Melissa Groves

Melissa Groves Azzaro, RDN, LD, is an award-winning integrative registered dietitian and owner of The Hormone Dietitian, a virtual private practice specializing in women's health and hormone issues, including PCOS and fertility. She uses a functional medicine, food-first approach that combines holistic lifestyle changes with evidence-based medicine. Melissa is a second-career dietitian, having worked as a copywriter and editor in medical advertising in NYC for 15 years before going back to school for nutrition. She has a BA in English and Dance from Hofstra University and completed her BS in Nutrition/Dietetics and Dietetic Internship at the University of New Hampshire. She is a regular contributor to online magazines and food and nutrition blogs. She serves on the Dietitians in Integrative and Functional Medicine board as Chair-Elect (2020-2021) and previously as Social Media Chair (2018-2020) and on the New Hampshire state board as Professional Development Chair (2018-2020). She is the recipient of the 2019 Emerging Professional in Women’s Health Award and a recipient of a 2019 UpwaRD™ award given to up-and-coming dietitians in communications. She can be found on Instagram @the.hormone.dietitian.