Rachel Hilts (she/her)
BSc. Dietetics
(Registered Dietitian)
Rachel is a registered dietitian specializing in women’s health, fertility and pregnancy. Her mission is to help you have a healthy relationship with food while teaching the fundamentals of nutrition to reach your health and hormone goals.
Rachel’s combined her passion for prenatal nutrition and women’s health with additional training in eating disorders and intuitive eating. She works to support people in their goals of balancing hormones, improving fertility, increasing energy, reducing pain and supporting a healthy pregnancy. She does her work in a safe, non-judgmental space, without food-shame or guilt.
She completed her Bachelor of Science in Applied Human Nutrition with a Dietetics major from Mount Saint Vincent University in Halifax, NS. before completing an intensive clinical internship program at Nova Scotia Health Authority and the North End Community Health Centre. Through her education, she realized the huge impact that food and nutrition can have on improving health and changing lives. She believes this to be especially true during the preconception and pregnancy stages of life.
Commonly treated conditions:
Pregnancy/postpartum, fertility, irregular periods, sexual health, digestive disorders (such as IBS), hormonal conditions like PCOS, endometriosis, disordered eating, early life nutrition (breastfeeding/introducing solids/other infant concerns), diabetes, cardiovascular disease.
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B.Sc. Dietetics with Integrated Internship, Mount Saint Vincent University, with Distinction
B.Arts, Mount Allison University
MTHFR For Fertility and Pregnancy – Nutrition Plus (2022)
ED for RD’s Eating Disorder Training for Dietitians (2021)
Nutrition Therapy for Fertility Course - Nutrition Plus (2020,2021)
Nutrition Therapy for Pregnancy Course - Nutrition Plus (2020)
Advanced Breastfeeding Practice Course - Mohawk College (2020)
Herbal Supplements Course - Dietitians of Canada (2018)
Swallow Screen and Assessment Course - Dietitians of Canada (2019)
Critical Care Nutrition Course - Dietitians of Canada (2019)