About Olivia Carone
I've always been interested in food and nutrition. As a child, I spent my summers in a small agricultural town in the “green belt” of Quebec (Lanaudière). On my paternal family’s agricultural land, I helped my grandparents grow vegetables that were sold to specialty grocery stores, while my father planted a vineyard. My family grew most of what we ate and had “farm-to-table” meals sourced outside our front door.
In my late teens, I started lifting weights and working at my local gym. This is where I became increasingly interested in sports nutrition, and what types of food would help me achieve my strength and performance goals. Through this period (teen to early 20s), I witnessed dozens of friends become increasingly obsessed with food and begin to have unhealthy relationships with food. I wanted to help, but I didn't have the tools.
It was following this realization that I decided to embark on my 3.5 year journey studying Dietetics at McGill University. As part of the curriculum, I was placed in seven internship placements that enabled me to see the many different sides of Dietetics and Nutrition. I have worked in clinical settings – hospitals, CLSCs, community centres – and private clinics specialized in sports nutrition and eating disorders.
Following the completion of my degree and successfully being accepted to the Ordre des Diététistes-Nutritionnistes du Québec, I felt that I was best suited to work in private practice where I could serve a variety of clients’ needs and provide a truly individualized approach. I have since taken part in intuitive eating and health at every size trainings, and have thus integrated these concepts into my approach. Intuitive eating is a concept that helps you become the expert of your body and its hunger signals. "Health at every size" acknowledges that health is achievable at any weight.
I will not give you a diet, because 95% of diets do not work. Instead, I focus on behaviour changes that create an impact you can actually see.
Please get in touch to learn more about my services and to book your nutritional consultation!
EXPERIENCE
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Training:
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Intuitive Eating Certified Counselor training (2 parts)
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Pratique Inclusive (training to make healthcare professionals' practice more inclusive regarding weight)
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Work: ​
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Sports Nutrition clinic: specialized in strength and endurance sports. Intuitive eating and health at every size approach.
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Eating Disorders clinic: specialized in eating disorders such as binge-eating disorder, anorexia, bulimia, orthorexia, etc. Intuitive eating and health at every size approach.
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Jewish General Hospital: specialized in internal nutrition, oncology and kidney treatment
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CLSC Beloeil: specialized in home-care nutrition
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EDUCATION
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B.Sc. in Dietetics at McGill University
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