Good nutrition can play an important role in managing many long-term health conditions. At Ward Nutrition, our Accredited Practising Dietitians provide practical, evidence-based nutrition advice tailored to your health, lifestyle and individual needs.

Andy Zhao has a particular interest in chronic disease management and complex nutrition needs, providing individualised support to help clients manage their health and maintain good nutrition. Our team can help with diabetes, cardiovascular health, high cholesterol, kidney disease, cancer and other chronic health conditions, including situations where several health concerns need to be managed together.

We focus on helping you understand how food fits into the management of your condition and making realistic changes that can become part of everyday life.

Living with diabetes doesn’t mean you need to follow an unnecessarily restrictive diet. Our dietitians can help you understand how different foods and eating patterns affect your blood glucose levels while ensuring you’re still getting the nutrition your body needs.

Depending on your individual circumstances, we can provide guidance around carbohydrate intake, meal timing, portion sizes, food choices and creating balanced meals.

The aim is to give you practical strategies that support your diabetes management while fitting into your lifestyle.

Nutrition can form an important part of managing cardiovascular risk factors such as high cholesterol and high blood pressure.

Rather than focusing on individual foods in isolation, we look at your overall eating pattern and identify practical changes that can support your long-term health.

This may include advice around dietary fats, fibre, wholegrains, fruit and vegetables, protein choices and reducing excessive sodium intake where appropriate.

Kidney conditions can require more specialised nutrition advice, and dietary requirements can vary considerably depending on your diagnosis, kidney function, medications and other health conditions.

A dietitian can help you understand which dietary changes are relevant to you while helping you maintain adequate nutrition.

Where appropriate, we can also work alongside your GP, specialist and other members of your healthcare team.

Cancer and its treatment can affect appetite, weight, taste, digestion and your ability to eat enough to meet your nutritional requirements. Our dietitians can provide individualised nutrition support to help maintain nutritional intake, manage eating difficulties and support your changing needs during treatment and recovery.

Advice is tailored to your diagnosis, treatment and recommendations from your medical team.

Good nutrition during childhood helps support growth, development, learning and overall health. If your child eats a limited range of foods or you’re concerned about their growth or nutritional intake, a dietitian can assess what they are currently eating and identify areas that may need additional support.

Our focus is on helping your child receive the nutrition they need while developing a positive and sustainable relationship with food.

If you’re concerned about your child’s eating, nutrition or feeding development, you don’t have to work it out on your own.

Book an appointment with Ward Nutrition for practical, personalised children’s nutrition and feeding support.