About Lisa High Lanzano, MS RD Registered Dietitian/Clinical Nutritionist
Lisa High Lanzano, MS, RD, holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Nutrition & Food Management from Oregon State University, and a Master of Science degree in Gerontology (the study of aging), with an emphasis in Physiology & Nutrition, from the University of Arizona.
A Registered Dietitian with 15 years’ experience in the field of nutrition, focusing on disease prevention and weight management, Lisa worked for six of these years at the world-renown Canyon Ranch Health Resort in Tucson, Arizona, before moving to Colorado in 2003.
Lisa is the Director of Nutrition for the Shape Your Life Program, as seen in Shape magazine. She co-authored Better Breast Health for Life! and wrote “Skeletal System and Joint Health,” a chapter in the textbook, Integrating Therapeutic and Complementary Nutrition (CRC Press, 2006).
Lisa has worked as the sole nutritionist for the 15-physician South Denver Cardiology Center and has taught gluten-free cooking classes at Wild Oats Natural Markets and Whole Foods Market. She is often interviewed for her expert nutrition advice by local newspapers and magazines, including Boulder, Colorado's Daily Camera, Rocky Mountain Sports, and Delicious Living.
Currently, Lisa is the owner of Essential Nutrition Inc., located in Boulder, where she offers one-on-one nutrition consultations, group workshops, and supermarket shopping tours for weight management, food allergies, celiac disease, heart health, healthy pregnancy, eating disorders, and blood sugar management.
Lisa is a firm believer in the healing powers of food and good nutrition, and she studies the principles of Functional Medicine.
