Dharti Shah

Hi there. I'm Dharti.

I am a Registered Dietitian since 2013. I have a Master's degree in Nutrition from Texas Woman's University, Denton, and have completed my dietetic internship at Bastyr University in Kenmore, WA.

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During the course of my professional career, I have worked as a clinical RD at a long term care and rehabilitation facility, as an outpatient RD providing care for diabetes, heart disease, and food allergies, to more recently being an RD for a dialysis facility and CKD clinic. I am also a certified LEAP therapist, and can help manage food sensitivities and related inflammatory or autoimmune conditions through the LEAP diet protocol.

As a dialysis dietitian, I have seen first hand the decreased quality of life experienced by patients on dialysis. This last gig sparked an entrepreneurial interest to provide nutrition therapy for kidney disease. In my experience, timely nutrition therapy can delay or completely avoid the need for dialysis. That's huge! This is the opportunity window many patients miss, ending up on dialysis, which in many cases, is life-long.

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My core philosophy is to help preserve kidney function through plant based nutrition. Patients often struggle to find the right diet for kidneys or are trying to make sense of 'food lists' given to them by their physician, not realizing that a renal diet is much more than a list of do's and don'ts. My intention is to equip patients with tools and knowledge to be more confident and informed in the way they choose to eat and protect their kidneys.

My personal interests include cooking (trying new recipes or modifying old ones), dancing and traveling. Traveling has really changed my perspective on things, and I firmly believe that everyone should travel to discover themselves.

I am so excited to be a part of your health journey. Looking forward to helping you achieve best health possible.