Honor Society® member
Shariah Hussenbocus
Consultant dietitian at INRtracker.com
- Mississippi State University
- Nutrition, Food Science & Health Prommotion
- Class of 2016
- Beau Bassin, Plaines Wilhems, Mauritius
Member since December 2015
About
I am a dietitian specializing in women's and children's health. I worked as a clinical dietitian after I graduated but didn't feel like I was making much of a difference in terms of empowering my patients. So I quit and launched my private practice - my job now revolves around helping my patients get to the root cause of their health issues instead of simply treating the symptoms. Although I am not a conventional RD, I am happy to say that the evidence-based naturopathic protocols I use have helped many of my patients get off medications. I am also a freelance writer and ghost-writer and I volunteer in national health awareness programs throughout the island and within my community.
Education
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International Islamic University Malaysia
BSc Dietetics (1st class honors)
2006 – 2010
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Queen Elizabeth College
Physics, Chemistry, Biology/French & English
1997 – 2005
Honors and awards
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Golden Key International Honour Society
Golden Key is the world's largest collegiate honor society. Membership into the Society is by invitation only and applies to the top 15% of college and university sophomores, juniors and seniors, as well as top-performing graduate students.
Goals and interests
- Career goal
I would like to become a lecturer after I graduate so that I can reach health policy makers more easily. The reason is that Mauritius is now following the footsteps of industrialized countries when it comes to chronic diseases, gut disorders and autoimmune conditions. However, I realize that simply educating Mauritians is not enough - there is a crucial need to address environmental, social and political factors as well for long-term behavior change. Moreover, becoming a lecturer will also help train students in health promotion (instead of only focusing on health education).
- Outside the classroom
When I am not reading about nutrition and gut health, I enjoy swimming in the ocean, doing some HIIT and creating new recipes using real foods.
Experience
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Consultant dietitian
INRtracker.com
Dec 2015 – Feb 2016
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Writer
Bembu.com
Jun 2015 – Feb 2016
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Naturopathic Dietitian
NutriHeal
Dec 2013 – Feb 2016
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Freelance writer
Elance (now Upwork)
Jun 2012 – Feb 2016
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Supermarket Dietitian
K-11 Supermarket
Nov 2011 – Mar 2012
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Clinical Dietitian
Apollo Bramwell Hospital
May 2011 – Nov 2011
Volunteering
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Nutrition Educator
Various NGOs in my community
Jan 2012 – Feb 2016
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Science Teacher
DOHA secondary school
Jan 2006 – Mar 2006
Languages
- French (France) Advanced
