Education and Experience

Norae Ferrara is a registered dietitian with the American Dietetic Association, practicing medical nutrition therapy and providing consulting services throughout the San Francisco Bay Area. She completed her undergraduate coursework at UC Davis, and graduate work and dietetic internship at San Francisco State University. She has experience working as a dietitian in Health Clubs, Corporate Wellness Programs, Community/School-based Nutrition Programs, Hospital-based Inpatient Nutritional Therapy, and Hospital-based Outpatient Nutritional Therapy. Specific areas of nutrition-expertise and interest are family nutrition, prevention and treatment of cancer, diabetes, heart disease, kidney disease, eating disorders, fertility and prenatal nutrition, sports nutrition, and community nutrition, and relieving the chronic dieter.

Hometown and Athletics

She grew up in Chico, California, where through the guidance and coaching of many excellent coaches and teachers, she fostered a love for athletics. She participated in multiple sports throughout childhood, and competed in both basketball and tennis at the collegiate level. Norae has spent several years coaching high school tennis teams in the San Francisco Bay Area, and is a USPTA certified tennis teaching professional, with over ten years professional teaching experience.   Additionally, Norae is a triathlete, having competed in multiple events including the famous "Escape from Alcatraz" and "Wildflower Half-Ironman" events.

Spanish-speaking

And finally, Norae is fluent in Spanish, allowing her to provide nutrition therapy counseling sessions and group classes to Spanish-speaking patients and community members.

Have more questions about Norae Ferrara and her experience? Feel free to email your question to: info@sfnutritionclinic.com.

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