Arden McMath, RD

As your dietitian, I aim to give you the tools to succeed and to send you out into the world with a healthy relationship with food and on a path toward greater health!  You can expect thoughtful, holistic solutions that fit well into your daily life and to learn skills and knowledge that are adaptable to later challenges so we don’t have to see each other forever. While I have broad experience in the field of nutrition and love working with a wide variety of clients, I am especially skilled at helping clients with weight loss, diabetes/blood sugar control, pregnancy and post-partum nutrition, gut health, and nutrition for sport performance.  

One of my most defining moments came during the state track meet in high school, when I collapsed before the finish line of the 2-miler due to hyponatremia (i.e., low blood sodium, usually due to inappropriate fueling surrounding exercise). That experience opened my eyes to the role of nutrition in health and sport performance and set me on the path to study it more deeply. I earned an MS in Exercise Science from Miami University (Ohio), followed by a PhD in Nutrition Sciences from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. In my roles as a researcher, I generated 7 nutrition-related peer-reviewed publications, presented at conferences, and have worked in areas related to maternal and pediatric nutrition, dietary supplements, weight management including pharmacological (think GLP-1 agonists), metabolic health, and dietary assessment. 

For fun I still run and compete in marathons and shorter local races. I also enjoy cooking, trivia, going on hikes with my dogs, and watching documentaries. I am naturally a very curious person and strive to be a lifelong learner. In fact, I recently became a certified strength and conditioning specialist so I could help myself and others become stronger, more resilient humans. Similarly, I joined Fay so that I could further help people realize their healthiest selves through nutrition! I can’t wait to meet you and help you work toward your health goals!