ELEVATE HEALTH Nutrition Counseling and Health Coaching

Zrinka works collaboratively with Dr. Perkins. Similar to how a hygienist works with a dentist, her expertise in nutrition and coaching will help you implement her medical advice. She will gently guide you in making dietary and lifestyle changes to help you optimize your health. 

A health coach is a supportive mentor that assists you in making lifestyle and behavioral changes to achieve your health goals. Some areas that are addressed include nutrition, physical activity, stress management and sleep. They can help you identify the obstacles to making desired changes and find ways to overcome them, and can provide accountability if that is helpful to you.

They can assist you in making good food choices whether you’re eating out or picking up prepared meals. They’ll direct you to good restaurants in town that can address your dietary needs. They can coach you on how to pick out a healthy meal from just about any menu, and can also connect you with local, healthy, prepared meal services. And, if you’re interested in learning how to cook or figuring out how to find the time to cook, they can help you get started.

They can direct you to stores and websites that will have harder to find ingredients and higher quality products. They can also provide you with meal planning resources, recipes, and time saving tips.

The initial consultation with our nutritionist – including a comprehensive, personalized nutrition assessment – is included with your membership.  Subsequent visits with the nutritionist will be billed to your insurance and may involve a co-pay or be applied towards your deductible. Alternatively, you can pay cash at the discounted rate of $100 per 60 minute visit.

Your first session is usually an hour long. Follow up sessions are 30 to 60 minutes depending upon your needs. How often you follow up will be decided at your first session. Some people just need and want one session. Others may have monthly or quarterly sessions.

Their approach is a holistic, individualized, systemic "whole body" look at obtaining optimal wellness. They look at you, your physical body, and your mind as a whole system, not as separate parts that need fixing. Your diagnosis does not define you. They understand that healing comes when you explore and address ALL aspects: body, mind, and spirit.  

The two are vastly different: The education is different; beliefs are different; outcomes are different. An FNTP looks at the underlying cause of dis-ease, and uses real food as medicine, plus lifestyle-balancing modifications, to address it. An FNTP uses science-based holistic nutrition knowledge to empower people to reconnect with the innate wisdom and unique needs of their bodies, thereby supporting lasting wellness without counting calories, points, or weighing food. 

That really depends on your situation. Some patients see them every single week, others less often. On average, they will work with you every two to four weeks, or as needed to implement nutritional and lifestyle changes.