Meet Sarah Mirkin

Sarah Mirkin, R.D. is a Registered Dietitian certified by the Commission on Dietetic Registration and a member of the American Dietetic Association. For over 12 years Sarah has been working to inspire, motivate and educate people to achieve optimal health through permanent lifestyle changes. Sarah uses a "non-diet" approach. "Deprivation diets are a short term solution. Lifetime success can only be attained by nourishing the body with healthy foods that are enjoyable and conducive to ones nutrition goals."

Sarah Mirkin is the dietitian behind the scenes for the Lifetime reality show "Diet Tribe". Twelve weeks of meal plans and educational materials were designed by Sarah for the women on the show to lose weight while maintaining a high energy level for the rigorous daily training sessions, and to establish permanent healthy habits with easy to prepare meals, and snacks. The show aired in October, 2009. Sarah was also recently featured in the July 2009 issue of Self Magazine.

As a "Kitchen Coach" Sarah provides support, guidance, education and direction to help you attain your personal goals, whether you are interested in optimizing your health and energy, losing weight or manage a chronic medical condition. Sarah specializes in weight management, reduction of cholesterol and triglycerides, diabetes control and prevention, fibromyalgia and eating for optimal nutrition and energy. She also works with people with celiac disease, food allergies, Irritable Bowel syndrome, rheumatoid arthritis, malnutrition, vegetarians, vegans, elderly, and pregnant and lactating women.

Sarah Mirkin, R.D. is the creator and owner of Kitchen Coach. Her main office is on North Roxbury in Beverly Hills. Sarah is also the dietitian consultant for rheumatologists Dr. Hallegua, Dr. Venturapalli, and Dr. Metzger at Beverly Medical Associates, and for the home healthcare company Treasured Nurses.

She completed an undergraduate didactic program at the University of Vermont followed by a graduate internship program at University of California at Berkeley. Sarah Mirkin, RD worked as the dietitian for Cedars-Sinai Medical Group for 6 years and has done consulting work for the Beverly Hills Rejuvenation Center, Physical Therapy Specialists, inc., and Sonki Fitness inc. Sarah has had articles published in several of the Cedars-Sinai patient newsletters, Pacific Athletic Club Newsletter, Performance Labs inc. and is the nutrition expert interviewed by fit-inc-teen.com, Everyday Health, in Men's Fitness Magazine, and live on web talk radio.