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, but so much of the information was conflicting that I just felt stuck.   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 the knowledge and help people who were struggling like me to get that personalized approach to reaching their health and wellness goals.  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 given the right environment to do so.  We are given generalized advice to workout harder, eat less, eat a specific diet to fix whatever ails them and much of this advice has good intentions, it can be detrimental to our health.  We are told to ignore the signals our body is giving us and continue with the recommendation because that is what is best.​

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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.  I will be looking for your input in establishing a set of recommendations to support you in your health and wellness journey.  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!