What Can I Expect With Nutritional Counseling?

While nutritional counseling is a first line approach for managing numerous chronic diseases, a balanced diet can improve the way you feel even if you aren’t sick. But finding a place to start presents a challenge for many people motivated to make a change. 

Modifying your diet can feel overwhelming if you don’t have a nutritional background to guide your decisions. That’s why taking a clinical approach at neXendo Wellness can offer the best possible outcome regardless of your goals. 

At our offices in Long Island City and Murray Hill, New York, internist and endocrinologist Anastasios Manessis, MD, FACE, ECNU, ABOM, and our team help prioritize your health through nutritional services alongside an array of other personalized wellness solutions. 

Nutritional counseling boasts countless benefits, no matter your reasons for seeking our clinical nutrition services. Whether you’re adjusting to life with a chronic disease or wanting to manage your weight, our registered dietician Camille Falisse, MS, RD, can help you build a healthy diet without compromising your health or satisfaction. 

Many diet plans promise rapid weight loss without offering the health benefits of true and sustainable weight management. You can rely on our expert-provided nutritional counseling to experience health and wellness benefits without any compromises like rapid weight regain or constant hunger. Here’s what you can expect when you visit our offices for personalized nutritional counseling:

Starting with a comprehensive health review

Your initial visit has one goal: learning about you. Our dietician reviews your medical history and asks about your current diet. They also talk to you about your goals. Be sure to let our team know about your:

• Goal weight
• Food allergies and sensitivities
• Typical eating schedule
• Exercise habits
• Medications and supplements

Next, detailed testing gives insight into your body, including how it’s built and how it functions. That includes lab testing for hormone imbalances and nutritional deficiencies, along with a body composition analysis to evaluate your muscle-to-fat ratio. That is especially important if you’re using nutritional counseling to manage your weight or build more muscle during workouts. 

neXendo Wellness offers body composition analyses using a state-of-the-art scale. This scale isn’t the same as your home scale in your bathroom. Instead of recording just your weight, it offers multiple readings, including percentages of weight from muscle, fat, and bone. These numbers tell our team about your fitness and overall health so we can personalize your nutritional recommendations. 

Personalized diet and lifestyle planning

Based on the information gathered during your initial visit, our team can develop a personalized nutrition plan. We determine an appropriate amount of calories from carbohydrates, protein, and fats and build your diet accordingly. We can offer additional recommendations based on your health needs, like limiting sodium if you have kidney disease. 

Not only does this plan include a custom balanced meal plan, but it also includes supplementary recommendations to help you get the most out of your diet changes. These include:

• Exercise recommendations
• Nutritional supplements
• Meal replacements
• Sleep management
• Stress management
• Personal training with a complete fitness program

Between your regular visits to neXendo Wellness for progress checks and nutritional plan updates, our team keeps in contact with you via telemedicine. That helps us monitor your weight and offer support and encouragement to stay focused on your goals. You can also contact us with questions as you adjust to your new health-oriented routine. 

Get the most out of your diet with a personalized approach

Our expert registered dietician is ready to help you build a healthy diet. Call neXendo Wellness or schedule an appointment online for your nutritional counseling consultation today.