Jason van Heerden is a Registered Dietitian who runs his practice at Irene Village Care, Pretoria.

Jason is passionate about assisting people with their nutritional needs, whether those needs are weight management, medical nutrition therapy, sports nutrition as well as paediatric nutrition. He uses his knowledge, experience and skills to provide a wide range of practical and scientifically based dietitian services.

Jason matriculated at Pretoria Boys High School and thereafter received his Bachelors in Dietetics at the University of Pretoria. He did his internship at Steve Biko Academic Hospital, Kalafong Hospital, Daspoort Clinic and at Tshwane District Hospital. During his community service year at Tonga Hospital in Mpumalanga he received the award for the best annual project by a community service dietitian in the whole province.

Jason now carries out his passion at his own practice at Irene Village Care.

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Dietitians are experts in the science and art of nutrition to get you to the healthy weight you strive to be, which includes weight loss as well as weight gain.

At the practice we will provide you with a completely individualized sustainable, practical, affordable and enjoyable meal plan that will work for you.

The right diet will not leave you hungry, it will have tasty good food you enjoy that will keep you feel full and energized.

When you come in for the session we will look at the different areas of your diet and see where the problems are and then we will give you practical and science based recommendations.

We also discuss any medical conditions you have as well as discuss any medication that you may be taking and see what the drug nutrient interactions are.

At the practice we have an advanced scale that will help us track your progress and it will provide the following information:

1. Body fat percentage (% and KG)
2. Visceral fat rating (the fat around your tummy)
3. Lean muscle mass (% and KG)
4. Bone mass (KG)
5. Water % (hydration status)

Lifestyle diseases are diseases that are linked to the way that we live.

If we eat unhealthily, abuse substances and/or have a lack of physical activity, then we may develop these diseases which include:

• Diabetes (type 2)
• High blood pressure
• Elevated cholesterol
• Kidney disease
• Liver disease
• Cancer
• Arthritis etc.

All of these conditions need specific medical nutrition therapy to manage them where a dietitian is the expert in this field that will use the latest evidence based nutrition.

Nutrition can be the difference between gold and silver, between reaching your personal best or not finishing at all.

You need optimal nutrition to get optimal performance and a dietitian will help your get there!

Whether your goal is gaining lean mass, improving body composition or enhancing your endurance or athletic performance, then a dietitian is vital.

We will work with science-based, effective nutrition which includes total calorie intake, meal timing, fluids and supplementation for your specific needs.

Sports nutrition also involves the food that you take before, during and after your sport or exercise to get the best performance and recovery possible, especially on the match day.

At the practice we use an advanced scale that will indicate to us your:

1. Lean muscle mass (% and kg)
2. Body fat percentage (% and kg)
3. Bone mass (kg)
4. Water % (hydration status)

We can also do skinfold measuerements that will give us the most accurate results of your body fat percentage, as well as where your fat is distributed over your body to use for body recomposition.

Nutrition in the life of your child stretches all the way from pre-conception, throughout pregnancy, the first few months, developing into a toddler all the way to becoming a healthy teenager.

Knowing what, when and how much to feed a child at any stage can be confusing, but let a dietitian help you.

Breastfeeding can also be very complex and I have completed two breastfeeding courses to help give you the best advice that you need for breastfeeding.

Many children are fussy eaters or are faced with food allergies, food intolerances or have certain medical conditions that need specialised medical nutrition therapy. Let us discuss the diet of your child to make sure that they are still getting optimal nutrition for growth and health and how to overcome any nutritional challenges.

We offer a myriad of different services such as

• Gastrointestinal disorders such as irritable bowel syndrome, reflux, peptic ulcer disease, constipation etc.

• Kidney disease nutritional management

• Nutritional anaemia

• PCOS

• Eating disorders such as anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa and binge eating

• Gout

• Thyroid issues

• Discovery Vitality Assessments

• Group nutrition discussions

And many more!