Fitwise Physiotherapy has a new dietitian – Emma Caldwell.
After working in a hospital setting for almost the last decade, Emma welcomed her second baby into the world in September and has made the move to private practice.
An accredited dietitian, Emma is particularly interested in women’s health but covers a whole gamut of issues whether it be helping women with prenatal nutrition, breastfeeding mums, looking after your child’s nutrition or looking after older adults.
But she’s a little different from your usual dietitian.
“I have a very strong interest in a non-diet approach – it underpins my practice in a lot of ways,” she said.
“It’s an alternative way of looking at traditional weight loss – it’s not as simple as calories in and calories out. I like to look more at the psychological reasons we choose to eat the way we do and look at other measures and tools that can help.”
She says many clients enjoy that approach because it’s not something they’ve heard of before – a breath of fresh air.
It’s important to get your child’s eating habits right from the start, and Emma can help you navigate the nutrition needs of kids of all ages – whether it be focusing on lunchbox items, looking at serving sizes or the drinks they are drinking.
“There is a real importance to get kids involved in the kitchen and cooking from an early age,” she said.
“Often if the interest is there, they have a better interest in eating and foods.”
Emma also loves working with new mums.
The old saying “eating for two” has fallen by the way side – but she says it often comes into play in the third trimester or while mums are breastfeeding.
“It’s all about educating mums with the right information for them – whether it be navigating the early stages of morning sickness, how to manage cravings and just doing the best we can,” she said.
It’s also important for new mums to look after themselves once the baby has arrived.
“I like to talk to them about how to make meal times healthy – I remember I had little time for a shower let alone prepare a meal – so it’s often talking about the next best thing, not just grabbing a chocolate bar or muesli bar because it’s easy.”
Fitwise Physiotherapy
Armadale and East Melbourne
Fitwise.com.au
