How we can help
Nourish & Thrive offers individualised assessment, education and ongoing support of nutrition for a wide range of needs, for both children and adults.
Each of our dietitians has particular specialty areas and experience to offer. When you call to book an appointment we will assist you to be matched with the dietitian who is best suited to your needs.
ADULTS
Nutrition for health & wellbeing
We understand and appreciate how confusing it can be to navigate the range of readily available nutrition information out in the world. Our dietitians help you to understand how your body works, blend this with evidence-based nutrition information and help you make decisions that support you to gently reach your personal health goals.
We can help you with:
Meeting your nutritional needs
Improving bowel habits
Boosting energy and wellbeing
Medical Nutrition Therapy for a range of diagnoses - cardiovascular disease, chronic kidney disease, diabetes, high blood pressure, hyperlipidaemia, gallbladder disease
Body image concerns
Moving away from chronic dieting and weight cycling
Women’s health needs - PCOS, general reproductive health
Gestational Diabetes
Nourish & Thrive dietitians are passionate about gut health, with our adult dietitians having completed additional specialist training from Monash University in the Low FODMAP diet for Irritable Bowel Syndrome.
We can help you with
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)
The Low FODMAP diet
Constipation
Diarrhoea
Bloating
Wind
Coeliac Disease
Inflammatory bowel disease
Liver disease
Recovery and management after gut surgery (eg gastrectomy /ileostomy / colostomy)
Exploring the links between gut health & mental health (the gut-brain axis)
Understanding probiotics
Gut health & nutrition
Disordered Eating
Nourish & Thrive have adult dietitians with special interests and training in supporting clients with disordered eating behaviours and diagnosed eating disorders. They are committed to providing weight neutral, trauma-informed and inclusive care for people who are experiencing the distress of an eating disorder or worried they are developing an unhealthy relationship with food.
We can help with:
Binge eating disorder
Bulimia Nervosa
Body image disturbance
Exploring and learning intuitive eating
Weight cycling
Yo-yo dieting
Our Accredited Practising Dietitians are trained to identify and treat malnutrition, utilising validated malnutrition screening and assessment tools, including MST, SGA and paediatric SGNA. Malnutrition is more likely in certain groups of people and we are always alert to this possibility.
We can help you with
Aged care nutrition
Chronic kidney disease
Growth faltering in children
Heart failure
Liver disease
Prescription of nutritional supplements
Tube feeding
Underweight
Unintentional loss of weight
Wound healing