Rowena is a Toronto-based Registered Dietitian and Certified Diabetes Educator with 16+ years of experience who is passionate about sharing her nutrition knowledge to help individuals live life well.
Rowena completed her studies at Western University and completed her dietetic internship at St. Michael’s Hospital (now known as Unity Health). In April 2025, Rowena has officially completed her Masters of Education (Adult Education and Community Development) through the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE) through the University of Toronto.
Born in Toronto and raised in Thornhill by Chinese Canadian parents, Rowena recognizes her recommendations are a blend of cultures. Rowena is very open minded and loves to learn about food practices from other cultures as well. Rowena’s easy going nature has earned her the title of “world’s least picky eater” as she will eat anything you put in front of her (no lie!).
Rowena believes in providing practical recommendations for patients; to achieve this, Rowena has spent a lot of time in different grocery store chains and/or food boutiques trying different products. Rowena is very comfortable with product (both food and supplementation) recommendations fit for different lifestyles and preferences. As a Registered Dietitian, Rowena believes food should always be the first line of therapy but she also does recognize that sometimes, supplements are needed as part of a healthy lifestyle. Rowena is always all ears for new products and loves to learn “what’s new” in the market.
During nutrition consultations, Rowena is often asked for skincare recommendations and/or her own personal skincare routine. Aside from blessed with good genes (Thank you, mother!), Rowena truly believes good skin can be a reflection of a good diet as skin is a reflection of your inner body health. For as long as Rowena can remember, skincare has always been a point of discussion among family and friends. Now that Rowena has entered her 30s, skincare is even more of a priority as she wants to age gracefully.
Since the pandemic, Rowena has become a mother to two children (a girl and a boy) and understands what it feels like to juggle the needs of being a mother to young children while pursuing a successful career. Rowena also has a mini golden doodle who goes by the name of Millie.
During Rowena’s down time, she can be found working hard to improve her game of tennis. Rowena used to run regularly; however, due to her newfound routine, she isn’t able to run as much as she’d like. Rowena has completed the Sporting Life 10K, Good Life Half Marathon and Yorkville 5 K run. She will hop on the Peloton from time to time to get a good ride in. Reformers Pilates is something Rowena feels passionate about encouraging others to try; this type of exercise works muscles in a very different way. Rowena is currently trying to be more consistent about making sure that weight bearing exercises are a part of her regular routine.
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