Nutritional Considerations for the Congenital Heart Defect Community

Skylar Griggs is a licensed registered dietitian and nutrition counselor specializing in a variety of nutrition-related conditions. She has experience working in pediatric and family nutrition as well as pre/post-natal nutrition, eating disorders, weight management, cardiac risk factors including hypertension, high cholesterol and obesity, diabetes, and overall wellness. Skylar is the lead dietitian for the preventive cardiology division at Children’s Hospital Boston, the teaching hospital of Harvard Medical School. In this episode, Skylar talks with Anna about the special dietary concerns of members of the congenital heart defect community. She shares with Anna why she is passionate about nutrition and being a dietician and she explains how taking care of ourselves by eating healthy food doesn't have to be that hard.In addition to talking with Anna, Skylar spends the last segment of the show answering questions from a live, studio audience. The audience features members from around the world! You won't want to miss this very special episode!Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/heart-to-heart-with-anna--1256958/support.