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A Registered Dietitian is accountable to provincial and regulatory bodies and as a result they follow specific government mandates such as the Canadian Food Guide. Dietitians are able to diagnose patients with eating disorders or come up with meal plans for specific medical diagnoses. Generally, dietitians work in public hospitals or medical centres and they often work with high-clinical nutrition (for example, tube feeding or complex medical diagnoses.)

While holistic nutritionists can certainly offer support in these areas, most of our work deals with food behaviour and prevention.

Consider this example for how a young woman looking to lose 50 lbs may be helped by both a nutritionist and a dietitian. A Registered Dietitian may look at reducing calories and ensuring the woman is eating a balanced diet based on Canada’s Food Guide. In comparison, A Holistic Nutritionist would figure out if there has been any trauma in the woman’s life, what is causing her stress, if she has any food sensitivities (in which case a food group may actually be removed from her diet), if her hormones are out of whack or if there are any underlying digestive issues that are causing weight gain to begin with.

I graduated from the Canadian School of Natural Nutrition (CSNN) with merit. CSNN is the largest and leading holistic nutrition school in Canada and graduates of CSNN are the most recognized and sought after in the industry.

Nutrition services may be covered within your extended benefit plan. After each session, you will receive a receipt with all relevant information to send to your insurance company. However, if seeing a nutritionist is dependent on insurance coverage, it is always best to check with your insurance company first. Some plans only cover Registered Dietitians (RD’s) so make sure that your plan covers RHN/CNP nutritionists as well.