About Nina

Nina Rebstock’s Nutrition class at the Eldorado Gyn has been both informative and enjoyable.  Each class focuses on a different aspect of nutrition and healthy eating, especially as our bodies age, representing the most current research. Nina is flexible and responsive to individual concerns and interests. It is more like a conversation than a lecture and she provides wonderful handouts each week as well as sharing her favorite recipes.

– Noreen Perlmutter

The Positive Aging Nutrition class taught by Nina has been a wealth of valuable information, and is presented with humor in a non judgmental atmosphere.  Her background in nutrition is extensive and saves the student from wading through the countless books and newsletters on the subject.  My husband and I have made positive changes in our diets and supplements and have Nina to thank for starting us down the path to healthier living.      

– Nancy Linton-Penning

Nina’s Positive Aging Nutrition Class is a wonderful learning experience.  She is so knowledge about the nutritional needs of the population as we age.  The class is intimate and everyone has input or can share their personal needs and concerns.   Nina also thoroughly covers supplements, her well researched recommendations and some fabulous and easy recipes – ask her for the Roasted Cauliflower Soup – it’s addictive.      

– Mary McNulty

Nina has been SO helpful in SO many ways.  Yoga with Nina definitely helps me learn how to keep stress in check and to stay more balanced.  I was hooked after my first class.  I used to always have knots in my neck/shoulders and they were always scrunched up from working all day on the computer.  Not any more!   I really like how Nina explains the benefits of each posture and how they all work together, and what you can do between classes.  Nina’s wealth of knowledge and her genuine care and encouragement have been invaluable.  Her guidance on nutrition has helped my family transition to “real food”.  Our hectic lives had us eating out and eating processed foods way too often.  After three months of gradually learning and using Nina’s shopping and cooking tips, my daughter has lost 20 pounds and I can stay off cholesterol medicine!  We all feel so much better!

– Sherri Wood

I found Nina after extensive internet research, and decided that her approach towards food, nutrition and overall well-being resonated with my own. I have never been terribly overweight, but with each passing year, I began to notice slightly lower energy levels and a pound or two or four or six extra… I thought I ate reasonably well, tended to avoid sugar-sweetened beverages, cooked with olive or canola oil, bought local and organic when I could, and chose whole wheat grains most of the time. I actually wondered what Nina would tell me that I didn’t already know. It turns out, she taught both my husband and I a lot.

Nina is a wealth of information. When she doesn’t have specific information at the top of her tongue, she has great resources at the tips of her fingers and passes them along generously. Her system consists of meeting with clients over a period of months to check in, provide support, help, tips and solutions that enhance one’s overall well-being. She starts out the first couple of sessions “diagnosing” clients, or getting an idea of what their patterns and needs are. During those sessions, she also does quite a bit of teaching and educating. From that point forward, there is far less structure. She provides support as needed. Admittedly, my husband and I questioned the lack of curriculum or structure. We sometimes wondered what we would get out of a particular session. It wasn’t until the end of our time with Nina that we realized the tremendous value in simple repetition (we heard the same information differently, depending upon where we were in our own process), and checking in to stay mentally connected and focused to our eating choices.

Since we last met (a few months ago), I’ve been doing a lot more exercise, which has been a great compliment to better eating, and has helped get some excess weight off. I continue to have little moments of food inspiration which show me that I did incorporate the work we did into my operational mental framework. The most recent of these moments was when I realized that my diet has changed dramatically, and while I love the foods I used to eat very regularly before (pastas, breads, baked goodies, etc.), I also love the foods I’ve largely replaced them with. So I don’t feel like I’m missing out– I’ve just expanded my options. I still eat pizza every week or so, and I have ice cream 3-4 times a week (these feel like non-negotiables), but the majority of my other meals are nourishing and really tasty. The result, together with increased (and pretty intense) exercise, has been that I’ve been able to trim down quite a bit of excess fat to the point where I’m discovering muscles I didn’t even know I had!!! And I am feeling energetic and good about the choices I’m making.

– Sarah Brownstein

Partnering with Nina as my health and wellness coach has inspired me to be more proactive in living a full life.  With Nina’s insight, tools and support, I was able to have less complications during and after treatment of a serious illness.  The coaching process has made me more accountable for my food choices and amount of exercise I get.  I’ve experienced less pain and more energy while  learning about techniques in living with the chronic pain.   I look forward to the on-going work with Nina to maintain and improve my level of health and vitality.

– Candace Bixler

In today’s confusing world of making healthy food choices, you almost need a secret decoder ring. Nina not only has the ring, but she can also clearly and concisely help you reach your nutritional goals! I send my patients to Nina because she is not only an exceptional nutritionist, but she truly understands how food affects your health! Thanks for your compassion Nina!

– Al Richard, D.C.

As Nina’s husband I am admittedly biased, but the facts speak clearly–in the four years since I have been under her Health Coaching guidance, I have:

• lost 20 pounds
• reduced my body fat from 26% to 20%
• lowered my 10K time by more than 5 minutes.

She knows her stuff and it works!

– Tom Rebstock