Your relationship with food matters in eating disorder nutrition.

Amy Dahl is a HAES-aligned Registered Dietitian focusing on helping patients adopt health-promoting behaviors, without making weight the focus. Amy specializes in working with patients experiencing eating disorders, including binge-eating disorder, anorexia, and bulimia, and more. Prior to joining the Culina Health team, Amy worked at Monte Nido Eating Disorder Center.

As a nutrition practice that prioritizes cultural competence and diversity, we at Culina Health understand the importance of personalized nutrition care, and the power it holds to support all patients—especially those from marginalized backgrounds. For far too long, communities like the LGBTQ+ community have been held back by negative experiences with health care that can lead to long-term negative health outcomes. Recently, we chatted with Bari Glassman, Culina Health Registered Dietitian and member of the LGBTQ+ community, on how he approaches nutrition care for this population and his approach to treatment in general. Read on and learn more about how nutrition care can support LGBTQ+ individuals!

Chiya Delgado is a Registered Dietitian who has worked extensively with patients experiencing eating disorders. She is passionate about supporting individuals in redefining their relationship with eating, removing the fear and stress from food, and incorporating an understanding of peoples’ cultural attitudes around food into their care. Chiya takes her role in the patient-provider relationship seriously, and prioritizes getting to know her patients and building deep trust to promote a positive, safe therapeutic bond.

Dana Rosenfeld is an RD who came to the profession after witnessing a close friend’s battle with an eating disorder. She is driven by a desire to help others develop a healthy and peaceful relationship with food and their bodies through nutrition counseling. Dana approaches counseling through the lens of intuitive eating, using evidence-based practices, and taking a client-centered approach to help clients work towards recovery and food freedom. Before joining the Culina Health team, Dana gained valuable experience working as an inpatient dietitian at New York-Presbyterian Westchester Behavioral Health Center.

Jessica Davis is an RD at Culina Health specializing in caring for patients experiencing eating disorders. She brings an empathetic and goal-oriented approach to her work in supporting patients in redefining their relationships with food and eating, and is a firm believer that “all foods fit.”

Culina Health registered dietitian Nahyeli Perpiñá MS, RDN, CNSC grew up in the Dominican Republic, where she was a physician. However, she changed careers to become a nutritionist when she realized the power of nutrition to prevent disease and help patients achieve a better quality of life in a holistic way. During her nutrition training, she became aware of the lack of culturally-sensitive resources available in healthcare, which motivated her to develop tailored nutrition strategies that honor diverse food cultures and traditions.

In addition to her work at Culina Health, Nahyeli serves as an inpatient dietitian at the Veterans Affairs Health System combining clinical expertise with roles in cooking demos and public speaking on various nutrition-related topics. She completed her MS in Clinical Nutrition at New York University.

Nahyeli’s favorite cultural dish is Spanish seafood paella, she looks forward to her cafe con leche each morning, and she loves buying freshly-baked bread from the farmer’s market.

Quin Kelly is a Registered Dietitian who specializes in working with patients experiencing eating disorders. A HAES-aligned provider, she loves being able to help people include more foods they enjoy and have less fear surrounding eating. Before joining the team at Culina Health, Quin worked at The Renfrew Center for eating disorders.