Who am I? I’m a Registered Dietitian / Nutritionist, UBC alumni, mama of a tiny human and west-coast Vancouverite. I was previously a full time Clinical Dietitian at the Fraser Health Authority with a focus on Thoracic/General Surgery and gastrointestinal (GI) disorders on the Surgical Units at Surrey Memorial Hospital, a Retail Dietitian in the grocery stores with Loblaw, and educator with a variety of post-secondary institutions (including Langara, University of Saskatchewan (USASK) and University of British Columbia (UBC)).
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I now run my Private Practice full time with a focus and passion working with:
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) (Crohn’s disease / Ulcerative colitis) and gastrointestinal nutrition concerns (diarrhea, constipation, food intolerances)
- Plant-based nutrition (vegan, vegetarian and flexitarians who are plant curious!) including reducing food waste which can save you money and helping the environment.
- Practical culinary nutrition with support of meal ideas, meal planning, grocery shopping lists, easy cooking techniques, portion sizes and 1:1 or group cooking classes (in-person or virtual)
- Surgery (before and after surgical intervention including colostomy, ileostomy, bowel obstruction, gallbladder removal (Cholecystectomy) or gallstones, Whipple, stomach / gastric resection, esophagectomy, hiatus hernia repair, Heller myotomy, home enteral nutrition/home tube feed)
- Clinical nutrition including pre-diabetes/ diabetes, heart disease (high cholesterol, blood pressure), anemia (iron, vitamin B12) and nutrient deficiencies, cancer (including bowel, stomach/gastric, lung, liver, pancreatic, esophageal and breast cancers).
- Balanced/healthful eating, healthy weight management and building positive relationships with food
I love collaborating with clients/patients of all personalities/concerns and being challenged with unique medical conditions and nutrition questions.
2SLGBTQI+ clients are welcome and celebrated in my practice. I am trained by Trans Care BC to provide gender affirming and trauma informed care.
(Oh hey, that’s me!)
Why the change from acute care to private practice? Although I love the team in hospital setting and working so closely with my patients, I also felt like I was losing touch with food. I became focused in my nutrition support bubble working with tube feeds and IV nutrition that I started to forget about why I became a dietitian – to get people to have a healthy and positive relationship with food. So, I decided to try a new area of practice working in the community (including various Family Physician clinics) and realized that I started to love my job even more!
(Doesn’t that look nomalicious?!)
What gets my juices flowing? Being in the kitchen coming up with delicious (and nutritious) new recipes, messing around with my camera to take foodie photos and having my little one, Kalina, involved with the cooking process. I tend to spend my vacations abroad, learning about all the delicious cultures that exist outside of my North American surroundings. I am now also taking clients within my independent practice after discovering my love for providing nutrition education and support for patients and clients in the community. Prevention of diseases/conditions is as important as treating them and going back to real food is always important for Dietitians working in all areas of practice!
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Whitney Hussain, RD 