Lena Terkesidou

Lena Terkesidou is a dietitian-nutritionist (Master's degree from Middlesex University, UK) and a mental health counselor. She lives and works in Athens. She has contributed to numerous publications in magazines and has made several appearances on television shows. She has published the following books: "Love at First Bite" - a collection of short stories (Taxideftis, 2008, 3rd edition; International Literary Book Award with Flavors and Best Cover Award, Spain 2008), "Goodbye, Mr. Freud" - a novel (Armos, 2012, 2nd edition), "Do You Want Us to Tell the Truth?" - a novel (Kedros, 2016). Children's books include: "The Treasure Foods" (Ankyra, 2006) 5th thousand, "Sakis Galatakis on a Dangerous Mission" (Diaplasi, 2006), "Do You Want to Become a Milkshake?" - a play (Diaplasi, 2008), "Sakis Galatakis in Fastfood Village" (Diaplasi, 2009), "The Bodyguards of the Pot" (Taxideftis, 2009 - Minoas, 2016), "Sakis Galatakis in Sugar Village" (Diaplasi, 2010), "The Golden Fish" (Diaplasi, 2010), "The Revolution of Denia Tomato" (Diaplasi, 2010), "The Witch Tivikuti" (Diaplasi, 2010), "I Sing and Learn to Eat Right" (Diaplasi, 2012), "Hermes, the Naughty Pony" (Diaplasi, 2012), "The Dream of Wizard Teri Xefteri" (Minoas, 2016). A children's play: "The Bodyguards of the Pot". Theatre of the Day 2008-2009, 2009-2010, 2010-2011, 2015-2016, with pedagogical supervision (theatrical play) by Lakis Kouretsis and directed by Maggy Montzoli. Nutrition books: "Finally, I Found My Diet" (Kastaniotis, 1999, 3rd edition), "100 Quick, Delicious, and Diet Recipes by Lena" (Kastaniotis, 1999, 5th edition), "The Golden Nutrition of Ancient Olympians" (Kastaniotis, 2003), "Precious Ancient Aphrodisiac Recipes" (Kastaniotis, 2003; World Historical Nutrition Book Award in an international competition, Spain 2004), "The Diet that Made Aphrodite a Goddess" (Kastaniotis, 2003; 3rd revised edition 2010), "Modern Calorie Counter of Foods and Cooked Meals" (Diaplasi, 2006), "Easy Diets for Quick and Healthy Weight Loss" (Diaplasi, 2007), "Tasty Recipes Without Guilt" (Diaplasi, 2010; International Health and Nutrition Award, Spain 2010).