Meet Natalia Fedorenko, a general practitioner, endocrinologist, and nutritionist at FoodEx. An adherent of a healthy lifestyle 🙂
As part of the FoodEх team of experts, she develops balanced nutrition programs, plans menus for people with chronic gastrointestinal diseases; creates individual diets for athletes, pregnant women, and diabetics.
She developed a nutrition program for theBODYology project.
Developed a weight loss curriculum for the Eduget educational platform. She has conducted more than 30 seminars, webinars, and lectures.
Educational background:
2006 – 2012 – DonNMU named after Gorky;
2013 – training in the field of “Weight Management”;
2012 – 2014 – Shupik National Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education in the field of “Therapy”;
2016 – Shupik National Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education in the field of “Endocrinology”. Endocrinology;
2016 – member of the Association of Nutritionists of Ukraine;
since 2014 – general practitioner in a family medicine clinic;
since 2013 – weight loss consultant.
What is nutrition for me?
It’s a way to bring my clients back to a harmonious life, to teach them to love themselves and take care of their bodies through normal nutrition. With a healthy diet, you can get rid of many diseases, stop taking medications, cleanse yourself, normalize sugar, and improve the functioning of all organs and systems.
You do not need to exhaust yourself, starve, “fast”, or not eat after 6 p.m. Understanding the basics of dietetics and physiology, you can help a person lose weight, change their diet, habits, and ultimately teach them to manage their own body and enjoy every new day!
Express diets – how to treat them?
Short-term diets are not only ineffective, but also harmful to our body. By limiting yourself to proteins, fats, carbohydrates, vitamins and minerals, you disrupt all biochemical processes. I argue that you don’t need to exhaust yourself in the gym or starve to lose weight.
I support a balanced diet that takes into account individual characteristics of a person; calorie content, glycemic index and composition of each product; cooking method and portion size.
Eating habits – how to change them?
It’s not easy to change your body to healthy eating habits. I never shame my clients for their weaknesses. I believe that you shouldn’t “break” your body and deprive it of all gastronomic “temptations” in an instant.
You need to negotiate with your body!
Start by gradually introducing healthy foods into your diet. Try dried fruit candies or dark chocolate instead of cakes; whole grain bread or bread rolls instead of a loaf; reduce your intake of sugar and sugary drinks; cut out all fried foods… Don’t be afraid if you feel like you’re craving a hamburger again and again.
It takes time and motivation to change to a healthy diet!
Dietary myths – how to deal with them?
I often deal with myths and prejudices during consultations. Examples of common misconceptions: an apple or kefir at night helps to lose weight; you can’t eat after 6 p.m.; you must have breakfast; you need to eat soups every day; separate meals are the key to health, etc.
Do not “fall for” advertising tricks and do not trust “glossy gurus”.
My wishes to you…
If you control your diet and still don’t achieve results, consult a qualified specialist who will help you find out the cause of your condition. Overweight problems can be a symptom of many diseases.
Remember, the only way to lose weight and stay healthy is to exercise moderately and follow the recommendations of a nutritionist.
Take care of your health wisely!
