Denise has a BS from Cornell University and an MS in Applied Physiology and Nutrition from Teachers College, Columbia University. She is currently both a certified personal trainer and a licensed Registered Dietitian (RD).

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Denise has been practicing in the nutrition field since 2000. Denise became certified in functional medicine by Functional Medicine University and is LEAP certified and certified by IFNA (integrative and Functional Nutrition Academy).She currently works at the Community Health Center in Stamford and has her own private practice called Worth Your Weight Nutrition that specializes in gut health and the gut brain axis.

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She has been training for 10 years and has taken courses for  special populations. Health is a combination of food and fitness, and optimal well-being must combine both together.