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Vicki Saunders, MS, RD Works to Promote Healthy Lifestyles

Vicki Saunders, Nutrition Educator, has 36 years of experience advising people on nutrition, health and wellness

    SAINT HELENA, CA, July 14, 2011 /Health and Fitness PR News/ -- Vicki Saunders, Instructor of Nutrition at Pacific Union College and Nutrition Educator and Registered Dietitian for St. Helena Hospital's Recovery Center, has been recognized by Cambridge Who's Who for showing dedication, leadership and excellence in nutrition education.

Ms. Saunders ventured into her profession 36 years ago, inspired by her mother, who was a dietitian. Since then, she has built her own reputation as an authority on nutrition, health and wellness. She lends her expertise to Pacific Union College and St. Helena Hospital. In the complementary capacities of nutrition instructor, nutrition educator and dietitian, Ms. Saunders has performed nutrition intervention and education to a broad spectrum of individuals and groups in the lifestyle change programs at St. Helena Hospital Center for Health. These include teaching nutrition classes, conducting healthy cooking classes, overseeing menu and recipe development, individual assessment and counseling for cardiac rehabilitation, pulmonary rehabilitation, weight loss/risk factor reduction, smoking cessation, chronic pain management, alcohol and drug rehab, patients with eating disorders, and collaborating with a team of experts in the fields of medicine, psychology, exercise physiology, recreation and stress management to address patients' unique needs and goals. She is a presenter at the annual Healthy Kitchens, Healthy Lives conference presented by Harvard University and the Culinary Institute of America.

In addition to becoming a registered dietitian through the American Dietetic Association, Ms. Saunders earned a Master of Science in medical dietetics in 1979 from The Ohio State University and a Bachelor of Science in dietetics in 1975 from Loma Linda University. She served as president of the Seventh-day Adventist Dietetic Association. A valued member of Cambridge Who's Who, Ms. Saunders was honored with inclusion in its "Top 101 Industry Experts" book in 2010 and selection as a VIP member in 2009.

For more information about St. Helena Hospital, visit http://www.sthelenahospital.org.
For Pacific Union College, see http://www.puc.edu.
For the Healthy Kitchens, Healthy Lives conference, go to http://www.healthykitchens.org.

About Cambridge Who's Who
With over 400,000 members representing every major industry, Cambridge Who's Who is a powerful networking resource that enables professionals to outshine their competition, in part through effective branding and marketing. Cambridge Who's Who employs similar public relations techniques to those utilized by Fortune 500 companies and makes them cost-effective for members who seek to take advantage of its career enhancement and business advancement services. Cambridge is pleased to welcome its new Executive Director of Global Branding and Networking, Donald Trump Jr., who is eager to share his extensive experience in this arena with members.

Cambridge Who's Who membership provides individuals with a valuable third party endorsement of their accomplishments and gives them the tools needed to brand themselves and their businesses effectively. In addition to publishing biographies in print and electronic form, it offers an online networking platform where members can establish new professional relationships.

For more information, please visit http://www.cambridgeregistry.com.


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