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Specialties
- Heart health
- Help gaining weight
- General health
- Food allergies
- Healthy aging
- Women's health
- Help losing weight
- Sports & performance nutrition
- IBS
- Disordered eating
- Thyroid disorders
- Vegan/vegetarian
- Weight stabilization
- Type 2 diabetes
- Prediabetes
- High cholesterol
- High blood pressure
- GERD / Acid reflux
Approaches
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Intuitive eating🥘
Meal planning⭐
Weight-neutral🤝
Accountability
Minimum patient age
About Maria
Maria Blesh has been a dietitian for more than 15 years. She began her nutrition career working in retirement and skilled care facilities. Maria has provided outpatient counseling services for the Penn State and State College communities. She has extensive experience with collegiate athletes and eating disorders as well as food allergies, meal prep and planning, GI concerns and general nutrition wellness. Maria currently teaches nutrition courses at Penn State.
Approach to care
Nutrition is personal and unique for each person. I center my care around the individual. I believe in a food first approach to fueling the body. I will work side by side with the client to meet their goals through listening, coaching and supporting.
Your first session with Maria
During our first session, I want to learn more about you and your goals. Getting to know one another and building a rapport is key. It is important for me to understand your nutrition journey - past, present and then future goals. We will go through basic healthy history information, provide coaching and education and set a clear plan moving forward with goals.
Location
📍 State College, Pennsylvania
Education
Penn State
Hobbies
I love spending time with family and friends. Some of my favorite things to do are travel, read a good mystery novel, play tennis, cook and bake and play board games.