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Find Balance

Are you ready to find a balance between nutrition, health and the rest of your life? Tired of sifting through the abundance of nutrition information in the media? Struggling with your weight or body image, interested in preventing future ailments or improving current ones? Using a non-diet approach that is tailored to your needs, Lindsay can help you turn your nutrition challenges into Nutriton Instincts.

Healthy Snacking

The first question I always ask when I’m giving a talk on healthy snacking is, “Why do you snack?” I usually get several answers ranging from boredom to the benefits of eating small meals throughout the day. What is interesting to me is that I rarely hear the most important reason of all, hunger.

Positive Parent Advocates

Many parents and community members are passionate about improving school environments and cafeteria meals. With the growing concerns around the health of our children and quality of our food supply it is easy to see why. So as a parent, how can you help? As a school professional I’d like to provide you with a few words of advice that might help your cause.

Notes of Nutrition Instincts

Do you fear hunger ?

It’s no wonder to me when clients tell me they feel guilty, weak, ashamed and/or embarrassed for feeling hunger. You don’t have to have an eating disorder to feel that way (although,...

Meet Lindsay

Lindsay Ek, RD is a passionate and highly motivated Registered Dietitian (RD) based in San Diego, California, where she was born and raised. She has always had a genuine passion for working with people of all ages and from all walks of life. She has a wide range of professional experience including clinical nutrition in the inpatient hospital setting, medical nutrition therapy for eating disorders, intuitive eating and weight management, and school wellness and menu development. Lindsay currently works with children, adolescents and adults and thoroughly enjoys getting to know each of her patients as she guides them on their own journey to wellness. Read More

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Making the RD Choice

With the recent influx of smart phones, social media and electronic books, nutrition information can reach every living room, school and coffee shop. How do you sift through this overload of information and find a source you and your family can trust? A registered dietitian has an extensive education in the science of nutrition and is competent in translating that science into practical advice.

Nutra-Instincts Package

When you look up the word health what do you find? You’ll discover that health literally means “soundness of the body, mind and/or spirit”. What is even more critical to recognize is that weight is not mentioned in the definition. While maintaining a healthy weight can be important and has been shown to reduce risk for some diseases and other ailments, it is certainly not the only indicator of good health.

School Nutrition Consulting

Do you want the knowledge and advice of a registered dietitian for your school nutrition program but you aren’t ready to add a full-time dietitian to your staff? Lindsay is an experienced school dietitian who is available to consult in a variety of areas including menu planning and nutrient analysis, food allergies, food safety, wellness, and nutrition education for students, staff and parents.

Maternal Instincts

Are you a mother or mother-to-be? In order to be a confident feeder for your children you must first become a competent eater. Learning to eat intuitively will help you to understand your child’s innate ability to self regulate when it comes to eating. Learn how to be a truly healthy role model for your child by respecting your own hunger, taste buds and well-being.

This site is meant for educational purposes only and does not replace advice from your healthcare provider.