Hi, friend! I’m Shyla Cadogan, RD, LDN

I’m a Maryland-based practitioner who specializes in weight management, diabetes and pre-diabetes,  hormone health, and gut health.  I also do social media, where I talk a little about it all. I couldn’t tell you how I stumbled upon nutrition, but the passion and drive that it brings out of me is so palpable that I just have to share it with you. 

I come from a family of hard workers, with an academically accomplished mother and immigrant, hard-working and equally accomplished father. I speak 3 languages, and actually thought I was going to work in international relations. It wasn’t until I was 18 and started cracking open the biochemistry and nutrition books when I realized that I had probably struggled with severe hormonal complications for years, explaining why I suffered from excruciating and debilitating menstrual symptoms for years prior. I was overlooked constantly by physicians, and wasn’t able to find a solution. It destroyed my quality of life. In 2024, I was officially diagnosed with stage II endometriosis, and suddenly everything made sense. 

Diet isn’t the cure, but I’ve learned to use it to my advantage and now see it as a powerful tool in the toolbox for just about any mental or physical issue that exists, even if it’s only a small part. I’m inspired by my own experiences to be a dietitian that looks at patients holistically. There isn’t one part of you that’s disconnected from the rest. 

I vow to “never say never.” Nutrition is not dogma. I don’t prescribe to the absolutist mindsets, and will always encourage you to do the same, and I ALWAYS hope to have that come through in all of my work that I put out. Think critically, think thoroughly, but also think expansively. I hope to help you transform your views of health, improve your thought process around food, and maximize yourself.