About Jean LaMantia

Hello and welcome to my website!  

When working with a health professional, it is important to find the right “fit” between yourself and the practitioner that you are working with. To help you with this, I will tell you about myself and my approach. Please read to see if these qualities resonate with you. 

I am a:

• Registered Dietitian in the Province of Ontario
• Mother
• Athlete
• Cancer survivor
• Professional who wants to help you to achieve your goals

My Goals as a Dietitian:

• To listen
• To be open-minded about where you come from and where you want to be
• To be up to date on my knowledge of nutrition 
• To explain nutrition to you in a way that you can understand
• To provide an excellent nutrition seminar and/or cooking demonstation for your group

My Mission:

To provide my clients with an entertaining and thoughtful nutrition seminar and or cooking demonstration. The seminar will be generated after assessing your groups needs. My clients are group organizers, whether this be formal workplace wellness corrdinators or those planning a social gathering with a twist. 

My Vision:

To continue to educate myself and my clients on the best health practices to achieve and maintain optimal wellbeing. To practice and advocate listening to ones body so that recommendations are sustainable and not reliant on will-power or ignoring ones inner signals in order to achieve them. My practice will continue to evolve as I develop personally and professionally. My practice has an emphasis on nutrition to reduce cancer risk, weight managment and active living.

My Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Applied Science in Human Nutrition, University of Guelph, 1990
  
  • Graduated with Honours
• Clinical Dietetic Internship, Toronto Western Hospital, 1991
• Certified Diabetes Educator, Canadian Diabetes Association, 1997-2002, 2002-2007, 2007-2012
• Certified Personal Trainer, Canadian Personal Trainer Network 2003
• Certificate of Training in Adult Weight Management, American Dietetic Association, 2004

Memberships:

• The College of Dietitians of Ontario
• Dietitians of Canada