Dt Shraddha Sorte, Clinical Dietitian & Functional Nutritionist

The food you eat can either be the safest and most powerful form of medicine or the slowest form of poison”. These words by Ann Wigmore, the famous Lithuanian-American holistic health practitioner, naturopath and raw food advocate, perfectly exemplify the role of a balanced dietary food to maintain a healthy life. Owing to the increasing prevalence or lifestyle diseases lately and increased awareness among general populace, people now prioritize ‘prevention’ over cure and are in search of diet plans that suit their bodily conditions and lifestyle goals. Helping individuals formulate a tailored diet plan are specialist Clinical Dietitian & Nutritionist such as Dt Shraddha Sorte.

Witnessing firsthand the ill-effects of an improper food intake due to the dependence of formula food right from her early childhood, Shraddha realized that despite getting innumerable tips & advice from people around her to improve her own health, none of it seemed to work. While she started taking supplements in the form of tablets, capsules and powders, growing up, she often wondered till when she’d have to continue this. Thus, she decided to become a Clinic Dietitian not just to cure herself but help other individuals as well to get cured through healthy, home-cooked food instead of relying on supplements (Ghar ka khana Instead of Dabbe ka powders). Post completing her master’s degree in Nutrition & Dietetics from Symbiosis School for Biomedical Sciences, Shraddha worked as dietitian and later she went on to start her own venture in 2022 named NUTRITIOUS PLATE, A Healthy Way to Live.

Weight management isn’t about starving the body, its about nourishing it wisely, because true health comes from balance, not deficiency

Key Practice Areas

As an expert Clinical Dietitian, Shraddha offers a wide range of services that include Weight Management, Healthy Moms, Correction of Deficiency, Clinical Diets, Hormonal Imbalance, Heart Health, Kids Nutrition, Sports Diet, Self-Rejuvenation, and Wellness plans, to name a few. While Weight Management concerns helping individuals wanting to lose/gain weight, Healthy Moms deals with pre-pregnancy and pregnant women, Hormonal Imbalance deals with helping people with hormone-related conditions such Diabetes, thyroid, PCOD or PCOS get the necessary nutrition through personalized diet plans, and Heart Health is for individuals with cardiac related problems such as cholesterol, Blood Pressure and Post angioplasty. Additionally, Shraddha is not only renowned for her highly effective diet plans for sports persons, but provides custom wellness plans for gut health, mental health and other therapeutic areas as well.

“Through Healthy Moms, my primary focus in on ensuring that both mother as well as the baby get the necessary nutrients. Thus, I provide a tailored lactation plan for the mothers so that the food they eat not only is healthy and nutritious, but also enhances the quality of milk being produced by them. Also, in terms of weight management, I formulate the diet plan and modify lifestyles in such a way that are no bounce-back of weight loss or weight gain among individuals even if there are off diet”, says Shraddha.

Standing a Class Apart

Rather than putting individuals through strict caloriecontrol diets and making them either devoid of their favorite foods or consume foods they dislike, Shraddha first gets a clear understanding of their body type, fitness goals, likes & dislikes in terms of their food consumption, and accordingly comes-up with a personalized diet plan for each of her clients. Additionally, every diet plan that she provides are formulated keeping in mind the clients’ cultural preferences and socioeconomic conditions, thus ensuring that they don’t feel any hassles while following the prescribed diet plans. Most importantly, instead of suggesting sudden, drastic changes to the clients’ diet, Shraddha focuses on making small yet realistic dietary changes that are not only flexible but also very much beneficial in the long run.  

“Every person is bodily different and their life style too plays a pivotal role in shaping their dietary requirements. Thus, I always make sure to get a clear picture about their current health condition and any existing deficiencies through various blood tests, biomarkers and many other means to prescribe an effective diet plan that easily fits into their daily routine. Also, while many individuals are looking for a quick-fix solution for their weight loss goals, I make them understand that quick change can be indeed possible but might leave them undernourished, bounce back health to square one or exposed to further health complications and ensure that they lose weight without putting their health at risk”, adds Shraddha.

Speckless Career Journey

As a standing testimony to Shraddha’s deep domain expertise and exceptional track record, she has not only been invited to deliver speeches at numerous renowned health & wellness events and workshops, but has also worked as a Chief Dietician for INHS Indian Naval Hospital Ship. Closing with a noteworthy success story that depicts her fine acumen as a Nutritionist & Dietitian, Shraddha elucidates, “Women wished to conceive but because of hormonal history and overweight, it was challenging. I targeted Weight loss, modifying her lifestyle and manage her hormone. Also, we kept track on blood test and ultrasound scans with regular intervals. Post five months, it was not only cured but she came with good news that she is expecting”. “Recently Gut health cases are like GERD, IBS, SIBO, etc. are rising at its peak. These cases taught me the importance of individualized care and not rushing the healing process. I learned that healing root-cause often time consuming & involve layers physical, emotional, and lifestyle-based. Patience, education, and trust-building were essential for long-term success”.