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Marie is a native of Paris, France where she grew up around gourmet foods and wines. For generations, traditional French Living has been passed down through her family. Her interest in healthy lifestyle started at a very young age. Being a National Table Tennis Champion, she realized the importance of healthy lifestyle and proper nutrition in order to perform her best.
Marie holds a Culinary Arts Degree, including Food and Beverage Management from Century Business College. She is a licensed Bartender and Wine Connoisseur. She often attends continuing culinary educational programs and obtained many related certifications such as Certified Professional Food Manager, World Pastry Forum Certificate, Wilton School Certified Cake Decorator Level I, II, and III.
Marie pursued her health education by attending various certification courses such as Train The Trainer, Life Coach and NLP, Fitness Nutritionist Coach, and Sports & Fitness Nutritionist Specialist. She is also a Certified Trainer, Instructor, and Coach. Though her knowledge may apply to most sports and fitness programs, she emphasizes her teaching towards her favorite sports Tennis (USPTR-Dennis Van Den Meer University Certified), Table Tennis (USTTA-FFTT Certified), and Soccer (CYSA Certified). As a High School, State, and National level Coach; many athletes in France and United States have benefited from her world competition experiences. During her years of competition and coaching, she also realized how anxiety, stress, and various emotions played an important role in one’s health and performance. Consequently, she learned various relaxation techniques and became a Certified Sports Hypnotist which she utilizes to help her clients visualizing what they want in life, change behaviors, and relief emotional stress.
For years, Marie worked with renowned chefs throughout the culinary industry. She ran successful kitchen restaurants while also involved in staff training. In 2000, she started her own Personal Chef Services and Cooking School. She worked in school cafeteria to understand children diet in American schools. Collaborating on various projects with well-known doctor, registered dietitian, scientist, nutritionist, and fitness gurus; she researched and studied many health conditions such as diabetes, heart disease, cancer, and food allergies. Considering the increase of weight and health issues and, in order to accommodate a growing demand from her clients, she created her own personal healthy recipes. In 2005, she released her own educational program the “Personal Fitness Chef” certification program marketed by Spencer Institute; in order to promote healthy eating and healthy cooking techniques. Due to increase demand, she also created “A Recipe for Life” CD to help her clients maintaining good healthy eating habits with healthy recipes. In 2006, Marie and Dr. Apostolos Pappas, a world known biochemist and food scientist, released their first book “The Saint-Tropez Diet”. In 2007, she released “To Your Health - The Health Benefits of Pairing Food & Wine” CD/DVD which includes an interview with Lucho Crisalle (Registered Dietitian) on the healthy benefits of drinking wine. Later that year, Marie joined Dr. Stuart Fisher and his team to work on a unique project “The Park Avenue Diet”. In 2008, France Organics and Marie joined forces to help promote French Organic Products at the NASFT show. After a year of research, Marie contributed to James Villepigue and Hugo Rivera, The Body Sculpting Bible Express for Women and The Body Sculpting Bible Express for Men. She is the author of a new series of books released late 2009 Cooking Well: Multiple Sclerosis, Cooking Well: Osteoporosis, Cooking Well: Wheat Allergies, and Cooking Well: Mediterranean. As a leader in the health industry, Marie concentrates now on educating people on healthy lifestyle, healing, and finding their own happiness. It is her true passion for life that lead her to the health industry and she has find much happiness in helping others. Whenever possible, Marie volunteers her time with youth sports programs. She also enjoys giving lectures on her true passions. Here are a few examples: “7 Secrets to Healthy Meals”, “Quick Healthy Meals”, “Finding Your True Happiness”, “Reaching Your Goals One Step At a Time”, “Reinvent Yourself”, “Only Passions, Great Passions Can Elevate The Soul To Great Things”, or “Bringing Passion in Your Life”.
Chef Marie appeared on television, radio shows, and received excellent reviews from a variety of magazines such as OC Metro, Westways Magazine, Uptown San Diego District Magazine, OC Flair, North Orange County Magazine, New York Post, New York Daily News, Life & Style Magazine, Vogue, Fox News, Women’s Health, or Health News Digest. She is consulted by many health/fitness publications, magazines, and gladly contributed to some of them. Marie is the actual IIChef, a world-organization, CEO-France.
Visit Marie’s other websites: For those interested in becoming certified through my online healthy chef program, the #1 Fitness Chef Program in the nation that focuses on real healthy cuisine. Please go to:
Marie is Interested inCoaching in the following industries: coaching, wellness, fitness, nursing, education, schools, sports, spas, retirement communities, associations/foundation related to health field, and culinary industries. Individuals and company employees. Collaborating with doctors, registered dietitians, scientists, coaches, fitness and wellness industries, athletes, culinary industries to promote healthy lifestyle and happiness.
Becoming a spokesperson for the food industry and health products. Marie’s expertise has benefited
Chef Industry, Schools, Colleges, Fitness and Wellness Industries, Sports and Recreational Programs, Clubs, Athletes, Churches, Girl Scout of America, Doctors, Registered Dietitians, Scientists, Publishing, Food Companies, City of Irvine Sports Programs, and much more... |
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