Featured Dietitians, Part 6

January 28, 2011

Some registered dietitians shun traditional diets and take more holistic approaches to weight management. Others have specific specialties. See the dietitians featured below and other dietitians making an impact in social media, elsewhere on the Web, and in their communities in our Top Dietitians profiles.

@ActiveNutrition As the owner of Active Nutrition Fitness and Consulting, Maria Faires, RD provides highly personalized nutrition services, personal training and preventative and post-rehabilitative fitness programming for her in-home clients and in her private training studio. She also does remote counseling and training via Skype, email, and phone. She previously worked as a sports nutritionist for several health clubs and as the director of clinical nutrition and food services for a medical facility. She is known in the Seattle area as a medical expert on issues including nutrition, weight loss and weight management, and proactive wellness. See her MyActiveNutrition.com site. She leads fitness hikes and overnight mountain climbs, as well as grocery store tours, and assists in pantry makeovers. You’ll find her articles on these topics at her blog.

@LaurenOConnorRD Lauren O’Connor, MS, RD, founder Nutri-Savvy, is a health writer and expert source, and she serves as a nutritional guide and counselor. Lauren began focusing on baby/childhood nutrition after the birth of twin daughters. She features a “food of the month” at her Web site and writes articles on nutrition for all ages at her blog. Her contributions include EverydayHealth, ABC News, iVillage Health, Fitsugar, SheKnows.com, and LivingInThin.

@Preventionrd Nicole Morrissey, MS, RD, LD, works as a renal dietitian in dialysis clinics in central Ohio, runs a nutrition practice with two other RDs, and teaches a college nutrition course. She specializes in diabetes, renal disease, bariatrics, and weight management. Her own weight loss journey led her to the profession, and she believes that “health is about much more than weight or inches but about happiness and balance, and achieving a person I love and admire.” She posts articles and recipes at her blog.

@balancedeating Cathy Leman, MA, RD, LD, is founder of NutriFit, a nutrition counseling and consulting business in Glen Ellyn, Illinois. She speaks to groups and provides nutrition education to businesses and organizations via seminars, health fairs, and healthy cooking demonstrations. She also writes articles, newsletters, and online content, and she wrote the NutriTips booklet series, which provides basic answers and actions to frequently asked nutrition questions. She writes a blog at her Web site.

@compassionateRD Christine Watson-Thomson, RD, is a specialist in natural and holistic health and an expert in vegan/vegetarian nutrition. A certified wellness coach, she founded Compassionate Nutritionist and merged the two skills, and she is “dedicated to helping women calm the chaos in their lives so they can live on purpose.” She blogs about life and food.

@intuitiverd Heather Rudalavage, RD, LDN, works as a nutrition therapist who uses a holistic and “intuitive approach” to nutrition and doesn’t believe in diets. Instead, she believes in “individualized, evidence-based care, designed to fit your life.” She posts health tips and news on her blog.

@RD411 Nancy Collins, PhD, RD, is a nationally recognized nutrition expert who founded RD411.com, which provides free, downloadable, peer-reviewed materials, podcasts, and other resources to nutrition and health care professionals. She has a private practice in South Florida and holds leaderships positions in both the state and national dietetic associations.

@beegood Kate Scarlata, RD, is a 20-year nutrition and wellness expert and health writer who wrote The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Eating Well with IBS and co-authored two other books. She has a private practice in Massachusetts and leads comprehensive nutrition workshops in corporate settings across the country.

@ICdietitian Julie Beyer, MA, RD, drew from personal experience with interstitial cystitis (IC) and her training to write a book for IC patients, Confident Choices: Customizing the Interstitial Cystitis Diet. She has written three other books as well. She speaks to organizations and IC support groups and gives online classes and webinars, and she blogs about IC.

@MaryHartleyRD Mary Hartley, RD, MPH, has been a registered dietitian and leader in the nutrition field for 35 years, which sounds longer to her than it actually feels! But nutrition has been her lifelong calling and her enthusiasm only grows stronger over time. She has worked in HMOs, clinics, medical practices, teaching hospitals, universities, and probably every possible healthcare setting helping people of all ages with all kinds of medical conditions to benefit from medical nutrition therapy. Mary had a successful private practice in Providence, Rhode Island for 15 years, and all together, she has had more than 20,000 patient visits for obesity, eating disorders, and medical nutrition therapy for chronic conditions. In Rhode Island, Mary was the preferred nutritionist for over 100 referring physicians, psychiatric social workers, physical trainers, and other health professionals.

@SoCalRD Janice Holm Dada, MPH, RD, is owner of SoCal Nutrition & Wellness, which specializes in nutritional counseling, education, corporate wellness, and specialized menu planning. She uses a non-diet approach to weight management, using “motivational interviewing and intuitive eating principles.” A lifelong athlete and exercise enthusiast, she “has a passion” for sports and exercise nutrition. She’s also a freelance writer and blogs about nutrition, fitness, and wellness.

If you know of registered dietitians who are worthy of attention on these pages, please please nominate them. See how to Request a Profile.

Other blog entries featuring health professionals:

Featured Doctors: Psychologists
Featured Pediatricians, Part 1
Featured Obstetrician-Gynecologists, Part 1
Featured Chiropractors, Part 1
Featured Neurologists, Part 1
Featured Cardiologists, Part 1, Part 2
Featured Dietitians, Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5
Featured Nutritionists, Part 1, Part 2
Featured Nurses, Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6
Featured Nurses, Part 7, Part 8, Part 9, Part 10, Part 11
Featured Oncologists, Part 1, Part 2, Part 3
Top Nephrologists on Twitter
Top Gastroenterologists on Twitter
Gluten-Free Diet Feature
Type 1 Diabetes Patient Experts, Part 1, Part 2

By Julie Bohlen, MBA-HCM, ELS

Posted by Julie Bohlen, MBA-HCM, ELS on January 28, 2011 | Permalink

Technorati Tags: dieticians, dietitians, nutritionists, RDs, social media

Comments

@ActiveNutrition As the owner of Active Nutrition Fitness and Consulting, Maria Faires, RD provides highly personalized nutrition services, personal training and preventative and post-rehabilitative fitness programming for her in-home clients and in her private training studio. She also does remote counseling and training via Skype, email, and phone. She previously worked as a sports nutritionist for several health clubs and as the director of clinical nutrition and food services for a medical facility. She is known in the Seattle area as a medical expert on issues including nutrition, weight loss and weight management, and proactive wellness. See her MyActiveNutrition.com site. She leads fitness hikes and overnight mountain climbs, as well as grocery store tours, and assists in pantry makeovers. You’ll find her articles on these topics at her blog.

@LaurenOConnorRD Lauren O’Connor, MS, RD, founder Nutri-Savvy, is a health writer and expert source, and she serves as a nutritional guide and counselor. Lauren began focusing on baby/childhood nutrition after the birth of twin daughters. She features a “food of the month” at her Web site and writes articles on nutrition for all ages at her blog. Her contributions include EverydayHealth, ABC News, iVillage Health, Fitsugar, SheKnows.com, and LivingInThin.

@Preventionrd Nicole Morrissey, MS, RD, LD, works as a renal dietitian in dialysis clinics in central Ohio, runs a nutrition practice with two other RDs, and teaches a college nutrition course. She specializes in diabetes, renal disease, bariatrics, and weight management. Her own weight loss journey led her to the profession, and she believes that “health is about much more than weight or inches but about happiness and balance, and achieving a person I love and admire.” She posts articles and recipes at her blog.

@balancedeating Cathy Leman, MA, RD, LD, is founder of NutriFit, a nutrition counseling and consulting business in Glen Ellyn, Illinois. She speaks to groups and provides nutrition education to businesses and organizations via seminars, health fairs, and healthy cooking demonstrations. She also writes articles, newsletters, and online content, and she wrote the NutriTips booklet series, which provides basic answers and actions to frequently asked nutrition questions. She writes a blog at her Web site.

@compassionateRD Christine Watson-Thomson, RD, is a specialist in natural and holistic health and an expert in vegan/vegetarian nutrition. A certified wellness coach, she founded Compassionate Nutritionist and merged the two skills, and she is “dedicated to helping women calm the chaos in their lives so they can live on purpose.” She blogs about life and food.

@intuitiverd Heather Rudalavage, RD, LDN, works as a nutrition therapist who uses a holistic and “intuitive approach” to nutrition and doesn’t believe in diets. Instead, she believes in “individualized, evidence-based care, designed to fit your life.” She posts health tips and news on her blog.

@RD411 Nancy Collins, PhD, RD, is a nationally recognized nutrition expert who founded RD411.com, which provides free, downloadable, peer-reviewed materials, podcasts, and other resources to nutrition and health care professionals. She has a private practice in South Florida and holds leaderships positions in both the state and national dietetic associations.

@beegood Kate Scarlata, RD, is a 20-year nutrition and wellness expert and health writer who wrote The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Eating Well with IBS and co-authored two other books. She has a private practice in Massachusetts and leads comprehensive nutrition workshops in corporate settings across the country.

@ICdietitian Julie Beyer, MA, RD, drew from personal experience with interstitial cystitis (IC) and her training to write a book for IC patients, Confident Choices: Customizing the Interstitial Cystitis Diet. She has written three other books as well. She speaks to organizations and IC support groups and gives online classes and webinars, and she blogs about IC.

@MaryHartleyRD Mary Hartley, RD, MPH, has been a registered dietitian and leader in the nutrition field for 35 years, which sounds longer to her than it actually feels! But nutrition has been her lifelong calling and her enthusiasm only grows stronger over time. She has worked in HMOs, clinics, medical practices, teaching hospitals, universities, and probably every possible healthcare setting helping people of all ages with all kinds of medical conditions to benefit from medical nutrition therapy. Mary had a successful private practice in Providence, Rhode Island for 15 years, and all together, she has had more than 20,000 patient visits for obesity, eating disorders, and medical nutrition therapy for chronic conditions. In Rhode Island, Mary was the preferred nutritionist for over 100 referring physicians, psychiatric social workers, physical trainers, and other health professionals.

@SoCalRD Janice Holm Dada, MPH, RD, is owner of SoCal Nutrition & Wellness, which specializes in nutritional counseling, education, corporate wellness, and specialized menu planning. She uses a non-diet approach to weight management, using “motivational interviewing and intuitive eating principles.” A lifelong athlete and exercise enthusiast, she “has a passion” for sports and exercise nutrition. She’s also a freelance writer and blogs about nutrition, fitness, and wellness.

If you know of registered dietitians who are worthy of attention on these pages, please please nominate them. See how to Request a Profile.

OrganizedWisdom Health Blog

January 28, 2011