, and long-term health.
Ava’s ideal client is someone who is curious about nutrition and ready to make real, lasting changes. They want to break free from diets, rebuild their relationship with food, and learn to trust their body’s cues. They’re interested in hormone balance, gut health, anti-inflammatory eating, and sustainable habits that support energy and well-being. They value guidance, education, and accountability as they move toward intuitive eating, joyful movement, and long-term health.
At Nutrition Empowered, we've helped thousands of clients see improvements in general nutrition and wellness, weight concerns, diabetes management, cholesterol and hypertension, IBD/IBS, metabolic and hormone concerns, PMOS, and fertility/pre and postnatal nutrition.
Nutrition Empowered, LLC offers personalized nutrition counseling focused on developing action items that target your specific goals and fit into your current lifestyle. We offer both insurance coverage and out of pocket payment options. We offer Body Composition Analysis and lab work to specifically target your body's needs.
At Nutrition Empowered, we've helped thousands of clients see improvements in general nutrition and wellness, weight concerns, diabetes management, cholesterol and hypertension, IBD/IBS, metabolic and hormone concerns, PMOS, and fertility/pre and postnatal nutrition.
Nutrition Empowered, LLC offers personalized nutrition counseling focused on developing action items that target your specific goals and fit into your current lifestyle. We offer both insurance coverage and out of pocket payment options. We offer Body Composition Analysis and lab work to specifically target your body's needs.
Abbie is passionate about helping others improve their relationship with food, body image, weight, and health. She helps clients achieve positive changes in mental and physical well-being through nutrition counseling and education. Abbie provides personalized care tailored to your nutritional needs using a non-diet approach. She offers counseling in a supportive setting, using methods like motivational interviewing and cognitive-behavioral therapy, along with tools such as hands-on activities and educational handouts.
Abbie is passionate about helping others improve their relationship with food, body image, weight, and health. She helps clients achieve positive changes in mental and physical well-being through nutrition counseling and education. Abbie provides personalized care tailored to your nutritional needs using a non-diet approach. She offers counseling in a supportive setting, using methods like motivational interviewing and cognitive-behavioral therapy, along with tools such as hands-on activities and educational handouts.
My ideal clients are individuals with diabetes or prediabetes who want to better understand their condition and improve their health through nutrition. They may feel overwhelmed by blood sugar management or unsure how to make lasting lifestyle changes. As a Registered Dietitian and Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist, I provide personalized guidance, practical education, and ongoing support. Together, we create realistic strategies that help clients confidently manage their diabetes and achieve their nutrition goals.
My ideal clients are individuals with diabetes or prediabetes who want to better understand their condition and improve their health through nutrition. They may feel overwhelmed by blood sugar management or unsure how to make lasting lifestyle changes. As a Registered Dietitian and Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist, I provide personalized guidance, practical education, and ongoing support. Together, we create realistic strategies that help clients confidently manage their diabetes and achieve their nutrition goals.
I’m Joanna DiCicco and I am a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist and a Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor and Diabetes Educator who specializes in the treatment of eating disorders and disordered eating. I am passionate about prioritizing well-being over weight loss, which is why I work from a weight inclusive approach that equally focuses on physical, mental, and emotional health. My approach promotes balanced eating, joyful movement, and respect for the diversity of body shapes and sizes. When looking at health in this lens, you are able to focus on what behaviors you can add to enhance your life and health instead of solely
I’m Joanna DiCicco and I am a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist and a Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor and Diabetes Educator who specializes in the treatment of eating disorders and disordered eating. I am passionate about prioritizing well-being over weight loss, which is why I work from a weight inclusive approach that equally focuses on physical, mental, and emotional health. My approach promotes balanced eating, joyful movement, and respect for the diversity of body shapes and sizes. When looking at health in this lens, you are able to focus on what behaviors you can add to enhance your life and health instead of solely
Joy is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist with more than 15 years of experience, primarily serving as a dietitian for the U.S. Army. Her clinical background centers on eating disorders, and she’s passionate about helping clients define their own values around food, weight, and movement. She also facilitates eating-disorder recovery support groups through the National Alliance for Eating Disorders, supporting individuals and families throughout recovery.
Joy is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist with more than 15 years of experience, primarily serving as a dietitian for the U.S. Army. Her clinical background centers on eating disorders, and she’s passionate about helping clients define their own values around food, weight, and movement. She also facilitates eating-disorder recovery support groups through the National Alliance for Eating Disorders, supporting individuals and families throughout recovery.
My ideal clients are individuals seeking support for cardiac health, diabetes, weight management, eating disorders, and overall well-being. They often feel overwhelmed by nutrition advice or unsure how to make lasting changes. I provide collaborative, individualized, and evidence-based care focused on their goals. Together, we work to improve health, nutrition, and lifestyle through realistic strategies, behavior change, and ongoing support that promotes sustainable progress.
My ideal clients are individuals seeking support for cardiac health, diabetes, weight management, eating disorders, and overall well-being. They often feel overwhelmed by nutrition advice or unsure how to make lasting changes. I provide collaborative, individualized, and evidence-based care focused on their goals. Together, we work to improve health, nutrition, and lifestyle through realistic strategies, behavior change, and ongoing support that promotes sustainable progress.
As I grow older, I realize I want to help adults and older adults continue living their best lives. My ideal client is someone who doesn’t judge themselves by their chronological age, but wants to live healthfully and simply needs the right tools, guidance, and confidence to inspire both themselves and their families.
As I grow older, I realize I want to help adults and older adults continue living their best lives. My ideal client is someone who doesn’t judge themselves by their chronological age, but wants to live healthfully and simply needs the right tools, guidance, and confidence to inspire both themselves and their families.
Manal Qadeer, MS, RD, LDN is a trauma-informed registered dietitian who helps clients heal their relationship with food and their bodies through a compassionate, collaborative approach. With over six years of experience in both nutrition and mental health settings, she specializes in supporting individuals navigating anxiety, trauma, disordered eating, and the emotional side of nourishment.
Manal’s philosophy is grounded in Health at Every Size, All Foods Fit, and the belief that every body is a good body. She creates a safe, judgment-free space where you can feel truly heard, understood, and empowered to move at your own pace tow
Manal Qadeer, MS, RD, LDN is a trauma-informed registered dietitian who helps clients heal their relationship with food and their bodies through a compassionate, collaborative approach. With over six years of experience in both nutrition and mental health settings, she specializes in supporting individuals navigating anxiety, trauma, disordered eating, and the emotional side of nourishment.
Manal’s philosophy is grounded in Health at Every Size, All Foods Fit, and the belief that every body is a good body. She creates a safe, judgment-free space where you can feel truly heard, understood, and empowered to move at your own pace tow
Anna is a Registered Dietitian that practices out of Health Loft specializing in working with adults and pediatrics with a history of GI disorders (Celiac, IBS, Low-FODMAP, IBD, Constipation, GERD, lactase and sucrase deficiency), Healthy Eating, Food Allergies, and Pediatric Nutrition. She works collaboratively with clients to set realistic and practical goals reflective of individualized nutrition plans. She believes that balanced nutrition looks differently for everyone, and client’s medical history needs to be considered along with their resources, schedules, and circumstances.
Anna is a Registered Dietitian that practices out of Health Loft specializing in working with adults and pediatrics with a history of GI disorders (Celiac, IBS, Low-FODMAP, IBD, Constipation, GERD, lactase and sucrase deficiency), Healthy Eating, Food Allergies, and Pediatric Nutrition. She works collaboratively with clients to set realistic and practical goals reflective of individualized nutrition plans. She believes that balanced nutrition looks differently for everyone, and client’s medical history needs to be considered along with their resources, schedules, and circumstances.
My ideal clients are individuals seeking compassionate, inclusive nutrition support that considers the whole person, not just food choices. They may feel unsupported in traditional healthcare settings or want a more sustainable, non-restrictive approach to health. I provide a safe, judgment-free space using a Health-at-Every-Size (HAES), trauma-informed, and evidence-based approach. Together, we focus on realistic changes, adding supportive habits, and creating sustainable health goals that feel good in their body and fit their lived experience.
My ideal clients are individuals seeking compassionate, inclusive nutrition support that considers the whole person, not just food choices. They may feel unsupported in traditional healthcare settings or want a more sustainable, non-restrictive approach to health. I provide a safe, judgment-free space using a Health-at-Every-Size (HAES), trauma-informed, and evidence-based approach. Together, we focus on realistic changes, adding supportive habits, and creating sustainable health goals that feel good in their body and fit their lived experience.
My ideal clients are individuals seeking practical nutrition support for diabetes, prediabetes, women’s health, gastrointestinal conditions, hypertension, high cholesterol, metabolic syndrome, and overall wellness.
I specialize in diabetes, women’s health, GI conditions, hypertension, high cholesterol, and metabolic health. I provide personalized nutrition counseling with practical, evidence-based strategies that help clients build sustainable habits and improve their overall health.
My ideal clients are individuals seeking practical nutrition support for diabetes, prediabetes, women’s health, gastrointestinal conditions, hypertension, high cholesterol, metabolic syndrome, and overall wellness.
I specialize in diabetes, women’s health, GI conditions, hypertension, high cholesterol, and metabolic health. I provide personalized nutrition counseling with practical, evidence-based strategies that help clients build sustainable habits and improve their overall health.
In a 1995 Nutrition in Medical Science Class, I discovered that statistically, African Americans suffered disproportionately from many chronic diseases. I made it my goal in this life to discover a solution to alter the trajectory of the problem. I now help African-Americans develop a proper relationship with the food they eat by incorporating culture into the recipe of active living, glorious nutrition and wellness!
In a 1995 Nutrition in Medical Science Class, I discovered that statistically, African Americans suffered disproportionately from many chronic diseases. I made it my goal in this life to discover a solution to alter the trajectory of the problem. I now help African-Americans develop a proper relationship with the food they eat by incorporating culture into the recipe of active living, glorious nutrition and wellness!
I provide compassionate, evidence-based nutrition care to support individuals recovering from eating disorders such as Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa, Binge Eating, ARFID (Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder), and OSFED (Other Specified Feeding or Eating Disorder).
Additionally, I support clients who are interested in intuitive eating and/or managing health concerns through a weight-inclusive lens. I partner with clients to develop sustainable strategies for managing medical conditions such as diabetes, high blood pressure, digestive concerns, dyslipidemia, and more.
I provide compassionate, evidence-based nutrition care to support individuals recovering from eating disorders such as Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa, Binge Eating, ARFID (Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder), and OSFED (Other Specified Feeding or Eating Disorder).
Additionally, I support clients who are interested in intuitive eating and/or managing health concerns through a weight-inclusive lens. I partner with clients to develop sustainable strategies for managing medical conditions such as diabetes, high blood pressure, digestive concerns, dyslipidemia, and more.
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.