Dieticians & Dietetics

What Is Dietetics?

The purpose of dietetics is to promote and prevent illness by optimising the nutrition of individuals and groups.

Dietitians provide individual specific guidance on how to appropriately manage diets for a range of conditions, therefore assisting you to

• improve your health and/or
• reduce your risk of developing chronic disease.

The practice of dietetics takes into consideration all the factors that could influence your dietary behaviour and understands that everyone has individual needs.

How Can a Dietician Help?

Dietitians know how your body works and how food and drinks can help nourish you.

They are experts in providing

• individual dietary counselling,
• medical nutrition therapy, and
• group dietary therapy

Dieticians are trained to translate up to date scientific evidence into practical advice to help you achieve your health goals.

Dietitians can help treat a wide range of conditions including

• general weight loss,
• diabetes,
• heart disease,
• cancer,
• gastrointestinal disease,
• fussy eating,
• food allergies and intolerances,
• disordered eating,
• reaching health/fitness goals and
• much more.

Avoid these Diet Problems

If you have tried the latest fad diet (raw food, paleo, gluten free, dairy free, sugar free, carb free, 5:2, 800 cal)? Did you find the 'diet'

• hard to sustain,
• expensive and
• limiting?

Did it leave you hungry and feeling restricted all the time? ​

Are you completely confused by whether or not you should be 'eating a banana' or using coconut oil?

In today's society many people are claiming to be 'nutrition professionals' when they don't have any qualifications relating to health, science or medicine. 

Benefits of a Dieticians Approach

Our dietitians all have extensive experience in the nutritional management and counselling of patients with a variety of medical conditions.

We are a team of experienced dietitians who love food and have a mission to provide you with correct guidance around all things food.

At My Health Clinic our Dieticians are passionate about providing the highest standard of personalised solutions and care that will give you the best possible results for health.

Dietitians are University trained health scientists with a focus on both the science of nutrition and the art of counselling.

We are trained to provide medical nutrition therapy. Scientifically based nutrition advice based on your medical history and conditions.

We believe in evidence based advice delivered in practical strategies. We keep up to date with changes in the scientific research and both food trends and social media focus points (sometimes justified, sometimes completely off the mark and confusing).

What To Expect At Your First Session?

Your first appointment will consist of a full nutritional assessment to identify any diet inadequacies and implement a practical plan to improve your diet.

The dietitian will work with you to develop a personalised eating plan that will also consider any medical conditions and your personal circumstances. You will be provided with the resources, knowledge and tools to implement an effective change in your diet that will be specific to your situation

Dieticians & Patients With Diabetes

There is no one definitive cause of type 2 diabetes, however we do know that it is strongly associated with modifiable lifestyle risk factors. Statistics show that 53% of the diabetes burden is due to overweight and obesity alone.

Despite its prevalence, type 2 diabetes is largely preventable. Maintaining a healthy weight through appropriate nutrition and exercise goes a long way in reducing your diabetes risk.

However, once type two diabetes has been contracted, there is no known cure. However, a well designed exercise plan can help you manage your condition.

Manage Diabetes and Feel Great

Everybody benefits from exercise, but it is especially important if you have diabetes that you participate in regular exercise to keep you healthy.

The Benefits of a managed diet and exercise program include:

• helps insulin to work better, which will improve your diabetes management
• maintain a healthy weight
• lower your blood pressure
• reduce your risk of heart disease
• reduce stress

About Our Diabetes Exercise Program?

Talk to ou team about our Type 2 diabetes exercise program

Initial assessment - Come and meet your accredited exercise physiologist (aep). Here at mvp, our aeps are experts in prescribing exercise to manage diabetes.

They will assess your overall health and fitness and develop a tailored exercise program for you to complete during the group exercise sessions.

Classes consist of a range of strength, cardiovascular, balance and flexibility exercises targeted to meet your specific needs.

We also believe in the importance of education throughout the sessions to improve your knowledge of how exercise helps improve your health.

We encourage participants to attend twice weekly for best results. However if this is not possible for you, once per week is adequate.

What is the Cost of Diabetes Exercise Program?

Please have arranged for a GP to send a Type 2 Diabetes Program Medicare Referral Form to have your initial assessment fully bulk billed, with no out of pocket costs.

If you are ineligible for Medicare funding, you can still participate in the program

For a full explanation of fees, please contact our team.

If you have private health cover for exercise physiology, you will be able to put this towards the session fee.

Can I use Private Health Insurance?

Yes, you absolutely can use your private health insurance when you get a sports massage at mvp. One great benefit is that our sports massage is classed under a physiotherapy item number, meaning that any benefits paid would not come out of your allocated funds for alternative options such as remedial massage or acupuncture.

About Dieticians Treatment

Before

Preparation for Treatment

Your First Session

At the initial treatment session, the Dietitian will take a detailed account of the problem, followed by a physical examination in order to make a clinical diagnosis.

The most appropriate treatment will be discussed may be given at your first appointment. You will be advised on the estimated recovery time and self-management for a speedy return to full fitness.

During

Detail specific steps of procedure

After - Treatment

downtime - answers lifestyle or off work duration

Recovery

About your care plan

Payment Options & Funding

We accept patient with the following payments or claim details:

• Private billing
• HICAPS & instant private health rebates onsite
• Dept of Veteran Affairs (DVA),
• Workers Compensation
• Motor Vehicle Accident (MVA),
• Private Insurance,
• NDIS funded,
• EPC GP care plans (bulk bill)