1. Tell us about your background
My background is primarily in arts, law, and, social service, till I found a keen interest in fitness and nutrition due to my own personal journey of weight loss. The beautiful journey of self-realization that transforms the lives of other people is something I would love to embark on as much as choosing a healthy way of life for my own self-image as the beginning of my journey. That one thought made this drive a purposeful one.2. When did you first decide that you wanted to be a Nutritionist?
I decided I wanted to be a Nutritionist when I went through the real day-to-day struggles of being obese in school. From being bullied to being objectified only by the number on the scale. The trauma and self-beliefs, I built down the way, impacted my relationship with food and the lens through which I saw myself.
Dramatically losing weight thereafter, not backed by any logic or science, falling prey to the fads and believing that what works for others would work for me, I lost weight and my health.
It was that failed journey that help me channel my desire to learn the right way to transform my health for the better. A burning desire to learn and open my mind to reading more about nutrition and fitness led me to see insights into what I could have done correctly.
Embarking on this process of learning helped me see my passion for nutrition and fitness and how I would like to inspire and educate others to imbibe that kind of lifestyle.
3. What aspects of nutrition do you feel are most important to address when consulting with people?
The three most important aspects to address are
a) To deal with clients with a heart of compassion
On a day-to-day basis, I am interacting with people who are striving to achieve optimal health. With Gut and sleep-related conditions related to clients, that I manage on the day today realized day, I have realized that empathy and compassion are the keys today realized to winning their trust, respect and hearts. A team that works together as one always succeeds.
b) Use the art of listening
Listening to someone express their innermost desires is a very beautiful experience. It is only possible to create that safe space for a client by listening to them intently, without showing a need to speak, and by creating a judgment-free environment with clients. As they say often, being heard is equal to being healed
c) Assuring a client that we understand that they are the experts with their body
I essentially believe that each person is master Ph.D. of their body, and giving each individual that respects and making them realize that the remote control of their health is in their hands is a very powerful self-development tool to give a client.
For them to see that they just need handholding to facilitate the process that works best for their bodies is the only teamwork that we have to do. These three aspects make work fulfilling as a professional as it gives one a chance to genuinely make a difference in others' lives.
4. According to you, what should be an ideal diet for today's youth?
There is no ideal diet essentially. Three ideals that I do believe youth should swear by are:
a) Primary food and secondary food
This beautiful concept about how the food we eat is actually secondary food for our body, and the primary food for our body, mind, and soul is made up of 4 aspects mainly career, relationships, physical activity, and spirituality.
If any of these areas are out of balance it is going to impact one's good choices and the relationship or behavior with food, and if one is upset or happy about any of these aspects of one's life
b) Intuitive eating
Intuitive eating is going back to one’s roots or tapping into the intrinsic knowledge that we have about the good and bad food choices for maintaining homeostasis or balance of the body.
So essentially asking oneself every time whether a certain food is ok with one’s body balance is the key to using awareness and intuitive eating. It is something we intuitively learn from our childhood but adapt to using differently once we have more pressure or temptations in daily food choices.
c) Bio individuality
Bio individuality is about recognizing one shoe does not fit all or essentially figuring that one person’s food is another person’s poison which means that if a plan suits one person and gives them phenomenal results does not mean it does that for everyone on the same plan.
Bio individuality takes all the aspects into focus, such as environmental factors, genetics, and lifestyle which decide the final outcome of the food plan for each person. There is beauty in embracing this.
5. Your advice to our readers who are willing to follow a healthy diet plan?
Gut Nutrition is close to my heart and I do believe everything starts and ends with inflammation in the gut. If you want to essentially start a healthy lifestyle you have to follow a plan that aligns with your digestive force, and they also factor in the need to add certain kinds of foods that help improve any physiological deficiency and symptoms.
For eg a person has food intolerance it is a must for a person to follow a one-by-one elimination plan for three days to understand what is creating inflammation in the body. To work on the key of moderation as far as all foods are concerned unless they produce any symptoms.
6. Which is your favorite book and why?
I don’t really have a favorite book, also I am not a lot into reading, as much as I am I’m into studying more deeply and intently about my subjects related to Gut and sleep nutrition.
I strongly believe that there is never a time when you feel you know enough, the constant quest and thirst to learn more to add value to the lives I work with has been the driving force for spending all my extra time upgrading myself over the last seven years.
They help me become a better version of the professional I am and bring out the best in me in terms of my confidence, faith in science, and my passion to help others through this learning curve.
Interviewed By - Nimisha Dutta
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