Melissa Burton

About Melissa

I've been a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist, Registered Yoga Teacher and Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor. I've been an RDN for over 15 years after a first career in Marketing. I work from an Intuitive Eating platform and believe that all foods fit into a lifestyle that supports your quality of life. I've worked in many different settings including clinical (hospital, dialysis center), outpatient (Substance Use and Eating Disorder Recovery Centers), corporate wellness (Amgen, NBCUniversal, Dreamworks and various other outlets) and telehealth (specializing in women's health). My specialty areas include: - women's health (perimenopause/menopause and PCOS) - weight concerns/body image/relationship with food (Certification in Adult Weight Management) - disordered eating/eating disorders - substance use recovery - neurodiversity - general health (cardiovascular health, GI/digestion - including IBS , diabetes/prediabetes, renal) and - overall relationship with food

Approach to care

Accessible, down to earth evaluations of your lifestyle (personal and professional), metabolic markers (blood work), activity, health values (related to food, activity, sleep, supplements and influences) and determination of areas that need exploration, support or education so that you can feel knowledgeable and empowered to make decisions that best align with your health and wellness goals. I am not the Nutrition Police - I love food and want to help others do so without guilt, shame or fear. There's no morality or elitism when it comes to food (so yes, convenience foods and foods you love but think you shouldn't can have a place). My Initial Intake covers a lot more than just what you eat in a day and why. There are more factors that contribute to health and quality of life and I want to bring all of that into account to help my clients meet their goals. My philosophy regarding nutrition is permission changes everything. Meet with me and learn more.

Your first session with Melissa

An initial session with me is not just to learn about what you eat - it's when, where and why and how it makes you feel. There's more to health that just food, it's personal and professional lifestyle, metabolic results, activity, sleep, hormones, stress management, food values development as well as physical, mental and emotional influences from the past and in the present. Understanding more about you helps me tailor my nutrition counseling (medical nutrition therapy) to your wants and needs; not mine.

Location

📍 Los Angeles, California

Education

SUNY Binghamton (Psychology) CUNY Brooklyn (Nutrition & Dietetics)

Hobbies

Food, travel, concerts, music and TV

Licenses and Certifications