April Davis
Registered Dietitian, Certified Dietitian, & Clinical Exercise Specialist
As a combined Registered Dietitian and Clinical Exercise Specialist, April Davis RD, CD, ACSM CES is among an elite group of professionals in the United States and abroad to hold these dual credentials. Currently, April provides education and nutrition support to adult and pediatric patients with a wide range of medical conditions at St. Luke’s Rehabilitation Institute. She has had experience teaching higher education coursework as a Lecturer for the Nutrition & Exercise Physiology Program under the College of Pharmacy and is currently taking post-graduate classes at Washington State University while continuing to assist in the classroom. Volunteer work plays a vital role in April’s professional growth and she is presently serving on two Boards of Directors for the Local and State Dietetic Associations. As a consultant for People to People Ambassador Program, April enjoyed travelling to Italy and France last summer to observe a student delegation. Her favorite color is eggplant and she relishes in the partaking of cuisines from all different cultures!
Articles by April Davis
Healthy Habits Begin at Home
Did you know parents have the greatest influence on shaping their children's lifestyle and eating habits? Good nutrition begins at home and is the root of lifelong health. Try these simple tips to help your family eat well and enjoy nutritious foods both at home and while traveling as a Student Ambassador with People to People. Continue Reading »
Observation of Delegation: It's a Wrap!
As the People to People Ambassador travel season closes for 2011, I want to take this opportunity to reflect on my observation experience and share with you a few more of the lifetime memories that were made while on this journey. One of the many memorable activities our delegation had the chance to do was visit an Irish farmhouse turned bed-and-breakfast. Continue Reading »
Observation of Delegation Meals: II
Many students have enjoyed their favorite meals of the trip in a variety of settings. Some thought the cottage pie, carrots, peas, and cheesecake in London was the best, while others boasted about the rotisserie chicken with salad, coleslaw, and apple pie at Warwick Castle, with others yet giving the potato leek soup served with a variety of triangle sandwiches and Cadbury chocolate the top spot. Continue Reading »
April Hits the Road in the UK for Meal Observation
Right now I'm with a delegation traveling on the Legends of the United Kingdom and Ireland program. I am very excited for this opportunity to observe meals and nutritional practices on a grade school delegation! I will keep you up to date during my travels so that you can understand a dietitian’s/exercise physiologist’s viewpoint of the itinerary. Continue Reading »
Food: Medicine for Travel (Part Deux)
Our overall health can be highly influenced by the foods we eat on a daily basis. In my last blog post, I talked about nature’s medicine for travel with an emphasis on herbs and spices. That was only the tip of the iceberg! Due to the prodigious feedback I received from that post, I decided to stick with this topic and offer some additional advice for common travel ailments and foods to gravitate toward while roaming abroad. Continue Reading »