Sharon is a Registered Dietitian with the College of Dietitians of British Columbia. She completed her dietetics degree at the University of British Columbia and her dietetic internship with Fraser Health and Vancouver Coastal Health where she gained clinical experience in the areas of diabetes, medicine, rehabilitation, and geriatrics. She is currently developing her interest in gut health by working on the Monash University ‘Low FODMAP Diet for IBS’ training course for health professionals and she also plans to pursue additional training on nutrition for women’s health in the future.

Her current experiences in nutrition counselling within a physiotherapy clinic setting as well as her past experiences working as a community cooking instructor have enhanced her passion for delivering truly practical food and nutrition advice (which she promises will also never compromise on taste!). She believes in incorporating the ‘who’ (you, your values, your social context), ‘what’ (nutrition knowledge), ‘why’ (your personal motivations) and ‘how’ (the practical skills) in formulating a plan together that works for you. When it comes to making changes together, she wants you to feel supported in creating small, but mighty, daily habits which will have a compounding effect towards long-term health. Above all, she advocates for the ‘all foods fit’ approach and recognizes that this can and should include your favourite cultural foods and desserts.

In her spare time, she also writes nutrition articles on the topics related to disordered eating, diet culture, and healing relationships with food with the hopes of also serving those in eating disorder recovery in the future. Outside of her nutrition advocacy work, Sharon can be found exploring BC’s hiking trails, attempting landscape painting, baking up a special occasion cake, or building her soon-to-be food blog. Sharon invites you on this nutrition discovery journey and can’t wait to meet you to discuss all things food!

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Marina Balic, BSc, RD, CDE is a Registered Dietitian with the College of Dietitians of British Columbia. Marina graduated with an honours dietetics degree from the University of British Columbia, and did her dietetic internship with Fraser Health Authority. Marina is also a Certified Diabetes Educator, which is a health care professional that is specialized and certified to teach people with diabetes how to manage their condition and prevent long-term complications. Marina started off her career working with critically ill patients as a clinical Dietitian at Royal Columbian Hospital, Burnaby Hospital, and Eagle Ridge Hospitals. She then realized the importance of preventative health, and decided to focus her practice on working with clients one-on-one. Marina has been working closely with clients living with Type 1, Type 2, and Pre-Diabetes at Diabetes Health Centres for over 3 years. Through her work in this area, she regularly counsels’ people who are also living with high blood pressure, high cholesterol, kidney stones and also celiac disease. She practices with a weight-inclusive, body-positive approach and prefers to focus on chronic disease management that still allows you to include foods you enjoy, without the guilt.

Marina’s goal is to empower you to feel confident in your journey towards a healthy body. In her free time, Marina likes to go on adventures, backpacking, camping, biking, and experimenting with new recipes in the kitchen.

Marina Balic, BSc, RD, CDE is a Registered Dietitian with the College of Dietitians of British Co... Read More