About

Denise Canellos, MS, CNS

Hello and welcome! I am a nutritionist who helps people feel better by eating better. My superpower (picture me with a cape here – and those cool bracelets Wonder Woman used to wear) is finding ways to make you healthier without changing your whole life.

And also laugh while we are doing it.

I found these interview questions on Naomi Dunford’s website (Ittybiz) and they looked good to me, so here goes:

What’s your game? What do you do? I look at  your health history, family health history, and lifestyle to see where small changes can make the most impact, and then build from there – one small change at a time. After a few months, you will be amazed at how much better you can feel. I use personal consultations, either in person or over the phone with email support.

Why do you do it? Do you love it, or do you just have one of those creepy knacks? Both, actually. I love food, cooking, and biochemistry. I realized that my favorite things were making food, eating food, talking about food, and learning how food works in our bodies to make us healthy.

I’ve had several close family members fight battles with cancer and heart disease, and was dismayed at the poor information they received regarding their diet. This came from both sides of the fence, and I wanted to find out just how to use food to support their medical treatment and health- nothing crazy or pie-in-the-sky, just good information supported by good science. Made to taste good.

Who are your customers/patients? What kind of people would need or want what you offer? Anyone with cancer or a family history of cancer, or suffering with chronic pain, fatigue, an auto-immune disorder, or heart disease. If you are willing to make a few small changes, and build that over time as you can, you will make progress and feel better by working with me.

What’s your USP? Why should I go to you instead of the other losers? While loser is Naomi’s word (and if I am going to “borrow” from her, I have to do it right), I have watched several family members fight cancer, both successfully and not (my late husband being one of them). I had chronic pain for over three years, and know how hard just living can be when you hurt every day. I know what is possible when you are so fatigued you have to take a nap after tying your shoes. In other words, I get it and won’t ask you to do too much, too fast. But we will make progress.

As for the business end of things: I have a Masters Degree in Human Nutrition from the University of Bridgeport, and am a Certified Nutrition Specialist (CNS), through the American College of Nutrition.

What’s next for you? What’s the big plan? The plan for this blog/site is to provide current, reliable nutrition information and strategies for implementing it into your life. Products will be available for download as they are developed (and I figure out how to do it without making everyone crazy), and workshops will be made available for those who thrive in a group setting.