Claire Mademann

About Claire

I am thrilled to be working at Nourish! I live in Colorado and have enjoyed my work as a Dietitian in both clinical and community settings. My clinical experience includes both the preventative realm and the disease management realm, although my passion lies in the preventative holistic realm. I am originally from St. Louis, Missouri, and my background lies mainly in empowering recreational and elite athletes achieve high performance through optimal fueling strategies. My background also lies in overall wellness, where I focus on assisting patients develop a healthier relationship with food through mindful eating. A current nutrition passion of mine is the local food and sustainability movement, and encouraging patients to learn where their food comes from and get to know and support their local farmers. For the past two years, I have loved volunteering in my daughter’s kindergarten and first grade classrooms by teaching an engaging nutrition class each month.

Approach to care

I also specialize in weight management, where I take more of a health-based versus weight-based approach. I enjoy coaching my patients to learn how to successfully focus on real, wholesome, natural foods, and learn to love those foods. I take a food as medicine approach, integrating integrative and functional nutrition therapy and gut health. Practicing with empathy, active listening, and dignity are values of mine. I will meet you where you are in your health and nutrition journey and deliver patient-centered and personalized care. I collaborate with my patients and empower them to set relevant realistic goals. I look at the whole person, keeping in mind how strongly the mind and body are connected. It is important to me to find the root causes of nutrition issues, and from there, develop a roadmap for patients to find resolution to those issues through small steps to ensure success.

Your first session with Claire

In the first session, patients can expect to begin building a connection with me, as we learn a little bit more about each other. You will also learn more about Nourish and what to expect on your journey with me. We will dive into a comprehensive nutrition evaluation, where I will ask clarifying questions regarding information you completed before our initial session. We'll also discuss your goals and priorities, and personalized nutrition education and counseling will begin. You'll leave with specific action steps to focus on which are unique to you.

Location

📍 Colorado Springs, Colorado

Education

Masters in Sports Nutrition

Hobbies

In my spare time, I enjoy reading to my six and two year old girls, cooking with them, and experimenting in the kitchen with colorful, seasonal vegetables. I also enjoy traveling, reading on my own, running and being outdoors - camping, rock climbing, skiing, hiking and mountain biking.

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