About Dorothy
Dorothy Lizak is a Nutrition and Wellness Specialist and co-owner of Replenishing Soul who operates our San Francisco branch. She is a certified Nutrition, Lifestyle, and Corrective Exercise Coach with a background in medical Speech Pathology.
Exercise has been a consistent part of my life for over 18 years now. In that time, I have tried all forms of exercise imaginable. Walking, biking, yoga, pilates, circuit training, boot camp, kickboxing, step class, aerobics, jogging (eventually leading to training for a half marathon), and even intense cardio/weight training two to three hours a day, six days a week. During my most intensive training, I also followed a strict 1200 calorie diet and eliminated all sugar, alcohol, and most carbs from my diet. I looked good, but sometimes felt terrible. I wasn’t sleeping through the night, my energy level would fluctuate throughout the day, and I would often find myself feeling spacey and anxious for no apparent reason.
It was during this time that Lori was completing her training with the Chek Institute. After completing a nutrition and lifestyle assessment and getting my hormone levels checked through lab testing, I was shocked to learn that I was eating the wrong food, not eating enough, and was exercising too much.The physical and emotional stress that my body was under in the form of poor lifestyle choices, food, exercise, and negative thinking was overloading my body.
I began to follow Lori’s recommended wellness program and within just a few days I noticed a dramatic difference in how I looked and felt. I had a tremendous amount of energy that lasted all day. I also noticed more flexibility and strength, improved endurance and mental clarity, and most importantly a better sense of well being than ever before. Lori also helped me get in touch with my thoughts and helped me identify areas of stress I didn’t even know I had. My feelings of anxiety and disconnect disappeared.
This dramatic change in my life motivated me to become certified as a Holistic Nutrition & Lifestyle Coach and Corrective Exercise Coach through the prestigious Chek Institute. As co-owner of Replenishing Soul, my goal is to reach people before, not after the effects of poor nutrition, exercise, and lifestyle have taken over their lives in the form of illness and disease. Through my extensive educational and professional background and personal experiences I hope to teach others what I have learned so they too can live a happy, healthy, well-balanced life.
