Zonya Foco, CSP

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Zonya Foco, America's Nutrition Leader, is on a mission to win the war on obesity, diabetes and heart disease. Her easy humor and dynamic style drive home the message that, when it comes to health and nutrition, each of us can change our lives with the Power of One Good Habit. As a teen who saw her own weight bounce up and down, ending each diet at a higher number on the scale, she is now motivating people everywhere with a common-sense approach to healthy eating through her TV show, "Zonya's Health Bites," her popular cookbook, Lickety-Split Meals for Health Conscious People on the Go and her newest book, a co-authored health novel titled Water with Lemon.

As the only Registered Dietitian (RD) and Certified Health and Fitness Instructor (CHFI) in the country to have earned the prestigious Certified Speaking Professional (CSP) designation, her boundless energy inspires audiences across North America to stop dieting and start living the healthy life they deserve. Before launching her speaking, writing and publishing career in 1994, Zonya received her bachelor's degree from Eastern Michigan University and then worked for eight years as a clinical nutritionist for the Michigan Heart and Vascular Institute at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital in Ann Arbor. It is from these clients that she discovered the need for a "countertop coach" cookbook and in 1998 wrote Lickety Split Meals for Health Conscious People on the Go, filled with easy recipes and healthy tips for everyday families. In 2005, "Zonya's Health Bites" began making converts to healthy eating across the nation. This 30-minute program airing on public television incorporates smart grocery shopping and lively cooking segments with practical exercise, and is peppered with quick "bites" of information on topics from kid-friendly veggies to heart-smart snacks.

In her newest book, Water with Lemon, she has joined forces with novelist Stephen Moss to introduce a new genre – the health novel – bringing readers an inspiring story of personal transformation that teaches readers how eight simple habits can help them master diet-free, guilt-free weight loss for life.

Zonya uses humor, hard facts and common sense to help people of all ages incorporate healthy habits into their busy lives. She is committed to the idea that small, simple steps are the key to long-term lifestyle changes.

In addition to spreading the word through her own books and TV show, Zonya is a favorite on local newscasts across the country, nationally-syndicated daytime talk shows and QVC. She has been published in the popular magazines Prevention, Today's Dietitian, Total Health, and Fast and Healthy Cooking.

Areas of Expertise:

Health and Nutrition
Stress
Women

Fees:

Keynote up to 90 minutes:  $7,500

Half Day:  $8,500

Full Day:  $9,500

Zonya's Most Requested Programs:

The Power of One Good Habit
Discover how the tiniest, most painless habits, when done daily can add up to a huge change in the way you look and feel. Make a different choice here, add a little movement there. Without dieting or deprivation you can rev up your metabolism to lose 50 pounds or take 50 points off your cholesterol in just one year!

The math is really quite simple. It's you plus the complete adaptation of one good habit after another that adds up to success, which adds up to a lower number on the scale and a much healthier you!

8 Habits that Will Change Your Life
“Don’t go on a diet, just change your lifestyle.” While most people agree this is true, you must admit, it’s much easier said than done! What exactly IS a healthy lifestyle? How can we ditch the diet mentality yet still be in control of our calorie intake? Can cumbersome number counting be replaced by a few simple habits we can rely on for the rest of our life?

Come and learn Zonya’s surprisingly simple yet powerful approach to gaining health and losing weight with the same 8 habits presented in her co-authored health novel, Water with Lemon. Whether your goal is to master your weight, cholesterol, blood sugar, energy or to simply have optimum health, Zonya promises that these eight habits will indeed change your life. (90 minutes)

Surefire Solutions for De-stressing and Balancing Your Life
You have a life. But maybe you have too much of a good thing. If you’re too busy, too tired and too stressed, Zonya has surefire solutions that will bring balance to your life and a bounce to your step.

When you’re ready to get a grip, Zonya will show you how to start by simply letting go. So take a deep breath and get ready to laugh out loud as you learn the restorative power of saying the word ‘no.’ If, on the other hand, you have trouble saying ‘yes’ to exercise, Zonya will share her secrets for ways to make working out work for you. (Yes, you really can sneak exercise into your daily routine.)

Stress is more than a state of mind; it’s a person without a plan for actually living stress free. Now’s the time to settle back as Zonya serves up stress-reducing strategies to simplify your life. Find out what ingredients a stress-free kitchen must-have; learn what foods can turn the tables on your stress level; and reclaim your right to live a healthy, vibrant life filled with energy and joy.

Testimonials:

"Thank you! Thank you! Thank you for helping make our women's conference such a huge success this year. You have a wonderful gift for motivating individuals to live a healthy life. We have received so many positive comments from the attendees and hope to have you back real soon."   - Linda F. Rush, Director, Community Wellness/Women's Center The Medical Center, Bowling Green, KY

"Over the past six years, you have delivered the best information packed seminars we've hosted. Every evaluation I receive asks for more of you. You are by far, the most effective nutritionist we've encountered for our LifeWise Programs."   Janine Konkel, Former Health Promotion Specialist, LifeWise Program, Parke-Davis Pharmaceutical Research, Ann Arbor, MI

"You are SO EASY to promote! And your pre-event media interviews made all the difference. Thanks for making our 2nd annual a HUGE success!"  David Shadinger, Laporte Hospital and Health Services 2nd Annual Women's Fest, Laporte, IN

"Zonya's presentation was larger than life, full of charisma and energy. Everyone took what Zonya had to say to heart and kept referring to her presentation the entire next day. We offered Zonya's book, Lickety-Split Meals and sold out all copies. Again, attesting to the fact that her messages on healthy eating in a fast-paced world were well received."  - Sheri Hord, Manager, Learning & Education, Price Waterhouse Coopers, Toronto, Ontario