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I am a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist and nutrition educator, the developer of the 10-week N.E.W. LIFE (Nutrition, Exercise, Wellness for LIFE) nutrition education/behavior modification program and N.E.W. LIFE Kids! I have certified N.E.W. LIFE Dietitians to teach the N.E.W. LIFE programs in Colorado, Wyoming, Montana, Iowa, Ohio, New York through 3-day trainings credentialed through the American Dietetic Association (renamed Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics). I have extensive experience as a resident dietitian and speaker for numerous medical, business and community organizations including Poudre Valley Hospital Education Department, Larimer County Employee Wellness, Platte River Power Authority, Department of Interior Fish and Wildlife Service, NSI Home Health Services, HSI Health Plans, Fort Collins Youth Clinic, Aimes Community College, Front Range Community College Med-Prep Vocational Program, International Dance Education Association, Front Range Fitness Association, Colorado State Convention for Physical Education Teachers, Bethpage Union Free School District Staff Development, Frontier High School, Rocky Mountain High School, Fort Collins High School, Longmont/St. Vrain School District, Mountain Center Preschool and Day Camp, MOPS, Colorado State University Department of Exercise and Sport Science, Colorado State University Nutrition Fitness and Dietetics Club, Optimist Club, Healthworks, Fort Collins Athletic Club, Oxford Club, and the Healthscore nutrition educator for the Suicide Hill Run and Coors International Bicycle Classic. I taught seventy five 10-week “Slim For Life” programs for the American Heart Association of Colorado (750 classes), authored numerous publications including the "Nutrition for Athletes" chapter in Advances in Sports Medicine and Fitness, Vol. II by Yearbook Medical Publishers, guested and hosted several radio programs, and facilitated Biblical support/recovery groups for food and body image addiction/obsession.
The N.E.W. LIFE program has been hosted at a variety of host sites including BlueCross BlueShield of Colorado, Poudre Valley Hospital, Ivinson Memorial Hospital, Littleton Adventist Hospital, Sioux Valley Memorial Hospital, Fayette County Memorial Hospital, Westchester Medical Group, City of Fort Collins Human Resources, Platte River Power Authority, Lockheed Martin Astronautics, Rural Electric Association, Fort Collins Women’s Clinic, Edora Pool & Ice Center, Chilson Recreation Center, University of Montana, Colorado State University, The Women’s Club, Paul Stock Center, Worland Health Club and numerous churches, health clubs and doctor’s offices.
I recently wrote the book N.E.W. LIFE Nutrition, Exercise, Wellnes for LIFE: Biblical Support for Health and Freedom from Bondage to Food and Diets which brings 35 years of experience as a nutrition educator and the Word of God together to edify the Church and help the body of Christ (and as much of the world as will have it) achieve better health, energy, prevention of disease, and freedom from bondages to food, diets, body image and emotional eating. My personal experience with a 5-tier, 15-year addictive relationship to food, diets, body image, exercise and the scale--from which I have been completely free for over 30 years--makes this book a must-read for anyone who needs real encouragement in their struggle with food and dieting failure.
I am also a former elite gymnast, coach and judge and, most importantly of all, the mother of three boys.
Curriculum Vitae
Diane M. Preves, MS, RDN
Developer/Owner/Instructor of N.E.W. LIFE®
(Nutrition, Exercise, Wellness for LIFE)
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EDUCATION
Registered Dietitian, Dietetic Program and Qualifying Experience with Advanced Degree, December 1987
Registration Examination for Dietitians, October 1988
Colorado State University
M.S., Human Nutrition, 1987
Colorado State University
Master’s Thesis: Investigation of the effect of high-fat diet on muscle metabolism and insulin resistance.
Graduate research assistant, Colorado State University Dept. of Food Science and Human Nutrition, 1984-5
Graduate student, Exercise Physiology, 1982-3
Adelphi University, New York
B.A./B.S. English/Biology, 1982
State University of New York at Stony Brook
NUTRITION INTERNSHIP EXPERIENCE
Colorado State University Cooperative Extension community nutrition experiences:
WIC
Larimer County Health Department
Food Stamps, Larimer County Health Department
Mountain Center Day Care, Fort Collins
Colorado State University Day Care
Diabetic patient counseling, Fort Collins
Development of “Athletic Nutrition Packet” and training of Colorado Extension Agents
Poudre R-1 School District Foodservice, Fort Collins, Colorado., administrative and kitchen, Nov. 1986-Feb. 1987
Shapedown weight management program for adolescents, Poudre R-1 School District, Fort Collins, Colorado, September-December 1987
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE--NUTRITION
N.E.W. LIFE (Nutrition, Exercise, Wellness for LIFE) 10-week nutrition education/behavior modification program developer, instructor, February 1990-present
Certified and oversaw N.E.W. LIFE Teaching Dietitians in Colorado, Wyoming, Montana, Iowa, Ohio, New York. Developed 3-day trainings credentialed through the American Dietetic Association (renamed Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics): Fort Collins, Colorado 1998; Cody, Wyoming 2001; Westchester, New York 2003
N.E.W. LIFE KIDS! program developer, instructor, 1991-present
Nutrition consultations, physician referrals, 1991-present
Bethpage Union Free School District Staff Development Day presenter, “Healthy, Wealthy and Wise”, November 6, 2007
Living Faith Christian Church “First Place” support group seminars:
Optimal Eating, August 2007
Mediterranean Diet, November 2007
Front Range Community College Med-Prep Vocational Program guest speaker, December 1999
Vineyard Christian Fellowship facilitator of support/recovery groups for food and body image addiction/obsession, Fort Collins, Colorado, 1992-1995
Guest lecturer/nutrition educator:
HSI Health Plans community lectures, Fort Collins, Colorado, 1993-1999
Platte River Power Authority and Rawhide Plant, Fort Collins and Greeley, Colorado, February 1989, April 1995
Resurrection Fellowship MOPS, Loveland, Colorado, January 1995, April 1996
Frontier High School, Fort Collins, Colorado, January 1995
Department of Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service, Fort Collins, Colorado, March 1994
Rocky Mountain High School, Fort Collins, Colorado, November 1990, February 1991
Fort Collins High School, Fort Collins, Colorado, fall 1989
Colorado State University Nutrition, Fitness and Dietetics Club, fall 1989
Optimist Club, Fort Collins, Colorado, fall 1989
Longmont/St. Vrain School District employee Healthy Heart seminar, Longmont, Colorado, spring 1989
Colorado State University Department of Exercise and Sport Science, spring 1989
Mountain Center Preschool, Fort Collins, Colorado, summer and fall 1989
Mountain Center Day Camp, Fort Collins, Colorado, summer 1988
Larimer County Employee Wellness Workshop, Fort Collins, Colorado, April 1988
Inservice nutrition educator for NSI Home Health Services staff, Fort Collins, Colorado, February 1996
Inservice nutrition educator for Fort Collins Youth Clinic staff, Fort Collins, Colorado, January 1994
Fort Collins Children’s Clinic consulting nutritionist, 1989-1994
Aimes Community College nutrition instructor, CHE 105 Introductory Nutrition (5 credit), Loveland, Colorado, January and March 1991
International Dance Education Association certification course nutrition educator, “Nutrition, Exercise and Weight Control”, Poudre Valley Hospital Education Dept., Fort Collins, Colorado, November 1988, April 1989, April 1990, November 1990, June 1991
Front Range Fitness Association round-table seminar discussion leader, Fort Collins, Colorado, October 28, 1990
Colorado State Convention for Physical Education Teachers nutrition educator, “Nutrition For Well-Being”, Denver, Colorado, October 13, 1990
American Heart Association of Colorado “Slim For Life” program instructor, Fort Collins/Denver, Colorado, October 1987-December 1990 (seventy five 10-week programs-750 classes)
Poudre Valley Hospital Health Aware nutrition educator, “Nutrition For Total Being”, September 1989, March 1990
Radio guest and hostess—call-in radio shows:
KCOL “Health and Fitness Talk” radio guest, August 1989 (“Slim For Life”)
TRI 102 “Tri-Cities Forum” radio guest, July 1989 (body fat/health issues)
KCOL “Health and Fitness Talk” radio guest, April 28, 1989 (nutrition for athletes)
KCOL “Health and Fitness Talk” radio hostess, February 24, 1989
KCOL “Health and Fitness Talk” radio guest, February 17, 1989 (heart health)
KCOL “Huett Here” 3-hour radio talk show guest, February 8, 1989
Resident Nutritionist Healthworks, Fort Collins, Colorado, April 1988-December 1989
Nautilus “Fast Track to Fitness” (18-month program)--original program development, implementation and evaluation at Healthworks, September 1988-December 1989
Phantom Canyon Beef/Life Tech newsletter nutrition editor, October 1987-June 1989
Public seminars:
Video/discussion “The Waist Land: An Obsession to Be Thin”, Healthworks, September 1989
“Supermarket Savvy”, Healthworks, July 1988
“Body Fat”, Fort Collins Athletic Club, May 1988
“Nutrition for Athletes/Active Persons”, Fort Collins Athletic Club, March 1988
Resident Nutritionist Fort Collins Athletic Club, Fort Collins, Colorado, August 1987-June 1988
Resident Nutritionist Oxford Club, Denver, Colorado, June 1987-May 1988
Healthscore nutrition educator:
Suicide Hill Run, Snowmass, Colorado, August 1987
Coors International Bicycle Classic, Denver, Colorado, August 1987
Healthy Heart Program Trained Leader, March 1987
NUTRITION PUBLICATIONS
The Seed https://www.newlife4health.com/n-e-w-life-blog-the-seed, 2009-present
Preves, D. “What Have You Got To Lose?”. Islip Bulletin, April 19, 2007
Preves, D. “Optimal Diet”. Healing Path Magazine, June 1999
Various nutrition articles for HSI Health Plans, Inc. and Advanced Energy newsletters, 1995-1996
Preves, Diane. Restoring The Blessing: Freedom from Bondage to Food & Body Image, 1st ed. 1994, 2nd ed. 1995
Anderson, J., Preves, D. “Nutrition for Athletes” in Advances in Sports Medicine and Fitness, Vol. II, Year Book Medical Publishers, Inc., pp. 151-173, February 1989 https://archive.org/details/advancesinsports0003unse/mode/2up
Anderson, J., Preves, D. “Nutrition for the Athlete”. Colorado State University Cooperative Extension Service in Action, March 1988
Anderson, J., Preves, D. “Fish Oils”, Colorado State University Cooperative Extension Food & Nutrition Issues, Vol 4(4), August 1987
Master’s Thesis: “The effect of high-fat diet on carbohydrate metabolism in the soleus muscle of the rat”, June 1987
Preves, D. “Athletic Nutrition Packet”. Colorado Extension Agents Training Resources and Guide, April 1987
Preves, D. “Exercise for a Healthy Heart”. Colorado State University Cooperative Extension Healthy Heart Beats Newsletter, Vol 7(2), April 1987
Anderson, J., Preves D. “Nutrition for Athletes--Eat to Compete”. Critical Issues in Food & Nutrition, 1(3), April 1987
(Contributions). Colorado State University Cooperative Extension Healthy Heart Beats Newsletter, Vol 7(1), February 1987
Radio/Podcasts
“Nutrition Bites” one minute audio nutrition messages for WLIX Long Island Christian Radio, 2009 https://www.newlife4health.com/nutrition-bites-1-minute-audio-bites
SERVICE ON PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION BOARDS
American Heart Association of Colorado, Larimer County Division, Secretary and Board member, 1988-1989
Colorado Alliance for Fitness Excellence (C.A.F.E.) Advisory Board, September 1989-1992
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE--GYMNASTICS
Competition
1972 AAU Nationals, Kutztown, Pennsylvania., 2nd Balance Beam
1972 Canada vs. U.S.A. All-Around Champion
1973 Junior Olympic Region VI All-Around Champion
1973 Junior Olympic Nationals, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 3rd Floor Exercise, 4th All-Around, CBS Sports Spectacular highlight
1973 AAU Metropolitan “Gymnast of the Year”, New York Athletic Club
1974-6 Regional Elite Competitor
International competitive experience vs. Czechoslovakian and West German touring teams
Coaching
Muriel Grossfeld’s (Olympic coach) Gymnastics Camp instructor, Milford, Connecticut, 1976
Schnaars Gymnastic Center lesson program instructor, team coach (Class IV, III, II, I, Elite), and head choreographer, North Amityville, New York, 1976-83
Special consultant to numerous gymnastics organizations, including:
Signal Hill Elementary School, Dix Hills, New York (10 weeks)
Coram Gymnastic Center, Coram, New York (3 months)
Brentwood Recreation Center, Brentwood, New York (2 months)
Flyaways Gymnastics, Brookville, New York (2 months)
National Gymnastics Training Center summer camp and Christmas clinic, Huguenot, New York, 1982
Member U.S.A. coaching staff to Saudi Arabia for Aramco, 1982
Elite National Training Camp coach, Olympic Training Center, Colorado Springs, Colorado, 1985
Mountain Center lesson program instructor, team coach, head choreographer, and team program manager, Fort Collins, Colorado, 1984-90
Judging
26 years active official of the National Association of Women’s Gymnastic Judges at the local, state, regional and international level, 1976-1994, 2006-2020
USGF gymnastics judging official at the local, state, regional and national level 1976-1994
USA-Gymnastics and USAIGC Level 9 rated official 2006-2020
Master clinician at 4 Colorado Gymnastics Judging clinics, 1985-1989 and 2 New York Rising Stars Clinics, 2011-2012
New York State Public High School Athletic Association gymnastics official 2001, 2005-2014
Other
Gymnastics consultant for ABC television live coverage of Russia vs. U.S.A., Denver, Colorado, April 1987
SERVICE ON PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION BOARDS
National Association of Women’s Gymnastics Judges (N.A.W.G.J.) Colorado State Board, 1985
Northern Colorado Women’s Affiliated Board of Officials, Gymnastic Chair, 1986-1989
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