e-Consult Services
What does an e-mail consultation involve?
When you purchase an e-mail consultation, Jo Ann will
e-mail you. Once you respond to Jo Ann with your questions
about Gut Insight, she will offer you practical recommendations
and a realistic plan of action to improve your nutritional
status, including supporting education resources.
E-mail consultation fees are set for 15 minute intervals
and require advance registration and payment. Please
note that payment is to be made by PayPal at the time
of returning your completed assessment form. No recommendations
or education resources will be provided unless payment
has been received. Medicare rebates are not available
for e-mail consultations. Some private health funds may
offer rebates for e-mail consults. Please contact your
fund for more information.
e-Consulting Sample Question
I am a 48-year-old woman who is active and slightly
overweight. Can you tell me what I need to know about
my calcium needs and how to achieve the recommended intake
through natural foods?
Thank you for your question, calcium is an important
mineral, with its primary function to form the structure
of your bones and teeth, but it also plays a vital
role in your vascular system where it is involved in
vascular contractions and vasodilation, and with muscle
contractions in your neuromuscular system.
At age 48 the recommended daily intake of calcium is
1000 milligrams. At 50 years your intake recommendation
increases to 1200 milligrams to cover needs after menopause.
Natural foods that are rich in calcium are primarily
dairy foods. I recommend yogurt with its live active
cultures, as well as nonfat milk as your primarily sources.
If you consume two 8 ounce servings a day you will be
getting between 600-800 milligrams. You can check the
nutrition facts label for exact amounts. Calcium is listed
on as a percentage, for example 30% or 40%, which is
based on a 1000 milligrams per day, so 30% is 300 milligrams
and 40% is 400 milligrams of calcium. This makes it easy
for you with a total recommended intake of 1000 milligrams
each day. The rest of your calcium needs can be contributed
by a wide variety of natural fruits and vegetables. In
addition clams, sardines, and canned salmon are good
sources of calcium. If you do not eat dairy foods, substitute
the calcium fortified soy milks, soy yogurt, and calcium
set tofu.
To protect your bones, keep your active lifestyle being
sure to include weight bearing activities such as walking
daily and 15 minutes of sunshine for vitamin D. With
natural food sources rich in calcium I think you can
easily obtain the recommended 1000 milligrams each day.
When you reach 50 and the recommendation increases, you
may need to investigate calcium and vitamin D supplementation.
Jo Ann Hattner MPH RD offers e-consulting for the following:
- General nutrition questions
- Digestive health and well-being for all ages
- Individual concerns regarding digestive health
- The use of particular food sources of probiotics
and prebiotics
- How to incorporate probiotics and prebiotics into
your diet
- Weight management using probiotics and prebiotics
Contact Jo Ann Hattner at
. She will respond to you by email as soon
as possible.
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