How did I  become a virtual functional nutritionist?

It all began when…

My story starts in the early 90’s when I had debilitating symptoms and was left by the medical field to fend for myself.  In essence, they said, “Here, take this drug.  It’s the best we have and that’s all we can do to help you.”  Not only was that drug not the answer but I continued to be miserable.  As a result, I felt totally alone, tossed aside, left to figure this out on my own.  It wasn’t until my chiropractor and her staff nutritionist told me they could help me that I found hope again.  With nothing to lose, I forged ahead.  In short, I literally received my life back through holistic nutrition.  I do not believe I would be here today without my bio-individualized nutritional protocol! Consequently, this was the beginning of my journey to becoming a virtual functional nutritionist.

Close to the heart…

After that time, and amid much self-studying on alternative health approaches, my best friend’s little boy began to have life-threatening health complications.  That led me to many intense and ceaseless  hours of research seeking to help him after the medical field abandoned my friend and her family. (They did not know how to help him.) In short, he is here today, by the grace of God and because they followed a nutritional protocol.

And then it hit home…

Fast forward to 2001.  With nutrition being my passion and witnessing many cases where only nutritional protocols were able to save lives, I decided to attain my nutritional certification.  During this time, my daughter suddenly became very ill.  She was an active and athletic freshman in high school who loved school, adored her friends and was an excellent student.  She became so ill that she was unable to attend school, walk in a mall without passing out, suffered severe stomach pains, myoclonic seizures, and a multitude of other symptoms. I immersed myself in my studies, desperately searched for answers and couldn’t learn enough fast enough.  Meanwhile, we began an intense personalized nutritional program for her while exhaustively searching for answers.  Ultimately, by the time we received a diagnosis – a rare autoimmune disorder – and after a two year journey, her health had improved by 95% solely through her nutritional program.

As your virtual functional nutritionist, I’ll go the extra mile…

Am I passionate about helping others?  YOU BET!  Will I go the extra mile to help you?  YOU BET I WILL! Nutrition is my passion and helping you is what I’m passionate about.  Together we will accomplish your health goals.

That’s my story.  Now, tell me yours.

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Final Thoughts…

Many excellent medical doctors and staff devote their lives to helping others.  While I believe that most all in the medical field are doing their utmost to help you, they will acknowledge they receive minimal nutritional training in their regular studies.  They lack the amount of nutritional training compared to holistic, integrative and functional medicine doctors, nutritionists and those in the alternative medicine field to comfortably and knowledgeably advise the proper nutrients, dietary and lifestyle changes used in holistic medicine.  Conventional medicine treats disease and symptoms whereas holistic, integrative and functional medicine looks for root cause resolution. It is not the lack of heart from the medical field, but lack of nutritional knowledge.  It is my belief that conventional medicine and holistic, functional and alternative medicine must work together for the benefit of every individual.

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