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My Story

As is true for many people, my health challenges started when I was young. Over many years and many visits to various doctors, I was told they couldn't find anything wrong, and that there was nothing they could do to help. Instinctively, I started changing my eating patterns and reducing exposures to toxins in my home and personal care products. After moving from the Midwest to Virginia in 2009, I came across Barbara Kingsolver's Animal, Vegetable, Miracle and Michael Pollan's The Omnivore's Dilemma. Those two books began my journey into holistic health, food as medicine, and the locavore movement. With much trial and error, I was able to correct my digestive issues and other health complications that had arisen because of my faulty digestion. I wanted to be able to help others who were struggling with their health and understand my own health more fully, which led me back to school. Becoming a Nutritional Therapy Practitioner has brought me full circle, and I am passionate about helping others find their way back to health and vitality. I know it's possible because I have traveled that path, and continue on it to this day.