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Pooja Makhija is a celebrity nutritionist, functional practitioner, author and television star.[1] She also hosted a popular television program titled "The Pooja Makhija Show" on the Food Food channel, presents a radio show on "Magic FM" and contributes regularly to a column in "The Times of India".[2] Additionally, she serves as a nutritionist for renowned personalities such as Deepika Padukone, Sonam Kapoor, Ranbir Kapoor, Karan Johar, Twinkle Khanna, Tamanna Bhatia, Ishaan Khattar and Sushmita Sen. Over the course of her fifteen year career, she has positively impacted the physical well-being and overall lives of twenty five thousand individuals.[3]
Education
[edit]She holds an BSc (Bachelor of Science) degree in dietetics. She also possesses a MSc (Master of Science) degree in food science and nutrition. She specializes in fields of food science, nutrition and dietetics.[4]
Workplace
[edit]She works from her clinic "Nourish" in Khar, Mumbai.[5]
App
[edit]She launched her mobile app "Nourish Genie" . App that offers personalized meal plans, a convenient food diary for daily tracking offline, alerts on remaining daily food quota, water intake monitoring, exercise tracking, blood reports uploads, healthy eating out guide, weight updates, prescribed vitamins display, open house live video and informational video requests. This all-in-one app serves as a personalized genie in your pocket, ensuring easy and effective health management.[6]
Television Appearance
[edit]She hosted a TV show "The Pooja Makhija Show" on the Food Food Channel.[7] She also made an appearance on Season 8 of MasterChef India along with Chef Vikas Khanna, Ranveer Brar and Pooja Dhingra.[8]
Books
[edit]She is the bestselling author of "Eat Delete" and "Eat Delete Junior", books that emphasize on importance of understanding one's body, making measured nutritional and lifestyle changes and adopting a mind-body holistic solution. It suggests that the key to achieving a healthier and fitter self is to take it easy, listen to your body and focus on your long term well being rather than pursuing quick results.[9]
- She was the Ask the Expert Columnist from 2009-2014
- Is a regular columnist in "The Times of India" (Times Life) and DNA
- Is a fitness expert on the Radio City 91.1 FM (on the fitness segment Ram Ram Poshan)
- She was as the official nutritionist for the Miss India and I am the beauty pageants.
- She was formerly on the Board of studies in Food Science and Nutrition of the SVT College of Home Science
- She was affiliated with colleges and educational institutions like Symbiosis International University and JD Birla Institute, Kolkata.
- She was the Ask the Expert columnist from 2009-2014
- She was the face of World Yoga Day in Surat (2015) and in New Delhi with Baba Ramdev (2017)
- ^ "Nourish | Pooja Makhija | Health Portal". www.poojamakhija.com. Retrieved 2024-01-03.
- ^ "Nourish | Pooja Makhija | Health Portal". www.poojamakhija.com. Retrieved 2024-01-03.
- ^ Makhija, Pooja (2018-04-11). "Weight Loss Solutions | Diet Plan to Lose Weight | Diet Tips". Weight Loss Solutions | Diet Plan to Lose Weight | Diet Tips. Retrieved 2024-01-03.
- ^ Makhija, Pooja (2018-04-11). "Weight Loss Solutions | Diet Plan to Lose Weight | Diet Tips". Weight Loss Solutions | Diet Plan to Lose Weight | Diet Tips. Retrieved 2024-01-03.
- ^ "Nourish | Pooja Makhija | Health Portal". www.poojamakhija.com. Retrieved 2024-01-03.
- ^ "weight loss app – Nourish Genie". 2017-12-19. Retrieved 2024-01-03.
- ^ "Nourish | Pooja Makhija | Health Portal". www.poojamakhija.com. Retrieved 2024-01-03.
- ^ "MasterChef India Season 8: Nutritionist Pooja Makhija sets health challenge test to test home cooks' culinary skills". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 2024-01-03.
- ^ Makhija, Pooja (2018-04-11). "Weight Loss Solutions | Diet Plan to Lose Weight | Diet Tips". Weight Loss Solutions | Diet Plan to Lose Weight | Diet Tips. Retrieved 2024-01-03.
- ^ Makhija, Pooja (2018-04-11). "Weight Loss Solutions | Diet Plan to Lose Weight | Diet Tips". Weight Loss Solutions | Diet Plan to Lose Weight | Diet Tips. Retrieved 2024-01-03.