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weight/fat loss
weight gain
pre-diabetes, type 1 and type 2
high blood pressure
high cholesterol
high triglycerides

Non-alcoholic fatty liver
PCOS, endometriosis and other women's health
anxiety and depression
SIBO, IBS, diverticulitis, and other digestive issues

cardiovascular disease
inflammation
anemia
hypo and hyperthyroid, hashimoto and other thyroid disorders
autoimmune disease
and more.

areas we can support you through nutrition

No, we won't make you eat kale (unless you like it, of course!). Here's what you
can expect:

In the intial consult, where all our clients and patients begin, we assess where you are now and where you want to be. As the registered dietitian nutritionist and medical health professionals, we create a nutrition care plan that lays out the strategies you'll need to implement to get where you want to go.

Good news, your dietitians at the Southwest Dietitian Group specialize in habit change because knowing WHAT to do and actually doing it, are two different things!

In our follow ups, we measure your progress and help you navigate life's obstacles with evidence-based solutions so you can create permanent change.

Additionally, we offer products and programs that help support your habit and lifestyle changes.

What to expect from our process.

how do you work? are you going to give me a diet? DO I HAVE TO drink shakes everyday? are you going to make me EAT KALE? Sell me supplements?

1-1 Sessions with a dietitian

We are in-network with Anthem, BlueCross BlueShield, Premera, UHC, UMR, Aetna, Banner Aetna, Banner, GEHA, Merritian, and Philadelphia American and can bill Cigna as out-of-network on most plans.

Learn how it works to use your insurance for visits in this short video (part two). No insurance? No problem. We also accept HSA, FSA, credit, debit, & cash and offer affordable session rates.

Based on your history, labs, and more, we create your medical nutrition therapy plan, specifically designed for your body's unique needs. Learn more about how an initial session - and follow up sessions - work in this short video.

what happens in your first session? How does it work?

Did you know, preventative benefits often covers nutrition counseling with no copay, no deductible and often unlimited visits!?

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From health optimization to chronic disease management, your registered dietitian can help. Initial visits are client driven and fact finding and result in a nutrition care plan and next steps for you to take home. Follow ups include our habit change education, support, accountability, progress measurement, and course-corrections as needed to the nutrition care plan. We highly encourage follow up visits instead of just a single initial consultation for sustainable results.

We accept insurance and cash, credit, debit, and health savings accounts. To learn more about insurance, visit the insurance page here. Our cash pay rates are $250 for the initial 90-minute consultation inclusive of health history and medical nutrition therapy plan. Follow-up sessions start at $80 for 30-minutes and decrease in cost with packages.

initial & follow-up sessions

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// $575, paid in full at the beginning of the first session

A great option for patients or clients who are looking to fine-tune their diet and lose those last pesky 5-10 pounds. Includes one 90 minute initial visit and three 30-minute follow up to review your progress. Initial consult plus three follow-ups are spread out over three months.

Want to see if your health insurance will cover these visits? Please see our coverage page regarding using health insurance for your visits to see if you have coverage for nutrition on your policy.

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The family nutrition package is perfect for the family who wants to get healthy together.

We'll begin by meeting individually with each adult partner to assess individual needs and create nutrition care plans. Then, we'll conduct our first follow up together to assess family goals. Lastly, our follow ups will be together for accountability and support as well as measure progress and course-corrct obstacles to achieve the family goals.

The investment cost is the same 'Initial and follow up' consults for each individual. You may also have insurance benefits to cover this service. Click and complete the 'Verify My Benefits' button at the top of this page.

This package is frequently paired with our 'In-Home' service.

want to get healthy, together? This is for you

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successful steps
our signature track

how to lose weight and lower your a1c faster while getting the support you need: the successful steps track

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Metabolism testing is for people who want to know EXACTLY how many calories they burn a day for more accurate calorie or macro tracking to reach their health goals. Testing only takes 10 minutes and requires ZERO effort (you sit in a chair and breathe).

Weight loss requires accurate information in a person’s energy balance equation. Energy balance is determined by (1) how many calories someone burns a day; (2) hormones - of all kinds; and (3) gut microbiome. Metabolism testing is a way we can test #1, how many calories you burn a day at rest.

Here at the Southwest Dietitian Group, we use Breezing’s Indirect Calorimetry Testing, the gold standard of metabolism testing, that accurately measures consumed oxygen rate and produced carbon dioxide to give our clients the most accurate measurement of how many calories they burn at rest in a day. This is incredibly helpful when determining a client’s energy balance equation in weight loss (or gain) that allows for more accurate calorie and macro tracking with better results.

Testing is investment is a one time $150. This must be paired with a session with your dietitian therefore there will be a session cost on top of this where we spend time interpreting your results and calculating your calories and macronutrients to help you reach your desired goal.

Session investment is either cash pay (see services above for investment cost) or covered
under insurance.

How many calories do you burn in a day?

metabolism testing

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How do you know if your body is burning FAT or SUGAR for fuel? Now you can know in just a couple of breaths. When losing fat, we want the body to be metabolically flexible. This is the ability of the body to switch back and forth between fat as fuel and carbohydrates as fuel based on their availability. The BENEFITS of FAT LOSS THROUGH metabolic flexibility include:

We've partnered with LUMEN, a device that measures your fat and sugar burn based on your CO2 output (your breathe). The device pairs with an app on your phone and provides you with measurements and recommendations to optimize fat burn and metabolic flexbility.

Adding the FLEX FAT LOSS TRACK to your medical nutrition therapy plan and dietitian sessions is a way to help us test, not guess, to understand how many carbohydrates you need in a day, what are you optimal intermittment fasting hours, how to fuel your workouts, and so much more!

How does it work? Ask your dietitian to show you in session! You can watch in real time to see is she is burning carbs or fat and why!

Adding a Lumen and the FLEX FAT LOSS TRACK is easy. You'll receive and own (1) the Lumen device with a 6-month active subscription to the Lumen app (don't worry, it doesn't automatically renew); (2) a dashboard for your dietitian to see your numbers and progress; (3) a shared google drive for monthly weight and measurement tracking, 4-week Getting Started map, and your Progress Reports; and (4) access to the Sustainable You Academy 'Know Your Numbers' course for macronutrient support and ideas.

FLEX FAT LOSS TRACK Investment: A one-time $350 set up cost (includes the device you own) + $100 a month*. *Requirements to join: (1) recommended weekly (minimum twice per month) sessions with your dietitian and (2) must commitment to three months in this track; and (3) commitment to track food and macros for minimum of three months.

Natural Fat Loss
Less Snacking
Less Drastic Scale Weight Swings
Energy & Mood Boost

Improved Overall Health
Enhanced Weight Maintenance
Boosted Metabolic Rate
and more

FLEX FAT LOSS TRACK

GET STARTED IN FLEX TODAY

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Upgrade to the SUCCESSFUL STEPS TRACK when you want more support, more accountability, and you want to bridge the gap between knowing what to do and actually doing it. This track is especially recommended for our clients who are all-or-nothing (all-in or all-out, start on Monday, fall into chocolate cake by Friday...) with their health efforts.

This track is includes the following important inclusions for your success:

Upgrade to longer follow-up sessions for more face-to-face support
Get all your follow up session notes to refer back to when you need a refresher!
Get HIPAA-compliant text message support with your dietitian for between session support and accountability
Get a CUSTOM BUILT shared google drive between you and your dietitian for daily habit tracking, data tracker, medical nutrition therapy plan, follow up notes and so much more!
Get Access to the Sustainable You Academy Modules: How to Change a Habit, Brain Training, Stress Less with Maya (Accredited by the American Institute of Stress), Know Your Numbers, Meal Planning, and Brain Training

because knowing what to do and doing it are two different things.

the successful steps track

CLICK HERE TO LEARN SO MUCH MORE

food sensitivity testing

metabolism testing

FLEX FAT LOSS
TESTING

micronutrient testing

are you burning carbs or fat? how many calories do you burn? what vitamins do you need? what foods are you sensitive to? let's find out...

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Have you ever asked what multivitamin you should be taking? Are you spending money on multivitamins and other supplements that perhaps you don't even take regularly or worse yet, feel no better from? Do you have a cabinet full of vitamins that you take on occasion or 'as you feel like it'? Do you feel no difference when taking your vitamins?

When the body is deficient in a vitamin or mineral and you replenish it properly, you will feel a difference. Our micronutrient testing is an evidence-based way to test and measure your body so your dietitian can tailor your food and supplements to your specific needs.

Micronutrient Test: click here to download a sample test report.

One time investment of $514 includes test and custom vitamin recommendations with specific food recommendations. NOT included in this price is blood draw costs and session investments - either cash pay or covered by insurance.

with custom supplement and medical nutrition therapy recommendations

micronutrient testing

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Immunoglobulin G (IgG) food testing is a useful guide for structuring elimination diets for patients with many chronic conditions and symptoms, including:

Asthma, Coughing, Ringing in the ears, Chronic fatigue, Headaches, Gas, Bloating, Diarrhea, Skin rash and itching, Eczema, Nasal congestion, Behavioral problems, Depression, Neurological conditions, Forgetfulness, Insomnia, Abdominal Pain, Crohn’s Disease, Celiac disease, Irritable Bowel, and Weight gain/obesity.

The IgG Food Map measures antibodies to 190 common foods, including a wide range of foods, herbs, and spices common in the Western, Asian, and Mediterranean diets. Click here to view a sample test result.

This test requires a phlebotomy blood draw, we will provide you with locations to go to. Investment for the test, results interpretation, and 4-week custom elimination plan is $395. NOT included in this price is blood draw costs and session investments - either cash pay insurance.

igg food Map with candida and yeast by great plains labs

food sensitivity testing with elimination diet

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Metabolism testing is for people who want to know EXACTLY how many calories they burn a day for more accurate calorie or macro tracking to reach their health goals. Testing only takes 10 minutes and requires ZERO effort (you sit in a chair and breathe).

Weight loss requires accurate information in a person’s energy balance equation. Energy balance is determined by (1) how many calories someone burns a day; (2) hormones - of all kinds; and (3) gut microbiome. Metabolism testing is a way we can test #1, how many calories you burn a day at rest.

Here at the Southwest Dietitian Group, we use Breezing’s Indirect Calorimetry Testing, the gold standard of metabolism testing, that accurately measures consumed oxygen rate and produced carbon dioxide to give our clients the most accurate measurement of how many calories they burn at rest in a day. This is incredibly helpful when determining a client’s energy balance equation in weight loss (or gain) that allows for more accurate calorie and macro tracking with better results.

Testing is investment is a one time $150. This must be paired with a session with your dietitian therefore there will be an additional session cost to spend time interpreting your results and calculating your calories and macronutrients to help you reach your desired goal.

Session investment is either cash pay or covered by insurance.

How many calories do you burn in a day?

metabolism testing

invest now

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We've partnered with LUMEN, a device that measures your fat and sugar burn based on your CO2 output (your breathe). The device pairs with an app on your phone and provides you with measurements and recommendations to optimize fat burn and metabolic flexbility.

Adding the FLEX FAT LOSS TRACK to your medical nutrition therapy plan and dietitian sessions is a way to help us test, not guess, to understand how many carbohydrates you need in a day, what are you optimal intermittment fasting hours, how to fuel your workouts, and so much more!

How does it work? Ask your dietitian to show you in session! You can watch in real time to see is she is burning carbs or fat and why!

Adding a Lumen and the FLEX FAT LOSS TRACK is easy. You'll receive and own (1) the Lumen device with a 6-month active subscription to the Lumen app (don't worry, it doesn't automatically renew); (2) a dashboard for your dietitian to see your numbers and progress; (3) a shared google drive for monthly weight and measurement tracking, (4) meal planning support and (5) access to the Sustainable You Academy 'Know Your Numbers' course for macronutrient support and ideas.

FLEX FAT LOSS Investment: One-time $999 (includes the device you own), may break into payments. *Requirements: (1) recommended weekly (minimum twice per month) sessions with your dietitian and (2) high commitment to track food, macros, and measurements for minimum of three to six months.

Natural Fat Loss
Less Snacking
Less Drastic Scale Weight Swings
Energy & Mood Boost

Improved Overall Health
Enhanced Weight Maintenance
Boosted Metabolic Rate
and more

FLEX FAT LOSS

GET STARTED IN FLEX TODAY

// Ken

Today I was meditating, and I thought of you and how far I have come in the last year and half. Yesterday, I got on the scales and I was 200 lbs- Whoo-hoot! (Ken’s starting weight was 290 pounds.)

In July of 1987 I got married for the first time and was 200 lbs, and until now that is the last time I have seen this weight. I like the new me and enjoy living my new life.

Please know that you and your company have made a huge difference in my life and for that I will always be grateful.