Welcome

Nutrition As Therapy has been in business since 2007. We have the experience to help our clients reach their goals. We make eating healthfully a fun and delicious experience. Our areas of expertise include: Weight management, High blood pressure management, High cholesterol/triglyceride management, Nutrition for pregnancy, Diabetes, Teen/child/infant nutrition, Vegan/vegetarian, Nutrition for optimal health, Disordered eating including compulsive & emotional overeating.

Our approach to good nutrition encompasses not only education but also lifestyle, genetic and environmental factors. We address each person as a whole, assessing possible emotional and physiological influences as to why an issue may be occurring. Our philosophy promotes plant-based, wholesome eating using natural food, organic supplementation if applicable, exercise, support, and goal-setting to assist our clients in achieving their health goals.

Change is not easy, we know — so we move with you at your pace with understanding and encouragement at every step of the way. We can assist you in achieving your health goals! Call us to make your first appointment.

About Magnolia

Magnolia Vela is a Registered Dietitian and Certified Diabetes Educator with over 8 years of experience. She holds a Master's Degree in Nutritional Science from Cal State Long Beach and completed her nutrition/dietetic internship through the University of Northern Colorado. Being of Colombian descent she acknowledges the cultural diversity present amongst clients and appreciates each client for the unique individual that they are. She has always been of the entrepreneurial spirit and started off teaching classes to the Latino Obgyn population in Los Angeles. She then became the staff RD for Talbert Medical and Universal Care. Shorty thereafter she opened her business otherwise known as Nutrition As Therapy and began counseling clients as she partnered with local doctors and medical groups who were proactive and saw the cost-effectiveness of offering medical nutrition therapy (MNT) to their patients. She now has a team of Registered Dietitian Nutritionists that assist her with client therapy. Her goal is to offer clients a thorough and positive experience while they are in counseling from food preparation demonstrations to simple exercise classes where people can experience "hands-on" learning.

"She exhibits a nurturing, yet professional demeanor along with excellent communication skills, which allow her to demonstrate her exceptional knowledge of foods as they affect health. As a business owner, Magnolia is devoted to her patients and takes great satisfaction in counseling them on how to live a healthy lifestyle. She approaches patient counseling with a gentleness and concern that is tangible, has managed to surround herself with great, skilled staff that are just as caring and that would explain why her practice is thriving. Genuine service with integrity is what she provides and it is a successful mentality to have. She truly cares about people and wants them to be empowered every time they leave the office. I have had the opportunity to see her in a business setting as well as a social setting and I can truly say that Magnolia is a person who is excited about life, optimistic about almost everything, and empathizes with people. I would highly recommend her to anyone. She makes a difference.

"Magnolia is highly knowledgeable in health and nutrition and I would highly recommend anyone who needs health and nutrition counseling to utilize her staff's expertise. Communicates very well, presents herself professionally and has an exceptional knowledge in foods and their nutritional contributions as they affect diet and any desireable lifestyle."

Services

What services are provided?

As Registered Dietitians (RDs) we can help your patients improve their medical condition(s) by assisting your patients with diabetes with lowering their HgbA1Cs to ranges of 6% – 6.5% depending on MD goals for patient, by lowering patient blood pressure, lowering LDL cholesterol and triglyceride levels, and by reducing BMI to more desirable ranges. We can also assist with those that are in the Pre-diabetes state to prevent/delay Diabetes, assist with Renal Insufficiency, Food Allergies, Vegetarian/Veganism, IBS, Underweight, Malnutrition, Gestational Diabetes, Childhood Obesity, Teen Overweight, Disordered Eating,and all other medical conditions that can be improved by specific eating patterns.

Other Services Offered:

*NEW* Telehealth consults – see and speak to your dietitian through a computer, tablet or smartphone and complete your consult in the convenience of your own home.

Home consults for tube feeding or homebound patients.