Nutritionists and Dietitians near Rocky Point, NY

My educational approach allows patients to obtain sound nutrition advice while focusing on individual needs and concerns. I provide a supportive therapeutic atmosphere to help implement healthy lifestyle choices. I work with individuals and families who wish to optimize physical energy, increase mental clarity, strengthen immunity, reduce cravings, improve digestion and fat burning, overcome mood swings, eliminate anxiety over food and body issues. I help clients achieve and maintain their health goals.

Is this you? You're interested in nutrition for active individuals but you're tired of trying new diets & counting calories. You want to optimize athletic performance while also healing your relationship with food & body image. You’re ready to let go of dieting & finally feel good in your body. As a Registered Dietitian, Adjunct Professor at NYU & Board Certified Specialist in Sports Nutrition (& former fitness coach, over-exerciser, & perfectionist), I understand the fine line between ‘healthy’ & ‘obsessed’. I understand wanting to feel confident & comfortable in your own body without having to obsess about food all of the time.

Are you ready to stop stressing and obsessing over food, weight, and exercise? Weight-inclusive Registered Dietitian Maria Seitz can guide you in cultivating a positive relationship with food. Maria has experience working with people with eating disorders and athletes of all levels- from professional sports teams to the recreational runner and strength trainer. Maria is an expert in both disordered eating and sports nutrition who can help you apply the most up to date evidence based recommendations to your life.

I am a non-diet Registered Dietitian and a gut health expert practicing from a weight-inclusive approach. I help my clients find relief from digestive disorders such as Irritable Bowel Disease (IBS), Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth (SIBO), Gastroparesis, Colitis, and GERD. I have also designed techniques and programs to empower chronic dieters, disordered eaters, and those in eating disorder recovery to mend their relationship with food and their bodies. My goal is to empower you to choose dietary interventions for the pursuit of health and wellness instead of using diets to manipulate your body for thinness.

Awarded Huntington Best Nutritionist 2019 and 2020, I have been helping clients achieve nutrition & fitness goals since 1993 as a personal trainer, then after graduating NYU with an M.S. in Clinical Nutrition, Registered Dietitian Nutritionist, NY state Certified Dietitian Nutritionist, Fellow of the Academy of Nutrition & Dietetics. Adjunct Faculty at NYIT & Supervisor at Mount Sinai outpatient clinic since 1999: pediatrics, adolescents, & adults with eating disorders, heart disease, diabetes, cancer, obesity, HTN, metabolic syndrome, & more. Food intolerance and nutrition genomics testing available.

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.