--- title: "Elizabeth's Bio" date: 2013-11-30T21:23:43Z modified: 2023-10-25T01:52:18Z permalink: "https://elizabethyarnell.com/elizabeths-bio/" type: page status: publish excerpt: "" wpid: 97 author: Elizabeth --- **Elizabeth Yarnell** has a mission to improve lives simply by changing the way we eat. Award-winning author, patented inventor, entrepreneur, and traditional naturopath empowering MS and other autoimmune suffers, Elizabeth strives to help people identify the foods and lifestyle elements that are not inflammatory for them, and then to inspire new ways to think about living and eating. After a 1999 diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis forced her to take a good look at her own diet and lifestyle, she dove into researching the connection between what we eat and how we feel. The _infusion cooking_ technique she subsequently invented and patented not only gave her a way to alter the course of her health, but also offered a deliciously quick and convenient weeknight dinner solution for just about anybody. An [ anti-inflammatory diet/nutritional expert](http://www.elizabethyarnell.com/meet.htm#cred) offering clinical dietary consulting and other anti-inflammatory protocols for people suffering from multiple sclerosis or other autoimmune conditions, Elizabeth enjoys sharing knowledge and ideas about eating healthily, natural health remedies, and living a natural lifestyle on her popular blog, [_Effortless Eating For Healthier Bodies_,](http://elizabethyarnell.com/effortlesseating/ "healthy eating blog") as well as elsewhere [online and in the media](http://elizabethyarnell.com/about-2/elizabeth-in-the-media/ "Elizabeth Yarnell press coverage"). She can be sometimes be found teaching cooking classes at various cooking schools. Elizabeth’s 2005, independently-published cookbook introducing her revolutionary, patented cooking concept spent more than eight weeks on the Local Bestsellers list and garnered [multiple awards](http://elizabethyarnell.com/about-2/elizabeth-in-the-media/ "Elizabeth Yarnell in the media"). The latest edition of her cookbook, [_Glorious One-Pot Meals: A Revolutionary New Quick and Healthy Approach to Dutch Oven Cooking_](http://elizabethyarnell.com/books/gloriousonepotmeals/ "glorious one-pot meals cookbook"), was released from Clarkson-Potter (a Random House imprint) on January 6, 2009, and has now sold more than 60,000 copies. Elizabeth’s [unique cooking method](http://www.gloriouspotmeal.com/about/unique.htm) and [inspirational story](http://elizabethyarnell.com/media/bio_background.htm) has been featured in numerous[ magazines, newspapers, television shows,](http://elizabethyarnell.com/about-2/elizabeth-in-the-media/ "Elizabeth Yarnell press coverage")online[,and on the radio.](http://elizabethyarnell.com/about-2/elizabeth-in-the-media/ "Elizabeth Yarnell press coverage") As director of the [Fight MS with Food project](http://elizabethyarnell.com/food-sensitivities/fight-ms-with-food/ "the fight ms with food project, multiple sclerosis and diet"), Elizabeth oversees diet-based research and options for managing multiple sclerosis by focusing on the connection between food sensitivities and auto-immune diseases. As a social entrepreneur, she searches for ways to offset the participation fees for the financially-stressed MS community so that economics are not a barrier to achieving health. An [inspirational speaker ](http://elizabethyarnell.com/speaker/ "health and nutrition speaker")on the national circuit, Elizabeth motivates and empowers audiences to believe that small, daily choices in foods and lifestyle can directly affect how we feel. With or without a professional, television-ready cooking demonstration, Elizabeth’s presentations leave audiences not only with compelling reasons to take charge of their health, but with concrete tools to help accomplish this goal. Elizabeth gives freely of her time and energies to a variety of non-profit endeavors, and particularly (though not exclusively) for those [focused on multiple sclerosis](http://elizabethyarnell.com/effortlesseating/2010/04/vitamin-d-multiple-sclerosis-walk-ms-promo-video/). A more or less updated [event schedule](http://elizabethyarnell.com/events/ "Elizabeth Yarnell events") can be found online along with answers to [Glorious One-Pot Meal](http://elizabethyarnell.com/books/gloriousonepotmeals/qa-for-gopms/ "Glorious One-Pot Meals questions") cooking questions, recipes, streaming video cooking demonstrations, and much more. Elizabeth lives in Denver, Colorado, with her husband and two children. The Glorious One-Pot Meal _infusion cooking_ process holds U.S. and Canadian patents. Credentials » Elizabeth is a traditional naturopath (Trinity School of Natural Health) with a nationwide virtual clinic empowering people to reclaim their health through natural protocols. Additionally, she is a Certified Nutritional Consultant (CNC, Trinity School of Natural Health), a Certified LEAP Therapist (CLT, Oxford Biomedical Technologies MRT food sensitivity testing), and a Certified Natural Health Professional (CNHP, Trinity School of Natural Health). Elizabeth is a member of the American Association of Nutritional Consultants (AANC). She earned her Bachelor of Arts at Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine, and a Masters in Liberal Studies (MLS) from the University of Denver. ![](https://elizabethyarnell.com/WP/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Trinity-ND-300x225.jpg) ![](https://elizabethyarnell.com/WP/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/ANMCB-certification-300x225.jpg)