Questions before a first session
Frequently asked questions about nutrition consultations
These are the questions that come up most often before a first appointment, answered directly. If yours is not here, the contact page is the place to ask it.
What people ask before they book
Eight questions cover almost everything: how booking starts, what happens in a video session, what to prepare, how far a nutritionist's scope goes, what a package costs in practice, and how private your notes stay. Every answer below is the same one you would get on the introductory call.
Read the one that matches your situation, then send a booking request when you are ready. Nothing is charged before pricing is confirmed in writing.
Booking and scheduling
01How do I start the booking process?
Booking starts with a request through the contact form. You will get a reply, then a short free introductory call to confirm that an online consultation fits your situation. Sessions are usually available within one to two weeks, including evening slots for people who work during the day.
02Is there a subscription or a minimum number of sessions?
There is no automatic subscription. Each session or package is agreed individually, and you decide whether to continue. Many people start with the first session alone and add follow-ups later, once the plan has been tested in a normal week.
03What if I need to move an appointment?
Write to the practice as soon as you know and a new slot is offered from the same week where possible. Because sessions are held over video, moving one costs nothing but the reply — there is no room to rebook and no clinic visit to reschedule.
Session format and language
How the online consultation actually runs
Consultations run over standard video, from 45 to 60 minutes for the first session and 30 to 40 minutes for follow-ups. Sessions are available in English and Slovenian, and written materials follow whichever language you choose. If you searched in Slovenian for uvodno svetovanje, the intro call can be held in Slovenian and the written plan comes in the same language.
Before the first session
A device with a camera, a stable connection and a private space are the whole setup. No special software is installed and no account is created. First sessions take 45 to 60 minutes, long enough for a full history and a first plan.
Follow-ups and materials
Follow-ups run 30 to 40 minutes and review what changed since the plan started: what was easy, what slipped, and what needs adjusting. Written materials from the session are sent after the call.
Sessions happen on an ordinary video call, from your kitchen, an office or a quiet room at home.
Come with your questions, not a perfect week
Most people arrive with a messy food diary and a half-remembered set of test results. That is enough to begin. The introductory call is free, and it is where most doubts get answered.
What to prepare
Four things that make the first session useful
Complete the intake form before the first session and keep a food diary for three or four days, including one weekend day. Have any recent lab results and the packaging of any supplements or medication nearby.
None of this is mandatory to book, but the first session is noticeably more useful when it is done. There is no test to pass and no scoring — four days of honest notes beat a perfect week that never happened.
The intake form — filled in before the call, so the session starts with your history instead of a list of basic questions.
Before the callA food diary — three or four ordinary days, one of them a weekend day, written roughly rather than weighed.
Three to four daysRecent lab results — blood work from the last year if you have it, in whatever format your doctor's office gave you.
If availableSupplements and medication — the packaging or a photo of it, so what you already take is checked against anything new.
Have nearby
Nutritionist, dietitian, and coach
The titles overlap more than they help
A dietetik in Slovenia usually holds a regulated clinical qualification and often works in hospital or outpatient care. A nutricionist works with nutrition and behaviour change, commonly in private practice. A nutrition coach focuses on habits and accountability. All three can be useful.
The right question is not which word is on the door. It is whether the practitioner asks about your medical history, keeps your medication in view, and knows when to refer you elsewhere. If a consultation ever drifts into prescribing or diagnosis, that is a sign to stop and go back to your doctor.
Dietetik
A regulated clinical qualification, most often in hospital or outpatient care. Useful for clinical nutrition therapy within a medical team.
Nutricionist
Nutrition and behaviour change, usually in private practice. Works on eating patterns, digestive comfort and habits over months rather than single visits.
Nutrition coach
Habits and accountability, often with a lighter clinical scope. Helpful for consistency, less so where lab results or medication need reading.
This practice works as a nutricionist practice: nutrition support that sits alongside your doctor's care for IBS, intolerances, diabetes, high cholesterol, GERD and similar conditions. We do not diagnose, prescribe, or advise changes to medication. Where a case needs clinical investigation, that is said at the intro call rather than after a paid session.
Pricing, results and privacy
What it costs, what changes, and who reads your notes
01How is pricing structured, and when do I pay?
Pricing is quoted per session and per package, confirmed in writing before you commit. The introductory call is free. Payment is by invoice or bank transfer before the session, and no card details are collected on this website. Packages that bundle several follow-ups are quoted as a single amount so you can compare against paying per session.
02How soon will I notice anything?
Digestive symptoms often shift within a few weeks of identifying a genuine trigger. Weight, body composition, cholesterol and blood sugar respond over months of consistent change. Timelines depend on your starting point and how much of the plan is realistic for you. No responsible practitioner can promise a specific outcome by a specific date, and this practice does not.
03What happens to my intake form, food diary and session notes?
Your intake form, food diary and session notes are used to provide the consultation and are not sold or shared for marketing. The privacy policy sets out what is collected, why, and how to request deletion. If you want notes removed after the work is finished, ask in writing and the request is processed.
Still not answered?
Write the question as plainly as you would say it out loud and send it through the contact form. Replies come during working hours, Monday to Friday, 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM. If your question needs a longer answer than an email allows, it moves to the free introductory call.
Questions about meal planning and follow-up timing are covered on their own page, and the practical walkthrough of a first session sits under how a consultation works.
Where to take it next
- Send a booking request
- How an online consultation works
- Meal planning and follow-up
- About the practice
This practice offers nutrition support as a dietary and lifestyle service. It is not a medical service and does not replace care from your doctor.
Send the question you actually have
Longevity Core Habits — Trubarjeva cesta 42, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia. Reach the practice at [email protected] or +386 1 234 5678, Monday to Friday, 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM.