Hi! I'm Jo-Ann, a Registered Dietitian in the Northern suburbs of Cape Town, offering specialized nutrition counselling and treatment for adults.
I qualified as a Registered Dietitian at the University of Stellenbosch in 2006, and after 10 years of gaining valuable experience in the UK started my own practice in Durbanville in 2017.
I am a mother of two young children and a keen sports enthusiast, often cycling, running, or dappling into the world of triathlons. I fully understand the challenges to keep on top of day-to-day life and maintain a healthy work-life-sanity-balance.
With today’s fast-paced, dynamic and changeable world, I offer services face to face at my homebased practice in Durbanville, or virtually in the comfort of your own home.
I want to help you eat well, drink well and be healthy!
Service offered
I’ve got specialist interests in working with adults with lifestyle diseases, gut abnormalities, hormonal imbalances and obesity. My aim is to empower individuals with the knowledge to use food as a tool to achieve long term goals and optimal health.
You may already have tried a low carb diet, high protein diet, cutting out carbohydrates altogether, and many other weight-loss diets. But the most effective diet for weight loss is one designed specifically for you by a qualified dietitian. Instilling healthy habits takes time, and practice, patients and perseverance. There are no quick fixes. For some, it could take weeks; others several months, or even years.
Healthy Eating
Athlete & Sports Nutrition
Weight loss / weight gain
Diabetes Nutrition (Type 1 & 2)
Constipation / Diarrhoea/ Gut Discomfort
Heart burn / Bloating
Genetic Testing
Vegan/Vegetarian Diets
Chronic conditions such as high blood pressure, high blood cholesterol ect.
Cancer related nutrition
Nutritional Deficiencies
Vegetarian Diets
Weight management
Healthy Nutrition during Pregnancy
Weight Management during Pregnancy
Management of Pregnancy Symptoms
Gestational Diabetes
Gestational Hypertension
High care
Iron Deficiency Aneamia
Vitality Health Assessments
Presentations on Nutrition
Corporate health and wellness days
Podcasts
Media talks
What to expect
-
Face-to-face consultations at my home-based practice in Durbanville, Cape Town.
-
Convenient online contact with Zoom or Skype
-
Contracted in with most medical aids
-
In the 60min initial consultation, I will assess your body composition, dietary patterns, medical history, clinical issues as well as address your concerns. Education on key areas will be provided, as well as establishing individualized nutrition goals that are monitored at each follow up.
-
Doing a body composition enables me to assess muscle mass, body fat percentage, bone mass, hydration status and basal metabolic rate.
-
Personalized meal plans are created with your own goals in mind.
-
Follow-up consultations of 30 minutes are important to monitor progress, make dietary adaptions, identify any challenges and keep you accountable
-
I will also make evidence-based suggestions on meal replacement products if required
Dietitian Designed
Dietitians are medically trained professionals with a 4-year University degree. Jo-Ann is registered with the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA ), The Association of Dietetics in South Africa (ADSA) and the Board of Healthcare Funders (BHF). She is bound to a code of ethics to provide up to date, medically and scientifically proven sound advice. Dietitians have medically supported clinical skills and scientific knowledge which are your guarantees of complete professionalism and expertise.
No fads, no-nonsense, no short term quick fixes.
Address
13 Somer Road
Eversdal
Durbanville
7550
WhatsApp Only
068 625 1258
_edited.jpg)
Contact
Please contact me for more information on my fees and to book a consultation, alternatively you may send me a WhatsApp