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Below is a list of the client-based services that Suzanne offers, as
well as information about Suzanne. This will enable you to find the information more quickly. For more comprehensive
information, please feel free to peruse the rest of the website.
Services Offered
Nutrition Counseling Services
- Counseling for most medically indicated diet prescriptions.
- In-home consultations are available, including "Cabinet Clean-out."
- Women's health issues including gestational diabetes diet counseling.
- Non-diet and intuitive eating approaches for people with a history of failed dieting experiences. Re-establish
a safe relationship with food. Learn to eat all foods in all settings.
- Family diet and lifestyle coaching for weight reduction and disease prevention.
- Prediabetes nutrition management, which has been shown to reduce the incidence of and progression to Type
2 Diabetes.
- Type 2 Diabetes diet counseling, carbohydrate counting, blood sugar pattern management through diet.
- Work with families of autistic individuals to maximize nutrition and minimize negative behavioral outcomes.
- Food allergy diet planning.
- Treatment for night eating syndrome.
LEAP Services
- Mediator Release Testing (MRT)- a blood test to screen for food sensitivities.
- Elimination Diets to pinpoint and remove trigger foods from a clients diet.
- Treat Conditions Such As:
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
- Migraine
- Fibromyalgia
- And Others As Related to Food Sensitivity:
- other headaches, heartburn/GERD, arthritis, joint and muscle pain, autism, eczema/hives, weight imbalances
and ADD/ADHD
Menu planning
Menu review and writing services are available for a variety of health care and non-health-care settings.
These may include modified diets, diets for specific populations and community-based programs.
Metabolic Testing
Metabolic testing identifies a clients unique Target Caloric Zones so that they can tip the scales to lose
weight without depriving themselves of needed nutrients.
Calories are how we measure the energy in the food that we eat, and the energy our body uses. A clients
Metabolic Rate is how many calories their body burns in a day. It is how fast a clients body burns energy. The
trick is to balance the calories they eat with the energy needs of their metabolism. Measuring a clients Metabolic Rate
is how we determine what is the right number of calories for their body - for their metabolism.
Suzanne Falkenburg, RD, CLT
Suzanne is a registered dietitian with over 23 years of experience helping individuals improve their health
through lifestyle changes and better eating habits. She has a passion for helping clients overcome the health problems
associated with adverse food reactions, and she is especially skilled and offering practical food and lifestyle suggestions.
Experience: working with clients in outpatient, acute care hospitals, subacute care hospitals,
long-term care settings and teaching cooking classes at the college level. Suzanne is now in private practice in the
center of the Los Angeles basin.
Education:
- Bachelor of Science, General Dietetics, Madonna College, Livonia, MI, 1984
- Dietetic Internship, Tampa VA Hospital, Florida, 1985
- Minimum 75 hours of continuing education every five years.
- Certified LEAP Therapist, 2007
Active Member of:
- American Dietetic Association
- California Dietetic Association
- Diabetes Care and Education Practice Group
- Nutrition Entrepreneurs Practice Group
If you would like to refer one of your patients to Suzanne Falkenburg, RD, CLT, click the link below
to download an information sheet that you can give to your patient with all of the necessary information for them to make
their first appointment.
If you have any questions that you would like to ask me or any specific questions on how I
may be able to help one of your patients please feel free to e-mail me at: sfalkenburg@mydietbydesign.com
or use the information below to contact me.
Contact Information:
Suzanne
Falkenburg, RD, CLT
5220 Clark Avenue #450, Lakewood, CA 90712
Office: (562) 804-7444 Fax: (562) 804-7009
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