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Welcome To Smart Nutrition, LLC

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At Smart Nutrition, we offer individual and family nutrition counseling and medical nutrition therapy (MNT) for a variety of health concerns. Whether you want to lose weight, lower your cholesterol or simply eat better you can rely on us for expert advice based on facts not fads. Our Registered, Licensed Dietitian is trained to help you meet your nutrition goals and deliver the latest information backed by science. She can help you navigate the complex world of food with real-life solutions for healthy living and will provide you with the necessary knowledge and motivation to empower and support you towards making lasting changes to improve your health and well-being. Nutrition counseling provided is personalized for you based on your lifestyle, behavior modification techniques, metabolic and medical needs.

What is a Dietitian?

Registered Dietitians are the food and nutrition experts, translating the science of nutrition into practical solutions for healthy living. When you need food and nutrition information based on facts or need to know how a healthy diet improves health and fights disease a Registered Dietitian can provide you with sound, easy-to-follow nutrition advice. The expertise, training and credentials that back a Registered Dietitian are vital in promoting positive lifestyle changes. Registered Dietitians are the only health care professionals specifically trained in providing Medical Nutrition Therapy. As nutrition experts, dietitians must remain abreast of the current literature to provide accurate and medically appropriate information.

What is Medical Nutrition Therapy (MNT)?

Individuals with a variety of conditions and illnesses can improve their quality of life by receiving medical nutrition therapy. MNT is the application of the science of food and nutrition to the prevention and treatment of acute or chronic disease.

The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics defines MNT as “nutritional diagnostics, therapy and counseling services for the purpose of disease management.”

We want you to be happy and healthy, that’s why we’re here.

About Me

Prem is a Registered Dietitian (RD) through the Commission for Dietetic Registration and Licensed Dietitian (LD) in the State of Texas. She is a Certified Nutrition Support Clinician (CNSC) through the American Society of Enteral and Parenteral Nutrition.

Prem earned her Master of Science degree in Health and Nutrition Sciences at Brooklyn College and a Bachelor of Science in Nutrition and Food Sciences at Hunter College. She is actively involved in local and state dietetic associations.
Prem has many years of experience working in various hospitals in New York and Dallas. She specializes in medical nutrition therapy (MNT). MNT includes the assessment, intervention and treatment of an illness or disease. Prem provides counseling and sound medical nutrition therapy to address clients’ personal goals as they relate to all stages of life and various medical conditions. At her practice, Prem offers individual and group counseling to help clients break through their barriers to success and get started down a new path to being healthy. She believes that eating healthy should be a lifestyle rather than a diet and tries to impart this viewpoint on others. She takes great care in customizing each of her clients’ plans to be as realistic and effective as possible by accommodating their favorite foods and busy lifestyles. Working with Prem you can expect someone who is knowledgeable, caring, nonjudgmental and supportive. Each person is unique and each client receives personalized, individual counseling tailored to fit their individual needs, preferences, motivation and learning style.

Here are seven reasons you should consider scheduling an appointment with a Dietitian:

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1. You want to lose weight:

Being overweight can put you at risk for acquiring a number of chronic illnesses, like heart disease and diabetes. An RDN can help you develop a meal plan and take into consideration your lifestyle so you can be successful in your weight loss journey, while getting all of your essential nutrients, and ultimately prevent or reverse chronic disease.

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2. Allergies and food sensitivities:

Managing conditions like celiac disease or food allergies means there are some foods you just can’t eat which can be overwhelming. We can help you figure out how to eliminate those foods and create a balanced diet you’ll enjoy.

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3. You are pregnant or want to become pregnant:

A healthy pregnancy is about much more than just taking prenatal vitamins. An RDN can work with you to develop a meal plan that ensures you’re getting all the right nutrients and prevents conditions that can harm your baby, like gestational diabetes.

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4. You have digestive problems:

Treating digestive problems requires quite a bit of tweaking in terms of your diet. There may be foods that you need to eliminate and others that you need to add. A registered dietitian nutritionist will work with you to help fine-tune your diet so you are not aggravating your condition.

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5. You have diabetes, cardiovascular problems or high blood pressure:

An RDN serves as an integral part of your health-care team by helping you safely change your eating plan without compromising taste or nutrition.

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6. Issues with food and eating healthfully:

A registered dietitian nutritionist can assist with eating disorders like anorexia, bulimia and weight issues.

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7. You want to eat smarter:

A registered dietitian can help you sort through misinformation; learn how to read labels at the supermarket; discover that healthy cooking is inexpensive, learn how to eat out without ruining your eating plan and how to resist workplace temptations.

Medical Nutrition Therapy with our Registered Dietitian is for:

Weight Management
Gastrointestinal Disorder
Pre and Post Bariatric Surgery
Pulmonary Disease
Diabetes
Food Allergies
Cancer
Eating Disorder
Nutrition Support (Enteral and Parenteral nutrition)
Liver Disease
Kidney Disease
Wellness
And more….

Smart Nutrition provides services to clients using best practice guidelines for the purpose of supplying information that is current, and which has been extensively researched. We will communicate this sometimes complicated scientific information in a simplistic manner to assist your understanding and therefore allow you to live a healthier lifestyle.