EAT FOOD HEALTH
Karina Pretorius - Dietitian
I am a registered Dietician based in Glenvista, Johannesburg South.
I am passionate about food and want to help others to develop a love for healthy food and make the journey to a healthy lifestyle a joy, without guilt and major restrictions.
Food is medicine and if we apply it correctly the diet "curse" can be turned in a a daily pleasure, as it should be.
Take a look at my site and see all that I can do for you today.
DEFINING HEALTH
The Role of the Dietitian
Optimize your health through nutrition.
Health is not just an absence of illness; it is the abundance of vitality.
Lengthening your life, one bite at a time.
"Let food be thy medicine” - Hippocrates
All your immune system asks of you is the right raw materials it needs to function
optimally and manufacture all the internal "building blocks" you need to get and stay well
BIO
I completed a BSc Honours degree in Dietetics through the NWU and a Post Graduate Diploma in Hospital Dietetics through the University of Pretoria.
Most of my experience was gained in the Corporate Sector where I worked for over 25 years. I therefore fully understand the challenges the working environment has on stress management and daily food and lifestyle choices.
Even though I have knowledge of the diet related diseases, I have a special interest in disease of lifestyle such as diabetes, heart disease and obesity, and also gut health, childhood and geriatric nutrition.
I completed an Introductory Course in Functional Nutrition and apply these principles in my practice.
Functional Nutrition addresses the underlying causes of disease engaging both patient and dietitian in a partnership approach.
By shifting the traditional disease-centered focus to a more patient-centered approach I address the whole person, not just an isolated set of symptoms. It is of vital importance to me, to spend quality time with patients, listening to their histories and looking at the how various interactions between genetic, environmental, and lifestyle factors can influence long-term health. In this way each individual is supported in an unique way by focusing on health and wellness.
CONTACT ME
Whatever lifestyle and dietary changes you’re hoping to make or goals you’re trying to achieve, I’ll provide you with sound nutrition and lifestyle advice and professional guidance every step of the way. Contact me today for an appoint and start the change to a happier, healthier you.
