Lila Bruk
Lila Bruk is a registered dietician and nutritional consultant based in Illovo, Johannesburg and has been in private practice since 2006.
She graduated from UCT with a Bachelor of Science degree in Microbiology and Biochemistry in 2002, followed by a Bachelor of Science Medical (Honours) degree in Nutrition and Dietetics in 2004 also from UCT. In 2010 she completed a Masters in Nutritional Sciences through the University of Stellenbosch in the fields of body image in pre-adolescent girls, digestive disorders (e.g. IBS), sports nutrition and food allergies.
Lila is passionate about promoting health and good nutrition and thus has written in over 250 general and health-related publications such as FairLady, COSMOPOLITAN, Women's Health, Men's Health and Longevity. She also gives regular lectures on nutrition-related topics around the country, and appears regularly on television and radio.
Lila is very involved in the corporate wellness space and has participated and organised wellness days, weight loss programmes and lecture series for such companies as Ernst & Young, British Airways, Alexander Forbes, Hollard, 3M and Sun International.
Her main areas of interest include nutritional management of lifestyle diseases (including diabetes, insulin resistance and heart disease), glycaemic index, food allergies, post-operative nutrition, sports nutrition, adolescent body image and digestive and gastrointestinal disorders (e.g. Crohn’s disease, Irritable Bowel Syndrome).
Lila is registered on the Discovery Vitality Dietician Network and thus is accredited to perform Discovery Vitality Nutrition assessments. Lila is registered with the HPCSA (Health Professionals Council of South Africa) and the Association for Dietetics in South Africa (ADSA). She held the Sponsorship portfolio on the ADSA Executive Committee for the July 2013 to June 2015 term of office. She was also the chairperson for the ADSA Gauteng South branch from July 2009 to June 2013.
She graduated from UCT with a Bachelor of Science degree in Microbiology and Biochemistry in 2002, followed by a Bachelor of Science Medical (Honours) degree in Nutrition and Dietetics in 2004 also from UCT. In 2010 she completed a Masters in Nutritional Sciences through the University of Stellenbosch in the fields of body image in pre-adolescent girls, digestive disorders (e.g. IBS), sports nutrition and food allergies.
Lila is passionate about promoting health and good nutrition and thus has written in over 250 general and health-related publications such as FairLady, COSMOPOLITAN, Women's Health, Men's Health and Longevity. She also gives regular lectures on nutrition-related topics around the country, and appears regularly on television and radio.
Lila is very involved in the corporate wellness space and has participated and organised wellness days, weight loss programmes and lecture series for such companies as Ernst & Young, British Airways, Alexander Forbes, Hollard, 3M and Sun International.
Her main areas of interest include nutritional management of lifestyle diseases (including diabetes, insulin resistance and heart disease), glycaemic index, food allergies, post-operative nutrition, sports nutrition, adolescent body image and digestive and gastrointestinal disorders (e.g. Crohn’s disease, Irritable Bowel Syndrome).
Lila is registered on the Discovery Vitality Dietician Network and thus is accredited to perform Discovery Vitality Nutrition assessments. Lila is registered with the HPCSA (Health Professionals Council of South Africa) and the Association for Dietetics in South Africa (ADSA). She held the Sponsorship portfolio on the ADSA Executive Committee for the July 2013 to June 2015 term of office. She was also the chairperson for the ADSA Gauteng South branch from July 2009 to June 2013.
Samantha Burns
Samantha Burns is a registered dietician at Lila Bruk & Associates. She graduated from Tygerberg Academic Hospital at Stellenbosch University in 2011. Samantha then worked in the public sector in East London where she attained much experience in a wide range of nutritional fields: intensive care management, surgery, internal medicine, burns, oncology, chronic life- style diseases management and paediatrics. She has also been involved in many multi-disciplinary ventures with regards to education and care for premature babies, breast feeding support and counselling, rehabilitation of stroke victims as well as leading weight loss groups. She has a passion for nutrition and assisting her clients to reach their goals in a practical and successful manner. In her spare time she enjoys playing the piano and cooking up a (healthy) storm in the kitchen!
