Jess Higgins Kelley MNT

Jess Higgins Kelley, MNT, ONC Founder & Director of the Oncology Nutrition Institute Jess is an internationally recognized and award-winning journalist, nutrition therapist, and public health educator. She is the best-selling co-author of the ground-breaking book The Metabolic Approach to Cancer: Integrating Deep Nutrition, the Ketogenic Diet, and Nontoxic Bio-Individualized Therapies. In addition to English, the book has been translated into five other languages and is found on shelves worldwide in clinics and hospitals utilizing metabolic oncology nutrition. Jess earned an undergraduate degree in journalism from Western Colorado University, and went on to win the Alaska Press Club Award in 2000 for best breaking news coverage of the 911 attacks. She served several years as a staff writer for both the Portland Press Herald in Portland, Maine, and the Teton Valley News in Driggs, Idaho. She has been a freelance writer for a variety of publications including: Breast Cancer Wellness, Well Being, Ski, Skiing, Powder, Idaho Magazine, Trail Runner, and Natural Grocers. In 2010 Jess graduated as a Master Nutrition Therapist from the Nutrition Therapy Institute in Denver, Colorado. She has since worked with hundreds of clients in her general nutrition practice, where she specializes in oncology. She was asked back to the Nutrition Therapy Institute to instruct Clinical Nutrition, Digestion and Detox, Food Quality, and several other courses from 2011 to 2016. With her teaching and curriculum development experience, she went on to create the Oncology Nutrition Institute where she is currently the Director of the 250-Hour Oncology Nutrition Consulting certification program that trains qualified nutrition and medical professionals worldwide. Jess is a former Hurricane Island Outward Bound Instructor, licensed sea captain, trail runner, and avid organic gardener.