Lia Ribas, an accomplished and highly respected nutritionist, is poised to bring her effective approach to nutrition to the American market. With a deep-rooted passion for serving malnourished individuals, Ribas has dedicated herself to the pursuit of knowledge and the provision of quality nutrition and healthy lifestyles, especially for young people and children.
As Ribas puts it, her special approach starts with a focus on functional foods and follows with Ribas’ incorporation of exercises, routines, and optimal disease management into her treatment strategies. By intervening in the early stages of childhood, Ribas aims to promote healthy development for future life stages, emphasizing prevention and early assessment.
Ribas’s success stems from her ability to create a supportive environment for her patients. Drawing upon her experience as a mother, she empathetically understands the unique requirements of her young clients and ensures their comfort throughout the treatment process. Ribas actively involves parents and guardians in the nutrition assessment and planning, recognizing the vital role they play in their child’s well-being.
Over the years, Ribas’s approach has yielded remarkable results. Many of her patients have experienced significant improvements in their health and weight, with some achieving a healthy, average weight that they once believed was unattainable. This track record of success has made Ribas one of the most sought-after nutritionists in her field, as she continues to transform the lives of numerous children and their families through her innovative approach to childhood malnutrition treatment.
Ribas’s journey in the field of nutrition began after a successful career in the tourism industry. Fueled by a vocation for the health sector and a desire for personal fulfillment, she made the courageous decision to embark on a new college education. In 2011, Ribas enrolled in the best institution of health sciences in her city to study nutrition, captivated by the institution’s exceptional infrastructure that would facilitate the practical application of her studies.
Throughout her four years of study, Ribas displayed an insatiable curiosity, attending every course, lecture, and conference that she could. While the cost of some academic events presented challenges, Ribas recognized the value they held for her professional development.
One such pivotal course was metabolic biochemistry and clinical correlations, where she learned under the guidance of Professor Henrique Freire Soares, a prominent figure in the Brazilian Institute of Functional Nutrition and contributor to the book “Functional Clinical Nutrition – Obesity.” This course significantly enriched Ribas’s performance in her practice, solidifying her expertise in the field.
Ribas’s early experiences as a nutrition student were marked by a sense of satisfaction and purpose. Providing care at a community service center under the supervision of course instructors allowed her to attend her first patients, offering services at symbolic prices to ensure accessibility for all.
She further honed her skills through internships at a public hospital and a kindergarten school, making a positive impact on the health and well-being of individuals across diverse settings.
Driven by a desire to serve low-income populations who couldn’t afford full-price consultations, Ribas joined forces with three colleagues to develop social initiatives promoting health and food education. These efforts not only provided valuable experience but also served as a platform to showcase their work.
Weekends were spent working in public spaces, organizing nutrition events, conducting recipe workshops, implementing projects in children’s schools, and delivering informative lectures. Through these endeavors, Ribas and her team provided consistent content on social media platforms, such as @caloriasaudavel, to educate the public about nutrition and health.
From these initiatives, the “Healthy Calorie” project was born, evolving into a successful clinic that embodied their vision. In the early years of her career, Ribas provided home care services and subleased an office in an aesthetics clinic, which proved mutually beneficial through shared experiences with fellow professionals.
As her confidence grew, Ribas took the leap and opened her own office, “Healthy Calorie,” granting her the long-awaited autonomy she had always sought. Her expertise extended beyond clinical nutrition to include food and beverage management projects, an area of great significance to her.
Ribas’s commitment to continuous learning led her to pursue a specialization in sports, functional, and phytotherapeutic nutrition at Laboro College. This expansion of knowledge allowed her to incorporate phytotherapy into her practice, harnessing the therapeutic properties of plants and vegetables for disease prevention and treatment.
This achievement, backed by her training and adherence to legal requirements, earned Ribas respect from her professional colleagues and other healthcare professionals, including doctors who frequently refer patients or collaborate with her.
Having a strong inclination towards self-employment from her early experiences as a tour operator, Ribas was determined to realize her dream of working autonomously without the pressure of meeting imposed goals. The onset of the pandemic proved to be a turning point, as Ribas swiftly adapted to the challenging circumstances.
Despite previous restrictions imposed by the regional nutrition council (CRN) on online work, Ribas transitioned to online consultations, achieving favorable outcomes and preserving the trajectory of her professional career.
Today, Ribas maintains both in-person and online consultancies in the realm of food and beverage management, ensuring accessibility and quality care for her diverse clientele. With her unwavering joy in her work and her unwavering dedication to serving malnourished individuals, Ribas is poised to make a lasting impact on the American market, bringing her effective approach to nutrition and transforming the lives of countless individuals in need.
