Lea Russell is a Registered-Licensed Dietitian/Nutritionist, Food Sensitivity Therapist, and Wellness Coach with a Masters Degree in Business Administration. She has 30 years of combined professional experience as a registered dietitian and corporate marketing executive. Lea takes a personalized non-diet approach to helping each client achieve positive health goals and develop a healthy relationship with food.
 
Lea is committed to improving the health of individuals through positive lifestyle changes and healthier eating habits using medical nutrition therapy and wellness coaching.

Lea's experience ranges from working in intensive care units to serving a client population with multiple medical diagnoses.  She has a vast array of knowledge in the field of nutrition and how it applies to overall wellness, disease prevention, and medical nutritional therapy.

Lea has completed advanced training in Weight Management, Sports Nutrition, and as Food Sensitivity Therapist. Lea has presented medical nutrition therapy and wellness seminars to numerous clients, corporations, and other health professionals. Lea's balanced approach and integrative philosophy has proven to be an effective way to facilitate and sustain lifestyle changes.

Lea brings her own extensive professional background and experiences along with her medical nutrition  therapy and wellness coaching expertise to provide her clients with individually tailored nutrition and wellness programs. She believes a sound fundamental understanding of food and its effect on the body is immensely important to eating right and feeling good. Her goal is to provide current and accurate information to help  create nutrition plans that are individualized to meet her clients' goals.    

Professional Affiliations:

• American Dietetic Association

• Active member of the following ADA Dietetic Practice Groups:
       • Complementary Care and Functional Medicine
       • Nutrition Entrepreneurs
       • Sports Nutrition
       * Weight Management
• Food Sensitivity - Certified Food Sensitivity Therapist
• Florida Dietetic Association
• Pinellas County Dietetic Association
• Tampa Dietetic Association

Education:

University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Bachelor of Science
Nutrition and Food Science, Coordinated
Program in Dietetics

University of Tampa, Florida
Masters of Business Administration

Continuing Education:

Over 600 hours of Approved Continuing Education from the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR), the credentialing agency for the American Dietetic Association. Additional, continuing education for Florida state licensure.