Sara Matthews
Specialties
- Autoimmune disease
- Cancer
- Celiac disease
- Diabetes or prediabetes
- General health
- Gestational diabetes
- Prediabetes
- Type 1 diabetes
- Type 2 diabetes
Approaches
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Functional medicine🥘
Meal planning⭐
Weight-neutral🏃
Exercise
Identifies as
- Christian
- Female
Cuisines / Diets
- Gluten Free
- Latin American
- Low Carb / Keto
- Mediterranean
- Mexican
- Middle Eastern
- Paleo
- Vegan
- Vegetarian
Minimum patient age
About Sara
Sara Matthews: Dietitian and Artist. Began her interest in health in Texas with childhood asthma and allergies. Her health issues led her to study dance: classical ballet and tap. Martial arts and photography were her interests in college as she earned her BFA in film. She then became an independent filmmaker for Drama and Documentaries. Her first film for Veterans suffering with PTSD was shown at festivals and online. Her current film features a Brazilian Artist in Venice Beach, CA. Because of her many years in Los Angeles, her background includes working with many cultures and families. Her food lists include many choices from cooking at home to dining out. Nutritional Science integrated with practical recipes and plans gives a guiding path to wellness.
Approach to care
RDN Sara finds working with Nutrition rewarding as keys to food choices for individuals and families become new journeys in health discoveries. Her background includes many activities to enhance wellness. As fitness enthusiast, Sara taught aerobics, fitness, yoga, modeling, dance and became a choreographer. Her personal journey from the arts to healthcare gives her a creative edge in consultations. Her extensive work in Digestive Care from being a lecturer to companies: Disney, MTV, Edison and LA Unified. She later worked for a top GI physician to assist clients with conditions: Celiacs Disease, GERD, Colitis, Crohn's and other applications for many conditions and goals.
Your first session with Sara
For a first session, Sara likes to look at several tools for diagnostics. A health continuum is one way to discover issues and the state of health awareness. Determining a health list typically begins with three or more goals. Finding time efficient plans will also be a shared experience. Clients have options and lists of strategies to meet challenges of their personal and clinical goals.
Location
📍 Los Angeles, California
Education
MS, RDN from CSULA in Los Angeles, CA BFA in film from Dallas, TX
Hobbies
Dance, Pets, Shopping, Fashion and Film
Licenses and Certifications
MS - Master of Science