Meet Trailblazer Adriana Guzman

Today we’d like to introduce you to Adriana Guzman.

Adriana, please share your story with us. How did you get to where you are today?
When I was a teenager, I used to play Volleyball. I always cared about every bite of food that I used to put in my mouth because I knew that food would impact my performance as an athlete. I decided to become a Registered Dietitian with the intention of becoming a doctor (MD) in the future, but I fell in love with the Nutrition profession. Since I became a Registered Dietitian, I noticed that media, newspaper, entrepreneurs and other health professionals provide misinformation about nutrition topics confusing the population. A lot of quick fixes but no basics reasoning. This created a concerned and need as a nutrition professional to give an extra mile and open my own business/webpage to clarify misunderstandings to the general public. This is when Twist.Fresh.Healthy was born (Est.2018). The purpose is to deliver accurate and updated nutrition information using evidence-based information. Also, Twist.Fresh.Healthy has online counseling for clients interested in achieving personal weight goals as well as optimizing their nutrition and lifestyle.

Great, so let’s dig a little deeper into the story – has it been an easy path overall and if not, what were the challenges you’ve had to overcome?
Creating your own business is challenging. In my case, it was a bumpy road defining what I really wanted to do. Yes, I wanted to talk about nutrition but the struggle was to define what population I wanted to reach. Either address to the general public or to my prior job experiences (Clinical, Renal, and Bariatric) or talking towards my hobbies (CrossFit, Hike, Mountain Bike). I decided to keep my focus towards weight loss topic with a twist of healthy recipe preparation and simple healthier choices of our daily living. Sometimes, nutrition information might be very overwhelming and confusing. My purpose is to simplify science into something very healthy, delicious/tasty and simple. These days, there’s a lot of excessive products in the market, little patience, fast-paced life and fear for food which makes things complicated.

Advice for other women who are just starting their journey have a positive mindset even if it looks impossible. Set a goal, take smalls steps at a time, celebrate every small step achieved in order to keep yourself motivated with the main goal and never ever give up. There is nothing impossible in life. Believe in yourself and not what others want for you!

Alright – so let’s talk business. Tell us about Twist Fresh Healthy – what should we know?
I’m a Registered Dietitian, I specialized in providing medical nutrition therapy for people with chronic disease also I provide nutrition counseling to people that need better nutrition for their health and lifestyle. Currently, I work with patients in Dialysis (Kidney Failure) but prior to that, I worked in a Bariatric Center as well as a Hospital as a Clinical Dietitian. Besides that, I like sharing healthy recipes, nutrition tips, and healthy nutrition choices. I’m proud of my brand for my flexibility, simplicity and open to the daily reality that we currently live in.

Twist Fresh. Healthy is a brand that wants the client to make permanent healthy changes but still have your food pleasures without feeling guilty. I believe that food restrictions causes more temptations to the “prohibited” and at the end of the road, people fail upon their goal. Twist.Fresh.Healthy values are: 1) provide the best care to the patient/client first, 2) no limits mindset by this never settle for the status quo 3) results-oriented, execute urgently and consistently using best practices.

Do you feel like there was something about the experiences you had growing up that played an outsized role in setting you up for success later in life?
Definitely! I had multiple personal experiences throughout my life besides sports and dancing that taught me responsibility, organization, discipline and never give up upon my goals.

Pricing:

• Online Nutrition Counselling $85
• Follow up $45
• Menu Planning $250
• Grocery Shopping Tours $35
• Nutrition Conference (Varies)
• Recipe Nutrition Analysis (Varies)
• Food Intake Analysis $35
• Other Nutrition Services (Email to Twistfreshhealthy@gmail.com)

Contact Info:

• Website: www.twistfreshhealthy.com
• Email: Twistfreshhealthy@gmail.com
• Instagram: Twist.Fresh.Healthy
• Facebook: Twist.Fresh.Healthy

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