A best-selling author, dynamic speaker, nutrition coach and popular media guest, Ramona Josephson, president of SmartCalories Power Inc., is recognized as one of North America’s leading nutrition experts.
Nutrition Coach
Her busy Nutrition Coaching Clinic in Vancouver offers one-on-one, group and corporate coaching. With thousands of success stories, her clients are regularly featured in the media.
Best-selling Author
Ramona’s HeartSmart Nutrition – Shopping on the Run (100,000 copies) is
endorsed by the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada and the HealthCheck program
Popular Media Guest
Ramona is the “Ask an Expert” nutrition coach for Chatelaine magazine
and regularly appears on national and provincial media including CTV,
The Globe and Mail, The National Post, The Vancouver Sun, Macleans,
CKNW and CBC radio. She is a media spokesperson for Dietitians of
Canada and the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada.
Professional Speaker
In demand as a popular public speaker, Ramona keeps audiences captivated as she reveals just what it takes to reach their nutrition and weight goals . . . even when life gets in the way. She has brought nutrition to life in medical, public and corporate environments, touching the lives of tens of thousands of North Americans and attracting extensive media coverage.
National and Provincial Award-winner
Ramona knows how to turn the complex, confusing science of nutrition
into simple, practical messages that we can follow in our busy lives.
Her work has earned her awards from Glaxo Pharmaceuticals, Mead
Johnson, Kraft Canada, Dietitians of Canada and the British Columbia
Dietitians and Nutritionists Association.
Pfizer Pharmaceuticals and Merck Frosst Canada selected her nutrition
education material in Canada-wide launches of their respective cholesterol-lowering
medications.
President of Health Fairs Unlimited
She has developed and administered over 300 interactive health fairs to
communities, worksites and conferences reaching hundreds of thousands
of Canadians to increase awareness of their lifestyle and health risks.
A Distinguished Career
Ramona was Chief Dietitian of Shaughnessy Hospital and Grace Hospital
in Vancouver, British Columbia. She was also Executive Director of the
BC (British Columbia) Heart Health Network and established 11 clinics
across the province, with a database of over 4,000 patients. She is a
member of Dietitians of Canada and the College of Dietitians of BC.
Ramona Off-Duty
Her weekly schedule includes tennis (she’s the club champion), golf
(she’s not the club champion!), pilates, weight-training, aerobics and
yoga. Her greatest pride and joy are her two “twenty-something” kids
who have decided “ if you can’t beat her lifestyle, join it…”
