Pam Fletcher, MA, RD, LD, is our licensed registered dietician at New Heart. She meets with all families going through the cardiac rehabilitation program, and encourages families to work together to make long-term, heart-healthy changes to their eating habits. Nutrition support as part of the New Heart cardiac rehabilitation program includes the following components:
- Individual counseling to plan heart-healthy eating that fits your lifestyle and taste
- Nutrition therapy for lipid management
- Diabetes nutrition therapy
- Weight management coaching
- High blood pressure/DASH Diet and other alternatives
- Assistance incorporating individual nutritional goals and health issues into a practical eating guide
- Diet analysis
- Conscious eating/attuned eating tips
- Recommendations for dietary supplements
- Ways to 'survive the supermarket'
- Eating pattern alternatives: Not just one way to eat healthfully
- Menu planning
- Nutrition displays for nutrition education/fun/taste testing
- Recipe sharing and adaptation
- Body composition analysis
