Real Life Nutrition by Tzippy

Conditions & Specialties

Focused nutrition support for metabolic health and your relationship with food.

Care is individualized, evidence-based, and grounded in a non-diet approach.

Prediabetes & Blood Sugar Management

Supporting blood sugar health is about much more than simply avoiding sugar. I help clients better understand how food, meal timing, movement, stress, sleep, and daily habits can all impact blood sugar levels and overall energy.

Whether you have prediabetes, insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes, gestational diabetes, or are simply looking to better understand your blood sugar patterns, my approach focuses on realistic and sustainable changes - not restrictive dieting.

Together, we may work on:

  • Building balanced meals and snacks
  • Understanding carbohydrates and blood sugar responses
  • Meal timing and consistency
  • Increasing fibre and protein intake
  • Blood sugar-friendly grocery and restaurant choices
  • Reducing fear and confusion around food
  • Sustainable lifestyle habits that support long-term health

My goal is to help you feel informed, empowered, and confident in making choices that support your health without feeling overwhelmed.

Cholesterol & Heart Health

Nutrition can play an important role in supporting heart health, cholesterol levels, blood pressure, and overall cardiometabolic wellbeing. My approach focuses on practical, evidence-based strategies that are realistic to maintain long-term.

Rather than focusing on perfection or strict food rules, I help clients build sustainable habits that support cardiovascular health while still enjoying food and maintaining flexibility in their eating patterns.

Areas we may focus on include:

  • Increasing fibre intake
  • Understanding dietary fats and heart health
  • Building balanced meals and snacks
  • Blood pressure-supportive nutrition strategies
  • Grocery shopping guidance
  • Meal planning support
  • Movement and lifestyle habits
  • Navigating nutrition misinformation and diet trends

I strive to make nutrition recommendations feel achievable, personalized, and supportive of your overall quality of life.

MASLD / Fatty Liver Disease

Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD), previously known as non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), is closely connected to overall metabolic health, nutrition habits, movement, sleep, stress, and blood sugar regulation.

Nutrition support for MASLD is not about extreme dieting or cutting out entire food groups. Instead, we focus on gradual, sustainable lifestyle changes that support liver health and overall wellbeing.

Together, we may work on:

  • Meal structure and consistency
  • Blood sugar balance
  • Increasing fibre-rich foods
  • Understanding dietary fats
  • Reducing nutrition overwhelm
  • Sustainable movement habits
  • Realistic long-term goal setting
  • Building healthy habits without guilt or restriction

My goal is to help you improve your health in a way that feels manageable and sustainable for everyday life.

Emotional Eating

Food is connected to far more than physical hunger. Stress, emotions, routines, coping patterns, sleep, and past experiences can all influence how and why we eat. Emotional eating is incredibly common and often develops as a learned coping strategy - not a lack of willpower.

My approach is compassionate, non-judgmental, and focused on understanding the underlying patterns driving eating behaviours rather than simply trying to control them.

Together, we may explore:

  • Emotional and physical hunger cues
  • Stress and coping patterns
  • Food guilt and shame
  • Restriction and overeating cycles
  • Building balanced and satisfying meals
  • Mindful and intuitive eating skills
  • Self-compassion and realistic goal setting
  • Creating supportive routines around food

The goal is not perfection, but developing a healthier, more balanced relationship with food and yourself.

Eating Disorders & Disordered Eating

I provide nutrition support for individuals struggling with eating disorders, disordered eating patterns, chronic dieting, and food-related anxiety. I understand how isolating and overwhelming these experiences can feel, and I strive to create a safe, collaborative, and judgment-free space for healing.

My approach is evidence-based, weight-neutral, and individualized to each client's needs and stage of recovery. Nutrition counselling may focus on rebuilding trust with food, improving nutrition adequacy, reducing food fears, establishing regular eating patterns, and supporting both physical and emotional wellbeing.

I have experience supporting individuals with:

  • Restrictive eating
  • Chronic dieting
  • Binge eating
  • Emotional eating
  • ARFID
  • Anorexia nervosa
  • Bulimia nervosa
  • Food fears and anxiety
  • Body image concerns
  • Compensatory exercise patterns
  • Disordered eating behaviours that may not meet criteria for a formal diagnosis

I also value collaborative care and may work alongside physicians, therapists, families, and other healthcare providers when appropriate.

Relationship with Food

Many people have spent years feeling confused, guilty, anxious, or overly controlled around food. Diet culture, conflicting nutrition messages, and past experiences can make it difficult to trust your body or feel relaxed around eating.

Improving your relationship with food does not mean giving up on health. It means learning how to care for your health without fear, shame, rigidity, or constant food-related stress.

Together, we may work on:

  • Challenging good vs bad food thinking
  • Reducing guilt and anxiety around eating
  • Building food flexibility
  • Understanding hunger and fullness cues
  • Navigating social eating situations
  • Improving body trust
  • Letting go of all-or-nothing thinking
  • Creating realistic and sustainable habits

My goal is to help clients feel more confident, balanced, and at peace with food while still supporting their health and wellness goals.