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When you or a loved one is facing cancer, it's crucial to prioritize your health and well-being. A key aspect of this is ensuring that you receive the best possible nutrition advice to support your body during this challenging time. By choosing a nutritionist or dietitian with experience in oncology patient concerns, you can be confident that you are receiving expert guidance and personalized recommendations tailored to your unique needs. Oncology nutritionists and dietitians are specialized in understanding the complex nutritional needs of cancer patients, including managing treatment side effects, promoting healing, and enhancing quality of life.
Working with an oncology nutritionist or dietitian means partnering with a professional who is deeply familiar with the specific issues that cancer patients often face, such as weight fluctuations, loss of appetite, and digestive problems. These nutritionists and dietitians have undergone extensive training and education in the field of cancer nutrition, allowing them to provide evidence-based recommendations and support. As a result, they are well-equipped to help you navigate the complexities of cancer care, ensuring that you receive the vital nutrients your body needs to stay strong throughout your treatment journey. Trusting your nutrition to an oncology nutritionist or dietitian is a decision that can make a significant difference in your overall health and well-being during this critical time.
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Fay has high standards for quality of care, read more about how we screen providers to guarantee you're meeting with the best nutrition and wellness experts in the country.
Cancer / Oncology nutrition counseling covered by insurance
The best cancer / oncology nutritionists and dietitians
Fay has high standards for quality of care, read more about how we screen providers to guarantee you're meeting with the best nutrition and wellness experts in the country.
Fay has high standards for quality of care, read more about how we screen providers to guarantee you're meeting with the best nutrition and wellness experts in the country.
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Overcome your challenges with cancer nutrition
It’s important to get the right nutrition during cancer treatment and recovery. However, therapy can make it difficult to get the balanced meals you need.
Challenges include:
- Loss of appetite
- Mouth sores
- Digestive issues making it hard to swallow food, nausea, vomiting, constipation, diarrhea, and more
- Lactose intolerance
- Gut inflammation
- A change in the taste of certain foods
- Dehydration
- Fatigue
Get the right diet during and after cancer treatment
- Control weight loss (or weight gain)
- Prevent muscle loss
- Build strength
- Boost immunity
- Manage side effects
- Get the right nutrition
Everyone's journey is different, so your dietitian works with you 1 on 1 to provide a hyper-personalized plan
Have you tried (seemingly) every diet out there with limited success? Trying to beat prediabetes holistically? Worn out from life and know your diet could be better but don’t know where to start? Your dietitian will assess all this and more to craft a completely personalized approach for your treatment based on your goals, lifestyle, health history, motivators, and more. Fay dietitians use clinically proven methods to drive results, including goal setting, intuitive eating, nutrition education, lifestyle counseling, lab testing, and meal planning.
The world of nutrition is overwhelming. There’s so much information out there – but how can you know what’s right for you? The reality is: nutrition is complex and requires an expert’s guidance. Registered dietitians are the only nutrition professionals qualified to offer medical nutrition therapy (MNT). That means RDNs have a deep understanding of the chemical properties of food and how that interacts with one’s body on a cellular level to impact overall health. Instead of stressing out over the latest food trend, put your care in the hands of a dietitian and find ease in knowing you’re getting personalized, research-backed nutrition advice.
Ready to break free from the harsh voice in your head criticizing your every food choice? Whether weight loss is part of your goals or not, your dietitian can help calm the noise with a research-backed approach that addresses both the practical challenges of daily meals and the psychological factors of disordered eating. You can learn ways to manage your health and weight that go beyond the confines of a traditional “diet” by prioritizing balance and finding the right nutrition approach for you personally.
Accountability is a crucial factor in making any lifestyle change. Having a set weekly meeting with your dietitian – and knowing you have an expert on your side – can make a world of difference when it comes to sticking to your nutrition goals. You’ll have regular check-ins where you go over your progress and any challenges you’re facing, and together, you and your dietitian will make adjustments to account for your evolving needs. RDNs know as well as anyone that a successful plan is one that fits into your life, not works against it.
You have to make a lot of decisions every day, including what to eat. Meal planning removes the headache of that decision, and when it’s done in partnership with your dietitian, it’s that much easier to meet your goals without exhausting yourself in the process. All the hard work of figuring out how much to eat and when is already done for you – you just need to stick to the plan. Your RDN can provide meal ideas and recipes too, which can help boost adherence and make following your plan simpler and more enjoyable.
No matter why you’re getting a dietitian’s expertise, intuitive eating principles can help almost anyone cultivate a healthier relationship with food. Using behavioral psychology, intuitive eating emphasizes getting in touch with your body to better understand hunger and fullness cues, identify emotional eating, and remove any shame or guilt that might come up. With this psychological approach, your dietitian can help you calm the “food noise” in your mind to cultivate a sense of empowerment and joy in eating once again.
Meeting your nutrition goals is about more than just the food you eat. Your daily routine – activity level, sleep schedule, stress levels, work life, and environment – has a huge impact on your overall health. Your dietitian will create your personalized plan based on these factors and more. Taking this approach makes your plan more realistic, which makes achieving your goals easier. It also allows your RD to identify any potential challenges and craft a plan to overcome them.
Food can play an important role in managing chronic health conditions, but you need an expert to guide you. Fay has dietitians specializing in diabetes, IBS, PCOS, thyroid health, obesity, and more. These providers can collaborate directly with your broader care team to ensure your nutrition plan is aligned with your ongoing treatments. Your RDN can do more than just make a meal plan based on your goals and condition – they can also educate you on the key factors of eating for that condition, empowering you to continue the care for yourself.
Health is foundational to wellbeing. Fay dietitians are qualified to support weight loss, hormonal imbalances, chronic disease, and much more. Collaborating with an RDN greatly increases your chances of success in meeting your goals. Whatever your nutrition goals are, you can find a board-certified registered dietitian nutritionist specializing in that area with Fay.
What to look for in a cancer and oncology nutritionist
Specialized experience
An oncology dietitian (RD or RDN) with specialized experience in cancer nutrition is important to manage the unique nutritional challenges of cancer treatment and recovery. As a key member of the healthcare team, they customize nutritional plans essential for healing and coping with the demands of cancer therapies. Their expertise helps mitigate common side effects and they offer continued support to patients and caregivers throughout the course of treatment.
A personalized approach
Fay’s cancer nutritionists work closely with healthcare providers and tailor dietary strategies to each person’s specific needs. This type of personal approach can help manage treatment side effects. Personalized nutrition can also help boost energy, build immunity, and maintain weight during therapy and recovery.
Good communication skills
When you undergo cancer therapy, discussing side effects, diet changes, and other challenges is essential. An oncology dietitian can guide you through these adjustments, manage side effects, and explain how treatment impacts your overall health. Don't hesitate to ask questions and assess their communication style in your first meeting to make sure they're a good fit for you.
Holistic approach to health
Cancer not only impacts you physically with symptoms like weight loss, loss of appetite, weakness, fatigue, mouth sores, and digestive issues, but it also takes a toll on your mental health. Depression, anxiety, other mood disorders, and emotions like sadness, grief, and anger can influence your eating habits and overall healing. These shifts can disrupt your eating habits and rate of healing. That's where an oncology nutritionist comes in, actively using a whole-body approach to nutrition and diet for your benefit.
What to look for in a cancer and oncology nutritionist
Specialized experience
An oncology dietitian (RD or RDN) with specialized experience in cancer nutrition is important to manage the unique nutritional challenges of cancer treatment and recovery. As a key member of the healthcare team, they customize nutritional plans essential for healing and coping with the demands of cancer therapies. Their expertise helps mitigate common side effects and they offer continued support to patients and caregivers throughout the course of treatment.
A personalized approach
Fay’s cancer nutritionists work closely with healthcare providers and tailor dietary strategies to each person’s specific needs. This type of personal approach can help manage treatment side effects. Personalized nutrition can also help boost energy, build immunity, and maintain weight during therapy and recovery.
Good communication skills
When you undergo cancer therapy, discussing side effects, diet changes, and other challenges is essential. An oncology dietitian can guide you through these adjustments, manage side effects, and explain how treatment impacts your overall health. Don't hesitate to ask questions and assess their communication style in your first meeting to make sure they're a good fit for you.
Holistic approach to health
Cancer not only impacts you physically with symptoms like weight loss, loss of appetite, weakness, fatigue, mouth sores, and digestive issues, but it also takes a toll on your mental health. Depression, anxiety, other mood disorders, and emotions like sadness, grief, and anger can influence your eating habits and overall healing. These shifts can disrupt your eating habits and rate of healing. That's where an oncology nutritionist comes in, actively using a whole-body approach to nutrition and diet for your benefit.
Benefits of working with a cancer and oncology nutritionist
Covered by insurance
Cancer treatment and recovery often result in significant financial strain and most people cannot afford to pay for additional dietitian services. However, Fay’s oncology nutritionists are covered by most insurance plans, potentially costing $0 or just a $10 co-pay. Their expert guidance can help manage side effects, optimize nutrition, and improve well-being, proving crucial for effective cancer care.
Custom nutrition plans
Each person responds differently to cancer treatment. A cancer nutritionist designs personalized nutrition plans to help manage treatment side effects and support each patient’s recovery.
Reliable advice based on science
Working with a cancer and oncology nutritionist who offers science-based nutritional guidance can potentially improve treatment outcomes and support recovery by aligning your diet with your medical needs. This expert advice may help reduce side effects and promote better health during cancer treatment.
Management of side effects
An oncology dietitian can help you manage common side effects of cancer treatment such as nausea, fatigue, appetite loss, and weight changes with tailored dietary strategies. This specialized support aims to enhance your comfort and maintain your nutritional health during therapy.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can an oncology nutritionist or dietitian help with recovery from cancer?
An oncology nutritionist or dietitian can play a crucial role in cancer recovery by helping manage side effects and ensuring proper nutrition.
They can provide accurate, evidence-based advice to counteract the often confusing and incorrect dietary information found online or from well-meaning friends and family. By debunking myths about cancer diets, they help patients make informed choices about their nutrition.
Additionally, they offer ongoing support and guidance, making the challenging journey of recovery a bit easier to navigate.
Do oncology dietitians accept my insurance?
Yes, Fay's oncology dietitians accept all major health insurance plans. This means you can access expert nutritional support during your cancer treatment without worrying about coverage.
Fay is committed to making high-quality, personalized dietary care accessible and affordable for everyone. For specific details about your plan, you can contact Fay directly or check with your insurance provider.
Does Fay have online or virtual dietitians and nutritionists that can help with cancer treatment and recovery?
Yes, Fay offers online and virtual consultations with dietitians and nutritionists who specialize in cancer treatment and recovery. These professionals provide personalized dietary guidance to help manage treatment side effects and support overall health. With convenient virtual appointments, patients can receive expert advice from the comfort of their own homes, ensuring they get the support they need throughout their cancer journey.
Additionally, Fay’s oncology nutritionists can help family members and caregivers learn about nutrition during cancer treatment and recovery.
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