DIETITIANS ADELAIDE

Weight Management & Heart Disease

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Jane is experienced and successful at helping clients manage weight using evidence-based strategies. 

Jane ensures her weight management strategies are achievable and take into account best possible chance at long term success.

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Education is individualised for each client

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• Education about staying within your EER (estimated energy requirement)

• Individualised simple strategies

• Portion control techniques.

• Inflammation reduction techniques - resistant starch/butyrate sources and antioxidant sources.

• The benefits of adequate sleep and how it affects your weight and health

 

For the treatment of heart disease risk factors Jane has experience working as a cardiac surgical support dietitian in a hospital setting. She enjoys assisting people with strategies to reduce overall risk of heart disease.

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Food Allergy or Intolerance

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• Cutting edge CoBiome Microba Gut Testing 

• Chemical elimination diets & FODMAPS, Meeting nutritional requirements while restricting for allergies

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Management of IBS and other food intolerances has improved significantly in the 2024 with the implementation of improved testing techniques, meaning exclusion diets do not need to be the main approach. There is a new emphasis on improving indicators of increased intestinal permeability and inflammation, improving diet and species of microbes to improve the health of the microbiome. Cobiome microba gut testing - by QLD university has provided a clearer insight for dietitians to help patients with IBS conditions. Jane is a registered provider to enable patients to interpret results and help improve their symptoms. 

 

Food intolerance can be responsible for a large range of symptoms including migraines, hives, IBS (irritable bowel syndrome) insomnia, anxiety, bowel problems and bloating. There are various types of food intolerance, chemical (amines, salicylate or glutamate) or short chain carbohydrate (FODMAPS) causing peoples symptoms. The symptoms can be overlapping and hard to recognise without a good understanding of the types of symptoms and the chemicals contained within each food. Jane has learned from the experts RPAH allergy unit in Sydney on how to conduct the Elimination Diet.

 

Jane is very experienced in educating clients on the FODMAPS diet for management of bloating and other gut symptoms. Like the elimination diet, the FODMAPS diet is designed to be temporary and requires challenging at the end of the trial. The challenge involves trailing each potential FODMAP to ensure you have a better understanding of the effect each has on your body.

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Plant Based Diets

 

Plant based and Vegan diets have many health benefits including reducing chronic illness if planned correctly. As Australian soils are deficient in some minerals (iodine and selenium), is it recommended to see a dietitian when undertaking diets that restrict certain foods to ensure you meet your requirements. Jane enjoys implementing easy strategies to ensure you survive and thrive on a plant based diet.

 

This includes:

• Education about getting enough of the right kind of amino acids, minerals and vitamins.

• Additional nutrients not readily available in common plant foods – omega 3 long chain fatty acids as well as the addition of vitamins created in fermented foods.

• Meal plans, recipes and cooking techniques.

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