Practitioner Profile: Joel S. Edman, DSc

Joel S. Edman, DSc, FACN, CNSis a Clinical Nutritionist and Integrative Health Practitioner. He holds a Master’s Degree in Clinical Nutrition from Drexel University and a Doctorate in Nutritional Sciences from Boston University. He is also a Fellow of the American College of Nutrition (FACN) and a Certified Nutrition Specialist (CNS).

Dr. Edman has over 20 years of experience in clinical nutrition practice, with expertise in applying healing dietary guidelines and nutritional supplements within the context of a holistic approach to healthcare.

• Counseling sessions cover everything from wellness plans to guidelines for people who have chronic or complex symptoms and problems;
• One goal is to work closely together to find the simplest and most effective approaches;
• Coaching techniques help clients and patients make lasting lifestyle changes;
• As an educator and researcher, evidence-based guidelines and lifelong learning help to keep the recommendations at the forefront of nutrition and integrative health care practice.

Nutritional Counseling: Dietary Guidelines, Nutritional Supplementation and Behavior Modification

Dr. Edman has successfully developed nutritional and integrative health programs for clients and patients with a wide range of nutritional and medical issues, including:

Arthritis, Auto-immune Disorders and Inflammation – Rheumatoid arthritis, Lupus/SLE, Crohn’s Disease, Ulcerative Colitis and others

Cancer Health –nutritional approaches, lifestyle factors and complementary therapies

Heart Disease and Metabolic Syndrome – overweight and obesity, diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol and insulin resistance

Men’s Health – prostate cancer, heart disease, healthy aging and more

Mental Health - depression, anxiety, ADD/ADHD

Neurological Health – chronic fatigue, Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson’s Disease, memory loss/Mild Cognitive Impariment (MCI)/dementia

Nutritional Stress Management – decrease stress physiology through dietary guidelines and targeted nutritional supplementation

Stomach and Intestinal Health - Irritable Bowel Syndrome/IBS, heartburn/GERD/ reflux, inflammatory bowel disease/IBD, general discomfort

Vegetarian Dietary Guidelines – individually designed for best health effects

Women’s Health – menopause, premenstrual syndrome/PMS, polycystic ovarian syndrome/PCOS, infertility and osteoporosis

Wellness and Health Promotion – optimizing health and well-being through nutrition and integrative health approaches

An Individualized and Personal Approach to Care

Counseling sessions focus on specific and therapeutic nutritional plans that are individually tailored to the unique needs of each person. Because everyone’s situation is different, careful consideration and discussion explores what dietary and nutritional approaches have been tried, dietary preferences, nutritional understanding, challenging circumstances and any other important factors. Materials provided include a meal and snack plan, supportive recommendations and resources, targeted nutritional supplements and a range of other integrative health approaches.

Integrative Health Coaching for Lifestyle Change

Improvements in healthy living are most successful when people are encouraged to make choices and commitments that are most important to them. When other potentially beneficial techniques are included such as a health assessment, mapping success, SMART goals, motivational and mindset approaches and other coaching suggestions, important health-related and personal transformations take place. This can be particularly important for people to need to lose weight, control their blood sugar and cholesterol, prevent cancer recurrence and manage ongoing heart disease risk.

Nutrition and Integrative Health, Education and Research

Dr. Edman is currently a Visiting Assistant Professor in the Department of Health Services at St. Joseph’s University. He was the Director of Integrative Nutrition and Associate Research Director at the Myrna Brind Center of Integrative Medicine, and a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University and Hospital, for over eleven years. Prior to that he was the Director of Nutrition and Research Coordinator at the Atkins Center for Complementary Medicine for ten years. Dr. Edman’s clinical and research interests focus on core nutritional, medical and behavioral issues such as hypoglycemia/insulin resistance, food intolerance, anti-inflammatory nutritional effects, integrative health approaches to cancer survivorship and chronic diseases, and adherence to nutrition and lifestyle programs. He is also the author or co-author of over 30 peer-reviewed nutritional and medical articles, abstracts and book chapters. Dr. Edman brings a strong combination of education, clinical experience, research experience and commitment to his work with clients and colleagues.

Contact Dr. Edman

For more information, visit Dr. Edman's website.

To schedule an appointment with Dr. Edman, call 610-742-8880 or email him at EdmanNutrition@comcast.net. 

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