Chantelle van der Merwe

Jeannine Stokes-Waller

Hello, and welcome! My name is Chantelle van der Merwe, and I'm a dedicated and passionate registered dietitian. As a professional, I believe in connecting with my patients on a deeper personal level to truly understand their unique needs and concerns. With my expertise, I strive to make complicated nutrition science more simple and practical, so my clients can achieve their goals with ease and confidence.

My practice focuses on helping patients manage a range of health concerns, including diabetes, metabolic syndrome (including insulin resistance, high cholesterol & high blood pressure), IBS and healthy weight loss and weight management. Through personalized and tailored nutrition plans, I work with my patients to create sustainable changes that will have a lasting impact on their health.

In my pursuit of excellence, I've completed a postgraduate diploma in diabetes management from the University of South Wales. This has allowed me to further develop my field of interest in diabetes management, which is a key area of focus in my practice. I'm also passionate about nutrigenomics, which is the study of gene and nutrient interactions. This exciting field is proving to be an incredible tool for the prevention and treatment of disease, and I'm eager to continue learning and exploring its possibilities.

In my free time, I'm a secret "study-holic" who loves to stay up to date with the latest research in my field. But when I'm not buried in textbooks, I enjoy traveling to sunny destinations and ticking them off my bucket list.

I look forward to working with you to achieve optimal health and wellness.

A warm hello from me. My name is Jeannine Stokes-Waller and I have been working as a registered dietitian for 30 years. I love being a dietitian and the diversity and challenges in the field of nutrition. These years of experience have equipped me with a wide variety of experience in nutrition and understanding the nutritional needs of the diverse South African consumer.

I am absolutely passionate about making the science of nutrition understandable in a creative and practical way to the patient, client and other healthcare professionals. In my final year of studies, I received the best dietetic student award and I still believe in excellence, hard work and giving my best
for each client.

The variety of areas my practice focuses on includes healthy weight loss, gut health, sport nutrition, peadiatric nutrition, food allergies, healthy lifestyle and metabolic disease. Each person is unique and the nutrition plan is carefully compiled to be personalized and sustainable to your unique lifestyle and
needs.

In my spare time I love testing out new recipes, making something creative, spending time with my family and reading up on the latest nutrition news.
My heart’s desire is to help you to be the best and healthiest version you can be through using nutrition in an easy and practical way for your specific needs.

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What Our Clients Are Saying

"So happy and thankful to Chantelle to have had her be part of my journey, without her I would not have been as successful as I was." - Gayle-Lynn , diagnosed with Gestational Diabetes

"Chantelle is industrious in researching the answer, and applying it to suit my specific needs. Since working with her, I have noticed considerable improvements in my mental, physical, and emotional health relating to food. " - Sungeni , wanted to optimize her health with better nutrition

"Chantelle is amazing at understanding exactly where you are, and adjusting treatment accordingly. Her compassion and patience is amazing, and I genuinely feel that she partners with me in my nutrition and health" - Danielle , wanted help with weight loss

"The sympathy, empathy she works with is phenomenal. It just motivates you to talk to someone that understand your challenge. I am on my path to lose 30kg, it is surely not happening overnight. However, my journey with Chantelle is making every centimeter I lose absolutely worth to take on the next one to shake off." - Sonja, wanted help with weight loss post heart attack