Ellen Reiss-Goldfarb, R.D. is a Registered Dietitian with a Private Practice in West Los Angeles, California. She was co-founder of "Through the Looking Glass", a support program for people with eating disorders and body images issues. She has worked as a clinical nutrition consultant and nutritional educator for over ten years. Her vision is to assist people in achieving their personal goals through nutrition education, as well as supporting their efforts in attaining balance in all areas of their lives. Ellen's private practice focuses on providing nutritional therapy and guidance for people of all ages who suffer from eating disorders and distorted body image issues. She also helps those in need of weight management, providing healthier lifestyle practices, and fitness recommendations. She has many years of experience working with patients with medical nutrition issues such as Diabetes, Hypercholesterolemia, PCOS, and Gastrointestinal issues to name a few.
Ellen has recently completed her Certification with The Commission on Dietetic Registration as an expert in Childhood and Adolescent Weight Management. She has functioned as a leader in many areas of her practice starting with consulting to weight management programs, consulting to hospitals and long term care facilities and acting as a Clinical Nutrition Manager at two major hospitals in Los Angeles. She helped to launch and develop an eating disorders program at an inpatient treatment facility in Torrance, California and has developed and run her own support groups for the past two years. She recently was an integral part of a Weight Management Study with LA Clinical Trials. Ellen has worked at UCLA Medical Center's outpatient pre-natal clinic (The Rhonda Fleming Center) and enjoys helping women in her private practice who need nutritional support with pregnancy, pre and post natal nutrition and nutrition education for infants and children.
She is a passionate, creative and dynamic public speaker who has lectured on topics such as "Simple Steps to Better Nutrition", "Natural Energy Boosters", "The Dangers of Unhealthy Dieting and Eating Disorders" "Sports Nutrition and It's Effect on Performance" and Reading Food Labels and Healthy Shopping" which culminated with a group tour of the grocery store to help facilitate their learning. Ellen has spoken at many local-area schools and has sat on discussion panels with other health care professionals in order to educate students on the dangers of dieting and eating disorders. Ellen has earned the title of being an Intuitive Eating Specialist after being part of an on-going private supervision group with Elyse Resch who is co-author of the book "Intuitive Eating." This approach to nutrition therapy is being utilized around the country and has had tremendous success. For more information about this process visit http://www.intuitiveeating.com
Ellen has also been featured on Television and her TV performances include The Food Network's show "The Secret Life of Chocolate" The Larry Elder Show, NBC News and Fit TV's reality show "Reunion Story". One of her long-term passionate goals is to complete a Documentary she has started which relates to Fad Diets and Eating Disorders. Ellen is an active member of several professional organizations, including: The International Association of Eating Disorders Professionals (IAEDP), The American Dietetics Association; Nutrition Entrepreneurs and Weight Management Focus Groups; SCAN; Dietetics in Developmental and Psychiatric Disorders; ED Referral; LA Task Force on Eating Disorders(LATFED); the National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA); and Something Fishy. Ellen has been involved in nutrition and dietetics due to a personal passion to support and educate people on how to develop a healthy diet and lifestyle. "With all of the mixed messages in the media about diet, nutrition, supplements and health, I like to bring the latest information to my practice so that I can provide clarity and accuracy to my clients and to the community." Please speak to Ellen directly about how she can work with you and your health insurance plan.