SILVINA COX, MPH, RDN
Registered Dietitian, Nutritionist
Can you imagine what it would be like to wake up in the morning to freedom from food and body worries?
Free from worry about “good/bad” foods or what I “should/shouldn’t” eat, etc. (I call this" food jail")
Free from tracking your worth in pounds, points, or calories.
Free from food preoccupation and fighting against your own body.
Free to enjoy food without guilt or restriction.
Free to take charge of your wellbeing with kindness.
Free to confidently honor your food and body wisdom.
PERSONALIZED
NUTRITION COACHING
Sessions are available in my Thousand Oaks, CA, office or online by appointment.
I am specialized in working with:
- Weight concerns for children, adolescents and adults
- Family feeding
- Disordered eating, Eating Disorders
- restrictive eating
- compulsive eating
- "emotional or stress eating"
- eating in the absence of hunger
- binge eating
- chronic dieting
- Women’s health, PCOS
- Pre diabetes, Type 2 diabetes
- Gastro intestinal disorders – Celiac, IBS, SIBO, Gerd
- Neurodiversity Affirming
- Balanced nutrition for wellbeing
Accepting Blue Shield of California Insurance
HERE IS HOW TO WORK WITH SILVINA
Free Consultation
Initial Consultation 90 min.
Follow Up Sessions
Free consultation
I know you have questions. Will this really work? Is this right for me? How can Silvina help me? I want you to be confident about your decision. Set up a call and we will get you questions answered. It is a free exploratory call, so there is nothing to loose. I hope we talk soon.
Getting Started - Initial Consultation
Together, we will take a close look at lifestyle and thinking patterns around food, eating, cooking, exercise, sleep and stress to uncover keys that disrupt your wellbeing. During this time, we will also discuss health concerns — including medical and diet history, relevant lab work, medications. Together we work towards your short and long term goals. Worksheets and resources are provided.
Follow-up Sessions
Follow-up sessions are highly customized to address your challenges and goals. Using the latest evidenced based practices, together we will find the tools and skills needed to bring you towards a balanced way with food and eating.
Ready to get started?
MORE ABOUT MY APPROACH
If you’ve struggled long enough, deep down you know that diets don’t work and never will for long. Diets lead to weight cycling and are harmful! The science overwhelmingly supports me on this. Consider, if dieting were just a matter of imposing our will on a calorie-burning machine, everyone would be the size they want and that would be it — with no ongoing struggle!
But the body and mind are not a machine – we are incredibly complex and programmed to resist food deprivation at all costs via our genes and adaptations for survival. We are whole individuals with our own experiences, needs, and values that deserve to be honored.
Most people don’t realize that nutrition has three aspects- it is biopsychosocial. The first is the bio or science component, which includes the chemistry of food and how food and nutrients affect our biology, physiology, and health. The second is the psycho or neuroscience and, behavioral aspects, which is related to how food impacts our neurochemistry, thoughts and even the gut microbiome. The third is the social component of food, sharing meals and enjoying food in community as well as culture and messaging around food. Focusing only on food is incomplete and often ineffective. In my work, I merge the sciences and use evidence-based best practices to address the full complexity of your relationship to food, eating, your body.
Another problem I see with clients is that all are on information overload when it comes to food, weight, health, etc. There is a huge amount of information without context when it comes to nutrition. Everybody is a self-proclaimed expert as anyone can call themselves a “Nutritionist”! This, along with a 70-billion dollar diet industry, brings confusion and mistrust around what to eat, leading to troubles with food, eating, weight cycling, body image and lack of self-care behaviors.
This all might seem too complicated, but it does not have to be- we are not here to micromanage our food and body. With sound guidance and intention, you can learn to care for your body, naturally and with ease. Together we can rediscover YOUR food and body wisdom, leading you down the path of lifelong wellbeing!
My job is to integrate nutrition and behavioral best practices to support you in meeting your goals and finding ease around food. Together, we find a lasting approach that works for you, in your body, mind and, in your life - leading to true health and wellbeing!
