She received her Bachelor of Science in Nutrition from the University of Costa Rica and Master of Science in Nutrition Education from Teachers College, Columbia University. She has her own private practice in Miami and works with both, children and adults providing individual nutrition counseling. She specializes on weight loss, altered lipid profile, heart disease, hypertension, pre-diabetes, diabetes, polycystic ovarian syndrome, celiac disease, and pediatric nutrition. Also, is currently working on a research project on diabetes at the Department of Biomedical Informatics at Columbia University. And is a Registered Dietitian with the Pacify app, that provides on-demand help to new parents on a varied range of pediatric issues. She has contributed to many publications and magazines, both in Latin America and the USA.