Despina Carlos
Tree of Life Nutrition
About
"A good diet seems almost too simple, but it is the single most empowering thing you can do for your health. My mission is to show you how easy it can be to enjoy food AND live a healthy life." – Desi Carlos.
Tree of Life Nutrition offers personalised plans for long-term health and vitality with no restrictive diets and no cookie-cutter solutions. With experience since 1993, the practice supports clients with comprehensive dietary guidance for complex conditions and general wellbeing, utilising the Mediterranean Diet and gut health principles. Services are available in Brisbane clinics and online across Australia and internationally.
Approach: Compassionate, whole-person, realistic and inclusive. Non-restrictive, evidence-based, with a focus on making healthy eating enjoyable, sustainable and tailored to the individual's lifestyle.
Weight Loss Approach
Personalised, evidence-based, whole-person approach. No restrictive diets, no cookie-cutter solutions. Focus on sustainable, realistic dietary changes that work with the client's lifestyle.
Utilises the Mediterranean Diet and gut health principles. Inclusive rather than restrictive, with compassion and practical guidance.
Comprehensive pre- and post-operative bariatric dietary support. Pre-op includes initial assessment, tailored pre-operative diet guidance and preparation. Post-op covers the full dietary upgrade pathway (fluids → puree → soft → solids), lifestyle and emotional support, gut health management (reflux, IBS, bloating), and post-bariatric weight regain management. Dietitian Eleni Georgiou has completed external bariatric training from Dietitians Australia.
Areas of Expertise
Pricing
Medicare Rebates
Location
Tree of Life Nutrition
Taylor Medical Centre, Level 1, Suite 10B, 40 Annerley Rd, Woolloongabba QLD 4101
Multiple Locations
Yes
Qualifications
- Accredited Practising Dietitian (APD), Accredited Nutritionist (AN), Nutrition Scientist
- Accredited Practising Dietitian (APD), Accredited Nutritionist (AN), additional external bariatric training from Dietitians Australia
- Accredited Practising Dietitian (APD)
- APD, AN, nutrition scientists with study in nutrition, biochemistry, microbiology and health science
Memberships
- Dietitians Australia
Rebates & Insurance
Medicare
Medicare Care Plan (EPC/Chronic Disease Management Plan) accepted. Medicare rebate of $61.80 per session. GP referral required. Standard fees apply (not bulk billed except for financial hardship or rural category 3). Also offers telehealth for rural patients under a Chronic Disease Management Plan.
NDIS
Registered NDIS provider. Offers individual consultations, meal plans and supermarket tours under NDIS. NDIS-specific fee schedule available. Plan-managed, self-managed and agency-managed details not explicitly stated.
DVA
DVA Gold Card accepted. Nil out-of-pocket expense for 15–45 minute consultations. GP referral required.
Private Health
Private health fund rebates accepted and processed on-site at conclusion of consultation. Specific funds not listed.
Referral
GP or specialist referral required for Medicare and DVA. Self-referral accepted for private paying clients.
Book a Consultation
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Medicare rebate available with GP referral
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