Lisa Lanzano, MS, RDLisa holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Nutrition & Food Management from Oregon State University, and a Master of Science degree in Gerontology (study of aging), with an emphasis in Physiology & Nutrition, from the University of Arizona.She is a Registered Dietitian with over 15 years experience in the field of nutrition. Six of these years were spent at the world-renown Canyon Ranch Health Resort in Tucson, Arizona before she moved to Colorado in 2003. Lisa is the Director of Nutrition for the Shape Your Life Program, (www.ShapeYourLife.tv), as seen in Shape Magazine. Lisa has taught gluten-free cooking classes at Whole Foods in Boulder and Superior, CO and was a nutrition instructor for Bauman College (www.Baumancollege.org) and Healing Spirits Massage School (www.healingspirits.net) in Boulder. She is often interviewed for her expert nutrition advice by local newspapers and magazines (The Boulder Daily Camera, Natural Solutions, and Delicious Living).Currently, Lisa is the owner of Essential Nutrition, LLC., (www.EssentialNutrition.com), in Boulder, where she offers one-on-one nutrition consultations, group workshops, and supermarket tours for intuitive eating, celiac disease, heart health, healthy pregnancy, and blood sugar management. She has a special interest and passion for working with eating disorders and emotional eating, considering this her primary specialty. She also works with Boulder Community Hospital’s Beacon Clinic for Infectious Disease offering nutrition care to HIV patients, as well as giving monthly talks on heart health at the Boulder Heart Center. Lisa is a firm believer in the healing powers of food and good nutrition, and she studies the principles of Functional Medicine. Her goal is to help her clients gain maximum enjoyment from food, as well as optimal nutrition.Specialties: eating disorders, celiac disease, blood sugar management--including diabetes, intuitive eating, heart health, HIV nutrition, non-diet approach, and body diversity.