Leslie Beck

As one of Canada’s leading nutritionists, Leslie Beck operates a successful private practice in the heart of downtown Toronto. For the past 20 years, she has helped thousands of individuals achieve their nutrition and fitness goals. As a registered dietitian, Leslie operates an “integrative nutrition practice,” offering clients both dietary advice and science-based recommendations on the use of nutritional supplements.

Beck is recognized by the media as an authority on nutrition and food issues and is an experienced communicator in television, radio and print media. She writes a weekly column in The Globe and Mail, Canada’s national newspaper and appears weekly on CTV as Canada AM’s nutrition expert. Leslie’s nutrition advice can also be heard weekly on Montreal’s CJAD Morning Radio.

She is the author of 10 books on nutrition and health including the best-selling 10 Steps to Healthy Eating, Foods that Fight Disease, and The No Fail Diet, The Complete A to Z Nutrition Encyclopedia, and The Complete Nutrition Guide for Women. Beck’s latest book, Leslie Beck’s Longevity Diet, was released in January 2011.

Beck consults with many leading businesses and international food companies located in Canada, the U.S. and Europe. A member of the College of Dietitians of Ontario and Dietitians of Canada, she is a well-known figure in the health community. She delivers nutrition seminars and workshops to corporate groups in North America.

Having a strong interest in sports nutrition, Beck acted as nutritionist to the Canadian International Marathon and the NBA’s Toronto Raptors Basketball Club. She keeps fit herself by running, cycling, and weight training.

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  Looking for a dynamic speaker for a conference, trade show or a corporate "lunch and learn" seminar? Leslie delivers lunch and learn-style seminars, keynote presentations, and hands-on, interactive workshops that are tailored to your organization's needs.
  
  Popular Nutrition Topics Include: ·10 Keys for Healthy Eating
  This seminar will allow you to assess your nutrition know-how and will provide you with 10 easy ways to improve your diet, manage your weight, boost your energy level, and prevent disease. Interactive "Nutrition IQ Quiz" included for small groups.
  ·10 Foods You Should Be Eating More Often
  Based on the latest scientific research, Leslie offers advice on how to eat to stay healthy as you age. From flaxseed to fish to yogurt, this seminar will tell you what today's top 10 nutrition superstars are, how they work to fight disease, and how to incorporate them into your daily diet.
  ·Peak Performance Nutrition: Managing Stress through Diet and Nutrition
  Stress is an unavoidable part of life but that doesn't mean it has to affect your health or your performance. Overwork, lack of sleep, colds and flu, emotional upset, and poor eating habits all put stress on your body. This seminar will offer nutrition strategies to condition your body so it can deal with life's daily stresses. With the right diet, vitamins, minerals and herbs you can boost your body's immune system, increase your energy level, and prevent stress related symptoms including fatigue, headache, low back pain, irritability, and irritable bowel syndrome.
  ·Eat to Live: Nutrition Strategies to Prevent Heart Disease
  Confused about dietary fat and blood cholesterol? Wondering if oat bran really works? What about garlic supplements? Based on the latest research, this seminar will sort out fact from fallacy and give easy-to-implement heart-healthy dietary strategies, from Vitamin E to olive oil.
  ·Eat to Live: Nutrition Strategies to Reduce Cancer Risk
  Experts estimate that at least 35 percent of all cancers are related to diet. Learn how the foods you eat play a role in certain cancers and what you can do now to help lower your risk. Dietary strategies will cover antioxidants, phyto-chemicals, phyto-estrogens, fat, fibre, and more! This seminar can be tailed to specific cancers (e.g. breast cancer for female audience).
  ·Nutrition for Women: A Guide to the Menopausal Years
  Peri-menopause is a period of hormonal change before menopause. Symptoms such as hot flashes, depression, mood swings and insomnia are common. At menopause a woman's risk of heart disease and osteoporosis increases dramatically. This seminar will inform you about natural ways to relieve symptoms and reduce the health risks associated with menopause. Diet, nutritional supplements, and herbs will be covered.
  ·Nutrition for Women: 10 Foods You Should Be Eating More Often
  Certain health problems are much more prevalent among women than men - osteoporosis, anemia, gallstones and overweight to name a few. This thought-provoking seminar will examine the nutritional health of women and discuss dietary strategies for optimal health. Based on the latest scientific research, Leslie will tell you about today's top 10 nutrition superstars, how they work to keep women healthy, and how to incorporate them into your diet.
  
  
  
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  January 2011

  Leslie Beck's Longevity Diet

  Leslie explains how certain dietary factors can activate longevity genes and forestall signs of aging at the cellular level. By adopting a healthy lifestyle and following a lower-calorie, nutrient-rich diet you’ll not only feel more alert and energetic, you’ll also be helping your body fight heart disease, high blood pressure, diabetes and cancer—while losing a few unwanted pounds along the way.

  Leslie Beck’s Longevity Diet is much more than a healthy diet plan. It is your key to living a healthier and happier life full of youthful vitality.

  
  
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  December 2009

  The Complete A-Z Nutrition Encyclopedia: A Guide To Natural Health

  In this comprehensive guide, registered dietician Leslie Beck gives you the tools you need to manage common health concerns with diet, vitamins, minerals, and herbs. You'll find a wealth of information that can help you prevent disease, increase your energy, boost your immune system, and achieve optimal health.

  
  
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  December 2009

  The Complete Nutrition Guide for Women

  The Complete Nutrition Guide for Women provides in-depth information that is easy to understand, lifestyle-relevant, and based on current scientific evidence. This comprehensive reference is written for all women: healthy women who want to stay well, and women who have a specific health concern and want to manage it through diet and supplements.

  
  
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  January 2008

  10 Steps To Healthy Eating

  10 Steps to Healthy Eating will help you change your diet permanently. This book contains smart eating strategies based on the latest scientific research, whether your eating habits need a tune-up or a complete overhaul. Featuring a 14-day meal plan and over 65 fast and easy recipes developed by the Canadian Living Test Kitchen, this book will help get you started.

  
  
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  January 2008

  The No Fail Diet

   

  The No-Fail Diet provides you with a nutritionally balanced, easy-to-follow, and realistic diet plan that can help you lose up to 30 pounds in 12 weeks. Rather than requiring the counting of calories or grams of fat and carbohydrates, this flexible diet plan for busy people is based on the four factors of meal timing, portion size, high protein intake, and tracking your progress. Features delicious recipes and a fitness program to get you started.

  
  
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  January 2008

  Leslie Beck's Complete Nutrition Guide To Menopause

   

  From relieving hot flashes and mood swings to alleviating insomnia and forgetfulness to managing your weight and reducing the risk of osteoporosis, heart disease, and breast cancer, Leslie explains how to manage your symptoms by making smart changes to your diet, adding the right vitamins, minerals, and herbal remedies to your daily routine.

  
  
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  April 2004

  Leslie Beck's Nutrition Guide To A Healthy Pregnancy

  Leslie Beck's Nutrition Guide to a Healthy Pregnancy is a must-read if you are contemplating pregnancy, are already expecting, or are a new mother. You'll find plenty of practical advice that translates the most up-to-date research into healthy eating strategies. Whether your eating habits need a tune-up or a complete overhaul, Leslie provides all the information you need.

  
  
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  April 2003

  Leslie Beck's Nutrition Encyclopedia

  The more researchers understand about the link between nutritious eating and robust good health, the more impressed they are by the disease-fighting powers packed into the foods we eat. Tapping into society's move toward self-care and increased responsibility for our own health, Leslie Beck's Nutrition Encyclopedia is a timely and informative resource. Beck, a registered dietician, isn't interested in fads or gimmicks; she presents sound, credible, up-to-date information on the more than 45 nutrients our bodies need to stay healthy.

  
  
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