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Tina DePizzo, RD

Tina DePizzo is an associate Registered Dietitian (RD) for SoCal Nutrition & Wellness.  Her expertise lies in medical nutrition therapy for a variety of health conditions, but especially eating disorders and weight management. She enjoys working with individuals to better their health and mind by employing a non-diet approach to meal planning, using intuitive eating principles.  Tina’s passion lies in working with individuals to make peace with food and their bodies.  Her own passion about nutrition and wellness is contagious! When working with individuals, she excels at creating personalized plans of action and assisting clients in fitting nutrition and activity into their lifestyles in a healthy and enjoyable way.

Tina is a member of The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (AND), The California Dietetic Association (CDA), and the Academy for Eating Disorders (AED). She has a bachelor’s degree in dietetics from The Ohio State University and completed her dietetic internship through the Sodexo Distance Program. In 2008, she completed Jessica Setnick’s renown Eating Disorder Boot Camp and Molly Kellogg’s well-known Nutrition Counseling Workshop.  She is certified in Intuitive Eating through Helm Publishing and is currently working towards getting her certification as a Certified Eating Disorders Registered Dietitian (CEDRD) through the International Association of Eating Disorder Professionals (IADEP). 

In her free time, Tina enjoys being physically active. She has trained with and mentored for Team in Training, which raises money for leukemia and lymphoma research. In all, Tina has completed six triathlons and two half-marathons.  Tina’s long-term fitness goal is to complete a full Ironman. Tina finds the fine balance between endurance activity and nutrition fascinating.

Tina is available for personalized consultations on Wednesday and Thursday evenings, all day on Fridays and select Saturdays. Click here to request an appointment with Tina.

Katy Dyer, RD

Katy Dyer is an associate Registered Dietitian (RD) for SoCal Nutrition & Wellness. She has spent the majority of her career specializing in weight and health management. She has extensive experience working with executives on their health goals and has led countless weight management classes focusing on behavior change. Katy's career began as a clinical dietitian, working in hospital settings where she witnessed the long term effects of obesity. Because of these early experiences, she is now an advocate of preventative medicine and believes prevention starts in the kitchen.

In 2009, Katy attended Harvard School of Public Health's "Healthy Kitchens, Healthy Lives" conference at the Culinary Institute in Napa Valley, CA. Also, Katy holds the Certificate of Training in Adult Weight Management and Childhood and Adolescent Weight Management through the Commission on Dietetics Registration (CDR).

Katy received a Bachelor of Science in Dietetics at Simmons College in Boston, MA and completed her dietetic internship at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. Katy is an active member of the Sports Cardiovascular and Wellness Nutrition (SCAN) practice group of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (AND) and has attended three of their symposiums to advance her knowledge in the field. Katy has also served on the executive board of the California Dietetic Association – Orange District for the past two years. 

Katy is available for personalized consultations on Tuesday and Thursday mornings and select Saturdays. Click here to request an appointment with Katy.