Maximize your health and wellness with nutritional guidance and support programs. The UPMC Wellness Center has Registered Dietitians on staff to help you get the best results. Whether you are interested in weight loss, disease management, and prevention, or you just want to feel better, this is where you need to be.
Nutrition plays a vital role in everyone’s health and wellness. Our Dietitians are the experts that can recognize areas in your diet that need improvement and guide you in making the changes necessary to reach your goals.
All new members to the UPMC Wellness Center receive a complimentary 30-minute consultation with a Registered Dietitian! Call 724-250-5207 with questions or to schedule.
Services
The UPMC Wellness Center offers an array of nutrition services, choose from the following options:
- Private & Nutrition Consultation
- Nutrition Follow-up Sessions
- Private Nutrition Consultation Plus RMR Testing
- Resting Metabolic Rate
Choose to Lose
Choose to Lose Program
This nutritional program will allow you to work one-on-one with a Registered Dietitian who will evaluate your individual needs, show you where to start, and guide you on how to reach your goals to help you succeed. With this new program, you’ll receive:
- Resting Metabolic Rate testing and consultation
- One-on-one weekly coaching
- Nutritional tracking through numbers (BMI, etc.) and life style measures (stress eating, etc.)
- Sample meal patterns, education and recipes
- Accountability and structure
- and more!
LEAP: Lifestyle Eating and Performance
LEAP: Lifestyle Eating and Performance
LEAP- Find out if your food is making you sick with food sensitivity testing through Lifestyle Eating and Performance testing and start feeling better today! The MRT is a blood test that measures 176 different foods and food chemicals including:
- Artificial sweeteners
- Food dyes
- Dairy products
- Grains (wheat, rice, corn and oats)
- Spices and seasonings
- Seafood
- Meats
- Eggs and poultry
- Nuts and beans
- Fruits and vegetables
Using the test results, the LEAP therapist is able to develop a client-specific diet plan. The whole process takes approximately 3+ months, but symptom elimination is expected and seen within the first weeks.
Testing and counseling packages are available.
A one-hour initial consult will help you determine the right path of treatment.
Basic Package
- LEAP blood test for 176 different foods and chemicals
- Overnight FedEx shipping of MRT blood draw to Oxford Biomedical Technologies
- Results and starter guide
- 5 in-person consultations with the LEAP therapist
- 3-day meal plan, food preparation ideas and recipe suggestions
- Limited email and phone support for questions and tips in addition to in-person consultations for 3 months.
- Communication of progress to your physician (if required)
Support Package
- Everything in the Basic Package
- 5 additional in-person consultations with certified LEAP therapist (totaling 10 hours)
- 7-day meal plan, food preparation ideas and recipe suggestions
- Weekly email and phone support for questions and tips in addition to the in-person consultations for 6 months
Events
Testimonials
LEAP Testimonial: Client Susan W.
“Starting LEAP in my mid-70s was the best thing that I have done
for my health. I always thought I took good care of myself, but LEAP showed me
how to do better.
My education is in Home Economics, so I know how to plan and
prepare nutritious meals. I took supplements to help protect my body. I
exercised regularly. But I still had symptoms that increased. I thought they
just came with aging.
I found out about LEAP after being diagnosed with eosinophilic
esophagitis, and medications weren’t helping my discomfort. I discussed LEAP
with my PCP and we agreed that the program might help my symptoms.
It was the best decision I could have made. Finding out what
foods and additives cause inflammation
in my body, has helped me adapt and improve my health. Now, I know that those
supplements and medications that I was taking contained ingredients that caused
more inflammation in my body, making my symptoms worse. Foods that I loved,
didn’t love me.
My digestive issues have cleared up, and there are added bonuses.
I have lost the weight that I struggled to loose since menopause. Headaches
have decreased. Arthritis pain has diminished to point that I rarely need pain
medications. I even sleep better.
Insurance didn’t cover the program (although, I do understand
that a HSA usually does), but it was well worth the investment. Adjusting to
the changes in what I eat has been a challenge that has led me to some
interesting and fun foods. My dietitian has been there to help me with tips,
recipes, and support. There are online resources and apps, as well, that help
navigate though the changes. I worked the plan and the plan works!”
National Yoga Awareness Month
11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Conference Room A & B
This month’s cooking demo will aim to connect your mind and body through use of all five senses during cooking and sampling the dish. Kyra will be educating on mindful eating while registered dietitian nutritionist, Melissa, featuring a gluten-free and vegan air fryer falafel. Audience will learn how to prepare a healthier falafel. The audience will learn how to prepare a healthier falafel and enjoy applying mindful eating strategies while sampling the recipe.
