Registered Dietitian (RD)
A regulated, licensed clinician — qualified to provide medical nutrition therapy and bill insurance. Not a wellness coach with a certificate.
Registered Dietitian · Virtual across CA, TX & NV
A registered dietitian for PCOS, hormones & gut health — virtual across CA, TX & NV.
Root-cause, weight-inclusive care. In-network with Aetna in California — superbills, HSA & FSA accepted everywhere else.
Free 15 minutesno card requiredno PHI required.
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- RDRegistered Dietitian
- MRTCertified practitioner
- Functional& lab testing
- CA · TX · NVVirtual care
- ★★★★★Rated on Google
- RDRegistered Dietitian
- MRTCertified practitioner
- Functional& lab testing
- CA · TX · NVVirtual care
Is this you?
You’ve tried everything. Nothing has stuck.
You don’t need another meal plan you’ll abandon in three weeks. You need someone who actually listens, looks at the whole picture, and helps you make changes that fit your life.
Your cycle is unpredictable, your energy crashes by afternoon, and you’ve been told ‘your labs look fine’ — but something’s clearly off.
You suspect PCOS (or you’ve been diagnosed) and you’re tired of being handed the same generic ‘eat less, move more’ advice.
Bloating, reflux or IBS runs your week. You’ve cut foods on instinct and still feel worse.
You want a plan that respects your body and your life — no restriction, no shame, no calorie tracking.
Specialties
Specific care for specific concerns.
Every link goes to a full page — start with the one that sounds most like you.
PCOS & Hormone Nutrition
Root-cause nutrition for PCOS (also called PMOS), insulin resistance, irregular cycles and fertility — weight-inclusive and evidence-based.
Learn more →Sustainable, Weight-Inclusive Nutrition
A non-diet approach focused on energy, labs, symptoms and habits — never the scale. Sustainable changes that support hormone and metabolic health.
Learn more →Gut Health & IBS
Personalized nutrition for IBS, low-FODMAP, low-histamine and reflux — including MRT food-sensitivity testing and GI-MAP analysis.
Learn more →Diabetes & Metabolic Health
Medical nutrition therapy for diabetes, prediabetes, cholesterol and heart health — often covered by insurance.
Learn more →Personalized Meal Planning
Whole-food meal planning built around your real life, preferences and schedule — flexible, not rigid.
Learn more →Food Sensitivity Testing (MRT)
MRT testing for up to 170+ foods and chemicals to identify trigger foods driving inflammation, IBS or fatigue — interpreted by an RD.
Learn more →The difference
Not a coach. A registered dietitian who finds the root cause.
Real credentials. Functional and lab testing where it’s useful — not guesswork or a generic plan. Weight-inclusive, food-positive, and built around what’s actually driving your symptoms.
As featured in
- Well+GoodFoods naturally high in melatonin
- Orange Coast MagazineClean Eats Advice from a Dietitian
- OC Family MagazineIntroduce your little one to solid foods
- Well+GoodFoods naturally high in melatonin
- Orange Coast MagazineClean Eats Advice from a Dietitian
- OC Family MagazineIntroduce your little one to solid foods
Root-cause approach
Functional testing and lab analysis to understand what’s actually driving your symptoms — instead of guessing.
MRT food-sensitivity testing
Trained in MRT to help identify foods and chemicals that may be driving inflammation, IBS or fatigue.
Weight-inclusive. 1:1. No judgment.
Sustainable changes built around energy, labs, symptoms and habits — not the scale or before/after photos.
How it works
Three calm steps. From wherever you are.
- 01
Free 15-minute discovery call
We talk about what’s going on, what you’ve tried, and whether working together makes sense. No pressure.
- 02
Personalized plan
A deeper intake session, then a plan built for you — may include functional testing and lab analysis where useful.
- 03
Ongoing support
Follow-ups so the plan keeps fitting your real life — appointments, travel, energy, hormones, all of it.
From clients
She listened — and that changed everything.
5.0 on Google
See if we’re a fit — book a free 15-minute discovery call.
Where I work
Virtual care across California, Texas & Nevada.
Live in California, Texas, or Nevada? You can work with me — entirely online.
Virtual care isn’t a compromise here — it’s the advantage. You get the right specialist for your situation, not the closest one, with no commute and no waiting room.
California
Licensed & in-network with Aetna. Superbills + HSA/FSA for other plans.
Texas
Licensed for telehealth nutrition. Superbills + HSA/FSA accepted.
Nevada
Licensed for telehealth nutrition. Superbills + HSA/FSA accepted.
How virtual care works
Secure video — join from home, work, or anywhere in your state.
The same medical nutrition therapy as in-person — labs, plans, follow-ups.
No commute, no waiting room, easier to keep consistent.
Based in Orange County — available in person by request, and virtually across California, Texas & Nevada.
Insurance & cost
Many plans cover nutrition counseling.
In-network with Aetna in California, superbills for out-of-network reimbursement, and HSA/FSA accepted. I’ll help you check your benefits in a few minutes.
- Aetna — in-network (CA)
- HSA / FSA eligible
- Superbills for out-of-network
Check coverageVirtual across California, Texas, Nevada.
Honest & evidence-based
Care grounded in evidence, told to you straight.
Every recommendation is rooted in current nutrition science. Individual results vary — bodies, lives and schedules are different, and that’s honest, not a disclaimer. Nutrition counseling supports your health; it doesn’t replace your medical team.
About
Hi, I’m Leila.
I’m a Registered Dietitian (RD/RDN). I graduated with honors from Cal Poly Pomona’s Food & Nutrition Science program and completed my Dietetic Internship at the University of Houston.
My philosophy is food-positive and weight-inclusive — your relationship with food should make life better, not smaller. I work 1:1 with adults across California, Texas and Nevada on PCOS, hormones, gut health, and sustainable metabolic health.
FAQ
Quick answers
Is there a specific diet for PCOS?
There isn’t one fixed diet for PCOS. Most people do best with a flexible pattern that supports steady blood sugar, includes plenty of fiber, protein and color, and isn’t built around restriction. A registered dietitian can personalize the approach to your symptoms, labs and life. Nutrition counseling is not a substitute for medical care.
What does working with a virtual dietitian look like?
We meet over secure video. After a free 15-minute discovery call, your first full session is a deeper intake. From there, we build a personalized plan — which may include functional testing or lab analysis — and meet for ongoing follow-ups so the plan keeps fitting your real life.
Are dietitians covered by insurance?
Often, yes. Under the Affordable Care Act, most private plans cover nutrition counseling with a registered dietitian — frequently at no cost for preventive care. I’m in-network with Aetna in California; for other plans I provide superbills for out-of-network reimbursement and accept HSA/FSA. See the Insurance page for a script to check your benefits.
Do I have to be in California to work with you?
No. I see clients virtually across California, Texas and Nevada. Working with the right specialist matters more than being close to one — that’s the whole point of virtual care.
Ready when you are
Let’s get to the root of it.
A free 15-minute discovery call — no paperwork, no PHI, just a real conversation to see if we’re the right fit.
- Emailleilapagerd@gmail.com
- Virtual sessions across California, Texas & Nevada.
What happens on the call
- 01
We talk through what’s going on — symptoms, labs, what you’ve tried.
- 02
I share how I’d approach it and what working together would look like.
- 03
If it feels like a fit, we book your first full session. If not, no pressure.
Free 15 minutesno card requiredno PHI required.
Nutrition counseling is not a substitute for medical care. Individual results vary.