Jodi Velazquez

About

Jodi Velazquez is an author, public speaker, wellness educator, YouTuber, and mom on a mission. She graduated from Robert Morris University with a bachelor’s degree in communications management. Jodi is the author of an award-winning memoir/self-help book about how she helped her young daughter manage type 1 diabetes for 16 years by incorporating nutrition and lifestyle habits inspired by previous generations—a philosophy she has dubbed “Vintage Nutrition.” Her award-winning book, Know the Enemy: Preventing Weight Gain, Diabetes & Disease, serves as the blueprint for the approach she used to maintain an in-range A1C. Through her speaking engagements, wellness workshops, and book, Jodi’s mission is to help others become more aware of how dramatically our nutrition and lifestyle habits have changed over the past 50 years. She provides simple, practical ways to get back to basics and make healthier choices that can improve overall health and well-being. Jodi is also an Outreach Ambassador for Breakthrough T1D, where she helps support people and families affected by type 1 diabetes. She has written health and wellness-related articles for an online magazine and is also the author of The Slick Move Guide, a practical nonfiction relocation guide based on her personal experience. Jodi is a wife, mother of two daughters, and proud dog mom to Scooby.