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Welcome! As a Nutrition and Health Counselor my passion is helping my clients live at 100%. No matter what barriers you have--frequent headaches, debilitating fatigue, weight gain, chronic stress, cravings--I can work with you to understand and alleviate them. *** Featured Upcoming Events: WEIGH LESS, LIVE MORE ***
Brand New Group Weight Loss Program ~ A combination exercise and nutrition program in Annapolis, MD. This program begins in early January, 2009. Please visit the Events page on the left-hand sidebar to learn more and to register!
I believe that support is the key to success. As a counselor I will fully support you in your quest for better health.
I will:
- Help you discover which dietary and lifestyle modifications work for you.
- Give you practical nutrition and lifestyle recommendations that will help both you feel better and that you can easily integrate into your busy schedule.
- Provide ongoing one-on-one counseling and check-in sessions.
- Follow through to see that you accomplish your goals. - Give you recipes, cookbooks, CDs, DVDs, food samples and a variety of other materials that will provide inspiration and knowledge to help you along your path. - Lead private cooking classes, health food store tours, pantry clean-outs and other events that will help you integrate what you learn into your daily life. ***Please take a moment to read through the testimonials at the end of this page to see previous client's successes!*** My Background:
Throughout my studies I have explored all the major dietary theories, from
Eastern-inspired diets like macrobiotics and ayurveda, to Western diets like Atkins and The Zone.
I have learned through this process of exploration that no one diet works for everyone. Therefore my approach is very individualized and I pull from many dietary theories in the work that I do. I provide careful guidance and help my clients to thoughtfully experiment until they find the foods that work best for them. I also bring to the table knowledge of many important biological properties--how your body metabolizes food, fights off toxins, repairs DNA, and does the many hundreds of other things that are required to sustain life. I will help you gain an understanding of how your specific food and lifestyle choices directly impact these processes, and ways to reverse damage that may have already been done.
Getting Started I offer a free initial one-hour health consultation. This is an opportunity for you to discuss your health concerns and goals in a supportive and confidential environment. Click here to schedule a free consultation with me. TestimonialsRead what my clients are saying!
When I turned 29 I had a realization that I was not happy with my health and wanted to do better for my body. I wanted to better nourish my body through food and regular exercise. My goal was to be in better shape and feel better about my life at 30 than at 29. My determination to make these drastic changes came at a big transition stage of my life. My husband and I had just moved from Indiana to Maryland, and we were learning how to live together. I was also learning the trials of continuing a home-based business in a brand new city not knowing a soul.
When I started my sessions with Ellen my main goal was to learn to eat healthy, along with losing weight. I figured instilling these habits in me would also be a positive influence on my husband and our future children. I was eating a lot of processed food and sugary foods, drinking soda every day, and if we cooked at home my husband did the work.
I actually found through working with Ellen that I had a sugar addiction and by lessening the intake, my constant cravings for sugar have decreased dramatically. There are days when I don't crave sugar at all! Ellen has helped me learn what foods work best for my body and what foods don't. Now we cook fresh foods at home most nights and I'm doing the work! Through discussing good food choices, exercise, and strategies to deal with everyday life, Ellen has helped me toward balance in my life. The biggest change I've noticed is that I'm excited about eating nutritious food - who knew kale is the best green ever!
Through Ellen's focus on living your life at 100%, I worked through many repressed issues from the move, the stress of "starting over" with my Mary Kay business and even some stressful moments in my marriage. This was an unexpected bonus from Ellen's guidance. Ellen is such an easy person to talk to and has become my confidant through this transition stage of my life. I have found that even just talking about foods and stresses with Ellen helps me to realize the right path for me. Thanks, Ellen!
Shannon Pearson, Annapolis, MD
My friends and coworkers used to be scared of me at certain times of the day when I got too hungry. With Ellen's help, I have learned to manage my low blood sugar crashes and can now avoid the mood swings and unhealthy binge snacking that result from them. I always thought that simply knowing what was good or bad for me was good enough, but with Ellen's guidance, I have been able to learn so much more about the science of nutrition and to actually put that knowledge to practical use in my everyday diet. The results have been very encouraging; my jeans are loose!
Elizabeth, Brooklyn, NY
Before working with Ellen I
didn't even realize what was wrong with me. I was highly stressed,
constantly fatigued, depressed, anxious, irritable, eating unhealthy,
and having chronic yeast infections. Ellen pointed out some conditions
I had that were impacting all of these areas, which I was unaware of.
She helped me understand how to take control of these symptoms through
stress management, increased nutrition in my diet, supplements, and
lifestyle changes.
After completing her program, I have seen significant results. I have lost weight, decreased my stress level, improved my diet, and have gained control over my yeast infections, which have dramatically reduced. I feel happier, healthier, and have a greater understanding of how to stay on this path with limited to no outside support.
Ellen's constant support, encouragement and advice have
made all the difference.C. W., Brooklyn, NYI looked forward eagerly to each of my counseling sessions with Ellen. She has just the right blend of her own agenda and a desire to spend her and my energy on what was correct for me. She has a well-developed ability to listen and be empathetic without judgment, while at the same time guiding the conversation toward practical steps and solutions.Working with Ellen gave me an opportunity to focus on my short and long term goals in life, and actualize a few of my dreams. While working with Ellen, I took the step to make a shift in my 25-year career, to clean up some challenging relationships, and create more space, calm, and order in my life. I've lowered my stress level by beginning to regularly practice planning to accomplish in my day only the tasks that I can actually fulfill. Ellen is wise beyond her years. Her approach is gentle and non-confrontational, making the experience of working with her easy, non-challenging and supportive.Julie, Massachusetts
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Ellen Kittredge, CHHC
Nutrition and Health Counselor
In-person consultations in Annapolis, MD
Phone consultations nationally
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