Marci Serota studied Food Science and Human Nutrition at the University of Florida where she earned a Bachelor of Science in Dietetics, and completed her dietetic internship at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, MA. She became a registered Dietitian Nutritionist in 1999. Marci worked as a certified nutrition support dietitian in the acute care setting for over 6 years and spent 3 years in private practice where she was fortunate to learn about and practice nutrition intervention for clients with food addiction.

After taking some time off to care for her children, one of whom was diagnosed with a brain tumor and hypothalamic obesity at the age of 3, Marci became a certified yoga teacher. She developed an interest in Aryuveda, the sister science of Yoga, which is an ancient, holistic healing system that addresses the underlying causes of disease: the way that we live and what we put into our bodies. Through working with an amazingly gifted Aryuveda practitioner, Marci learned about using food as medicine. Marci has integrated this holistic perspective as well as her experience in treating food addiction into her nutritional approach to hypothalamic obesity.

Marci's experience as both an RD and as parent to a child with hypothalamic obesity puts her in a unique position to help others who are dealing with this extremely difficult condition. Marci lives in Dallas, Texas with her husband and 2 children.

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