Are you looking to make some healthy changes and lose some weight? Receiving support and guidance from a registered nutritionist is a great step in the right direction.
There are a number of different options if you live in Woodford Green. We’ve done the research to provide you with this complete guide to choosing the best option for you.
Dietitian, nutritionist, or nutritional therapist?
You might have been confused by seeing the different terms nutritionist, dietitian, and nutritional therapist. To clarify this for you:
For more detail about the differences between nutrition professionals, take a look at our guide comparing dietitians, nutritionists, and nutritional therapists.
Private nutrition clinics near Woodford Green
1) Urban Wellness
Urban Wellness is a nutrition and hypnotherapy clinic run by Nicola Shubrook, a nutritional therapist. The clinic offers a functional medicine approach to nutrition, addressing physical symptoms and clients’ emotional relationship with food. Tailored advice is offered in a positive and practical way that will help clients to make suitable and realistic lifestyle changes.
Currently, all appointments are online.
www.urbanwellness.co.uk
+44 (0)7725 335821
2) NutriKind Nutrition
Nutrikind Nutrition was founded by Claire Hargreaves, a nutritional therapist, who offers dietary, supplement and lifestyle advice, dietary analysis, and private testing where appropriate. Each client receives a personalised protocol with recipe and menu ideas.
The clinic can support clients with a wide range of conditions including eating disorders, weight management, pregnancy and preconception, diabetes, and food intolerances and allergies.
nutrikindnutrition.com
+44 (0)20 3606 0162
The South Woodford Clinic, Forest Therapy Centre, 75 Station Passage, South Woodford, London, E18 1JL
3) Joe Alvarez Dietitian
Joe Alvarez is a registered dietitian who offers a range of services, specialising in gut health and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). The clinic provides tailored plans based on scientifically proven methods to suit each individual’s needs. The goal is helping clients achieve their goals and become happier and healthier.
One off nutrition consultations are available as well as a 12 week weight loss plan.
www.joealvarezdietitian.co.uk
+44 (0)7825 443665
Waltham Forest, London
Alternative option
The challenge with seeing a nutritionist or dietitian in Woodford Green is that you have to take a few hours out of your week to travel to and from the session and have the consultation. There are also travelling expenses associated with face-to-face consultations.
In the current climate, most in-face appointments have been shifted to online but might still cost the same amount. On top of this, you’re limited to your appointment slot rather than getting support as and when you need it.
For this reason, many people prefer the convenience of an online programme, where they can communicate with their nutritionist or dietitian around their busy lifestyle. Plus, many individuals find a digital peer support group to be motivating and helpful.
Second Nature is a digital programme that helps you to lose weight and make sustainable lifestyle changes. Second Nature combines support from registered nutritionists and dietitians with the convenience of an app-based programme.
Many people are more familiar with Weight Watchers or Slimming World, so we created a guide comparing the digital programmes with Second Nature to help you decide what’s best for you.
The Second Nature programme focuses on three areas that lead to long-term habit change: tracking, support, and education. When you sign up for the programme, you receive:
- Daily support from a registered dietitian or nutritionist health coach
- A digital peer support group
- 2-week, risk-free trial
- Hundreds of in-app recipe videos
- Daily educational articles
- Meal planning and journaling tools
- Steps, weight, and habit tracking technology
We’ll help you replace bad habits with healthy ones, entirely from our app with no need for face-to-face meetings.
Take a look at our Trustpilot reviews to understand what people think of the programme.
Pricing
Weekly face-to-face sessions with a dietitian, nutritionist, or nutritional therapist at a clinic in Woodford Green can be very expensive (£40-£100/hour).
To compare the prices of visiting a private nutrition clinic anywhere in Woodford Green with joining the Second Nature programme, we have added a column representing this (Weekly Nutritionist).
| Weekly nutritionist | Second Nature | |
| Per month | £300 | £40 |
Meet a member
Don’t just take our word for it, hear what a Second Nature member who lives in Woodford Green has to say about their experience of making healthy lifestyle changes:
1) Have you ever tried any weight loss programmes or slimming clubs prior to Second Nature?
I have tried Slimming World and Weight Watchers in the past. I found the food to be too low in calorie on both, leaving me hungry. As soon as I came off the plan, I would gain back the weight. I did manage to keep off half a stone of the weight I lost after stopping Slimming World though.
2) How did you hear about Second Nature?
I heard about Second Nature through word of mouth after some friends had been successful on the programme.
3) What have you liked most about the Second Nature programme?
In particular, I’ve liked how it’s based on behaviour change rather than calorie counting. This means I have created lifestyle changes that are easier to keep than other programmes which tend to be very rigid involving counting points or calories.
To find out more about what users think of Second Nature, read their stories here.
