Nutrition has the power to transform lives… and as a registered dietitian for over 15 years, I know how confusing it can be to try and determine your best path forward with so many conflicting voices out there. Which is where one-on-one nutrition counselling comes in: get personalized advice, tailored to your unique needs, to help you feel your best.

I am so thrilled to share my incredible team of registered dietitians who provide virtual nutrition counselling from right here in Vancouver, Canada.

Whether you need support for digestive issues like IBS or celiac disease, guidance on plant-based nutrition or nutrition for perimenopause and menopause, we are here to support you in both British Columbia and Ontario. Get started today!

Meet our team

Jamila Kanji RD

Jamila Kanji RD, Associate Dietitian

Jamila is available for one-on-one nutrition sessions in both BC and Ontario. Jamila’s practice focus is perimenopausal and menopause nutrition as well as gut health. Contact her at jamila @ desireerd. com

Jamila Kanji is a Registered Dietitian with over 20 years of varied experience in clinical nutrition, private practice, communications, sales and education..she’s also a trained pastry chef!

Experiences with her own early perimenopausal symptoms led to Jamila’s interest in evidence-based approaches to nutrition for those in peri-menopause and menopause and now, Jamila is only the second dietitian in Canada to become a Menopause Society Certified Practitioner.

Jamila graduated from UBC Dietetics and completed her internship with the Gerontology Nutrition Society in BC. Her previous clinical and private practice experience includes GI cancer nutrition, diabetes, weight management, IBS, IBD, GERD among others.

Jamila supports her clients in an empathetic, authentic and holistic way, working collaboratively to help you achieve the goals you set for yourself. Her philosophy when it comes to helping her clients encompasses compassion, rekindling the joy of eating, addition over restriction and always an evidence-based approach. In her spare time Jamila loves being outside with her two kids, wandering her Mt Pleasant neighborhood in search of the newest food experience or enjoying a great book.  

Jess Pirnak, Senior Associate Dietitian

Jess leads our GI private practice in BC. Jess’ practice focus is behaviour change, transition to plant-based diets, celiac disease and irritable bowel syndrome. Jess has limited availability so contact her for wait times! jess @ desireerd. com

Jess is a Registered Dietitian, Certified Wellness Coach & gut health nerd (thanks to Desiree!). With degrees in both psychology and dietetics, Jess fell in love with coaching after several years of wearing the expert hat and currently integrates the coaching framework with nutrition counselling to support her clients reach their health goals in a positive, and empowered way.

Jess is passionate about education, using nutrition to prevent disease and fostering healthy communities; as such, you will find her consulting, writing and speaking on a variety of nutrition topics. She is also a Clinical Instructor at the University of British Columbia.

Jess graduated from UBC’s Food Nutrition and Health program, and completed her dietetic internship with Provincial Health Services Authority after finishing a Psychology degree from SFU.

In her spare time Jess loves to write about nutrition specifically about plant-based eating and gut health on her blog. And if she’s not talking about food, nutrition or health, you will find Jess playing outside or listening to country music.

Ready to sign up?

Click below to purchase either our Transformation (3 Month) or Get Started (1 Month) virtual consulting package. Our dietitians will be in touch within 24 hours to book your first session! Have a question about our nutrition services? Email us at info@desireerd.com