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More Ways I Can Help You

(Updated Feb. 18, 2024)

Click on the following topics to see more examples about how I can help you:

General tasks:

Identify problems and possible root causes of them and discuss solutions.
Write goals and help you to reach them safely.
List the pros and cons of something (e.g. saturated fat).
Help you to make a decision, like by describing various options.
Check if something (e.g. a product) is appropriate for you or explain how to use it.
Help to improve your skills (e.g. mindfulness).
Look at areas (e.g. in your home) and discuss ways to adjust them.
- E.g. Change how you store food so it’s easier to make healthy choices.
Recommend something to you (e.g. a supplement if you’re unable to meet your needs with food).
Explain how the human body works.
Find/read information.
Help you with technology (e.g. find apps and explain how to use them).
Set up reminders.
Adjust things, such as based on cost, needs/wants, time, people involved (e.g. your family), and your available supplies.
Change formats.
- E.g. Change recipes from a written to a typed format.
- E.g. Translate audio/text by using free apps and finding definitions.
Give my opinion, like by writing a review of a product.
Do an audit (e.g. assess quality of a menu).
Type session notes and share them with you.
Refer you to other service providers as needed.

Body weight and muscles:

Make a weight loss plan.
- E.g. List possible ways to reach your goals.
- E.g. Suggest when to have sessions and what to do during and after each of them.
- E.g. Make a schedule (e.g. when to eat and do physical activities).
Explain ways to assess your body (e.g. composition) and build muscles.

Nutrition:

Determine your nutrition needs or explain ways to measure them.
Help you to follow a diet or eating pattern.
Explain effective ways to reduce hunger.
Teach you about intuitive/mindful eating or various types of nutrients (e.g. food sources and benefits of fiber/vitamins).
Check for swallowing issues while you consume fluid or food.
Help with lactation and breastfeeding.
Explain nutrition studies.

Food:

Teach you about food, such as:
- Ways to get, prepare, bake/cook, store, and serve food.
- How to enhance flavor (e.g. with herbs/spices).
- How to measure or estimate food portions.
- Ways to reduce food waste.
Help to reduce how often you overeat food.
Describe the benefits of certain foods (e.g. vegetables and beans).
Explain how to compare prices (e.g. to determine if $ per lb or $ per kg is the lower price) or food labels (e.g. to decide which product best meets your needs).
Discuss food components (e.g. alcohol, antioxidants, caffeine, or sweeteners), types (e.g. fermented food), and safety.
Discuss how to grow an indoor or outdoor garden.
Guide you while you try preparing food.

Recipes:

Modify a recipe (e.g. make it healthier or easier to understand) or create a recipe. After you make the food, we may need to adjust it further.
List substitutions for an ingredient.
Convert units (e.g. grams to cups).
Create a Nutrition Facts label (e.g. an unofficial label in Cronometer).

Health:

Mental health and stress:

Provide emotional support.
Teach ways to relax (e.g. deep breathing).
Describe some ways to regulate emotions or tolerate distress.
Increase your motivation and commitment.
Help to list your values and other good qualities.
Help you to feel more satisfied with who you are, what you look like, and what your life is like.
- E.g. Discuss self-worth, acceptance, or gratitude.

Physical activities:

Plan which activities (e.g. movements, games, chores, or simple workouts) to do and when to do them.
- E.g. Discuss ways to exercise during your daily routine, like when watching TV.
Show you how to do activities or find videos about them.
Explain how to fuel your body before, during, and after activities.
Calculate how many calories you may burn during activities.

Sleep:
Explain ways to adjust your food intake, night routine, and other aspects to improve your sleep.

Medical tests/procedures:

Finances:

Check if you qualify for something (e.g. funding for diets or nutrition products) and help you to apply for it.
Create a budget that includes food costs.
Help with ordering something.
- E.g. Log into an account (that you or I could create) like at Walmart.ca, put food into your order, and possibly help with the payment process.

Resources:

Find or discuss resources.
Share resources at https://wellresourced.com/vendor/teri-funk-rd/ that I created. I can share them for free if they would be helpful.
Create or improve resources, such as handouts, instructions, diagrams, templates (e.g. in a document or spreadsheet), posters, blogs, books, flash cards, slideshows, videos, classes, programs, or websites.
Draw pictures or take photos and improve them.
Make learning activities (e.g. for children).
Create tools (e.g. survey or quiz).

Other people:

Discuss how people/society (e.g. diet culture) may affect you and create solutions as needed.
Communicate with someone (e.g. your doctor).
Help groups of people.
- E.g. Talk in a podcast or a live video event in social media.
- E.g. Help in person at or near Westmount Mall, like by teaching information in a walking group or at a potluck, festival, or cooking class.