LORI ENRIQUEZ,
MPH, RDN, LDN, CHES, FAND (She/Her)
Lori has been a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist for over 20 years. She has experience working with all ages in different healthcare settings. The first part of her career she worked in renown teaching hospitals and medical systems, including The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center in Baltimore, Maryland and at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, in Boston, Massachusetts. Lori’s background as a Clinical and Nutrition Support Dietitian has given her a great understanding of complex medical conditions, interpreting nutrition related lab work and testing, as well as the complicated issues surrounding our healthcare today. She has experience working with all ages throughout the lifespan, from NICU babies to geriatric centers. Lori has worked in every type of Intensive Care Unit during her time as a Nutrition Support Dietitian. Additionally, she has worked in various healthcare settings such as inpatient, outpatient, rehabilitation, day hospital, and a nursing home.
Lori is also a Fellow of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, a Certified Health Education Specialist, a Licensed Dietitian Nutritionist in Pennsylvania, and a registered out-of-state telehealth provider for Florida. In 2004, Lori was chosen to receive the prestigious Recognized Young Dietitian of the year award for the state of Pennsylvania.
Education has always been a love of Lori’s both personally and professionally. Lori earned dual Bachelor of Science degrees in Computer Information Systems and Nutrition & Food Science with honors at Drexel University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. While at Drexel, she completed four cooperative education jobs, two related to computers and two in nutrition. Later, Lori earned her master’s degree in Public Health at Temple University because she saw the intersection of public heath in acute care and enjoyed the classes specifically on global health. Lori regularly keeps up-to-date on nutrition and health topics exceeding the minimum requirement for continuing education for her profession. Some of her ongoing training includes: the Integrative & Functional Nutrition Certificate Training Program by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, a Creative Writing Course, and the Mold Illness Made Simple 8 week online course by Dr. Sandeep Gupta. Ongoing, she learns a great deal from working with her clients. Lori has taught over 1000 college/university students in various nutrition and health courses at Drexel University, Immaculata University, and Temple University in undergraduate and graduate programs.
Lori is the founder of Eat Fit Health which provides nutrition and health consulting services to individuals and companies. As public speaking is something Lori enjoys, she has given numerous webinars on over 50 nutrition and health topics, as well as many in-person seminars and invited presentations. Lori has also provided diabetic education to hundreds of people with pre-diabetes and diabetes in the tri-state area. Additionally, she has experience researching and writing a variety of nutrition and health publications for various audiences. Lori has been a subject matter expert and consultant for a global food and nutrition company.
In her private practice, Lori works with clients with a variety of medical conditions. Also, she has experience and training working with neurodivergent clients and adopting trauma informed care practices. Lori also has worked with various types of athletes including professional athletes.
Lori has experience working in almost all aspects of nutrition and health, however her specialties include:
preventive health and wellness,
ADHD,
autoimmune conditions,
Celiac disease and gluten free diets,
diabetes and pre-diabetes,
food allergies and intolerance,
gastrointestinal conditions,
Lyme disease,
mold illness,
nutrition during cancer treatment and cancer prevention,
pediatrics,
thyroid disorders,
women’s health, PCOS and fertility.
What makes Lori different is her passion for helping people learning how to take charge of their health and feel better. Good nutrition and a healthy lifestyle are at the core of feeling better. However, she understands first hand how at times her complaints of symptoms were not listened to by other healthcare providers which resulted in delayed diagnosis of Hashimoto’s (autoimmune thyroid disease) and Eagle’s Syndrome (rare condition). Once those conditions were dealt with including a left and right styloidectomy for Eagle’s syndrome she felt so much better. Lori also has a peanut allergy and understands first hand the importance of food avoidance for those with food allergy, intolerance, and Celiac.
Her approach is collaborative working with her clients to determine customized goals. She does not believe in fad diets and encourages clients make small sustainable changes and work towards a healthy relationship with food. Lori provides resources and recommendations looking at the whole person. She advocates for her clients health and teaches them how to advocate for themselves.
Lori resides in Media, PA with her husband and daughter. She enjoys many hobbies including tennis, listening to music, traveling, trying new foods, Zentangle, coloring, jewelry making, visiting different bookstores and libraries, and she recently attended studio use training for letterpress (Vandercook SP-15) at Common Press, Fisher Fine Arts Library at the University of Pennsylvania.
Below are some of Lori’s professional highlights. Contact Lori today for your nutrition and health consulting needs!
Education
- MPH- Master’s of Public Health, Community Health Education
Temple University, Philadelphia, PA - Dietetic Internship
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA - BS- Nutrition & Food Science,
Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA - BS- Computer Information Systems
Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA
Credentials
- RDN- Registered Dietitian Nutritionist
- LDN- Licensed Dietitian Nutritionist, Pennsylvania
- CHES- Certified Health Education Specialist
- FAND- Fellow of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
Professional Affiliations
- Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics and practice groups:
Diabetes Care and Education, Dietitians in Integrative & Functional Medicine, and Pediatric Nutrition - International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society (ILADS)
- International Society for Environmentally Acquired Illness (ISEAI)
- Pennsylvania Dietetic Association