FAQ

What is the difference between a Dietitian and a Nutritionist?

The number one query! Do you know? Is it even important? (Yes & MASSIVE difference)
Nutritionist, Registered Nutritionist, Nuritionalist (not a word by the way), Dietitian….
What is a Sports Dietitian and how are they different?
Who will You Trust with Your Health?

What defines an “athlete”? For us, it is an individual who trains with purpose and has an intention. So, maybe you signed up for a 5km run - cool, you’re an athlete, maybe you study full-time dance - you’re also an athlete!
It doesn’t matter where you are, or think you are, on the continuum of activity, you can still access professional and trusted nutrition advice. There is so much bad nutrition advice out there, why not talk to professionals who have been doing this for more than 15 years :)

It depends…we rarely see a client for a one-off appointment because there is lots of stuff to talk about and navigate through to assist with the reason(s) an individual is seeking nutrition advice, setting goals and reviewing all of the above.
Whether it’s performance nutrition strategies for race day that need developing, practicing and fine tuning, or clients seeking guidance and help with disordered eating, we will achieve a greater success rate together with more than one appointment.
Plus, you get the support you need when challenges or questions arise!

Probably! Many insurance companies do provide cover for a Nutrition Consultation from an NZ Registered Dietitian - which is all of us, except for Sam at the moment - she is waiting for her NZ Dietitian Registration to come through.
If you are thinking of making a claim with your insurance company, check your policy details (amount of cover, if you need a referral etc.) before you book an appointment.
After your appointment we will happily provide the information your insurance company requires.

Nope. Even though the idea of a Nutrition Professional telling you exactly what to eat on a “meal plan” sounds awesome, in reality it falls short of reaching a client’s goals.
We’ve been doing this nutrition stuff long enough to know that really truly, meal plans don’t work (unless by work we mean fail repeatedly to achieve any goals). We really don’t eat in macro’s and neither do elite athletes - we enjoy eating real food instead.
For our work in Eating Disorders, we sometimes use therapeutic meal plans with clients for specific goals for specific areas, such as achieving nutritional adequacy.
Read more about why we know this and our approach is different, and actually works.

We believe in an approach called Non-Diet (TM) and Health At Every Size (R) or HAES, centred around health behaviours, intuitive eating and mindfulness.
We are weight inclusive and work with all bodies.
We do not work with purpose to focus on weight loss to “improve health”. The scientific facts and large scale studies are clear on this; DIETS DON’T WORK to improve health or performance actually.
Instead, we work with health behaviours and eating behaviours to optimise health and performance. This may or may not result in weight loss, but this is not a main outcome measure for our work, or indeed a measure of how healthy you are.

Maybe, it depends why you are seeking a nutrition appointment.
For concerns like digestive issues, ammenorrhea (no period by age 15, or loss of menstrual cycle for more than 3 months) and other menstrual cycle irregularities, it is important to seek a medical review about this with investigations, including blood tests.
Iron levels are useful to know - athletes and highly active people do have different needs compared to non-active individuals, and we regularly see low and suboptimal levels.
Having these types of results before coming to see us means we can conduct a more detailed assessment and provide further tailored advice.

Sure do. A popular choice around Christmas time. We can organise any amount to be gifted, with an expiry of 1 year from date of purchase. The voucher code generated can be applied at point of appointment booking online or via correspondance with myself.
Get in touch here with your enquiry and we can organise it.