Credentials & Experience
Alexia is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist credentialed through the Commission on Dietetic Registration and Licensed Dietitian/Nutritionist with Florida Department of Health. Her Certified Health Coach and Certified Personal Trainer credentials are from the American Council on Exercise.
In addition, she has received a Culinary Nutrition Certification through the Academy of Nutrition & Dietetics and is a Weight Management Specialist through the American Council on Exercise.
Her formal education includes earning a Master of Science degree in Nutrition & Dietetics and a Bachelor of Science in Health from the University of North Florida. From her previous career, she earned a Bachelor of Science in Business and Professional Management from Nova Southeastern University.
Alexia has coached, counseled, educated, and learned and laughed alongside hundreds of people to improve their nutrition and lifestyle habits, break their food rules, and shut down their inner critic to improve their health and weight. She has worked in private practice, with a population health management company, and as a university wellness dietitian. She has also taught at the University of North Florida as an Adjunct Instructor and served as a preceptor for master’s level dietetic interns and undergraduate nutrition students.
Writing
How To Lose Weight So It Stays Off, 10 Simple Steps Based on Science, December 28, 2019.
Magnesium – The Unbiased Truth, Evidence Based Health Benefits, How to Take & Side Effects, December 16, 2019.
Whey Protein Evidence-Based Health Benefits – Is It Good for You? HealthInsiders, November 28, 2019.
Holiday Survival Guide: How To Enjoy a Guilt-Free Holiday without Sabotaging Your Health. Smashwords, 2019.
Celiac Disease: Real Life Nutrition Strategies to Improve Symptoms and Heal Your Gut, Smashwords, 2017.
200 Surefire Ways to Eat Well and Feel Better, Fair Winds Press, 2014. Co-author with other University of North Florida faculty
“D”-vine Orange Chipotle Cod (recipe), 904Fitness magazine, June 2014
Running on Fats, 904Fitness magazine, March 2014
Lactose Intolerance, Basics & Beyond, Professional Development Resources, February 2014
Celiac Disease, Basics & Beyond, Professional Development Resources, March 2013
The Goods: Myths and Facts about Acai Berries, The Florida Times Union, October 2013
The Goods: Myths and Facts about Pluots, The Florida Times Union, July 2013
Genetics: An Old Excuse on its Way Out, 904Fitness magazine, February 2013
Pumpkin Love, 904Fitness magazine, October 2012
Note: Publications prior to February 2012 were written while Alexia was studying and interning to become an dietitian.
Whose Plate Is It Anyway? (see page 2), Jacksonville Dietetic Association Journal, August 2011
Gardening: Before One Can Harvest, One Must Plant (see page 6), Jacksonville Dietetic Association Journal, October 2010
Happy Healthy Holidays! (see page 2), co-authored, Jacksonville Dietetic Association Journal, November 2009
Television Media
Heart Attack Survivor Shares Tips for Heart Healthy Eating, on WJXT Channel 4, October 2014
Bizarre Weight Loss Tricks, Interview on WJXT Channel 4, September 2014
Packing a Heart Healthy Lunch that Stays Fresh Until Lunchtime, Interview on First Coast Living, August 2014
Interviews & Quotes
Celery juice: Is there truth to the trend?, quoted in Weight Watchers (online) by Jessica DiGiacinto, February 3, 2020
Celebrating Hanukkah? Make Latkes your Pre-Workout Snack, quoted in Shape Magazine (online) by Julia Malacoff, December 12, 2017
8 Sneaky Offenders that Cause Weight Fluctuations, quoted in My Fitness Pal Blog by Julia Malacoff, December 9, 2017.
Is it Possible to Take Healthy Eating Too Far?, quoted in What’s Good by V by Christina Heiser, November 7, 2017.
I Had a Heart Attack at 38 – And It Inspired Me to Become a Dietitian, interview by Christina Heiser, November 2, 2017.
6 Tips for Losing Weight Without Counting Calories, quoted in What’s Good by V by Kelsey Butler, October 18, 2017.
7 Ways Extra Calories Are Sneaking Into Your Diet, quoted in What’s Good by V by Christina Heiser, October 5, 2017
How to Lower High Blood Sugar the Natural Way, quoted by Julia Malacoff, September 2017
Take it To Heart Pilot Program Off to a Good Start, Quoted on WJXT Channel 4, September 2014
Beneficial Berries, Quoted in HealthSource Magazine, September 2014
FYI on GMO, Quoted in HealthSource Magazine, January 2014
Unconventional Dietetics Practice: Alexia Lewis, Florida Dietetic Association, Focus Newsletter , February 2013
Speaking
Past topics include:
- The A.S.P.I.R.E. Strategy to Plan Healthy Meals
- Heart-Healthy Eating Strategies
- What’s In My Food? Deciphering Food Labels and Ingredients Lists
- Cooking Tips and Recipe Revisions
- Cooking Demonstration: Beans, Beans, They’re Good for your Heart
Alexia is media trained through Communications 21 and is available for broadcast interviews on the topics of food, nutrition, and health/wellness in the Jacksonville and surrounding area. She is an effective and personable speaker.
- Starting Your Business: Panel speaker for Using Social Media and Marketing to Promote your Business
- Personal Experience with Heart Disease: Panel speaker for Pink Goes Red for a Day: Sisters with a Heart-to-Heart Connection
- Let’s Talk Nutrition: What Can Fitness Trainers Tell Their Clients If They Aren’t Dietitians? Requested by UNF Student Wellness Center fitness trainers
- Eat for the Planet: Eating Sustainably and Busting Myths about Vegetarianism: Panel speaker for National Nutrition Month/Garbage on the Green event at UNF
- Choose My Plate and Fast Food Choices: Guest speaker for summer camp for inner city 7th-8th graders
- Why Reinvent the Wheel? Policies that Address Food Issues: Guest speaker for Healthy Kids, Healthy Communities Steering Committee meeting
Thanks! Yes… it has been difficult. And the hardest part has been convincing my friends that it’s not their cooking but the eggs and milk they put into their foods is the reason I can’t eat some of the things they cook. And to add to that my grandmother makes homemade banana bread with milk and eggs in it; I don’t have the heart to tell her I can’t eat it, so I just wrap it up and take it home.
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Your blog appears to be very interesting and useful!
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Thank you! I hope you find some information you can use – and feel free to share the URL/links with others. I hope to be posting a few more blog/recipes soon!
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You’re welcome! About a year ago, I found out that I was allergic to eggs and milk– and that of course drove me away from most processed foods. So I basically started eating foods that I either grew or packaged foods with few ingredients.
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That sounds like a challenge – I’m sure you discovered that that eggs and milk are in a lot of foods/products! It sounds like you rose to that challenge though! I bet it feels good to know that you can change your eating habits and feel better. I’m a big believer in eating clean, minimally processed foods. Way to go!
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