Dr.Sheila Dean DSc,RD,LD/N,CCN,CDE

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Dr.Sheila Dean Quick Facts

Main Areas: medical and sports nutrition
Career Focus: private practice, speaker, media spokesperson, college professor
Affiliation: Palm Harbor Medical Nutrition

DR. SHEILA DEAN, DSc,RD,LD,CCN,CDE is a registered and licensed dietitian, board certified clinical nutritionist, certified diabetes educator and exercise physiologist. She received her undergraduate training through Rutgers University, completed her internship and graduate training with University of Rhode Island and Brown University's teaching hospitals, received doctoral training in nutritional genomics and pharmacology through the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ) and completed her Doctorate of Science degree through Hawthorn University. Dr. Dean is a graduate of the Institute for Functional Medicine where she received advanced training in functional medicine and nutritional biochemistry. She has also worked with the Duke University Medical Center's Endocrinology and Metabolism Disorders Clinic and the Joslin Center for Diabetes as a certified diabetes educator.

Currently, Dr. Dean is the owner of Palm Harbor Medical Nutrition private practice in Palm Harbor, Florida. An educator at heart, she has taught for 14 years as adjunct nutrition science professor at St. Petersburg College and currently teaches at the University of Tampa. She has conducted dozens of local and national public presentations for groups from preschool age to the professional, has written continuing education credit functional medicine modules for both nutritionists and nurses, has authored book reviews and articles for The St. Petersburg Times, Ms. Fitness magazine, Ironmanlive.com website and has appeared on NBC - News Channel 8, NBC-Daytime, CBS-News Channel 10, ABC-News Channel 28, WTVT-TV Fox13-Good Day Tampa Bay, Natural Living-KONK 1500 AM radio, WFTW 1260 am radio, WDBO 580 am radio for dozens of interviews. She is a contributing author of the medical textbook Integrative Gastroenterology published by Oxford University Press. She is also a contributing author of the clinical nutrition textbook Krause’s Food & Nutrition Therapy- 13th ed. Dr. Dean currently serves on the advisory board for the nationally acclaimed Center For Mind-Body Medicine's Food As Medicine professional education course and was the Professional Advancement Director for the Dietitians in Integrative and Functional Medicine dietetic practice group of the American Dietetic Association. She's served as the consulting sports nutritionist for the Philadelphia Phillies, has consulted for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and was the media spokesperson and columnist for the Ironman Institute.

Dr. Dean is the author of Nutrition & Endurance: Where Do I Begin?, (Meyer & Meyer Publishing) and is a certified health and fitness instructor with the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM), the Aerobics and Fitness Association of America (AFAA), and the YMCA of America.

Free Articles & Book Excerpts

An Introduction to Functional Medicine - CEU module - see www.CEU4U.com

Favorite Quotes & Thoughts from Dr.Sheila Dean

As a healthcare practitioner, I believe that personalized preventive care is of the utmost importance in helping people achieve their health goals. My education and experience in the healthcare field has enabled me to incorporate a patient-centered approach to medicine that is tailored to the unique needs of those who seek my counsel.

Because beliefs, attitudes, and motivations can all play a major role in overall wellness, I examine and include the physical, mental, and emotional aspects of all of my patients in order to make a more holistic and accurate diagnosis. My devotion to restoring optimal health and function is the basis and primary focus of my practice. I value the trust and confidence of my patients with whom I work in partnership for better health.

Sheila's favorite quotes:

"The physician of tomorrow will be the nutritionist of today."

Thomas Edison (1847-1931)

"The bounty of good health is the greatest of all gifts." from the Baha'i writings

see www.Bahai.org

“Let thy food be thy medicine and thy medicine be thy food.”

Hippocrates (460- 377 B.C.)

Getting Started With Dr.Sheila Dean

TO GET STARTED YOU WILL NEED TO:

Write out a 3 day food record. Choose two days when you work and one day when you don't. It should indicate the time, what you TYPICALLY eat and how much you think you eat (example: 6 pm - 7 oz of grilled chicken with 2 cups of rice and beans) . It should include all beverages, even water.

Please contact our office for the Health History form (2 pgs) AND the Metabolic Assessment form and fax or e-mail back. **Note: please e-mail this to IntegrativeRD@gmail.com or fax this (727-286-2977) to me prior to your initial appointment.

Bring any blood work you may have or have your doctor fax it to Dr. Sheila Dean at 727-286-2977.

Bring all and any supplements, vitamins, minerals, herbs or anything of this nature with you (bring the actual container)

Bring a list of all medicines you may be taking and the dosages written out.

Bring the name, address and phone number of your primary care physician.

Call 727-781-4326 and make an appointment with Dr. Sheila Dean today!

Contacting Dr.Sheila Dean

Dr. Sheila G. Dean, DSc, RD, LD, CCN, CDE
Integrative Medicine Nutritionist 3440 East Lake Rd Suite 104
Palm Harbor, FL 34685
Tele: 727.781.4326
Fax: 727.286.2977
e-mail: SDeanRD@gmail.com
Web: www.DrDeanNutrition.com