e-Cleveland Clinic Announces Remote Cardiac Nutrition Counseling Services
Sound nutritional advice from the Cleveland Clinic Heart Center

Has your physician recommended that you change your eating habits to reduce cholesterol, blood pressure, blood sugars or weight? Do you have a family history of heart disease or diabetes and want to learn how to reduce your family's risk of developing these diseases? Are you confused by the variety of diets and diet plans available and want to know how you can get a customized plan designed for you own unique needs, to meet your own personal goals, from a source you know you can trust? If you answered "yes" to any of the above, e-Cleveland Clinic's MyConsult® remote nutrition counseling service can connect you to a registered dietitian at the Cleveland Clinic Heart Center who will provide you with step-by-step instruction on how a healthy diet can help reduce your risk factors related to heart disease and other health-related disorders.

"We designed the MyConsult remote nutrition counseling service to be a comprehensive nutrition program that assists individuals in adopting healthy diet and lifestyle patterns that can positively impact their health," says Melissa Ohlson, a registered dietitian in the Cleveland Clinic Heart Center's Department of Preventive Cardiology and Rehabilitation. "Our registered dietitians are members of the Cleveland Clinic Heart Center, which has been ranked best in the nation for heart care for the past 10 years by U.S. News & World Report. Using our extensive experience in heart disease risk reduction, our dietitians can assess an individual's nutritional needs and offer sound, practical advice that will make a real difference on more than their waistline."

The MyConsult remote nutrition counseling service is representative of the level of convenience and connectivity made possible by the e-Cleveland Clinic e-health services program, which allows patients to request a e-health services online, anytime, from virtually anywhere in the world. Now, patients seeking nutritional guidance can receive personalized nutrition recommendations without taking time from work, home or family. Because this service is available through a secure Web environment, information can be requested and received from the privacy of the patient's home. Each remote nutrition consultation is unique to an individual's personal medical history, food preference and circumstance. As a result, nutrition assessments are thorough, relevant and focused, providing rational, medically-sound nutrition advice that can be easily understood and implemented. Coupled with resources such as grocery shopping guides, access to the Cleveland Clinic Health Information Center, and detailed nutrition tips, the e-Cleveland Clinic MyConsult remote nutrition counseling service is a powerful resource that can help set an individual on the road to success.

"To a great degree," adds Ms. Ohlson, "good health is a product of the choices we make every day about what we eat, how much we exercise, and how knowledgeable we are about our own risks for disease. Our energy level, ability to concentrate and manage our weight, blood sugar and cholesterol--these are but just a few of the many conditions that can be favorably influenced when we provide our bodies with the right mix of nutrients, in the right amounts. The e-Cleveland Clinic MyConsult remote nutrition counseling service is our way of helping people around the world get the guidance necessary to start making the best choices they can for themselves, their bodies, and their family's health."

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