Individual Services

Individual consultations are conducted in a face to face manner in a private setting for a variety of health needs. We tailor our consultations to meet your individual requirements, health goals and food preferences. Some clients choose one visit only, while others request a full program with follow-up appointments. Whatever your preference, we will tailor a healthy eating plan to meet your specific needs, and will collaborate with your General Practitioner and other therapists when appropriate.

We specialise in but are not limited to the following areas of nutrition:

Life-Stage Nutrition

Nutrition for optimal health
Pre-wedding nutrition
Fertility nutrition
Pre and post natal nutrition
Nutrition for infants and children
Nutrition in teenagers
Nutrition for the older adult
Nutrition during the menopause

Sports Nutrition

Pre-competition nutrition strategies
Eating and drinking during sport
Recovery nutrition
Weight gain (bulking-up)
Weight loss (to reduce body fat)
Making weight
Anthropometric skinfold measures
Fluid and hydration requirements
Fluid balance and sweat composition assessments
Nutrition during injury and illness
Appropriate use of supplements

Medical Nutrition

Weight management
Childhood obesity
Obesity Surgery (bariatric surgery, Lap Bands)
Diabetes (impaired glucose tolerance, insulin resistance, Type I and Type II Diabetes)
Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS)
Cardiovascular (heart) disease
High cholesterol
High blood pressure
Bowel diseases and disorders (coeliac disease, diverticular disease, irritable bowel sydrome (IBS), inflammatory bowel disease (IBD))
Vegetarian eating
Nutritional deficiencies
Eating disorders
Food allergies and intolerances
Osteoporosis
Joint diseases (gout, osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis)
Heartburn and gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD)

"We provide medically sound, family-friendly nutritional counselling to both adults and children in a relaxed, professional, and non-judgmental environment."

Initial consultation

Your first consultation will usually be one hour in duration. In this initial session, we will complete a detailed nutritional health assessment and develop a dietary plan that combines practical and achievable strategies that are personalised to your specific needs.

In your initial consultation, we will:

Identify and discuss your nutrition and health goals
Complete a detailed medical history
Assess lifestyle behaviours
Recall your usual food intake
Review past and current eating habits
Conduct detailed anthropometric measurements

From this detailed assessment, we will:

Establish key strategies that are practical, achievable and specific to your goals
Create an individualised eating plan is personalised to fit your lifestyle
Provide relevant nutrition education
Provide appropriate written resources
Recommendations regarding follow-up consultations

Follow-up consultations

Your nutritional management is delivered to you with personal and attentive care. For this reason you will be recommended to attend follow-up consultations at a frequency determined by both you and your dietitian. While some clients may receive all the information they require at their initial appointment, most benefit from ongoing appointments between 1 and 4 weeks apart.

Follow-up consultations are generally 30 minutes in duration, although appointment of 15 mins to one hour are offered when appropriate. In these follow-up sessions we will monitor your progress and continue to provide you with practical nutrition advice, motivation and a helping hand towards achieving your goals. Follow-up consultations generally follow the structure of:

Reviewing progress towards goals
Constructive feedback and on-going practical nutrition education
Assist with motivation and overcoming barriers
Setting new strategies to ensure your individual goals are achieved

Couples & Families

Couples and families are welcome at Nutrition Lab. Successful dietary changes are often easier to achieve when you have the support of a family member or friend. Couples and family consultations (two people with a similar condition at the same time) are longer in duration (1 1/2 hours) and follow a similar structure to that outlined above for individual consultations.

Home Consultations

Consultations can be organised in the privacy and comfort of your home for an additional premium. Please refer to our fee guide for additional information.