Weight Management & GLP-1 Nutrition Support
Weight management is about more than a number on the scale. It’s about developing habits that support your energy, metabolic health, strength and overall well-being.
A Different Approach to Weight Management:
Nourish Your Body, Build Strength and Feel Your Best
At Inner Health Nutrition, we take a personalized, non-diet approach that moves away from restrictive eating and unrealistic expectations. Whether your goal is to lose weight, gain weight or improve your health and relationship with food, we focus on nourishing your body, understanding your individual needs and building sustainable habits that help you feel your best.
Personalized Support for Your Individual Goals
Everyone’s nutritional needs and health goals are different. Our approach is tailored to your circumstances, whether you are:
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Working toward weight loss: developing sustainable eating habits that support your health without restrictive dieting.
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Looking to gain weight: improving energy and nutrient intake, building balanced meals and snacks, and supporting healthy weight gain when needed.
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Managing weight while taking GLP-1 medication: prioritizing adequate nutrition, protein and muscle maintenance when appetite is reduced.
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Focusing on metabolic health: supporting blood sugar, cholesterol, liver health and other important health markers.
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Working toward greater strength and well-being: nourishing your body, supporting physical function and building habits that fit your life.
Nourish Your Body. Don’t Just Focus on Eating Less & Moving More.
Your body needs adequate nourishment to function well, maintain muscle and support your overall health. Consistently under-fuelling can contribute to fatigue, inadequate nutrient intake and muscle loss.
Together, we’ll focus on:
- Meeting your individual energy needs
- Including adequate protein to support muscle maintenance & growth
- Building balanced meals with carbohydrates, protein, healthy fats, fibre and essential nutrients
- Establishing consistent eating habits that work with your lifestyle
- Making realistic changes without restrictive diets, elimination of entire food categories, or all-or-nothing thinking
Whether you are working toward weight loss or weight gain, the focus is on giving your body the nourishment it needs rather than simply chasing a number on the scale.
Weight Management and GLP-1 Medications
GLP-1 medications can be valuable tools for some people managing obesity and related health conditions. However, reduced appetite and feeling full sooner can make it more challenging to meet nutritional needs.
Our nutrition support can help you:
- Prioritize protein to support muscle maintenance
- Obtain adequate energy and essential nutrients despite a reduced appetite
- Plan smaller, balanced meals when larger meals feel uncomfortable
- Navigate digestive concerns and food tolerances
- Maintain hydration and identify practical ways to meet your nutritional needs
- Build sustainable eating habits that support your health over time
Nourish Your Body. Don’t Just Focus on Eating Less & Moving More.
Your body needs adequate nourishment to function well, maintain muscle and support your overall health. Consistently under-fuelling can contribute to fatigue, inadequate nutrient intake and muscle loss.
Together, we’ll focus on:
- Meeting your individual energy needs
- Including adequate protein to support muscle maintenance & growth
- Building balanced meals with carbohydrates, protein, healthy fats, fibre and essential nutrients
- Establishing consistent eating habits that work with your lifestyle
- Making realistic changes without restrictive diets, elimination of entire food categories, or all-or-nothing thinking
Whether you are working toward weight loss or weight gain, the focus is on giving your body the nourishment it needs rather than simply chasing a number on the scale.
Weight Management and GLP-1 Medications
GLP-1 medications can be valuable tools for some people managing obesity and related health conditions. However, reduced appetite and feeling full sooner can make it more challenging to meet nutritional needs.
Our nutrition support can help you:
- Prioritize protein to support muscle maintenance
- Obtain adequate energy and essential nutrients despite a reduced appetite
- Plan smaller, balanced meals when larger meals feel uncomfortable
- Navigate digestive concerns and food tolerances
- Maintain hydration and identify practical ways to meet your nutritional needs
- Build sustainable eating habits that support your health over time
Nutrition counselling complements your prescribed treatment and medical care. You don’t have to be taking a GLP-1 medication to benefit from our approach.
Gut Health and the Gut Microbiome
Your gut microbiome is the community of microorganisms living in your digestive tract. It plays a role in digestion and interacts with aspects of metabolic health. Researchers continue to explore how the microbiome relates to body weight, although there is no single ideal microbiome or proven microbiome-based solution for weight management as of yet.
Our nutrition strategies may include:
- Increasing fibre-rich whole foods including vegetables, fruits, legumes and whole grains
- Incorporating a variety of plant foods to support microbial diversity
- Including prebiotics and probiotics through foods and when necessary through supplements
- Personalizing food choices to your symptoms, preferences and health needs
Could GutCheck Microbiome Testing Help?
When appropriate, GutCheck microbiome testing may provide additional information to consider alongside your symptoms, eating patterns and health history. This test will help to identify specific dietary changes to enhance microbiome diversity and density.
Personalized Nutrition Through Genetic Testing & Eatlove
There is no single eating plan that works best for everyone. Genetics, health history, lifestyle, food preferences and environment all contribute to your individual nutrition needs.
Through Nutrigenomix genetic testing, we can explore selected genetic variations that may influence weight management and other health risks. The Eatlove app allows us to take your results and generate meal plans to help you implement recommendations.
Your personalized nutrition approach may include:
- Reviewing relevant genetic findings alongside your health history
- Identifying nutrition-related areas to modify and practical strategies to your food choices and lifestyle
- Combining genetic information with your nutrition assessment and health goals
- Incorporating GutCheck findings when appropriate to help inform your overall nutrition strategy
- Utilizing our Eatlove app to generate meal plans customized to your nutrition plan, adjusting for preferences
A Team Approach to Feeling Better in Your Body
Lasting change can involve more than nutrition alone. Depending on your needs, collaborating with other qualified professionals may help you feel stronger, improve physical function and navigate lifestyle changes.
Your support team may include:
- Personal trainers and qualified exercise professionals: strength development, appropriate movement and resistance exercise
- Physiotherapists: support for mobility, physical function, pain and musculoskeletal concerns
- Social workers & Psychotherapists: support with emotional well-being, coping strategies, life transitions and challenges affecting health habits
The right team depends on your individual circumstances. Where appropriate, we can help you consider complementary support so that nutrition is one part of a broader approach to well-being.
Redefining What Success Looks Like
Success doesn’t have to mean reaching a particular number on the scale. It can mean making meaningful changes that help you feel and function better.
Your progress may include:
- Having more energy throughout the day
- Feeling stronger and supporting muscle maintenance
- Improving blood sugar, cholesterol or other health markers
- Working toward a healthier weight that is sustainable long-term
- Developing a more balanced relationship with food
- Feeling more confident in your everyday habits
- Finding an approach to eating that is realistic and sustainable
With more than 30 years of nutrition experience, our approach combines evidence-informed nutrition care with individualized strategies that fit your health needs and everyday life.
Our goal is to help you move beyond dieting and build a way of eating and living that supports your health, respects your individual needs and helps you feel your best — without making the number on the scale the measure of your success.
A Team Approach to Feeling Better in Your Body
Lasting change can involve more than nutrition alone. Depending on your needs, collaborating with other qualified professionals may help you feel stronger, improve physical function and navigate lifestyle changes.
Your support team may include:
- Personal trainers and qualified exercise professionals: strength development, appropriate movement and resistance exercise
- Physiotherapists: support for mobility, physical function, pain and musculoskeletal concerns
- Social workers & Psychotherapists: support with emotional well-being, coping strategies, life transitions and challenges affecting health habits
The right team depends on your individual circumstances. Where appropriate, we can help you consider complementary support so that nutrition is one part of a broader approach to well-being.
Redefining What Success Looks Like
Success doesn’t have to mean reaching a particular number on the scale. It can mean making meaningful changes that help you feel and function better.
Your progress may include:
- Having more energy throughout the day
- Feeling stronger and supporting muscle maintenance
- Improving blood sugar, cholesterol or other health markers
- Working toward a healthier weight that is sustainable long-term
- Developing a more balanced relationship with food
- Feeling more confident in your everyday habits
- Finding an approach to eating that is realistic and sustainable
With more than 30 years of nutrition experience, our approach combines evidence-informed nutrition care with individualized strategies that fit your health needs and everyday life.
Our goal is to help you move beyond dieting and build a way of eating and living that supports your health, respects your individual needs and helps you feel your best — without making the number on the scale the measure of your success.
EatLove - Intuitive Meal Planning App
EatLove is a science-based and dietitian-developed meal planning app that creates fully-personalized menus based on Filomena’s personal nutritional assessment and recommendations.
Offered as part of her multi-visit packages, clients are able to identify their energy requirements, monitor micros and macros, and address a wide variety of conditions, allergies and health goals using an intuitive, interactive and easy-to-use platform. From personalized grocery lists and over 7000+ swappable recipes to practical restaurant recommendations and instant messaging with your RD, EatLove is a powerful tool for tracking your habits and improving your life. Contact >>
Your first appointment is an opportunity for us to get to know you and understand your health concerns, nutrition goals and lifestyle. We’ll review your health history, eating habits and other relevant factors to identify where nutrition can make a difference. Together, we’ll develop an individualized approach with practical strategies tailored to your needs.
Your initial appointment is approximately 75 minutes and allows time for a comprehensive nutrition assessment, a discussion of your health concerns and goals, and the development of an individualized plan. Follow-up appointments are approximately 30 minutes and provide an opportunity to review your progress, address challenges and adjust your recommendations as needed.
Many extended health benefit plans cover consultations with a Registered Dietitian, but coverage varies depending on your provider and individual policy. Check your plan for annual coverage limits, individual appointment benefit limits, and any referral requirements. A receipt can be provided for submission to your insurance provider, subject to your plan’s requirements.
In many cases, you can book directly with a Registered Dietitian without a doctor’s referral. However, some extended health plans may require a referral for reimbursement. Also, if you have recent bloodwork, medical reports or other relevant health information, bringing these to your appointment can help support the nutrition assessment and your nutrition care.
Yes! Both options are available to you. Depending on your needs and availability, appointments can be arranged to help make nutrition counselling accessible and convenient. Whether you prefer meeting in person or connecting virtually, the focus remains on individualized guidance that fits your health needs and lifestyle.
The number of appointments depends on your health concerns, goals and the level of support you need. Some clients benefit from a few focused sessions, while others prefer ongoing guidance as they work through more complex health concerns or make longer-term changes. We’ll discuss an approach that suits your needs rather than assuming one plan works for everyone.
You don’t have to figure everything out on your own. General nutrition advice doesn’t always account for your health history, lifestyle, food preferences or individual needs. With more than 32 years of nutrition experience, I combine evidence-based knowledge with personalized guidance to help you understand what may be getting in the way, identify realistic changes and develop sustainable habits that work for you.
Absolutely. Nutrition can play an important role in supporting health and managing many chronic conditions, including diabetes, high cholesterol, digestive disorders and cardiovascular disease. Recommendations are tailored to your individual needs and can complement your medical care and prescribed treatments. Nutrition counselling does not replace medical advice or the care of your physician or other healthcare providers.
Yes! We offer a free 15 minute consultation by phone. This will allow us to explore your goals and how we can assist you. We understand that finding an ideal practitioner can be a challenge. We welcome the opportunity to share our clinic’s services, practice philosophy, and expertise to help you achieve your goals.
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