My Story

I was diagnosed with my first autoimmune condition at the young age of 5.  While the asthma was severe, I started growing out of it around 12.  Fast forward to when I had my first child I developed Hashimoto's Thyroiditis, which is an autoimmune condition that causes the body to attack the thyroid.  While the issue was resolved in the short term, it reemerged after each child I had.  I was tired of the roller coaster that my health had become, and I realized that if I wanted to improve my health, I had to take responsibility for it, get educated, and learn how to advocate for myself. 

 

When I started researching my health conditions, I felt overwhelmed by the sheer volume of information on the internet and books on the subject, which some of the information was conflicting.   Eventually I made the decision to work with a functional medicine practitioner but was surprised by the lack of personalization to help support my health goals.  No one talked to me about simple things I could do to improve my digestion, there was no personalization with my diet, no specific action plan setup to help me.  It wasn't until I stumbled upon the Nutritional Therapy Association that I realized I had found what I was looking for and decided to get certified as a Nutritional Therapy Practitioner (NTP).

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I developed a passion for wanting to share knowledge and help people who are struggling to get that personalized approach to making lifestyle changes that will stick.  Many people have tried so many different diets, workout regimens, supplements, and products to improve their symptoms or achieve weight loss only to hit a brick wall.  Another big issue is that we have lost touch with our bodies and our innate ability for our body to heal on its own when given the right environment to do so.  We are given generalized advice to workout harder, eat less, meat is bad, or take a pill for xyz symptom and while this advice can have good intentions, some of it can be detrimental to our health.  Symptoms are our body's way of telling us something is wrong and while it may be tempting to just take medications to feel better, over time this can lead to chronic health issues such as heart disease, diabetes, high blood pressure, cancer, and more. 

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This is where the one-on-one support from an NTP can save you time and money.  I will take a bio-individual approach to addressing your health concerns by reviewing a comprehensive health history, a food and mood journal, and your responses to a Nutritional Assessment Questionnaire.   These tools help me to gain a better understanding of your current diet and lifestyle habits and what symptoms you are experiencing.  Together we will establish a set of recommendations to support you in reaching your health and wellness goals.  If you are interested in learning more about the process and how I can help you, click on the button below and we can schedule a free discovery call.  I look forward to walking the path with you on your health journey!