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Zonya Foco, America's
Nutrition Leader, is on a mission to win the war
on obesity, diabetes and heart disease. Her easy
humor and dynamic style drive home the message
that, when it comes to health and nutrition,
each of us can change our lives with The Power
of One Good Habit. As a teen who saw her own
weight bounce up and down, ending each diet at a
higher number on the scale, she is now
motivating people everywhere with a common-sense
approach to healthy eating through her TV show,
"Zonya's Health Bites," her popular cookbook,
Lickety-Split Meals for Health Conscious People
on the Go and her newest book, a health novel
titled Water with Lemon.
As the only Registered Dietitian
(RD) and Certified Health and Fitness Instructor
(CHFI) in the country to have earned the
prestigious Certified Speaking Professional (CSP)
designation, her boundless energy inspires
audiences across North America to stop dieting
and start living the healthy life they deserve.
Before launching her speaking,
writing and publishing career in 1994, Zonya
received her bachelor's degree from Eastern
Michigan University and then worked for eight
years as a clinical nutritionist for the
Michigan Heart and Vascular Institute at St.
Joseph Mercy Hospital in Ann Arbor, Michigan. It
is from these clients that she discovered the
need for a "countertop coach" cookbook and in
1998 wrote Lickety-Split Meals for Health
Conscious People on the Go, filled with easy
recipes and healthy tips for everyday families.
In 2005, mid-way through its
premiere season, "Zonya's Health Bites" began
making converts to smart, healthy eating across
the nation. The program incorporates smart
grocery shopping and lively cooking segments
with practical exercise, and is peppered with
quick "bites" of information on topics from
kid-friendly veggies to heart-smart snacks.
Viewer response leaves no doubt that Zonya's
enthusiasm and ability to connect with an
audience are motivating thousands of people to
put The Power of One Good Habit to work for
them.
In her newest book, Water with
Lemon, she has joined forces with author Stephen
Moss to introduce a new genre - the health
novel. The power of the parable shines through
in this inspiring story of personal
transformation that teaches readers how eight
simple habits can help them master diet-free,
guilt-free weight loss for life.
Zonya uses humor, hard facts and
common sense to help people of all ages
incorporate healthy habits into their busy
lives. Because she's committed to the idea that
small, simple steps are the key to long-term
lifestyle changes, Zonya stresses consistency
over intensity when it comes to nutrition and
fitness. While Zonya's methods are up-beat and
lively, she doesn't take the importance of
healthy habits lightly.
"Statistics tell us more than 60 million adults
in this country are obese," she says, "and the
list of diseases associated with obesity are as
long as your arm. The effects can be reversed,
but people have to change their habits, and to
do that they need resources that set them up to
succeed." In addition to
spreading the word through her own books and TV
show, Zonya has appeared on ABC, NBC and CBS,
and has been published in the popular magazines
Health, Prevention, Today's Dietitian, Total
Health, Fast and Healthy Cooking, and Shape.
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