About Allison Nutrition Consulting
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Nan Allison, MS, RD, LDN
Nan, owner of Allison Nutrition Consulting, is a registered, licensed dietitian who has been in private practice in the Nashville area since 1987. She is co-author with Carol Beck of "Full and Fulfilled: the Science of Eating to Your Soul's Satisfaction." Nan's ongoing interest is in why individuals and cultures choose to eat the way they do and how to facilitate change at the individual, corporate and community levels.
She brings a dual focus to her consulting practice. The first is a clinical nutrition focus which incorporates her knowledge of traditional as well as complimentary and alternative nutrition. She helps clients who struggle with a variety of nutrition related issues: dieting, eating disorders, autoimmune diseases, food sensitivities, gastrointestinal and heart disease-always from the perspective that healing is a process rooted in guided self-exploration and discovery.
The second focus is health care and nutrition policy and integration of nutrition therapy into the medical system and business policy. She was a registered lobbyist for the Tennessee Dietetic Association from 1996-2006 and served on a number of community boards as a nutrition and health policy advisor.
Nan earned her Bachelor's degree with high honors from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville, and her Master's degree in nutrition from Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts. She completed her dietetic internship at Frances Stern Nutrition Center of New England Medical Center Hospital in Boston and became a registered dietitian in 1981. She has completed with the Nashville School of Healing Arts four years of study in Sacred Healing using Kabbalistic theories and has recently concluded her third year of study of auric and energetic healing at the school.
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Annell St. Charles, Ph.D., R.D., L.D.N.
Annell St. Charles obtained her B.S. in Behavioral Psychology from Peabody College at Vanderbilt University, her M.S. in Public Health Nutrition, and her Ph.D in Nutrition Science with minors in Exercise Physiology and Applied Behavioral Analysis from the University of Tennessee. She has over 30 years of experience providing clinical and educational services in these areas. Dr. St. Charles professional expertise has focused primarily on health promotion and disease prevention. She has authored a book that addresses supplements, and lifestyle change towards the aim of improving health and well-being. She has also published three continuing education booklets for health professionals on Dietary Supplements, The Cancer Prevention Diet, and Organic Foods. In addition, she is a nationally recognized speaker and has presented numerous seminars to medical professionals on womens health, mind-body medicine, hormones, inflammation, weight management, diabetes, heart disease, exercise therapy, and other topics. She and her husband reside part-time in Nashville, Tennessee and part-time in Hilton Head, South Carolina.
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| Lauren Petr, RD, LDN
Lauren's passion is helping individuals learn how to cook healthful meals that are nutritious, fulfilling and very simple, yet she also specializes in food allergies, sports nutrition, and weight management. She can easily assist individuals with updating a kitchen pantry, choosing wisely when dining out, or even developing a nutrition regimen for exercise training. Lauren also has experience as a personal chef providing meals for people with specific nutritional needs. Lauren services include providing special event services for newly weds, quick meals for healthy eating, and special dietary cooking for individuals with allergies.
Lauren graduated from Carson Newman College with a Bachelor's degree in Food and Nutrition. Her Master's degree in Nutrition Science is from The University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana. Lauren completed her dietetic internship at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Prior to working with Allison Nutrition Consulting, Lauren developed a comprehensive after-school nutrition program for overweight children and adolescents, worked as a diabetes educator and insulin pump trainer, and most recently, produced healthy shopping tips, menus and recipes for the online grocer Plumgood Food.
Originally from Dallas, TX, Lauren has called East Nashville her home for the last five years. She loves to live an active life that includes running, playing soccer, and taking her two golden retrievers on long walks. Lauren is a regular participant in many of the local runs and triathlons. When she is not training for the next race, Lauren loves to garden, cook and Tango dance.
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Monique Richard (Intern)
Monique Richard is a senior at Middle Tennessee State University in the Food and Nutrition Program with a concentration in Dietetics and a minor in Psychology. She has Type II Diabetes and is also a vegetarian. She shares her knowledge and experience with others, inspiring them to make the best choices they can under their individual circumstances. Monique is president of the MTSU Student Dietetic Association and an active member of Nashville District Dietetic Association, Tennessee Dietetic Association and American Dietetic Association. She is a member of several honor societies. Last August, Monique traveled to China with the McNair Scholar Program to present her summer 2009 research on eating behavior and diabetes.
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