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Zonya Foco, RD, CSP

For many people, the thought of nutrition as a topic is at best boring, if not scary. Enter Zonya Foco, RD, CSP, who has made it her mission to make nutrition exciting, fun, and (don’t tell anybody) life-changing. She knows the value of involving and engaging her audiences instead of just telling. She knows her topic through and through – to carb or not to carb, fats, fiber, sugar, food colorings, cow fat globules – all are fair game for this dietitian and professional speaker.

And, she knows the typical American family. Zonya is the "Lickety-Split Queen" with fast, creative ideas to get dinner on the table or a healthy snack in the tummy. Oh, and did we mention the audience is laughing out loud and thoroughly enjoying the process?

People can see what makes Zonya tick on her PBS Show, "Zonya’s Health Bites," now in its third season. This is not just a cooking show, although she does demo healthy and quick recipes from her book, "Lickety-Split Meals for Health Conscious People on the Go." She also takes you into the grocery store aisles to help you make wiser choices, the gym (and other places) for exercise ideas and into the homes of people who have succeeded in adapting healthy habits.

Healthy habits are also the topic of her new book, "Water With Lemon," a health novel. It's not a diet. You don't have to do any math. And there's nothing to give up so there's no guilt. This book is about eating -- eating to gain health, eating to increase energy, eating to lose weight. It's about transforming food from being your enemy into becoming your ally.

Zonya is on a mission to win the war on obesity, diabetes and heart disease. With any audience, Zonya’s goal is to provide people with the information and resources they need to be fully successful. Her favorite motto is, "Knowledge is power and you have choices." Energy, stress solutions, heart health, weight loss, cancer prevention, and diabetes are all topics she tackles. Another hot topic today is children and the obesity epidemic. Her ideas on this topic can make a huge difference in your community. This is the woman who dared to tackle the diet book authors, and isn’t afraid to take on the food industry, whether it’s trans fats or food colorings.

An expert on nutrition and wellness, television personality and author, Zonya earned her BS in Dietetics and is a Registered Dietitian with the American Dietetics Association. She is also a certified health and fitness instructor with the American College of Sports Medicine.

Prior to becoming an international speaker, Zonya worked for eight years as a clinical nutritionist for the Michigan Heart and Vascular Institute at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital in Ann Arbor, Michigan. She led the work-site nutrition wellness programs, provided counseling for weight and cholesterol control and taught weekly weight/cholesterol workshops. For four years she was a guest lecturer at her alma mater, Eastern Michigan University.

Her interest in becoming a dietitian came from her own struggle with weight in her high school and college years. Her inspiration for the cookbook came from her experience as the family cook one fortuitous summer, and later, from her clients who said, "Zonya, I would do that, if you would show me how."

Topic Suggestions:
For Women’s Groups and General Audiences:
The Power of ONE Good Habit
Finding Your Way through the Diet Jungle
The Power of Positive Eating

For Professional Applications – Corporations, Healthcare Associations
Eating Right on the Run
Excelling at Your Career Without Undermining Your Health
Achieving Your Maximum Energy Potential: The F.A.T.S. of Life
Surefire Solutions for De-Stressing and Balancing your Life

Specific Topic Applications:
Heart Health: Be Good To Your Sweet Heart
Diabetes Management: Make Your Good Intentions Come True
Cancer Prevention: Five Steps to Cancer Proofing Your Diet
Community Education: The Top Four Nutrition Problems Facing Our Kids Today or Creating Healthy Families One Bite at a Time

For Health Professionals
Care for the Caregiver: What’s the Condition of Your Nutrition?

For Dietitians/Dietetic Technicians
Selling Sound Nutrition to a Country that Loves Fad Diets
How to Make Nutrition Exciting and Fun: How to Be a Better Speaker, Teacher, and Motivator
Tackling Childhood Obesity: The Top Four Nutrition Problems Facing Our Kids Today or Fit Families for Life

Zonya Foco, RD, CSP offers expertise in:
Heart Health, Parenting, Balance, Cancer Support, Stress Solutions, Motivation, Womens Health, Fitness, Nutrition, Energy/Vitality, Inspiration, Childhood Obesity, Weight Control, Diabetes Management

Zonya Foco, RD, CSP is a good fit for:
Association Keynote, Heart Health Events, Spouse Program, Keynote Womens Event, Womens Health Seminar, Cancer Events, Womens Retreat, Community Health Education, Nursing Education, Womens Expo

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