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The Long Haul: How To Make Lasting Changes To Your Diet

January 30, 2019

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Most of my patients come to me for medical nutrition therapy. Maybe their doctor told them that their blood pressure was a bit too high and they should start to think about medication, or that their cholesterol needed to be lowered. Maybe they reached a crossroad with their health and the common denominator is that they don’t want to take a prescription medication for the remainder of their lives.

Oftentimes the conversation starts with a patent saying exactly that and me saying, Ok, so we are looking at making lasting modifications and meaningful changes where food becomes therapeutic? And then I usually go on to remind them that they have already developed a long relationship with food throughout their lives, one that started somewhere between their first six and twelve months of life. This means we are looking at years of learned food-related behaviors. Years of habits that are engraved into their way of life.

Maya Feller

Maya Feller, MS, RD, CDN is the founder and lead dietitian at Maya Feller Nutrition. In her practice, her team provides medical nutrition therapy and nutrition coaching for cardiovascular disease, diabetes, mood disorders, developmental disabilities, disordered eating, and more. Maya believes in providing inclusive nutrition education from an anti-bias patient-centered, culturally humble approach to help people make informed food choices. Maya shares her approachable, food-based solutions with millions of people through regular speaking engagements, writing, her social platforms, and as a national nutrition expert on Good Morning America, is a Healthline Medical Advisor, and on the advisory board for SHAPE and Parents, as well as appearing on TODAY Show, Tamron Hall, and in The New York Times, mindbodygreen, Well+Good, Food Network, Martha Stewart, Real Simple, Good Housekeeping, Cooking Light, Eating Well, Prevention, Glamour, SELF, and more. She is the author of The Southern Comfort Food Diabetes Cookbook: Over 100 Recipes for a Healthy Life and Eating from Our Roots: 80+ Healthy Home-Cooked Favorites from Cultures Around the World (goop Press, January 24, 2023).

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