Marlisa Brown

Marlisa Brown MS, RD, CDE, CDN is a registered dietitian, certified diabetes educator, international speaker,and chef and she has worked with over 20,000 clients over the past 2 1/2 decades. Marlisa has written 5 books her latest 2 book are "Get it The F__ Together" (fitness,family,fun,finance) and "Gluten-Free Training Guide for Restaurants & Chefs".many tips available at www.GlutenFreeEZ.com and www.MarlisaSpeaks.com. She has also contributed to many publications including, Salute, Scholastic, Shape, Food Service Management, Newsday, Parenting Magazine, Weight Training for Dummies, and Sports Nutrition Medicine and Rehabilitation . Marlisa has worked on and developed many programs including, Richard Simmons Food Mover Program, cookbooks, recipe cards and web site, Kathy Smiths' Project You II for Diabetes, and Jorge Cruises' The 3-Hour Diet Cookbook. Marlisa has a graduate degree in nutrition and a bachelor's degree in marketing from C.W. Post/Long Island University and has also studied at the Culinary Institute of America. Marlisa is president of Total Wellness Inc., in Deer Park, New York a nutritional consulting company specializing in, culinary programs, corporate wellness, obesity, diabetes, gastrointestinal disorders, weight loss, medical nutrition therapy and sports nutrition. She has served as an officer on many boards including' past president, media representative, and public relations chair of the New York State Dietetic Association. Marlisa is a recipient of the Emerging Dietetic Leader Award from the American Dietetic Association, Diabetes Educator of the year from the Diabetes Practice Group, Dietitian of the year from The Long Island Dietetic Association,Best Of Long Island from the L.I. Press and the Community Service Award from C.W. Post/Long Island University, and she is listed on the school's website along with other outstanding alumni.