Join us Monday, June 20th at 8:00 pm EST! Our speaker Dr. Sangeeta Shrivastava, PhD, RDN, FAND will be speaking to us about food as joy and power!
More about our upcoming speaker…
Sangeeta Shrivastava PhD, RDN, FAND Dr Sangeeta Shrivastava is the owner of insurance based private practice Dr Sangeeta Nutrition and a part time faculty at California State Polytechnic University Pomona, CA. She holds a Ph.D. in Nutritional Biochemistry. Nutrition and Dietetics are not only her profession but true passion where she visualizes to empower each person about a healthy lifestyle to reduce the burden of health disparities in the community. As a clinical dietitian, she strongly believes that if nutrition is at the forefront of the care, the cost of health care, length of hospital stay, and rate of readmission will be significantly reduced. Born and raised in India where Ayurvedic Lifestyle was the daily norm of Sangeeta’s grandparents- She feels that integrative approach is the best way when we talk prevention of chronic diseases- where we can blend ancient wisdom with modern medicine to find the root cause and treat health problems in a holistic manner.
As an educator she strongly believes-it’s doable to blend the integrative approach in modern medicine/ nutrition. She co-authored a chapter on Ayurveda in the latest text of Integrated and Functional Medicine. Sangeeta is the winner of the Emerging Dietetic Leader Award in CA in 2018, she also earned AIND: MIG Star Award during FNCE® in Washington DC. Sangeeta was named Outstanding Faculty by CPP athletic department based on her student nomination in 2019, Sangeeta is also the recipient of Excellence in community nutrition award from CA Academy in 2022. Sangeeta has co-authored a chapter on Ayurveda in a functional medicine textbook. She is immediate past chair of IND-MIG and CA coordinator for DIFM DPG. She also served as president of the California Academy- Orange District 2013-2016 She lives in Southern California with her husband and 2 sons.
Best advice you've ever been given: Fly but keep your feet at ground
Favorite thing to eat/cook: Anything with beans veggies, herbs and spices
Find Dr. S on Twitter: @SangeetaShriva4