Bayla Bryski, MS, RDN, CDN

Personality:

If you find the idea of navigating and analyzing eating behaviors daunting, Bayla is your match. You'll appreciate her easygoing nature along with a firm, yet gentle, approach to set you on a clear and successful path.

Background:

Bayla is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist with a master’s degree in Nutrition and Exercise Sciences. Bayla graduated summa cum laude from Brooklyn College with a bachelor’s degree in Health and Nutrition Sciences and completed her dietetic internship at the prestigious NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital. She gained extensive experience as a clinical dietitian at NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital and Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center, providing medical nutrition therapy to patients with a wide variety of medical conditions. Simultaneously, she completed her master’s degree in Nutrition and Exercise Science at Queens College to help bridge the gap between her passions for both nutrition and exercise. She has served as the sports performance dietitian at Stony Brook University Athletics, counseling individual athletes and teams on nutrition for optimal performance and health. She has also gained experience working with CrossFit athletes, weightlifters, powerlifters, distance runners and dancers, helping them achieve their health and performance goals.

Specialties:

Sports Performance Nutrition, Mindful Eating, General Healthy Eating, Weight Management, Diabetes and Pre-Diabetes Management, Cardiovascular Health, PCOS, Gastrointestinal Health, Food Allergies/Sensitivities/Intolerances, Renal Disease, Geriatric Nutrition

Counseling philosophy:

Bayla believes in providing evidence-based, personalized nutrition guidance to help each client reach their health and fitness goals. Using a mindful eating approach to address problematic eating behaviors, she helps her clients create realistic, sustainable goals to improve long term health and wellbeing. Optimal wellness integrates physical, emotional and mental wellbeing which is why she takes a whole-person approach in counseling. Bayla believes there are no “good” or “bad” foods. When it comes to healthy eating, all foods can fit! She enjoys helping her clients create positive behavior change while developing healthier relationships with food and their bodies.

Affiliations:

Bayla is an active member of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.

Personal interests:

Bayla loves biking fast and lifting heavy things. As an avid road cyclist and competitive Olympic weightlifter, she understands firsthand the importance of fueling for performance. When she’s not on top of her bike or underneath a barbell, she spends her time visiting far-off lands, hiking, swing dancing and cooking Shabbat meals with friends and family. Her most recent adventure was mountain trekking above 15,000 feet in Peru!