Nutrition Counseling

The foods you consume every day shape your life in more ways than you can imagine. For women in and around the Roxborough neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Eve Jacobs, MSN, CRNP, WHNP-BC, of Women Wise Holistic Healthcare and Wellness offers customized nutrition counseling to help you improve your nutrition and, in turn, improve your quality of life. Food is medicine, and people are what they eat. Antioxidants slow down the aging process and decrease the risk of cancers. The process begins with a few moments online or over the phone, so book your visit today.

Can nutrition counseling help me lose weight and keep it off?

Weight loss is far more complex than a matter of “calories in, calories out.” Researchers now know that reaching and maintaining a healthy weight is not simply a matter of willpower. 

Part of the problem lies in our modern food supply and choices we make. Fast food is readily available around the clock. Grocery store aisles are lined with highly processed foods with confusing labeling. The internet is filled with conflicting nutritional guidance, often presented by organizations trying to cash in on the quest for weight loss.

Our modern lifestyles are also partly to blame. More time in front of screens at school, at home, and at work leaves little time to get outside and stay active. Poor sleep quality and high stress levels are also problematic. It’s no wonder so many people struggle with their weight. 

Nutrition counseling can help by changing the way you think about food and teaching you how to begin to view food as not just fuel but medicine. 

Mindfulness while eating and incorporating advanced food preparation and more plant based meals, while still enjoying occasional treats and favorite foods, can make a huge difference. These things may decrease the epidemic of diabetes and the risk of cardiovascular disease and cancer.

What are the health risks of being overweight or obese?

It’s difficult to overstate the enormous strain and damage that carrying a significant amount of extra weight places on virtually every organ and system in your body. 

Some of the health issues definitively linked to being overweight include:

• Hypertension 
• Heart disease 
• Stroke
• Type 2 diabetes
• Liver Disease
• Elevated Cholesterol
• Kidney disease
• Depression
• Cognitive problems
• Dementia
• Osteoarthritis
• Many forms of cancer
• Sexual dysfunction

This is far from a comprehensive list. Being overweight increases your risk of a vast array of health problems.

How can nutrition counseling help me reach a healthier weight?

At Women Wise Holistic Healthcare and Wellness, you’ll receive personalized nutrition counseling tailored to suit your specific needs and goals. That process begins by discussing what you’d like to improve. 

You’ll learn how to incorporate more healthful foods into your daily diet and how to break old habits that are holding you back from your goals. Throughout the process, you’ll be fully supported and encouraged by Eve and your health will remain the central focus as you move closer to your goals. 

Begin today by requesting a visit online or by phone.