About Claire Marcoulier, RD
I started my journey in the health and fitness industry over 15 years ago while working as a spin instructor in my hometown of Grants Pass, OR. I realized quickly that to fuel my work-outs and reach my personal goals my diet needed to be just as strong as my work-out. Learning about nutrition easily became a new passion for me, not only for necessity, but because of the vast information that was out there.
At this time I was unaware that a career as a Dietitian actually existed. A few years later I was working at a busy medical practice watching many patients learn of their new medical diagnosis with brief instruction to “eat better”, “don’t eat fat” “don’t eat sugar”. I saw these patients leave confused, scared, and often resorting to even worse diet behaviors. It wasn’t until a Registered Dietitian in the area offered her services to diabetics that I began researching a career as a Dietitian. I knew it was for me! I jumped head-first into school and received my Bachelor in Science with Nutrition and Food Science/Dietetics from Chico State University in 2013 and went on to Houston, TX for an accelerated dietetic internship which I completed in 2014.
After becoming a Registered Dietitian my work has been rooted in the clinical field working as a clinical dietitian at a hospital and then transitioning to long term care. While I enjoy working in a clinical setting, I find that the more I am able to educate and make a difference in someone’s life the better I feel. As a clinician I utilize an integrative and functional approach understanding that the body should be treated as a whole and realizing that each person is unique therefore there is not one method that will work for everyone.
About Renew Nutrition Consulting
Renew, as defined by Meriam Webster is “to make like new : restore to freshness, vigor, or perfection” and further “to make new spiritually” and “ to restore to existence” I could not think of a more fitting name for my business as this is ultimately my goal in helping every person get back to the state of feeling renewed with their health.
My goal is to create a space where I can listen to someone’s goals with their health and help improve their nutrition status to ultimately help my clients feel empowered, restored and educated with their diet and managing their medical condition if appropriate. My background in the clinical field with a wide variety of medical ailments including but not limited to heart disease, cancer, diabetes, gastrointestinal disorders, food allergies/intolerances, and obesity helps me to make a plan for a client based on their specific condition. There is no one diet or eating style that will work for everyone. My client’s medical condition, budget, lifestyle and goals will always be included in the development of their recommendations and plan for success.
Renew Nutrition Consulting will be a constantly evolving practice as the beauty of nutrition and research is that there is always new information being discovered and there are always more ways that nutrition can be incorporated into our lives. My experiences as a Dietitian is also constantly expanding allowing me to add additional services to better serve my clients. A Registered Dietitian is a clinician that will always base recommendations from research supported guidelines and will stay on the forefront of the most up to date information from trusted sources.
Affiliations
Integrative and Functional Nutrition Academy (IFNA)