Nutrition Counseling

Optimize your energy, endurance, and recovery.

We work with active adults - from runners to gym-lovers to busy parents and triathletes - who are ready to nourish themselves. Our approach helps you challenge the diet mentality and develop consistent nutrition habits that power your body, mind, life, and training goals.

1-on-1 nutrition counseling at Back Bay Health combines face-to-face sessions with the comprehensive support and resources you deserve.

  • This is for you if:

    • You “bonk” during workouts

    • You don’t know what to eat or drink before, during, or after running

    • You’re exhausted after long runs or training sessions

    • You experience unpleasant GI symptoms (cramps, diarrhea, pain) around running

    • You feel like something is missing from your training plan

    • You want to feel healthy without obsessing over food

    • You’re experiencing chronic fatigue or are hitting a wall during exercise

    • Something is standing in the way of you feeling and performing at your best

      You will:

    • Learn how to make & order meals that fit your goals

    • Improve your energy and fatigue

    • Enjoy all foods without guilt

    • Reconnect with your hunger and fullness cues

    • Establish strategies to fuel your exercise/training

    • Learn what to eat while training or competition

    • Learn how to fuel workouts without cramps or pain

    • Learn when to hydrate and what electrolyte supplements to use

    Insurance & Pricing:

    • Our registered dietitian is in-network with Blue Cross Blue Shield and Mass General Brigham Health Plan.

      • Sessions are likely covered by insurance, however you must call to verify your specific coverage.

    • For other insurance plans:

      • You will be given a superbill to submit to your insurance for possible out-of-network reimbursement.

    • HSA/FSA and all major credit cards accepted

    Next Steps:

Areas of specialty include:

  • Mindful and balanced eating

  • Sports nutrition

  • Meal planning

  • Disordered eating

  • Chronic fatigue

  • Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)

 
 

Wondering how nutrition counseling can benefit you?
Schedule your discovery call with our Registered Dietitian Nutritionist.

Your Roadmap

ASSESS

We start by understanding your story - your health background, your likes/dislikes, your needs and goals. The initial assessment will include a deep dive into:

  • Past medical history

  • Current symptoms and health concerns

  • Dietary, supplement, and lifestyle patterns

  • Assessments from other practitioners

  • Previous laboratory results

Additional laboratory testing can be ordered, if needed.

FUEL

Once we understand the big picture of your history and lifestyle, we will guide you through personalized, food-forward interventions that will nourish and fuel your body. This may include:

  • Nutrition education

  • Medical nutrition therapy

  • Recipe inspiration and meal planning recommendations.

  • Lifestyle counseling

  • Supplement recommendations, if needed

  • Collaboration with other providers

THRIVE

Our goal is to help you implement changes that improve your current health & performance AND benefit your future self. With ongoing support, we want you to feel:

  • Good in your body

  • Energized day-to-day

  • Prepared for and able to recover from fitness

  • Mindful of your eating patterns

  • Free from digestive distress

  • Confident in your body and in your performance abilities

What Clients Are Saying

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Marisa

Tim at Back Bay Health are a breath of fresh air. If you're experiencing chronic symptoms - such as ongoing pain, fatigue, or GI distress - you can often be dismissed or tossed around from doctor to doctor; here I was instead met with the utmost empathy, a wealth of knowledge, and an unparalleled dedication to seeing me through to well-being. In addition, they are simply wonderful humans that genuinely care about their patients! I'm thankful to have found a team that "gets it" and is there to root me on through the ups and downs of the climb toward better health.

Julie G

Back Bay Health is a one stop shop for all things good: movement and sustainable, long term wellness. I found Tim and Laura almost a year ago while suffering from acne during quarantine. Tim, a functional dietician, worked with me to get to the internal source of my acne and gave me evidence-based approaches to address it without ever pushing medications. Laura worked with me to address ongoing hip pain following a torn labrum that never seemed to heal. Perhaps the biggest takeaway for me here was to stop “babying” my hip. Years of doing that post injury just led to more issues. Adding heavy weight and strength training actually helped. Far more than I ever thought. My hip is now much happier when running and I’ve been able to increase my mileage. I highly recommend them for their holistic approach. It really works.

Bill M

Drs Tim and Laura have helped me tremendously the past three years. I have had two back surgeries and both times they have given me strategies and treatments that have enabled me to recover faster and stay off pain medications. They also fully explained to me in language I could understand my MRI’s and X Rays. They developed a specific plan with hands on treatments, nutrition, and exercises for me that have helped me immensely. They are very knowledgeable in health and nutrition and they actually care about all their patients! They are highly accessible and are very courteous and Professional. I would highly recommend them to anyone in need of first care treatment for their Spine and the rest of their body too!

 
 

Food fuels and food heals.

Want to learn how nutrition counseling can benefit you? Schedule a complementary discovery call with our Registered Dietitian Nutritionist.