My focus is to make the body so healthy it cannot harbor disease. I begin with the end in mind. The end is perfect health. To achieve this requires reverse engineering of how one ends up with disease and infirmity. Once we reverse engineer your condition, we can begin to build in healthy habits and eliminate unhealthy habits. I have found that plant based nutrition is the best approach to achieving optimal health. Health is not just about nutrition but about every aspect of ones life. I tend to encourage my clients to take "BIG" steps and not baby steps because I want them to see immediate results. This encourages people to make more and more healthy changes. I am currently writing a health book that I think will help a lot of people. I also run a corporate wellness business as well as see selected clients. I love nutrition and the brain and see each client as a unique and wonderful opportunity to be a small part of someone's road to optimal health. I pray for all my clients (with their permission) and encourage them to aim high and not be satisfied with any degree of infirmity. I use a variety of natural approaches to achieving health including micro-current.
Specialties
Recipe Development
Kitchen Design
Wound Healing
Childhood Obesity
Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Long Term Care, Nursing Home Care
Hypertension
Diabetes, Hypoglycemia
Weight Management
Exercise Physiology
Neurology
Gerontology
Sports Nutrition
Cancer/Oncology
Healthy Eating
Pathophysiology
Food Allergies
Celiac Disease, Gluten-Free Diets
Lactation Nutrition/Breast Feeding
Cholesterol Management
Stroke
Dysphagia
Public Health
Writing for Online and Print
Public Speaking, Lecturing
Vegetarianism
Media Skills, TV, Online, Print
Developmental Disorders
Research
GI/Digestive Disorders
Prenatal Nutrition
Drug-Nutrient Interactions
Heart Disease
Eating Disorders
Education, Teaching, Training
Vitamins, Minerals, Supplements
Postpartum Nutrition
Dieting
General Nutrition, Wellness
Pediatric Nutrition
Product Development
Culinary Arts
Nutrient Analysis
Menu Planning
Alternative Nutrition
Liver Disease
Autoimmune Diseases
Work History
1. Director Optifast Program, Preventive Medicine Dietitian, Fontana & Riverside Kaiser Permanente, 1988-1991
2. Assistant Professor (School of Allied Health Professions with appointments in Graduate School and School of Dentistry), Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA, 1991-2004
3. Adjunct Professor, Tarrant County College, TX, 2011-2012
4. Associate Professor, Southern Adventist University, 2012-2016
5. Adjunct Professor, University Tennessee at Chattanooga, 2013.
Education
1. PhD in Nutrition and Molecular Biology, Dissertation in the area of Neuroscience, Texas Womans University, 2010
2. MS in Nutrition, Loma LInda University, Loma Linda, CA, 1988
3. BS / RD in Nutrition, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA, 1985
4. Currently pursuing a Naturopathy Doctorate (ND)
Focus Age
All ages
Memberships
Society for Neuroscience
Payment Methods
Cash
Qualifications
Awards: Calicott Scholarship
Advocate for the Homeless
Registration State: TEXAS
Registered with the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics