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Tammy Lakatos Shames and Elysse ("Lyssie") Lakatos share more than identical features; they share identical success in the competitive field of nutrition and wellness. In 1997 Lyssie and Tammy (known as The Nutrition Twins®) co-founded Healthy Happenings Corporation whose mission is to better the health of its clients through improved nutrition and lifestyle/behavior modification. Since relocating from Atlanta, Georgia, the twins have built a successful private practice in New York City servicing both individual and corporate clients such as AOL-Time Warner and Colgate Palmolive.
The Lakatos sisters have consulted at over 200 corporations. In addition to having their own nutrition counseling practice, Tammy and Lyssie are the exclusive nutritionists for NBC's celebrities and employees at the Rockefeller Plaza; and for Juva Health and Wellness, an upscale, full-service Manhattan boutique featuring top physicians (doctors, plastics surgeons and dermatologists), all of whom teach at Mt. Sinai Medical Center. Recently, they co-branded with the prestigious fitness club, The Sports Club/LA at Rockefeller Center to offer their nutrition services. The twins also have helped fuel the U.S. "Eco-Challenge" team in preparation for the 24-hour competition, the top male players on the Worldwide Senior Tennis Circuit, and participants in varied races and marathons. They have provided wellness information for almost every type of industry, for most types of sporting activities, and across multiple forms of media.
In the fall of 2004 they were selected as consultants for Lean Cuisine , representing Nestlé at events across the country. The Nutrition Twins have since teamed up as consultants and spokespeople for a myriad of additional companies such as Splenda , SUBWAY® , Revivalsoy , Glenny's , Adora and David Burke's Flavor Sprays (voted as Time Magazine's "Most Amazing Inventions of 2005" ), all of them choosing to follow in Nestlé's footsteps.
The Lakatos' approachable, common sense style has also earned them editorial success. The Twins co-authored a revolutionary nutrition book, Fire Up Your Metabolism: 9 Proven Principles for Burning Fat and Losing Weight Forever , which was released in February 2004. In addition, they have their own column, "The Dish," in Remedy Magazine . This reaches millions of readers, as its primary subscribers are doctors who circulate the journal in their waiting rooms.
The Twins have been featured regularly as the nutrition experts on The Discovery Health channel, Fox News Channel, NBC, Bravo, WABC-TV, WPIX-TV, CBS, The Learning Channel, FitTV, Oxygen Network, Life and Style, Court TV, Fox & Friends, The Daily Health Feed and Fox 5's Good Day New York . In 2006 they appeared on a 26-episode PBS series, Real Savvy Moms , where the twins served as the nutrition experts; Real Savvy Moms DVDs will be circulated to 500,000 gynecological offices across the country for patient viewing. Tammy and Lyssie were also featured in a Fall 2006 special "makeover" show of Queer Eye for the Straight Guy in which they helped two "straight guys" to each lose sixty pounds. After much media exposure, The Twins earned the respect of several producers who have pitched various television series in which Tammy and Lyssie either host and/or co-host their own show.
Tammy and Lyssie have become sought-after contributors by many print and online publications, from Cosmopolitan, Self, Good Housekeeping, Vogue, InStyle, Woman's Day, Woman's World, Parents, First for Women, Oxygen, Muscle Media, OK!, Star Magazine, Fitness, Glamour, People, Health, O Magazine, Lifetime, Reader's Digest, The New York Daily News, Women's Health and Fitness, Remedy and Family Circle magazines. In addition, they have contributed to online resources including "WebMD.com," "MSN.com," "WeightWatchers.com," "DiscoveryHealth (discovery.com), "TheLearningChannel" (TLC.com), "e-Diets.com," "Fit to Be Tied" and "AOL Diet and Fitness." In addition to reigning as the nutritionists for FitTV on-line, the twins have been the featured experts on numerous radio stations across the United States and around the world.
The Twins have earned respect within the medical community, as well as with their peers. They were chosen as keynote speakers for the New Jersey State Annual Dietetic Association meeting in 2004, and were featured speakers for the International Society of Sports Nutrition's Annual meeting that same year. Recently, they lectured at the Javitz Center for the Medical Spa and Resort Expo.
The Lakatos sisters are Cum Laude graduates of the University of Maryland and received their post-graduate dietetic internships at Emory University and Meredith College. They are ACE-certified Personal Trainers and are members of The American Dietetic Association and its subgroups: The Sports, Cardiovascular, and Wellness Nutrition group (SCAN), Nutritionist in Complimentary Care (NCC) and Nutrition Entrepreneurs (NE)and Dietitians in Business and Communications (DBC). Tammy is the past Director of Member Services for the American Dietetic Associations Nutrition Entrepreneurs DPG. The Twins are also members of The New York State Dietetic Association and American Business Women's Association. |
