At ASL Vegan Nutritionist, we understand that diet and exercise must be balanced for successful weight loss. It's not just about exercising as much as you'd like but also about lower calories and higher fiber, which can be a powerful tool for weight loss. We specialize in guiding individuals toward nutrient-dense plant foods that promote satiety, regulate blood sugar levels, and provide essential nutrients. With our guidance, you will feel informed and confident in your journey towards a healthier lifestyle.
Sandria understands that diet and exercise must be balanced for successful weight loss. It's not just about exercising as much as you'd like, but also about lower calories and higher fiber, which can be a powerful tool for weight loss. I specialize in guiding individuals toward nutrient-dense plant foods that promote satiety, regulate blood sugar levels, and provide essential nutrients. With my guidance, you will feel informed and confident in your journey towards a healthier lifestyle.
Sandria first discovered the transformative power of plant-based nutrition through its ability to prevent, manage, and even reverse chronic diseases, and it quickly became one of her greatest passions. She’s here to support you in taking control of your health through nutrition. Whether you’re navigating diabetes, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, or other chronic conditions, Sandria offers expert guidance and a compassionate approach to help you feel your best—naturally.
Small changes. Big results. Let food fuel your healing.
She helps individuals with Irritate Bowel Syndrome (IBS) and other digestive disorders. It can be highly frustrating and unpredictable to have IBS. Although there is no known cure for IBS, studies have shown that symptoms can be effectively managed with a FODMAP diet. She provides personalized guidance to clients to help uncover the root causes of their symptoms. She understand the restrictions these conditions can have on an individual’s quality of life, which fuels my passion for sharing tools and providing support to help clients improve their GI health and overall well-being.
Her approach to transitioning to a plant-based diet is rooted in nonjudgment and sustainability. With her extensive experience following a balanced vegan diet and assisting others in their journeys towards plant-based eating, She can offer personalized guidance and practical tips to ensure you meet your nutritional needs. She is committed to supporting your goals and overall health, making your transition a positive and comfortable experience.
My journey of reclaiming a healthy relationship with food has ignited a deep passion for helping clients incorporate intuitive eating principles. I am dedicated to assisting clients in establishing a healthier relationship with food and their bodies, breaking free from restrictive dieting, and finding peace with food freedom.
I was a nutrition and health nut in the 1980s. When I discovered how much food can affect our health and how it can be used to treat and prevent disease, I developed a strong interest in nutrition. I wanted to become a nutritionist to make a difference, educate others about this connection, and show them how to eat more plants while consuming various foods that make them feel their best. It was the perfect way to unite my passions for food, nutrition, science, and helping people achieve their goals.
I eat plant-based foods for my health, the animals, and the planet. I want to feel my best, show compassion to all living beings, and care for the future of our planet. By choosing a plant-based diet, I have the power to make an impact in all three of these areas, and that is highly valuable to me. Since I was young, I have enjoyed cooking. It seemed like a natural fit for me to become a nutritionist.
I am passionate about health and nutrition and committed to promoting a plant-based diet and a healthy lifestyle in the Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing community. A plant-based diet is a medicine. Powered plant food includes vegetables, fruits, whole grains, legumes (beans/peas), and nuts/seeds. While I avoid meat, fish, eggs, and dairy, plant-based can also mean excluding animal products. The 80/20 rule isn't a rule but rather a notion that focusing on your diet 80% of the time and 20% of the time on exercise can help you lose weight.
In 1980, in my 20s, I joined the Food Buyer Club in Charlotte, NC; I learned more about health and nutrition from the vegetarian members. During my second pregnancy, I decided to become a vegetarian for four years. While we had our baby son, it was hard for me to cook two meals separately for my Lebanese ex-husband, who was a meat eater except for pork because of his Muslim religion, and me, as a vegetarian. So, I returned to eating a small amount of lean white meat, including chicken and fish, as a semi-vegetarian for 27 years while I still ate a heavily plant-based diet. I haven’t eaten red meat since 1980.
As a dietetic student, I saw the Earthlings documentary; it blew my mind and struck me, so I quit white meat overnight. I read the book “Becoming Vegan” by Brenda Davis, RD. Brenda and I studied in the same program under the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (AND). They are the world’s largest organization of food and nutrition professionals. The Academy is committed to improving the nation’s health and advancing the profession of nutrition and dietetics through research, education, and advocacy. Brenda is intelligent, has knowledge of plant-based education, and shows how to eat a balanced diet. I have never looked back at my old diet since 2010 and have been living a plant-based lifestyle. I feel a lot better, am highly energetic, have no constipation problem, sleep better, and have lifted my brain fog.
My weight level has been average, and I have stayed healthy all my life. I haven’t been overweight because I have been vegetarian, semi-vegetarian, and vegan/plant-based ever since. The turning point was that I grew up eating traditional Southern food, mostly fried food, where I grew up in Chattanooga, TN.
Therefore, my parents had heart disease, high cholesterol, and hypertension. They took heavy medicines. My grandfather (father’s side) passed away at 60 from a heart attack. I didn't want it to happen to me in the future. I didn’t believe in family genetics because we can control it by eating healthy. I learned that all the chronic diseases we fear are PREVENTABLE with our food!
I was a youth swimmer, track team athlete, and cheerleader. I enjoy staying active, cooking, gardening, camping, traveling, reading, sewing, making movie projects, creative design, and spending time with family, grandchildren, and step-grandchildren.
I bring a wealth of knowledge and experience to my role as a plant-based nutrition coach. I graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Dietetics from Madonna University, with minors in chemistry and biology. I honed my skills through the accredited dietetic internship program at the Hurley Medical Center. I worked as a Community Nutrition Instructor at the Michigan State University Extension for over 11 years.
My qualifications and experience testify to my commitment to helping you on your plant-based journey. I continue to study doctors and other plant-based professionals who are spreading the truth about health and diet - Dr. Joel Fuhrman, Dr. T. Colin Campbell, Dr. Caldwell Esselstyn, Dr. Michael Greger, Dr. Neil Barnard, Dr. Dean Ornish, Brenda Davis, RD, Julieanne Hever, RDN, and many others.
I founded and administered a “Deaf and ASL Vegan Unity” group on Facebook in 2010. I opened my Facebook business, "ASL Vegan Nutrition," to share my knowledge and help educate the Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Community. I understand the confusion that can come from the abundance of conflicting nutritional information. I have been in your shoes and know how challenging it can be initially. That's why I am here to provide a plan you can start without feeling overwhelmed by someone you can trust.
I’ll listen and understand why you want to learn about a healthy lifestyle. I can take you through a process that will make the transition easier and exhilarating. You’ll know where food comes from and what happens in the process. You’ll wonder why you didn’t see this before. You’ll understand how to healthfully transition to a plant-based diet with the correct dietary requirements and supplements. So, you may feel full, satisfied, and energetic. Your body will be healing, saving the planet, and becoming a true animal lover in every sense of the word.
DO YOU HAVE TO BE PLANT-BASED TO WORK WITH ME? We will work together at your own pace. While plant-based nutrition is a specialty and interest of mine, I’m not here to tell anyone how to eat. That choice is entirely up to you!
A nutrition counselor provides the right nutrition education so you can have a healthy diet and healthy habits to achieve your individual needs. This goes beyond creating your nutrition plan and advising you on your do’s and don'ts—we are your personal trainer to support you in making healthy habits. A nutrition counselor is often confused with a registered dietitian or nutritionist. The scope of work may seem similar, but there are still stark differences:
As your nutrition counselor, you can expect a holistic nutrition counseling program that includes everything from a healthy diet and exercise to improving mental health. I offer nutrition counseling for clients battling chronic disease, aiming for weight loss or weight gain, or simply needing help to build healthy habits. Here's how our nutrition counseling program will go:
• history of nutrition and lifestyle
• current nutrition and habits
• body weight and composition
● Development of the Plan consultation
● Health nutrition history assessment
● Planned menus and designed recipes around your needs and preferences. *We can accommodate gluten-free and other dietary restrictions.
● Help stock your pantry by providing a list of plant-based essentials personalized to your
needs (Gathering ingredients can be provided for personal shopping and assistance.)
● Health coaching: choosing foods from a whole diet that helps manage and reverse chronic diseases such as high blood pressure, heart disease, diabetes, cancer, and more.
● Weight management assistance.
● To find the best plant-based/vegan restaurants for local, vacation, hard-to-find products, etc.
● Grocery shopping tour (location) and food label reading: Learn to shop for healthy items and understand food labels!
● Offers face-to-face consultation via videophone, Facebook video chat, FaceTime, or Zoom.
● Group instruction is available if you are interested in hosting events via in-person and Zoom meetings, including nutrition education classes, workshops, grocery shopping tours, cooking lessons, and tastings. A special event fee will be negotiated.
Free 15 minutes to get to know Sandy is (please limit time).
$35 per 30-minute consultation
One-hour consultation without health nutrition history assessment.
A one-hour session, including a health nutrition history assessment and consultation. I recommend a health nutrition history assessment to learn more about you and provide resources and personalized guidance.
Two sessions (one hour each), including health nutrition history assessment and consultation, saving you $10)
Three sessions (one hour each), including a health nutrition history assessment and consultation, can save you $15.
Note: I’m a self-employed dietitian/nutritionist coach and do not accept health insurance. However, I offer discount services and packages for payment. Health insurance usually covers Dietitians with Medical Nutrition Therapy to help with diabetes, hypertension, renal diseases, eating disorders, cancer, etc.
Online payment is expected for your service before scheduling an appointment.
● PayPal = deafnutritionist@gmail.com
● Zelle = 248-504-7038
● Venmo = @SandyGraham54
After receiving your payment for the assessment and session, I will email you a form for your nutrition and health history. We will then set up our videophone, FaceTime, or Facebook video chat appointment.
Email: deafnutritionist@gmail.com.
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Disclaimer: ASL Vegan Nutritionist is not intended to diagnose or prescribe a cure for any illness or disease, and should not be taken as medical advice. You are responsible for your health. Please consult with your physician before making dietary and exercise changes.
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