My name is Maria Tanielian and I am a Registered Dietitian in the province of Quebec with L'Ordre des Diététistes-Nutritionnistes du Québec (ODNQ). I graduated with Honors from Université de Montréalwith a Bachelor's Degree in 2019.
I am also licensed in and can provide virtual services to the provinces of British Columbia (College of Dietitians of BC), Saskatchewan (Saskatchewan Dietitian’s Association) and Ontario (College of Dietitians of Ontario).
I have always had an interest in how food and how it affects our well-being, our bodies and our physical performance. Becoming an expert in sports nutrition made perfect sense.
I am a graduate of the International Olympic Committee‘s diploma in sports nutrition. Though I can guide all kinds of sports, my personal favourites are endurance sports, aesthetic sports and team sports.
Hi there!
My professional values
Nutrition is so much more than ''what I eat'' + ''what my body looks like''. Our bodies are much more complex than an equation as simple as ''calories in - calories out''.
Self-compassion and non-judgement are some of my most important professional values. It is important to actively cultivate compassion and non-judgement with others and ourselves if we want to create sustainable changes in our lifestyle.
Nourishing our bodies is also a very multi-dimensional experience: it is physical, social, psychological, emotional, and cultural. All these factors need to be taken into consideration when providing nutritional guidance.
My approach
Nutrition is not and should never be a one-size-fits-all kind of science. Through experience with my clients, exploring my own relationship with food, and optimizing my own sports performance with my nutrition, I've learned to adapt my approach to respond to every single one of my clients' individual needs, with evidence-based recommendations. Like nutrition, we as human beings are multi-dimensional. That is why I’ve branded myself as “The Protean Dietitian”: though I don’t claim to do it all, some of my greatest strengths have always been my versatility and my adaptability.
Having been a flexitarian dancer and generally a physically active person for most of my life, I have found a passion for Sports Nutrition, though I include many other specializations in my practice, such as:
Intuitive and mindful eating (emotional eating & cravings management);
Busting nutrition myths;
Working on creating positive relationship with food and body image;
ADHD nutrition;
Overcoming restrictive and disordered eating;
Dietary management of chronic illnesses such as diabetes (including gestational diabetes and pre-diabetes), hypertension, high cholesterol and other components of heart disease;
Healthy eating and healthy weight management;
Bone health;
Disordered eating habits.
My experience in coaching will allow us to explore all factors that could be optimized for your health and sport performance, and will allow us to break through those barriers to find long-lasting practical and evidence-based solutions.
I provide services in 3 languages: English, French and Armenian.
Interested in scheduling a FREE 15-minute phone consultation to explore our options?
I look forward to meeting you!
Maria Tanielian, RD/Dt.P