Dr. María Fernanda Gayol Flores

About the Doctor

My name is Fernanda Gayol Flores and I am passionate about nutrition and exercise. I completed my studies at Universidad Iberoamericana, Mexico City campus, in the Nutrition and Food Science program, where I graduated with honorable mention. I did my internship in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at the Federico Gomez Children's Hospital of Mexico, where I had the opportunity to learn nutritional evaluation and treatment in the most severe cases in newborns. From there, out of my interest in providing comprehensive consultation, I took a course on Habit Modification and Implementation of a Healthy Lifestyle: Motivation, Self-Control, Nutrition, and Exercise at Universidad Iberoamericana. Exercise is a fundamental part of maintaining a healthy lifestyle and an important step in establishing proper habits, which is why I obtained personal trainer certification through ACE (American Council on Exercise). To stay current and wanting to fulfill a goal, I decided to move to Madrid to study a Master's in Sports Training and Nutrition at La Universidad del Real Madrid - Universidad Europea de Madrid, where I had the pleasure of taking classes with some of the most outstanding professionals in the sports world. Due to the major worldwide problem of eating disorders, risky eating behaviors, and obesity, I decided to take a diploma course on those topics at Universidad Anahuac. Human beings are biopsychosocial beings, which is why it's important to take into account everything that happens in the body when we eat, as well as knowing how to give recommendations without putting at risk the mental health of the people who consult me, in order to avoid generating risky eating behaviors. Currently, and given that I think it's very important that we are biopsychosocial beings, I am pursuing a certification in Mindful Eating at The Center for Mindful Eating. Mindful eating consists of using all the physical senses and emotions to experience and enjoy the food choices one makes; by carrying out this practice, one manages to improve the overall eating experience and it encourages us to make choices that are satisfying and nourishing for the body. Now I work in private practice in CDMX, where I apply a model of dietary guidance and habit change in eating, since I firmly believe that proper nutrition is one you can follow every day, in which the diet fits your lifestyle and your body's needs. I want my patients to feel fabulous about themselves; I want them to discover how good nutrition and a healthy lifestyle can have a wonderful impact on their quality of life.

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