About Alison

Alison Horton Eastwood is an articulate and engaging registered dietitian who has helped thousands of people nationwide better understand the importance of good nutrition.  She has been quoted often in the media, and also works as a consultant to major food companies.  With more than 15 years of nutrition experience under her belt, and a degree in nutrition and dietetics from the University of California at Berkeley, she has earned a reputation as an industry mover and shaker.

Alison spent the first 10 years of her career in clinical nutrition developing a solid foundation in the fundamentals.  She was a clinical dietitian from 1997 to 2004 at the University of California, San Francisco specializing in heart disease reversal and breast cancer.  She also worked with famed cardiac and complementary medicine researcher Dr. Dean Ornish for eight years delivering nutrition lectures, working with chefs to implement low-fat vegetarian menus, and providing one-on-one patient counseling.  Alison rounded out this clinical experience with her role as director of nutrition services for the prestigious San Francisco Bay Club where she offered nutrition counseling and classes on wellness, fitness, and weight loss.

Over the years, Alison’s work has evolved from working one-on-one with consumers to reaching them on a much broader scale.  She now consults with and advises food companies, corporations, non-profit organizations and educational institutions to help these organizations develop and deliver food and nutrition products and information to consumers. It is also in this capacity that she has appeared on all of the major Bay Area networks including ABC, NBC, FOX, CBS and KRON television, as well as in the pages of national publications such as The Wall Street Journal, Child magazine and Shape magazine, among others. 

Her clients have included Yoplait, the California Milk Processor Board’s GotMilk? Campaign, The Clorox Company, Levi Strauss & Co., along with a number of hospitals, wellness centers, and nutrition industry organizations. Alison is also employed to deliver nutrition workshops and speeches to groups both large and small and is well known for her warm, lively style and ability to connect with her audiences.

Beyond serving as an advisor and clinician, Alison is a seasoned and enthusiastic cook, something she enjoys doing personally and professionally.  She has developed and tested dozens of recipes while building the food desk for Healthscape.com, and was the nutrition contributor for the best selling cookbook Super Smoothies (Chronicle Books 2000).

Alison’s performance and professionalism earned her the American Dietetic Association’s Young Dietitian of the Year award in 2000 and continues to foster her positive reputation in the field.  Her personal philosophy rests on the concept of balance: wholesome eating, sound exercise, and good mental health.  She keeps herself well by practicing what she preaches: cooking nourishing meals for her family, doing yoga and meditation, as well as walking the hills of San Francisco and pursuing work that drives her passion.

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