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Clinical practice, doctoral studies and clear solutions for real life

My work is built around one question: what exactly in a person's nutrition can be changed so that it is safe, supported by evidence and feasible within their ordinary week. That is why the assessment always starts with health status, test results and daily routine rather than with a ready-made plan. Clinical practice, research and teaching are parts of one process for me.

Svetlana Aleksejeva, certified nutritionist, MSc, PhD candidate

In a consultation I am interested not in a list of forbidden foods, but in the reasons a person eats the way they do: daily routine, work, sleep, gastrointestinal health, medication and supplements.

I work with weight loss and weight control, metabolic health, nutrition for women 40+ in perimenopause and menopause, nutritional support during GLP-1 therapy and structured FMD programmes.

Research and teaching are a separate part of my work. They let me rely on primary sources and say honestly where the evidence is still limited.

Professional path

  1. 2016

    Professional Bachelor in Health Care and Nutrition Specialist - Rīgas Stradiņa universitāte

    Programme «Uzturs»

  2. 2016

    Started clinical practice - Private nutrition practice, Riga

    Working with outpatients

  3. 2018

    Master of Science in Nutrition, Mg. sc. sal. - Rīgas Stradiņa universitāte

    Master's programme «Uzturzinātne»

  4. since 2022

    Certified nutrition specialist - Rīgas 1. slimnīca

    Clinical work with inpatients and outpatients

  5. since 2025

    Board member - Latvijas Gastrointestinālo slimību asociācija

    Contributing to the professional association's development

Education and qualifications

  • 2016Professional Bachelor in Health Care, Nutrition specialist, programme «Uzturs»Rīgas Stradiņa universitāte
  • 2018Master of Science in Nutrition, Mg. sc. sal., programme «Uzturzinātne»Rīgas Stradiņa universitāte
  • since 2016Professional qualification, Certified nutrition specialistClinical practice, Riga

Memberships and professional status

  • Certified nutrition specialist
  • Mg. sc. sal.
  • PhD candidate in Food Science
  • Nutrition specialist at Rīgas 1. slimnīca
  • Board member of Latvijas Gastrointestinālo slimību asociācija
  • Apmācīttiesīga ārstniecības persona
  • Author and co-author of scientific publications
  • Lecturer with more than 150 lectures and workshops delivered

Professional and scientific profiles

Media experience

Host of the Rīgas 1. slimnīca podcast «Veselības kods» (2024-2025). Listen on Spotify

How I work

Grounded in evidence

Recommendations are based on analysis of scientific evidence, not on popular diet schemes. Where reliable research is missing, I say so directly.

Changes have to be feasible

My aim is not to offer yet another short-term diet. We look for changes that are necessary, safe and realistic within your week.

Clear limits of competence

A nutrition consultation does not replace a doctor's consultation, diagnosis or prescribed treatment. There are topics and groups I do not work with, and I say so before we start.

Focused on the individual

Recommendations take into account health status, test results, medication and supplements, food intolerances and the real rhythm of your life.

Conferences and lectures

  • Lecture presenting research data on obesity prevalence
  • Lecture on food availability and eating habits
  • Public talk on nutrition at an educational event