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SILVINA COX MPH, RDN

Registered Dietitian Nutritionist

Hi, I’m Silvina, welcome! For over 25 years, I’ve used preventive and integrative nutrition with a non-diet, weight-inclusive approach to support clients with a wide range of health, food, eating and body concerns.

Very early on, I learned that providing weight loss diets and telling people what to eat were not solutions. My work has evolved with the research and is now informed by Health at Every Size (HAES)® and guided by intuitive, somatic and mindfulness-based eating principles when appropriate. Today, I bring this perspective to both Medical Nutrition Therapy and personalized nutrition coaching, helping clients develop ways of eating and caring for their health that work for their individual needs.

I am bilingual and welcome Spanish-speaking clients and all folks.

MY MISSION IS TO GUIDE AND SUPPORT CLIENTS

It is my privilege to walk beside you to help you:

Understand how nutrition can support your individual health needs

Develop a healthy relationship with food and your body

Reliably hear and respond to your hunger and fullness cues, if/when attainable

Feel confident in your food decisions

Eat for nourishment and enjoyment

End the all or nothing eating/dieting and weight cycling chaos

If you’re open to a more peaceful and practical approach to your weight and health concerns, let’s talk. I offer a free 15-minute consultation.

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CREDENTIALS

EDUCATION

  • Bachelor of Science: Dietetics and Food Administration – California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA
  • Masters in Public Health (MPH) – University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
  • Clinical Internship – West Los Angeles VA Medical Center

ADDITIONAL SPECIALIZED TRAINING

  • Big Hearted Embodiment Training for Providers
  • International Association Disordered Eating Professionals (IADEP) – core course curriculum
  • Mindfulness-Based Eating Awareness Training (MB-Eat)
  • Child & Adolescent Weight Management Certification Training (AND-CDR)
  • Intuitive Eating Professional Training
  • Applying Functional Medicine in Clinical Practice (AFMCP)
  • Totally Coached™ Intrinsic Coaching
  • Westlake Culinary Institute, Professional Cooking Series
  • Specialized Training with RD’s for Neurodiversity
  • Training in ACT, IFS, MI and Trauma Informed
  • Countless Conferences, Webinars and Ongoing Consultation 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

  • Current Treatment Center Dietitian—all levels of care, The Meadowglade, Moorpark, CA
  • Clinical and outpatient appointments at the Greater Los Angeles VA Medical Center, Los Robles Regional Medical Center, Community Memorial Hospital and St. John’s Regional Medical Center.
  • Adjunct professor and teaching appointments at Pepperdine University and California State University Northridge.
  • Nutrition consultant for the County of Ventura Employee Wellness program for over two decades, providing one-on-one coaching, classes and programs, including diabetes nutrition and cooking education.

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

  • Valley Federation for Eating Disorders Professionals (VFED)
  • EDRDPro
  • International Federation of Eating Disorder Dietitians (IFEDD)
  • Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
  • California Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
  • Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Practice Groups:
  • Behavioral Health Nutrition
  • Dietitians in Integrative & Functional Medicine
  • Women’s Health
  • Pediatric Nutrition
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WHAT MY CLIENTS ARE SAYING:

Professional, Oxnard, CA

I have been seeing Silvina for many years for different issues I have struggled with. Weight has always been an issue for me, even after having Gastric Bypass surgery 18 years ago. Silvina introduced me to Intuitive Eating and it changed my life and my relationship with food. I no longer diet or obsess about food. I am at a lower weight today than I even was after my surgery and feel so much healthier.

She also helped me learn ways to reduce my stress level and better deal with my situation. Silvina is thoughtful, caring and kind and an extremely knowledgeable, professional.

I am forever grateful to Silvina!

Wife and Mother, Agoura Hills, CA

Working with Silvina has changed my life.  In my mid-forties and having dieted since age twelve, I was searching for a different approach to help me with my weight concerns.  Fortunately, I was drawn to Silvina and her use of the method “Intuitive Eating.” Silvina has since helped me see how dieting and restricting food intake has led to an over-focus on food and caused weight gain, rather than weight loss.  She has helped me regulate my eating, learn new behaviors to identify “diet mentality,” and refocus my weight concerns onto well-being. This approach has been extremely effective for me and I attribute my success to Silvina. She is compassionate, understanding, and above all, amazingly adept at healing long-held beliefs related to eating and weight.  Silvina’s non-judgmental attitude creates a safe environment to explore weight concerns and disordered eating, and I cannot recommend her highly enough.

Patricia, Oxnard, CA

Silvina is instrumental in helping me with my blood sugar control in a caring, compassionate, and non-judgmental way. She has taught me to trust my instincts and not to make decisions based on fear.  She has been the key to my success in my health.

Husband and Retired, Oxnard, CA

For two years I had abdominal pain. I was sent to different medical specialists and had numerous tests. The doctors could not diagnose my problem. My wife suggested I see Silvina. It’s the best thing I did! Silvina suggested I see my doctor and request a specific test. The doctor was then able to diagnose my problem and prescribed short term medication. Thank you, Silvina!