Hello, my name is Jessica Lee, and I am a Registered Dietitian. I was a registered dietitian in Taiwan for 10 years and moved to Vancouver in 2015. When I was in Taiwan, I worked with ICU, Kidney, and Diabetes patients. In 2019, I became fully registration with College of Dietitians of British Columbia.  Before joining Fraser Health in 2021, I provided nutrition service in long term care. I am familiar with chronic disease and meal planning from solid practice at hospital; I learned quality of life is priority for seniors, and those days at long term care emphasized my skills on Dysphagia and Food allergies & Intolerance.  

Being an immigrant had transformed me. COVID is another key guiding me to start this journey of self-wellness. I started to practice yoga, meditation, and have strong interest on psychology and holistic therapy. This was the first breakthrough for me to seek greater self-awareness of self.

As a dietitian, I always provide science-based references. However, I started to feel dissatisfaction being a dietitian who only provide nutrition knowledge. Behaviour changes required time and dedication! I want to tailor all my recommendations based on clients’ need, motivate them, and make them feel confident to make peace with food.

Thus, I spent more time on intuitive and mindful eating training with Motivational Interviewing skills. In addition, I want to dig deeper on MBSR (mindfulness-based stress reduction) and MBCT (mindfulness based cognitive therapy) this year. They might not be directly related to nutrition therapies, but I believe this training can be beneficial to my clients and provide a unique type of my consulting.

Athletes’ nutrition has always been my passion. I enjoy yoga, Pilates, swimming, free diving, paddle boarding, hiking, and bouldering. I really want to work with athletes and support them to get better performance.

At Aster Wellness Centre, I focus on tailoring individualized nutrition plans for each unique patient. We make plans together, and you are empowered to control what you want to eat. If you would like to know more about nutrition counselling or have any other questions, please email me at info@asterwellness.ca.