Why Choose Us?
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Independent provider
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Experienced and trained in supporting those with disabilities and with the NDIS including regular professional development in this area. ​
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Mobile service - we conveniently come to you
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Telehealth available Australia wide
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We prioritise quality of care over quantity!
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We take the time to get to know you and your health needs
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Our business is built on a great reputation
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Friendly, curious and non-judgemental mindset
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Communicate regularly with your multidisciplinary team including allied health professionals, GP, specialists (including paediatrician), family, support workers/carers and support coordinator.
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Capacity for new participants now!
We have experience working with a wide range of medical conditions, disabilities and other impairments, including, but not limited to:
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Bowel issues: constipation, diarrhoea, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)/FODMAPs, inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) (crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis), diverticulosis or diverticulitis
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Coeliac Disease
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COPD
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Diabetes mellitus (type 2)
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Disability-Related
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Chromosomal disabilities: Down Syndrome, Prader Willi syndrome, Rothmund Thomson Syndrome
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Neurological/intellectual: Huntington’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, ASD, ADHD, ABI, Alzheimers, Lennox-Gastaut syndrome, Functional neurological disorder (FND), learning disabilities
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Physical impairment: Amputation, paraplegia, quadriplegia
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Neuromuscular disabilities: Cerebral palsy, multiple sclerosis, muscular dystrophy
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Psychosocial disabilities: Schizophrenia, bipolar, anxiety, PTSD​
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Enteral feeding, including oral supplements and tube feeding (PEG, PEJ, NGT etc)
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Gastro-oesophageal reflux (GORD)
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General healthy eating and improving relationship with food
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Geriatrics (aging population)
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Heart health/Hypertension (high blood pressure)
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Hyperlipidaemia or dyslipidaemia (high cholesterol)
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Food intolerances (lactose intolerance)
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Micronutrient deficiencies (e.g. anaemia, vit D, calcium etc)
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Nutrition support (unintentional weight loss, malnutrition and oral nutrition supplement prescription)
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Oncology support
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Osteoporosis and osteopenia
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Paediatrics (including selective eating, micronutrient deficiencies, poor growth and tube feeding)
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Textured diet or thickened fluids (dysphagia)
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Vegetarian/Vegan diet
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Weight management and/or bariatric surgery
How can a Dietitian
help me?
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Help you make positive healthy eating behaviour changes
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Improve relationship with food
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Develop mealtime management plan alongside a speech pathologist
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Prescribe and check my tube feeding plan
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Choose my tube feeding consumables including feeds and equipment
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Work with and train staff members or informal supports (such as family members) when required (e.g. for tube feeding training, diabetes management)
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Teach you how to plan a menu, shop and budget for food
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Alongside an occupational therapist (if required), teach you (and your support workers) how to prepare and cook healthy, therapeutically appropriate meals at home
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Talk about and recommend food, drinks or supplements to improve nutrition and health
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Recommend and advocate on your behalf for supports required for both physical and psychological disabilities
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Assist you to access services that will improve you oral intake (e.g. meal delivery service, oral nutrition supplements, advocating for a support worker to help with cooking meals
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Participate in case conferences with all key stakeholders to improve communication, overall team performance and provide a higher level of care​
What is an Accredited Practising Dietitian?
Accredited Practising Dietitians (APDs) are university-qualified nutrition professionals that help manage a range of health conditions using medical nutrition therapy. They understand how nutrition affects the body and will give you expert nutrition and dietary advice to help you achieve your health and wellbeing goals.
They continue to undertake regular nutrition training and education to make sure they are up-to-date with the latest evidence to help you sort fact from fiction. Dietitians are the only nutrition professionals recognised by the Australian Government and Medicare as they are your most credible source of nutrition information.