Nutrition
Nutrition Services
At NYGA, we know that nutritional wellness is a key to your health and happiness. That’s why we have united key aspects of our digestive disease diagnostic and management capabilities. Our nutritionist take an in-depth and integrated, whole-patient approach to a wide range of gastrointestinal issues, some of which other doctors typically overlook.We believe that nutrition care should be interwoven with medical care in managing digestive conditions, and that diet can play a significant role in your treatment plan. Our nutritionist services are conveniently offered with locations near major transit options in Manhattan and Brooklyn. We also offer virtual nutritional services through out tele-health option.
Your digestive health affects your body throughout life. NYGA’s nutritionist services have the resources, the expertise, and the caring, personal approach you need to live as healthy as you can.
Faith Aronowitz, MS, RD, CDN
Dietitian
Early on in my nutrition training, I became fascinated by the gut microbiome and its seemingly endless connections to all fac...
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Suzie Finkel, MS, RD, CDN
Dietitian
I became a dietitian with the specific goal of helping people alleviate their digestive symptoms, and have found gastroentero...
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Tamara Duker Freuman, MS, RD, CDN
Dietitian
The intricate relationship between how food and nutrients interact with the digestive tract captured my attention early on du...
Learn MoreNutrition Therapy and Counseling
Nutrition therapy and counseling involves meeting with a credentialed registered dietitian to discuss your eating habits in t...
Learn MoreCeliac Disease and Gluten Sensitivity
Celiac disease occurs when your body’s immune system reacts abnormally to gluten, a protein found in wheat, barley, and rye...
Learn MoreConstipation
Constipation refers to having extremely infrequent bowel movements or having difficulty in passing stools. Generally speaking...
Learn MoreCrohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis
Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis are the two most common forms of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), a disease that ca...
Learn MoreDiarrhea
Diarrhea refers to loose, watery stools and a feeling that you urgently need to use the restroom. This can last for a few day...
Learn MoreDifficulty Swallowing
If you have dysphagia, or difficulty swallowing, you know it takes extra effort to get down food or liquids. This difficulty ...
Learn MoreEosinophilic Esophagitis (EoE)
Eosinophilic Esophagitis (EoE) is an inflammatory, allergic condition that affects the esophagus (food pipe) in which excess ...
Learn MoreFructose Intolerance
Fructose intolerance results from the inability to digest fructose, a sugar molecule found naturally in honey, agave nectar, ...
Learn MoreFunctional Dyspepsia
Functional dyspepsia is a disorder of the gut brain interaction (DGBI) in which you may experience early satiety (feeling ful...
Learn MoreGas & Bloat
The production of gas is a normal side effect of digestion, and burping or passing gas isn’t usually cause for concern. How...
Learn MoreGastroparesis
Gastroparesis is a condition that prevents your stomach from emptying itself of food properly. Normally, your stomach muscles...
Learn MoreGluten Intolerance
Some people show many of the symptoms of celiac disease when they eat gluten, but don’t test positive for the antibodies th...
Learn MoreHeartburn and GERD
Acid reflux refers to the backward flow of stomach acid and, sometimes, food particles from the stomach up into the esophagus...
Learn MoreInflammatory Bowel Disease
Inflammatory bowel disease, or IBD, is a chronic disease that affects the tissues of the digestive tract, most commonly the c...
Learn MoreIrritable Bowel Syndrome
Irritable bowel syndrome is an intestinal disorder. When you suffer from IBS, problems with your large intestine cause abdomi...
Learn MoreLactose Intolerance
Lactose intolerance is the inability to break down the lactose found in dairy products. Lactose is one of many different suga...
Learn MoreSmall Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth (SIBO)
SIBO means you have an excess of gut bacteria in your small intestine. This bacteria is supposed to be present in other parts...
Learn MoreSucrose Intolerance
Sucrose intolerance results from the inability to digest sucrose, or ‘table sugar.’ Beyond its presence in cane sugar, su...
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Upper East Side
68 E 86th Street
New York, NY 10028
Phone: (212) 535-1845
Fax: (212) 861-6285
Text: (646) 419-4947
Brooklyn Heights
1 Pierrepont Plaza, 300 Cadman Plaza West
18th Floor
Brooklyn, NY 11201
Phone: (718) 280-0020
Fax: (718) 280-0025
Text: (646) 419-4947
Telehealth
Virtual Consultation
Phone: (212) 996-6633
Fax: (212) 996-6677
Text: (646) 419-4947