Initial Consult & Goal Setting
An initial consultation provides you and your Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN) with the required information to help optimize your health goals and a chance to learn a little about each other. During a session, you will have the opportunity to combine your concerns and goals with evidence-based strategies to create healthy and sustainable change.
Included: consultation with RDN, review of patient’s concerns and goals, comprehensive health assessment, review of health history, anthropometrics (height, weight, waist-to-hip ratio), nutrition-focused physical exam if needed, review of medications and bloodwork if applicable, dietary intake, physical activity assessment, nutrition education, goal setting, and meal planning
Prices vary depending on your unique needs. Your RDN will help you decide which plan is a best fit for you.
Packages
Eat Right
Included: 45-minute Initial Consult & Goal Setting, review of 1-week food diary, focused look at protein, fat and carbohydrate profile
Cost: $150
Eat Right for Positive Change
Included: 75-minute Initial Consult & Goal Setting, review of 1-week food diary, focused look at protein, fat and carbohydrate profile, review of medication and supplement interactions, review of 1-3 lab results
Cost: $240
Eat Right for Positive Change Plus
Included: 90-minute Initial Consult & Goal Setting, review of 1-week food diary, focused look at protein, fat and carbohydrate profile, review of medication and supplement interactions, review of 1-6 lab results, review of medications/Food Sensitivity Testing/GI Map/other
Cost: $300
Follow-up Visit
A follow-up session will help you evaluate and fine-tune your progress. It can help you stay focused and overcome any challenges that may arise after setting your original goals. If something isn’t working, don’t quit. A follow-up visit can help. Research has shown that follow-up visits can lead to a more successful outcome.
Included: Follow-up session with RDN, review of goals and strategies previously outlined, recent anthropometrics, review of bloodwork if needed, dietary and physical activity assessment, nutrition education, goal setting, and meal planning
30-minute follow-up visit - $60
60-minute follow-up visit - $120
Vitamin and Supplement Evaluation
Many people take vitamins and nutritional supplements to achieve optimal health or to fill a nutrition gap caused by medications or chronic disease. An evaluation can answer important questions like: Is a particular nutritional supplement/vitamin safe to take with your current medications? What is a safe dosage? What does the research say? What is a quality product?
Included: 20-minute session with RDN, review of current bloodwork, review vitamins and supplements for drug and nutrient interactions, assess current regimen quality and dosage, and provide report and research-based recommendations
Cost: $60
Visceral Manipulation Evaluation and Treatment
Stress and structural misalignment can effect digestive health. During a Visceral Manipulation Evaluation and Treatment session the overall health of your body will be assessed using a hands on technique developed to encourage the normal mobility, tone and motion of the viscera and their connective tissues. Visceral Manipulation can potentially improve the functioning of individual organs, the systems the organs function within, and the structural integrity of the entire body. Visceral Manipulation has been known to decrease nausea, gas, bloating and acid reflux symptoms.
Cost: $100 – sixty-minute sessionIncludes: Sixty-minute evaluation and treatment with licensed massage therapist and recommendations related to evaluation
Payment
Authentic Nutrition does not accept insurance at this time. Payment is due at the time of service. You are welcome to pay by cash, check, Visa or MasterCard. Of note, some insurance companies will reimburse patients if they submit a paid bill of receipt. To increase the likelihood of reimbursement, ask your doctor to prescribe nutrition counseling for your specific condition before your first session. This does not ensure reimbursement, but it may help. Gift certificates are available for purchase.
Packages
During your initial consultation you will have a better idea of how many follow-up appointments you may need. Individualized nutrition packages can be a way to save money, but it is important to remember the following information: full payment is required, follow-up appointments must be used within 18 months of purchase, packages cannot be transferred or refunded.