Help for Women With PCOS

USA

ARIZONA

Paradise Valley

Susan Van Dyke, MD

480.948.5045

After completing 2 years of formal training in Internal Medicine, Dr. Van Dyke found what was to be the start of her dream job. She spent the next 3 years training intensely at Ohio State University and the University of Arizona Medical Centers. Her focus: Dermatology, particularly the cosmetic aspects.

Founded in 1985, she formed her practice to deliver the best of Dermatology. In 1995, Van Dyke Laser & Skin became one of the first exclusively Cosmetic Dermatology practices in the world.

She lectures and trains for Lumenis, the world’s largest manufacturer of cosmetic lasers; Solta, manufacturer of Thermage and Fraxel; RevaleSkin and Valeant/Kinerase Skincare.

Dr. Van Dyke is a sought after guest expert for television, radio, print and e-magazine features on Cosmetic Dermatology, laser and skin care. She has appeared on all the local and national affiliate television stations and has been interviewed on numerous radio programs and sighted in dozens of publications. Dr. Van Dyke is a speaker for the PCOS Challenge Expert Series (www.pcoschallenge.net) which focuses on the medical and cosmetic treatment of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome.

Phoenix

Monika M. Woolsey, MS, RD

623.486.0737

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I didn't intend to specialize in PCOS, but it seemed wherever I looked, and whatever specialty I worked in...PCOS was there. I finally decided to accept that this might be my calling. The more I learned, the more I realized that women were not getting the right kind of information. And they were spending lots of money on lots of wrong information.

This network is my mission--and in learning and training other colleagues, I've learned how much support and power there is when people come together to solve problems. I especially love the fact that we are a combination of people with training as well as life experience, not just one or the other. I hope you find someone on this page who you can reach out to and begin your journey of health, understanding...and peace of mind.

Ironically, I have no children myself. I was fortunate, however, to come from a wonderful family that has given me unconditional love and support for my entire life. I love knowing that the children our program helps to create are coming into families who also love them very much, and who have such potential to build great futures for themselves based on that love.

CALIFORNIA

Beverly Hills

Mary Donkersloot

Huntington Beach

Lisa Arroyas, RD

301 Third Street

Suite 205

562.217.5392

La Jolla

Alecia Routt RD, CLT

(Certified LEAP Therapist)

737 Pearl Street

Suite 201

619.980.2117

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Working as a Dietitian in private practice, I find so often how much clients already know. Nutrition information is available everywhere you turn-online, in magazines, and on TV (for example Dr. Oz)! I enjoy being an expert guide for individuals to fine tune their diets and daily routines to obtain the success they are looking for.

I enjoy working with women who have PCOS because the focus is on things that are in their control vs. so many factors that are not. I also enjoy working with clients on weight loss, cholesterol reduction, diabetes, kidney disease, cancer, gastro-intestinal disease, and migraine.

I stay very current by attending annual nutrition conferences including Scripps Integrative Medicine’s Natural Supplement symposium. I subscribe to many evidenced based journals and periodicals. I belong to the American Dietetic Association’s practice groups for Weight Management and Dietitians in Integrative and Functional Medicine.

La Mesa

Ursula Ridens, RD

858.455.5557

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My mission is to help you achieve your personal best through one-on-one nutrition counseling and online support programs. My focus is to guide those who struggle with weight management and eating disorders. I have worked with many individuals who’ve dieted or restricted their food but all have discovered that dieting was not a good fit for them...they experienced obsessions with food, fears of eating, unhealthy weight loss, or excessive weight gain. Using a non-diet approach you'll receive the latest science-based nutrition information, intuitive eating tools, and practical tips so you can achieve peace with food and your body.

Lake Forest

Terri Cole, MS

949.228.4782
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As a Master's level ACE certified Exercise Physiologist I have over 11 years of reliable clinical experience. In addition, I am sensitive to the special needs of eating disorder patients, having not only worked directly with them over the course of my career, but also having recovered from adolescent anorexia and athletica bulimia (compulsive over-exercising). I also have direct personal experience with PCOS (Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome), Fibromyalgia, and Gluten Sensitivity. My work experience includes cardiac and pulmonary rehab, pre- and post-natal exercise, physical therapy, chemical dependency, and children's health and fitness.

Los Angeles, West

Ellen Reiss Goldfarb, RD

11500 W. Olympic Blvd, Suite 400
310.408.1770

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My name is Ellen Reiss-Goldfarb and I am a Registered Dietitian and Eating Disorders Specialist. I practice nutrition therapy with my clients in a quiet and confidential office in West Los Angeles, California

I have a great passion to empower women in many different areas of their lives besides nutrition. I have been called a Life Coach as well as a Nutrition Coach

I have been through my own struggles including fertility and trying to get pregnant. I am happy to say that after a long hard journey, I finally have 2 healthy baby girls and am in my 40’s.

I get great satisfaction and joy in helping people overcome eating disorders, PCOS, fertility issues and Self Empowerment

To learn more about what I do, please visit my website!

Los Angeles, West

Gretchen Kubacky, Psy.D.

2550 Overland Avenue, Suite 100 Los Angeles, CA 90064.

310.625.6083

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I am a health psychologist specializing in all things endocrine - PCOS, diabetes, thyroid disorders, infertility, etc. I am also a Certified Bereavement Facilitator. I combine humor, compassion, and an intimate personal knowledge of these conditions to help women cope effectively with their health challenges.

Los Angeles

(coming soon, stay tuned for details!)

Monika M. Woolsey, MS, RD

623.486.0737

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I accept consultations in Los Angeles specifically for issues related to infertility, insomnia, and airline pilots/flight attendants. Please e-mail me if you would like to be notified of my new LA office opening, slated for early summer 2011.

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Mission Viejo

Marissa Kent, RD, CDE

26461 Crown Valley Parkway
Suite 100
Mission Viejo, CA 92691

949.378.1047
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I received a degree in food and nutrition from California State University, Long Beach. I have been practicing in Orange County in many fields of dietetics including eating disorders, chemical dependency, elderly nutrition, and disease prevention.

I have extensive experience working with people with disordered eating, insulin resistance, diabetes prevention and weight management. Through individualized counseling and group education, I utilize up-to-date research in the field of nutrition to promote health and prevent disease.

I have a passion for helping others to achieve body satisfaction, weight management, and simply enhanced health. It is important to reconnect the mind to the body by paying attention to biological hunger versus emotional hunger. I believe that a healthy relationship with food is necessary for success. There is no diet or exercise plan that will fit the lives of every individual. The best way to achieve your goals is through individual analysis. Your nutritional plan will be based on your goals, your needs, and your body.

Pasadena

Jacque Mular, MS, MA, RD, MFTI

95 N. Marengo Avenue, Suite 201
Pasadena, CA

323.496.5552

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I have spent the last decade specializing in the treatment of eating disorders. I have extensive experience working with people suffering from anorexia, bulimia, binge eating disorder, including chewing and spitting, compulsive exercise and PCOS. I have served as a nutrition consultant to an eating disorder treatment facility that encompassed residential, in-patient, partial hospitalization, and intensive outpatient treatment.

I counsel individuals and families using a non-diet, intuitive eating approach, and I facilitate nutrition groups at the Eating Disorder Center of California, which is an outpatient eating disorder treatment facility owned by world-renowned eating disorder expert Carolyn Costin. I recently completed my MFT and I work as a counselor at Southern California Counseling Center, a low-fee counseling center dedicated to providing therapy to a wide range of clients from a collaborative, strength-based model. SCCC is known to be one of the premier training sites for pre-licensed Marriage and Family Therapists in Southern California.

I have been a guest lecturer at Occidental College in Eagle Rock, CA as well as at Glendale Community College in Glendale, CA. Jacque has teamed up with The Institute for Girl's Development in Pasadena, CA, to provide nutrition education for middle school and high school girls. I also devote time to the Girls Scouts of America, where I encourages healthy body image, becoming a critical viewer of the media, making peace with food and honoring hunger and fullness cues.

I have a Masters of Sciences in Nutrition and a Masters in Clinical Psychology and I also hold a professional certification as an ACE personal trainer. Her experience is not limited to the treatment of eating disorders. My strong clinical background also includes experience in cardiovascular nutrition, diabetes management, including gestational diabetes, irritable bowel disease, as well as many other conditions.

San Diego (Mission Valley)

Ursula Ridens, RD

858.455.5557

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San Jose

Kim Oostema Smith, RD

630.729.0427

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I am a Registered Dietitian and Health Coach with a Masters Degree in Nutrition from the University of California, Davis. I am President of Flourish, Inc., and specialize in individual nutrition counseling. I have a passion for helping people improve their health and lives in practical, meaningful ways that are supported by current science. I have both personal and professional interest in helping individuals who have insulin resistance and the conditions that accompany it, specifically diabetes, weight issues, and especially PCOS (infertility). My formal education and more than 10 years of experience as a nutrition counselor, educator, researcher and insulin resistant person make me a great choice for anyone needing some practical advice or a nutritional tune-up. I do consultations over the phone or in person. I have PCOS, am a mother of two, and live with my family in San Jose, CA.

Ventura

Michele Biederman, RD

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My goal is to come up with real life solutions in a highly individualized setting. I am a Registered Dietitian who has been working in the area of nutrition for over 17 years. I firmly believe in uncovering the why’s behind particular lifestyle choices before offering direction for change. I also believe that a lifetime of training the senses has gone into a person’s food choices, and it is not a simplistic approach that works; but a pulling off layer by layer to uncover what needs have to be addressed.

On the outside, I have the acne scars to show the skin problems that were just a symptom of something changing inside.

It was visited with some hot flashes here and there. Medically, I was treated with birth control, aldactone, serotonin uptake inhibitors and sometimes just a shake of the head and a pat on the back to wait it out.

Personally, my struggle with extreme mood swings, ovulatory pain, and adult acne in my mid-30’s was met with some reluctance to diagnose PCOS. I brought information to my doctors regarding PCOS, but they denied that was my issue. Interestingly enough, they placed me on medication used for PCOS and my ovulation problems and acne cleared up beautifully but not without unwelcomed side effects.

Simple will power to cut out a food or lifestyle choice leaves a hole. If it is not filled with a healthy solution, it is simply a vacuum that will substitute anything and everything to fill the void.

I desire to encourage and guide my clients in making healthy and realistic lifestyle choices that fit into their world. Simple will power to cut out a food or lifestyle choice leaves a hole. If it is not filled with a healthy solution, it is simply a vacuum that will substitute anything and everything to fill the void.

The number of women I meet and counsel has affirmed my suspicions of the need for a comprehensive and tender approach to this oft misunderstood syndrome. I desire to offer realistic, individualized solutions in an understanding and sensitive envioronment that seeks to treat the whole woman.

CONNECTICUT

Colchester

Linda Caley, MS, RD

Office Address:
52 Upton Road
Colchester, CT 06415

860.204.2691

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I am a Registered Dietitian with more than 20 years experience in nutrition therapy and healthcare management.

I provide a personalized non-diet approach to help clients set realistic goals that will lead to positive lifestyle changes and healthier relationships with food.

My practice focuses on providing nutritional therapy and guidance for individuals of all ages. I can help those suffering from eating disorders and distorted body image as well as those looking for weight management, diabetes management, and general, healthy lifestyle recommendations.

GEORGIA

Atlanta

Rachel Brandeis, MS, RD

400 Perimeter Center Terrace, N
Suite 900
Atlanta, Georgia 30346

770.752.4984

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I have been a Registered Dietitian since 1997.

After graduation, I spent six years at Northside Hospital working in their Weight Reduction Clinic and ran their outpatient nutrition consult program providing medical nutrition therapy specializing in insulin resistance, PCOS, pregnancy, GI disorders and cardiovascular disease. While at Northside, I developed their Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) nutrition education program and was very active in Northside Hospital's speakers bureau.

ILLINOIS

Long Grove

Leslie Bitel-Koskela, RD, LDN

847.381.5947

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I am a registered dietitian/licensed nutritionist and the owner of the private practice and nutrition consulting business, Harmonic Nutrition & Wellness, LLC. I provide medical nutrition therapy and lifestyle coaching services to individuals, families and corporations with a focus on long-term behavior change.

I take a highly personalized, integrative and non-diet approach designed to empower my clients in achieving a balanced and healthy relationship with eating and exercise.

I use a variety of nutrition intervention and coaching strategies designed to support my clients in meeting their goals.   I am a certified food sensitivity and food allergy therapist, lifestyle and wellness coach, weight management specialist and mindful eating expert. Additionally, I have earned an advanced certification in Weight Management in Children and Adolescents through The American Dietetic Association.

I have been a registered dietitian for over twenty two years and draw upon a wide range of experience in several health care settings.   She was a clinical dietitian at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago, with an emphasis on corporate wellness, eating disorders, oncology & spinal cord injury nutrition and as a business director within the pharmaceutical industry.

In addition to meeting all licensing requirements for the American Dietetic Association I have specialized training with the following organizations:

Wellcoaches®, Inc. (Affiliated With The American College of Sports Medicine®)- Licensed Wellcoach®
“Am I Hungry?®” - Licensed Workshop Facilitator & Coach
The Center For Mindful Eating (Duke Integrative Mindful Eating Program) - Certification Pending (11/09)
Protect Allergic Children® (Eat, Learn, Live, Inc.) – Licensed Provider
Leap® Therapist (Lifestyle, Eating and Performance via Signet, Inc.) –Certified food Sensitivity Specialist
American Dietetic Association - Certified Pediatric Weight Management Provider

I enjoy many sports including: tennis, weight training, hiking and Pilates.   I especially love the mountains and spends time each summer in my favorite place; Salida, Colorado.

MINNESOTA

Mankato

Erin Gonzalez, RD, LD

Mankato Clinic Diabetes & Nutrition Education Center

1400 Madison Avenue 507.389.8527

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A native of Fairmont, Minnesota, I joined the Mankato Clinic in 2007. I am a graduate of Minnesota State University, Mankato, with a bachelor of science degree in family consumer science and an emphasis on dietetics. I am certified in dietetic registration and am a licensed dietician. I am available to counsel patients on any nutrition-related diagnosis, including PCOS, hypertension, high cholesterol, adult and pediatric weight management, eating disorders, allergies and gastric bypass. My clinical interest is in helping patients obtain weight loss and my passion is to help people make lifestyle changes one step at a time. I enjoy hiking, horseback riding and being outdoors.

Mendota Heights

Rebecca Driscoll, RD, LD

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For over 10 years, I’ve shared my passion for food and its impact on health and disease management with patients and clients. Now I’m excited to add PCOS and infertility to my specialty areas. PCOS has personal importance to me as I learned that several close friends and a family member have struggled with infertility for years with no information on nutrition from their physicians beyond a one page list of “dos” and “don’ts”. It is now my passion to see that women are given accurate information they need to make the best choices for their health and the future of their families. I want to empower women with the knowledge that they have lifestyle choices to help their PCOS.

While not all women with PCOS are overweight, I am also certified in Adult Weight Management to assist clients with healthy weight loss to improve their fertility. I enjoy counseling clients in the areas of heart health (high blood pressure and cholesterol management) and wellness as well.

With our society's frantic pace, fast food and portion distortion fueling the obsession with fad dieting, it's no wonder that we lose touch with what balanced healthy eating truly is. I work with all of my clients to develop a healthy relationship with food so it is no longer a source of stress, guilt, or deprivation for them. Beyond satisfying our taste buds, food can also be a powerful tool to maintain health and vitality.

I hope to work with a limited number of clients over the next several months via tele-counseling while I prepare for the birth of my first child in December. But please don’t hesitate to contact me. I look forward to devoting more time to my private practice after I return from my maternity leave in early 2010.

St. Louis Park

Janelle Fuchs, RD, LD

The Emily Program

1600 S Highway 100, Suite #250

651.645.5323 x459

I have a wide range of experiences including: working on eating disorders units at Rogers Memorial Hospital in Wisconsin, helping to develop wellness policy while an intern at Franklin (WI) School District in Franklin, interning with the City of Milwaukee Health Department. I studied natural healing practices in Kathmandu, Nepal, and promoted fresh, local food for low-income communities while assistant manager of a Milwaukee farmer's market. I received my bachelor's in dietetics (psychology minor) from the University of Wisconsin-Stout, and my dietetic internship and graduate program at Mount Mary College in Milwaukee.

St. Louis Park

Joan Giampaoli, MS, RD, LD

The Emily Program

1600 S Highway 100, Suite #250

651.645.5323 x428

My name is Joan Giampaoli and I am a Registered Dietitian and Eating Disorders Specialist. I also have a culinary background and graduated from the California Culinary academy as a Professional Chef.

My focus is to excite people about food and nutrition by combining my love for cooking with nutrition and food science. All of these fields work together to create an awareness of the art and science behind food and its preparation, and in the process, helps dispel food myths and fears.

My work truly energizes me and I get much satisfaction from helping people develop a healthy relationship with food.

NEVADA

Reno

Stacey Frattinger, RD

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I received my B.A. in Psychology and B.S. in Clinical Dietetics from the University of Nevada, Reno. I possess a certificate of Specialized Training in Adult Weight Management from the American Dietetic Association. In addition, I am a Certified Health Fitness Specialist through the American College of Sports Medicine. For the last 9 years, I have practiced as a clinical dietitian and nutrition counselor, with an emphasis on weight loss and diabetes management. As an individual living with PCOS, I understand the struggles associated with nutrition and physical fitness that the diagnosis brings, but I also believe that the condition can be properly managed through a healthy lifestyle. If you are interested in working with Stacey, you may visit formulafitt.com for more information on the services offered, or contact her at formulafuel@hotmail.com.

NEW HAMPSHIRE

Nashua

Patricia Hunter, MA, RD, LDN

Nashua Medical Group

173 Daniel Webster Highway South

603.891.4400

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I am a dietitian working at Nashua Medical Group,a physician practice affiliated with St. Joseph Hospital. My lifestyle focus includes nutrition education, specific exercise recommendations and stress management techniques that all act as powerful tools to manage both weight andinsulin resistance.

OHIO

Cincinnati

Jennie Wade, MS, RD

Body Truth Center for Wellness, LLC

9403 Kenwood Road, #A120
Cincinnati, OH 45242

Phone: 513.794.0019

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My name is Jennie Wade, and I am a registered dietitian with a Master’s degree in Nutrition Education. I offer individual nutrition therapy in the Greater Cincinnati area, specializing in a non-diet approach to wellness and health. I am also consulting dietitian for Xavier University at McGrath Health and Counseling Center.

My commitment to improving health for women has led me to co-found Body Truth Center for Wellness. We currently offer an Intensive Outpatient Program for Eating Disorders, and plan to begin a program for Binge Eating Disorder and compulsive eating in October of 2008. Please check our website for further information about these programs, as well as announcements for the start of our PCOS support group.

PENNSYLVANIA

Beaver

Marie Mariano, RD, LDN, CDE

Heritage Valley Health System

1000 Dutch Ridge Road

724.773.1982

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I have been a registered dietitian for 9 years. Youngstown State University in Youngstown, OH is my alma mater, where I earned my B.S.A.S in Dietetics. Licensed in both OH and PA, I currently work as a clinical dietitian and outpatient nutrition counselor for Heritage Valley Health System in Beaver, PA. As a Certified Diabetes Educator, I specialize in Diabetes, Gestational Diabetes and Polycystic Ovary Syndrome. Having suffered with PCOS myself, I have made it my life’s mission to help women who are affected by this disease. I am also the founder of Hannah’s Heart Ministries, an organization dedicated to serving those grieving through infertility and pregnancy loss.

TEXAS

Austin

Christine E. Marquette, RD, LD, CLT

8700 Manchaca Road, Suite 402

512.468.4338

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Christine E. Marquette has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Dietetics with a major in Nutrition from the University of Texas. She is licensed by the State of Texas (LD) and is also a registered dietitian (RD - national certification) through the Commission on Dietetic Registration. In addition, she has an advanced certification in Food Sensitivities as a Certified LEAP Therapist (CLT) and has been trained in using intrinsic coaching® methodology. She has also completed more than 20 hours of course work in the diagnosis and management of Polycystic Ovary Syndrom (PCOS), and more than 10 hours in the diagnosis and management of Celiac.

Christine is an avid runner, having completed 6 marathons and dozens of 5Ks, 10Ks, half marathons, and other distance races; and has been an assistant coach with Austin Fit marathon training program for more than two years. She is also a sprint distance triathlete.

Her first few years working as a “new dietitian,” Christine consulted in nursing homes and assisted living facilities, as well as provided medical nutrition therapy for a variety of conditions to low income patients in an outpatient clinic setting. Christine also spent a few years working at the Capital Area Food Bank, where she developed and helped launch their nutrition education program. Christine has since spent the majority of her career in nutrition providing medical nutrition therapy to clients one on one and in group classes for both the City of Austin’s community health care centers and the Austin Regional Clinic and has recently opened up her own private practice in South Austin.

Houston

Karen Siegel Propis, MPH, MS, RD, LD, LAc

9660 Hillcroft, Suite #405

713.721.7755

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I take the concept of healing patients to a deeper level by establishing the mind/body connection. My ground-breaking approach has helped countless patients where others remedies have failed. You CAN be helped too.

I treat a wide variety of emotional and physical conditions using acupuncture and herbal medicine. Take advantage of my various, effective and safe strategies of Traditional Chinese Medicine to help you overcome acute and chronic conditions with pain, eating disorders, digestive problems, dysmenorrhea, depression, prostate issues, migraines, smoking cessation and menopausal symptoms.

VIRGINIA

Fairfax

Danielle Omar, MS, RD

12916 Swedes Street

Fairfax, VA 22030

703.825.1779

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Danielle Omar has the unique ability to reach beyond the drumbeat of calories and carbs and into a world where nutrition is tangible, fun and understandable.

Not only does she make wise food choices accessible to others, she also meets them on a personal, realistic level.

Better yet, she makes it enjoyable. Many people fail to tackle their weight loss and dietary issues because they’re afraid it’ll be hard and boring. But that’s not the case with coaching from Danielle.

Danielle‘s lively, straight-shooter personality makes it easy for clients to realize nutrition can be interesting – and valuable.

Danielle brings real-life understanding to diet and nutritional counseling. After all, she’s a working mom who has to balance her professional pursuits with a busy home life. She knows how easy it can be to fall into roller-coaster eating patterns when life gets hectic.

She also commands a solid media presence and has conducted interviews for local news reports and major news and entertainment outlets such as the Washington Post and the Food Network.

By eliminating your struggles with food and diets, Danielle will open you up to a new sense of freedom in life. Besides helping you attain your health goals, she’ll provide you with a plan of action that fits permanently into your lifestyle. In turn, you’ll discover you have more time and energy for the activities and people who matter most to you.