Expert Nutrition Services: Personalized Dietary Guidance for Women

At UHealth, we understand that good nutrition is the foundation of overall health and well-being. Our Comprehensive Women’s Health Alliance offers personalized Nutrition Services to support women at all stages of their lives. Our team of registered dietitians, nutritionists, and healthcare professionals is dedicated to providing compassionate and evidence-based guidance to help you achieve your nutritional goals.

Ages 18 – 39: Building a Healthy Foundation

For women between the ages of 18 and 39, our Nutrition Services aim to help you establish healthy eating habits, manage weight, and address any specific nutritional concerns, including:

• Personalized dietary guidance
• Nutritional support for pregnancy and breastfeeding
• Management of food allergies and intolerances
• Dietary support for chronic gastrointestinal symptoms and diseases
• Assistance with disordered eating and body image concerns
• Nutritional therapy for conditions such as polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and endometriosis

Ages 40 – 50: Navigating Midlife Nutritional Needs

As you approach midlife, you may experience changes in their nutritional needs due to hormonal fluctuations, metabolism shifts, and other factors. Our dietary services for women in their forties include:

• Personalized dietary guidance
• Comprehensive assessment of nutritional needs and lifestyle factors
• Guidance on maintaining a balanced diet and preventing nutrient deficiencies
• Support for weight management and healthy body composition
• Management of food allergies and intolerances
• Dietary support for chronic gastrointestinal symptoms and diseases
• Assistance with disordered eating and body image concerns
• Nutritional strategies to minimize the risk of chronic conditions, such as heart disease and type 2 diabetes

Ages 50 and Over: Supporting Healthy Aging

For women aged 50 and over, we emphasize maintaining optimal health and well-being through balanced nutrition and lifestyle choices, including:

• Ongoing assessment of nutritional needs and personalized dietary recommendations
• Support for healthy aging and maintaining functional independence
• Nutritional guidance to promote bone health and prevent osteoporosis
• Strategies for managing age-related health concerns, such as heart health and cognitive function
• Tailored recommendations for managing postmenopausal symptoms

What should you eat at your age?

As you age and enter various stages of life (young adulthood, pregnancy, mid-life, menopause), your body needs different nutrients to feel and look your best. If you’re of a certain age, you’ve undoubtedly noticed that you can no longer “get away with” eating pizza and ice cream like a teenager. Aging bodies process and use calories, vitamins, fats, and proteins differently.

You may not know your body’s unmet nutritional needs until you gain unwanted weight, develop high cholesterol blood pressure, or become pre-diabetic. But, beyond disease prevention and management, your diet can also contribute to your mood and mental health; immune system; bone strength; sexual health; cognitive function; and the appearance of your hair, skin, and nails.

What you eat should not be based solely on your dress size.

Your muscles, organs, and bones need certain amounts of calories, fats (yes, fats are an essential nutrient in every diet), proteins, vitamins, and minerals to function properly. Let’s not forget your brain because these building blocks of nutrition also fuel your cognitive function. If you deprive yourself of enough calories and nutrients, your essential bodily functions — in addition to your energy level, sexual desire, and mood — will suffer.

The Nutrition Services providers at UHealth Comprehensive Women’s Health Alliance can support your overall health and wellness through evidence-based nutrition recommendations. Our registered dietitians will consider your age, underlying health conditions, other disease risk factors, and lifestyle to design a nutrition and/or meal plan to help you reach your goals. You can discuss your food preferences and gain exposure to new foods and recipes that are both nutritious and delicious.