Ramona Josephson has set out to change the weight of our nation. She shows people how to make strategically smart choices to feel great, enjoy the best of health and achieve peak performance on the job at home, or on the playing field. She helps her clients achieve smart health through alignment of their nutrition, energy and weight

In the 21st century, heart disease, diabetes and obesity have reached a chronic state affecting not only the longevity and quality of people’s lives, but also, the ‘heaviness’ of living in the 21st century environment. Being unhealthy reaps an emotional toll and affects our collective ability to be productive or happy citizens. Ramona believes that though we may not be able control all aspects of the world around us, we can control the choices that affect the level of our energy – and what we do with it!

Professional Speaker
She speaks and conducts smart Energy, Health, Weight Loss, and Nutrition workshops for corporations, golf clubs, sports teams, hospitals and any entity that desires to provide people with smart tools and an engaged mindset to show up each day at their healthiest so they may step up to living a full life and perform at their level best.

Nutrition Expert and Best Selling Author
Ramona is recognized nationally as one of Canada’s leading nutrition experts. She has devoted her entire career to creating innovative ways of turning the complex and sometimes confusing science of nutrition and health into simple, accessible concepts, messages and simple plans to improve people’s health and outlook on life. Drawing on her experience as Chief Dietitian of Shaughnessy Hospital and Grace Hospital in Vancouver, British Columbia and later as the Executive Director of the BC Heart Health Network, Ramona wrote the Canadian best-seller, The HeartSmart Shopper - Nutrition on the Run with the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada (over 100,000 copies sold).

Creator of the WeightLoss DEAL
She is the creator of the WeightLoss DEAL, an online weight loss program including a deck of cards to assess ‘deals’ of appropriate portion size, a QuickStart program, food database, recipes, shopping lists, a journal and log, and a 90 day SMART coaching program for members (www.weightlossdeal.com). With thousands of success stories, her clients are regularly featured in the media and more people are enjoying healthy weight loss…for life!

Media Guest and Award Winner
Ramona appears weekly in Canadian national and provincial media addressing current nutrition issues. She is media spokesperson for Dietitians of Canada and Ask a Nutrition Expert for Chatelaine magazine. Ramona previously hosted the CFUN radio show Your Nutrition Coach with Ramona Josephson. She operates a Nutrition Coaching Clinic in Vancouver, offering one-on-one coaching and corporate weight-loss programs, and has won provincial and national awards for excellence in nutrition and health education from Glaxo Pharmaceuticals, Mead Johnson, Kraft Canada, Dietitians of Canada and the BC Dietitians and Nutritionists Association for her engaging nutrition programs. She is a member of Dietitians of Canada and the College of Dietitians of British Columbia.

Distinguished Clients and Career
Ramona’s client and sponsor list includes: Great West Life, Pfizer Pharmaceuticals, Merck Frosst Canada, Medisys Health Group, Parke-Davis, Molson's Brewery, Shoppers Drug Mart, Chatelaine, Whitehall-Robbins, City of Richmond, Interlock Employee Assistance Program, Investors Group, BC Hydro, Canadian Airlines, Customs and Revenue Agency, Healthy Heart Society of BC, Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada, HealthCheck, Vancouver Hadassah, Bristol Myers, BC Dental Hygienists Association, BC Produce Marketing Association, BC Teacher’s Federation, Shaughnessy Hospital, BC Pharmacy Association, Aga Khan Health Board of BC, Forbes Meditech, Simon Fraser Health Region, Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada, TheraHealth Network, Lifespeak, Borden Ladner Gervais, Canadian Diabetes Association, BC Medical Association and Hudson’s Bay.