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Benefits of
Membership
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You Will Receive: |
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Access to Member Section |
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Diet of your choice printable in PDF |
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Online diet materials |
√ Diet
support includes:
- Regular messages from the
dietitian
- Mail Box for your
private correspondence with the dietitian.
- Contact with other
Members while maintaining your privacy.
- Meet Me Telephone
Conference Calls.
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Nutrition
Counseling
is
available
to
individuals
living
in
Texas,
where
the
dietitians
are
licensed.
If
you
wish
to
have
a
consultation
with
a
dietitian
in
another
state,
click
here.
Nutrition
Counseling
includes
an
assessment
of
your
nutritional
status
and
dietary
habits.
It
includes
a
personalized
diet
program
developed
for
you
based
on
recommendations
from
your
physician
and
your
laboratory
results.
This
is
referred
to
as
Medical
Nutrition
Therapy
(MNT).
MNT
is
comprehensive
and
includes
diet
modification
and
counseling
to
help
you
achieve
your
diet-related
goals.
It
includes
helping
you
handle
eating
problems,
such
as
eating
due
to
emotions,
and
handle
barriers
to
making
important
changes.
The
initial
session
and
follow-up
sessions
may
be
scheduled
as
office
visits
or
conducted
by
telephone
With
the
help
of
a
dietitian,
changing
your
diet
to
a
more
healthful
way
of
eating
is
easier
than
you
think.
The
dietitian
will
review
entries
you
make
in
the
Member
Section,
particularly
the
Nutrient
Analyzer©
and
Weight
Graph,
by
making
suggestions
and
comments
on
your
progress.
Certain
insurance
companies
reimburse
for
Nutrition
Counseling
with
referral
from
a
physician.
Steps
for
enrolling
in
Nutritional
Counseling:
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Print
a
copy
of
Referral
Form
and
give
it
to
your
physician.
Ask
him/her
to
complete
the
form,
and
fax
to
713-798-6409.
Be
sure
your
name,
address,
telephone
number
and
date
of
birth
are
on
the
form.
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Print
a
copy
of
the
Diet
and
Medical
Questionnaire.
Fax
completed
questionnaire
to
713-798-6409;
a
cover
sheet
is
not
necessary.
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Send
E-mail
or
call
713-798-4150
to
schedule
an
appointment
with
a
dietitian.
- The
location
for
Nutritional
Counseling
is
6550
Fannin
in
Smith
Tower,
Suite
1271.
Smith
Tower
is
on
the
corner
of
University
between
Fannin
and
Main
Street,
across
from
The
Methodist
Hospital.
Entry
for
valet
parking
is
on
Dryden.
Entry
for
self-parking
is
on
Main
Street.
Click
for
map
to
Smith
Tower.
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