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Nutrition for pregnancy

Diabetes & pre-diabetes

High cholesterol

Nutrition for the very active person

Muscle building & weight gain

  NUTRITION FOR PREGNANCY

If you are pregnant, or thinking about becoming pregnant, there are a number of dietary considerations you need to be aware of. At figureate, we will discuss all these with you and show you how to ensure your diet is optimal for the development of your unborn child and for yourself.  

figureate can help you avoid gaining excess body weight during pregnancy and show you how to safely lose any excess weight after you have given birth.

At figureate, we are passionate about ensuring your eating habits and food choices are healthy so that your whole family benefits and so that your children learn healthy eating habits.    

If post baby, you experience difficulty with your pelvic floor muscles or are interested in getting your abdominal muscles back to optimal shape, figureate can refer you to mishfit mothers who specialise in individual and group personal training.

Start making a difference today! Click on contact to make an appointment by calling Zoe or Marlene directly, or via email. Figureate has offices in Malvern and Coburg, both less than a 15 minute drive from Melbourne CBD.

DIABETES AND IMPAIRED GLUCOSE TOLERANCE (pre-diabetes)

The recommended diet for people with diabetes is exactly the same as what is recommended for the rest of the healthy adult population. A normal healthy diet encourages a reduction in refined sugar and fat and is based around lower glycaemic index foods.  

If you are carrying excess body weight, a 5-10% body weight loss will significantly improve your blood sugar levels and help you manage your diabetes. Click weight loss for figureate's approach to weight management.  

If you have been diagnosed with impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) or high insulin and been told by your doctor that you are at risk of diabetes, you can completely avoid diabetes with the right lifestyle and dietary changes.  

At figureate, we believe you can reverse your diabetes if you are able to achieve and maintain a healthy body weight and increase your daily physical activity or exercise levels for life.  

Meal plans can be provided to help with management of Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes. Plans for Type 1 diabetes will help match your carbohydrate to your insulin.

Start getting your health on track today! Click on contact to make an appointment by calling Zoe or Marlene directly, or via email. 

 HIGH CHOLESTEROL

If you are carrying excess body weight, a 5-10% body weight loss will significantly improve your cholesterol profile. See weight loss.  

There are also a number of dietary and physical activity changes we can help you with, that will start improving your cholesterol without weight loss.  

If you have a genetic predisposition to high cholesterol and are already a healthy body weight, your doctor may recommend medication. However, there may be some small specific dietary changes we can help you identify that may mean you can improve your cholesterol without medication.

Start improving your health today! Click on contact to make an appointment by calling Zoe directly, or via email. Figureate has offices in Malvern and Coburg, both less than a 15 minute drive from Melbourne CBD.

 NUTRITION FOR THE ACTIVE PERSON

If you do a high level of physical activity, we can give you simple and practical nutrition tips to get more out of your training and help you exercise at your maxiumum capacity.  

It often only takes a few simple changes to your eating to provide you that extra energy to meet your energy demands so you get more out of your workout.  

Zoe worked for two years as the dietitian for the VFL Williamstown football club, working with the players to increase their strength, endurance and overall performance.

 MUSCLE BUILDING AND WEIGHT GAIN

If you are struggling to build muscle or gain weight, then we can show you just how many extra kilojoules (energy from food) you need to eat and provide simple and practical tips on how to do this.  

The emphasis will be on eating more kilojoules from food to avoid spending money on expensive, and often unnecessary, protein powders.  

We will also ensure your training regime matches your increased food intake so you gain mostly muscle and avoid gaining excess body fat.

Get started today! Click on contact to make an appointment by calling Zoe directly, or via email. Figureate has offices in Malvern and Coburg, both less than a 15 minute drive from Melbourne CBD.

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