Robinson PA Nutrition & Weight Loss
Our registered Dietician-Nutritionist has over 19 years experience
- In addition our Dietician-Nutritionist helps bridge the gap between traditional and more natural approaches to nutrition.
- Nutrition therapy provides up to date nutrition education and information on foods and supplements
- We offer a medically supervised weight loss program
Nutrition topics are everywhere today, on television, shopping areas, and a click away on your computer. All sources speak to the important role of nutrition in everyone’s life.
Nutrition effects many health conditions and making proper food choices along with exercise and medications, most conditions can improve or even resolve to a more manageable level
Health Conditions that nutrition may help to improve:
- Osteoporosis
- Diabetes Mellitus
- Lipid management
- Hypertension
- Obesity
Nutrition Facts - Did You Know?
- Obesity is defined by you BMI (Body Mass Index) which is an equation based on height and weight. Having a BMI of 30 or above is classified as obese
- Osteoporosis is a condition of weak bones usually due to lack of calcium. Weakening of the bones can also be a side effect of medications used for other health conditions.
- Diabetes concerns your body’s ability to properly process the calories you eat to provide energy to your body, mainly sugar processing
- Lipid management, in general, concerns your levels of cholesterol, the good (HDL), and the bad (LD) as well as Triglycerides. In addition to dietary changes exercise, Omega 3 fatty acids, and Coenzyme Q 10 may help control lipids.
- The body is made up 2/3rds water. The brain alone is 95% water, the lungs are 90% water and the blood is 82% water. The importance of replacing water daily is often overlooked and just a small drop in the water supply of our body can cause signs of dehydration
- 1 in 10 people have diabetes or have undiagnosed diabetes
- A product label, according to the FDA, can claim low sodium status if it contains less than 140mg per serving.
- Vitamin D deficiency has been linked to many diseases. Everyone should get a VIT D level, and many in the population should be supplementing based on their level.
- Exercise helps regulate the hunger/satisfied cycle and promotes increases in metabolism.