Bilingual specialists

Healthy Lifestyles Australia boasts a diverse team of highly qualified clinicians, including a bilingual dietitian nutritionist and Diabetes educator, to ensure we have the expertise to meet your specific needs.

dietitian Nutritionist

Yirong Zhang

  • BHthSci (Nutrition), Masters Nutrition/Dietetics, APD, AN

    Yirong graduated from the University of Queensland with a Master of Dietetics Studies. In addition to being a qualified Accredited Practising Dietitian, Yirong holds a Certificate III and Certificate IV in Fitness. Before stepping into the dietetics field, she supported individuals in achieving their health and wellbeing goals by working as a personal trainer. Her lived experience in experimenting with various dietetics myths has fuelled her passion for studying nutrition and dietetics and delivering evidence-based education.

    Yirong's approach to dietetics emphasises that dietary management can be enjoyable and easy. She is dedicated to providing client-centred support with holistic consideration of individuals’ dietary preferences, cultural backgrounds, and lifestyle.

    In her free time, Yirong enjoys exploring different cuisines, visiting beaches, and engaging in strength training.

    Yirong’s Main Areas of Professional Interest Include:

    • Weight management

    • Malnutrition

    • Chronic disease prevention and management

    • Gut health

    • Sports nutrition

    • General healthy eating

    *Yirong is servicing the Brisbane, Ipswich and Mt Isa regions.

    BHthSci（營養），營養/飲食學碩士，APD，AN

    Yirong 畢業於昆士蘭大學，獲得營養學研究碩士學位。除了是合格的註冊執業營養師外，怡蓉還持有健身三級證書和四級證書。在進入營養學領域之前，她透過擔任私人教練來支持個人實現健康和福祉目標。她嘗試各種營養學神話的生活經驗激發了她對研究營養和飲食學以及提供實證教育的熱情。 怡蓉的飲食學方法強調飲食管理可以是愉快且輕鬆的。她致力於提供以客戶為中心的支持，全面考慮個人的飲食偏好、文化背景和生活方式。 在空閒時間，伊蓉喜歡探索不同的美食、參觀海灘和進行力量訓練。 易蓉的主要專業興趣領域包括： 體重管理 營養不良 慢性病預防與管理 腸道健康 運動營養 一般健康飲食

    *Yirong 為布里斯班、伊普斯威奇和伊薩山地區提供服務。

Dietitian Nutritionist & Diabetes educator

Katja Grigor

  • Dietitian nutritionist & Credentialed Diabetes Educator

    Bach Nutr Ex Sci, Masters Nutrition/Dietetics, APD, AN, GradCertDiabEdM

    Katja graduated from the University of Queensland with a Bachelor of Nutrition and Exercise Science and a Masters in Dietetics. More recently she got her qualifications as a Diabetes Educator through Curtin University.

    Katja loves her work and is passionate about improving health outcomes for clients. She will work collaboratively with you, providing education and motivation, to empower you and build self-efficacy, allowing you to take control of your health and achieve your goals. She specialises in providing tailored individualised plans, catering for your health history, lifestyle and preferences. She is earnest and genuine, practical, skilled in problem solving and counselling and is outcome orientated. Katja believes in taking a holistic approach to health and nutrition.

    Katja has extensive experience in providing evidence-based nutrition assessment, counselling, education and interventions in all forms of nutrition and dietetics. Her current work areas include chronic diseases (including diabetes and cardiovascular disease), obesity (including bariatric surgery), food intolerances (including IBS, IBD and food chemicals), deficiency-based diseases, (including osteoporosis, vitamin/mineral deficiencies), coeliac disease, malnutrition, eating disorders, vegan and vegetarian diets, paediatric nutrition and womens health (including fertility, PCOS). She has experience working with clients from rural and urban locations, from culturally diverse backgrounds, from all age groups, those with disabilities and mental health problems.  

    Her main areas of professional interest include:

    • Eating disorders – Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa, Binge Eating Disorder,

    • Paediatric Nutrition – Fussy eating, weight management, poor growth and malnutrition

    • Food intolerances and diseases – Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Coeliac Disease,

    • Weight management and bariatric surgery

    • Diabetes – Type 1 Diabetes, Type 2 Diabetes, Gestational

    *Katja is servicing the Ipswich and Brisbane region.

    Dietist nutritionist & legitimerad diabetespedagog

    Bach Nutr Ex Sci, Masters Nutrition/Dietetics, APD, AN, GradCertDiabEdM

    Katja tog examen från University of Queensland med en Bachelor of Nutrition and Exercise Science och en Masters in Dietetics. Mer nyligen fick hon sina kvalifikationer som diabetespedagog genom Curtin University.

    Katja älskar sitt arbete och brinner för att förbättra hälsoresultaten för kunder. Hon kommer att samarbeta med dig, ge utbildning och motivation, för att stärka dig och bygga upp själveffektivitet, så att du kan ta kontroll över din hälsa och uppnå dina mål. Hon är specialiserad på att tillhandahålla skräddarsydda individuella planer, catering för din hälsohistoria, livsstil och preferenser. Hon är seriös och genuin, praktisk, skicklig på problemlösning och rådgivning och är resultatorienterad.

    Katja tror på att ta ett helhetsgrepp kring hälsa och kost. Katja har lång erfarenhet av att tillhandahålla evidensbaserad kostbedömning, rådgivning, utbildning och interventioner inom alla former av nutrition och diet. Hennes nuvarande arbetsområden inkluderar kroniska sjukdomar (inklusive diabetes och hjärt-kärlsjukdomar), fetma (inklusive bariatrisk kirurgi), matintoleranser (inklusive IBS, IBD och livsmedelskemikalier), bristbaserade sjukdomar, (inklusive osteoporos, vitamin-/mineralbrist), celiaki sjukdom, undernäring, ätstörningar, vegan och vegetarisk kost, pediatrisk nutrition och kvinnors hälsa (inklusive fertilitet, PCOS). Hon har erfarenhet av att arbeta med kunder från landsbygden och i städerna, från kulturellt olika bakgrund, från alla åldersgrupper, de med funktionshinder och psykiska problem.  

    Hennes huvudsakliga yrkesintressen inkluderar: Ätstörningar - Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa, hetsätningsstörning, Pediatrisk nutrition – kinkig ätande, viktkontroll, dålig tillväxt och undernäring Matintoleranser och -sjukdomar - Irritabel tarm, celiaki, Viktkontroll och bariatrisk kirurgi Diabetes – typ 1 diabetes, typ 2 diabetes, graviditet

    *Katja betjänar regionen Ipswich och Brisbane.

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