Anissa Ayala, RADT

Melissa is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist and Registered Yoga Teacher.  She has experience working with diverse populations in various settings which include inpatient acute care hospitals, sports nutrition, and outpatient nutrition counseling for a university.  Her expertise includes medical nutrition therapy, disordered eating / eating disorders, performance/exercise nutrition, allergy/intolerances, IBS, and nutrition to support mental health. In addition to supporting others on a path to nutritional wellness, Melissa is also a certified yoga teacher and supports individual’s mental and physical wellness through teaching yoga.

Melissa’s nutrition philosophy is an all foods fits approach that focuses on individual needs.  She believes that the combination of mindfulness, movement, and nutrition education complement each other for better results in providing a healing relationship with food, reduced GI distress, decrease in emotional/stress eating, and overall  support for mental health.

Melissa received her Master of Science in Nutrition from Georgia State University and her Bachelor of Science in Nutrition from Metropolitan State University of Denver.