I’m Tara Noseck.
I’m a registered dietitian that believes in the transformative power of nutrition and our daily habits to change our health and the way we feel in our every day lives.
I also believe the way we do it matters.
My interest in nutrition was born organically, during the years of my first career as a professional dancer and model.
What began as a desire for the outward appearance of health and fitness, evolved into a curiosity to learn the science of nutrition for health from the inside out.
So, back to school I went. By night, a performer on Las Vegas stages and by day, studying the Kreb cycle (IYKYK).
I received my bachelor’s degree in nutrition science from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas in 2013.
Yay! Now I could join the healthcare system and change the world, right?
My subsequent experience interning in the hospital-setting and practicing in the conventional arena left me wondering if I had chosen the right field.
I became quickly disheartened by the lip service paid to nutrition and lifestyle, but the lack of meaningful action being taken to truly teach and use these in practice as a part of a person’s health journey.
As the daughter of an internal medicine MD and a registered nurse, I have always had a deep reverence (and still do) for the marvels of modern medicine.
At the same time, it was becoming increasingly clear to me that the healthcare system as a whole was failing in helping patients meaningfully use lifestyle changes alongside medicine to achieve their best health.
Private practice was where I felt I could actually do the work I believed in, taking the time to create meaningful relationships with my patients, educate and walk alongside them as they worked towards building a healthier life and body.
I truly feel my work makes a difference in the lives of the people I support and that this is where I am meant to be.
In today’s loud wellness landscape, it can feel like you need to have and do a lot of things- buy all the gadgets, take 13 supplements, have the strictest morning routine—in order to improve your health.
And while these types of tools have their place, the truth is, the not-so-exciting basics are what move the needle most: a nourishing and sustainable eating pattern, restful sleep, physical activity, and a balance of peace to our stress.
When you restore these pillars of your health, you put your body in an environment where it can function at it’s best.
Restoring these pillars doesn’t happen overnight, but through small, intentional changes over time until you have created a life that reflects
Those changes look different for any individual sitting in front of me.
Many people come to me having spent years, even decades, at war with food and their bodies, carrying a heavy feeling of perpetual failure.
They see nutrition and exercise as a punishment. A restriction. A program to white-knuckle their way through until they "fall off the wagon" again.
And I get it. Our culture has conditioned us to think about health this way. But I sincerely ask, “where has that gotten us?”
For many, it's left us with poorer health than we started with, and a negative, even toxic relationship with food and our bodies. My friend, no positive lasting change will ever grow from that soil.
Here's the thing. There are a lot of things you can avoid in life, but eating isn't one of them. You have to eat every single day for the rest of your life.
And if you want to create a life that nourishes your health, you can't shame or force yourself into wellness. It doesn't work that way.
So much of the real work is shifting your mindset for what it means to care for your body: seeing it not as a chore or a punishment, but as the most fundamental act of self-care there is. The most meaningful way you can love yourself, every single day.
That's the foundation everything else is built on. It's the foundation of my practice, and these gentle mindset shifts are baked into everything we do together.
What I Value:
Connection
Empathy
Patient autonomy
Sustainability
Quality over quantity
Body literacy
Collaborative patient:practitioner relationship
What Makes Me Cringe:
Quick-fix culture
Medical paternalism
Un-credentialed people giving health advice on the internet
Food fear-mongering
Cookie cutter health advice
All-or-nothing approaches to health
