Is your heart holding on to pain, anger, bitterness, past trauma, guilt, or jealousy?
If all that is not processed properly, it can make (and keep) you sick. It can affect your body and keep it in "fight or flight" mode. That chronic stress slowly kills over time.
You can have a perfect diet and your body can still flare with inflammation due to a heavy emotional toll weighing on you.
Don't get me wrong. Food still matters. Your emotional wellbeing is a big part of the picture as well.
It’s not easy to avoid all these chemicals in our food these days, but knowledge is power. We can be more mindful and make one better choice every day for our health!💡
08/23/2025
This is quite surprising, but great news and proof people are really trying to be more healthy these days!
08/08/2025
Need more incentive to exercise?
Research has shown that a single workout can boost the production of proteins released by muscles during exercise that are known to have anti-cancer properties. These proteins could potentially slow cancer cell growth by 20-30%.
“Exercise has emerged as a therapeutic intervention in the management of cancer, and a large body of evidence exists that show the safety and effectiveness of exercise as medicine, either during or post cancer treatment,” Mr. Bettariga said.
New research from Edith Cowan University has found that just one session of exercise, either resistance or high-intensity interval training, can trigger anti-cancer effects in breast cancer survivors. New findings from Edith Cowan University (ECU) suggest that just one session of resistance train
08/01/2025
07/19/2025
Sunlight is healing ☀️
06/01/2025
Watch what milk you are buying at the stores now. GMO milk is here. Know what you are buying folks and stay away from it!
05/19/2025
04/06/2025
Do you know what 'healthy' cooking oils to use?
Send a message to learn more
03/04/2025
Do you think Chick-Fil-A is 'healthy' fast food?
Dr Mark Hyman explains . . .
02/18/2025
Food is your most powerful tool to overcome insulin resistance.
Insulin resistance is the hidden epidemic driving muscle loss, metabolic dysfunction, and accelerated aging.
More than 90% of people with insulin resistance have no idea they have it. It’s a silent disruptor, contributing to sarcopenia (age-related muscle loss), inflammation, weight gain, and a cascade of chronic diseases—including heart disease, dementia, and type 2 diabetes.
The average American now consumes over 150 pounds of sugar and 130 pounds of flour per year, with 60% of daily calories coming from ultra-processed foods. This metabolic disaster isn’t just affecting adults—kids as young as three years old are being diagnosed with type 2 diabetes.
The fix is to become insulin-sensitive.
Food is the most powerful tool to reverse insulin resistance. The Pegan Diet—rich in whole, nutrient-dense, and blood sugar-balancing foods—restores insulin sensitivity and optimizes metabolism.
Metabolic health is longevity. The sooner you take control, the better your future will be.
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My Mission is Simple: I Want To Help Women Reboot Their Metabolism So That They Can Look and Feel Great in Their Skin Again!
I hold a Master’s Degree in Public Health (MPH), am a Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES®), Metabolic Balance® Practitioner, and licensed RESTART® instructor. My CHES® certification met the rigorous standards set by the National Commission for Certifying Agencies in order to ensure the health, welfare, and safety of the public.
I am a mother of two young children and three rescue dogs. Along with my husband, we run a very crazy household!
I coach women so that they can overcome weight-loss resistance, boost their metabolism, boost their energy, decrease inflammation in the body caused by eating the wrong foods, and balance their blood sugars – all without giving up treat meals and tasty, REAL food! I want to help women so that they look and FEEL healthy all the time!
I know how frustrating it is to feel unwell and to continuously be told by healthcare professionals that there is nothing wrong. Many of my doctors who claimed there was nothing wrong with me, still sent me home with a myriad of pharmaceuticals over the years, which simply put a band-aid on my symptoms without addressing the root cause of my state of ‘unhealth’. Starting in my early 20’s, I bounced from doctor to doctor repeating my health history over and over, usually leaving their office in tears and with no new solutions.
Having had personal experience with how feeling chronically unwell can impact all aspects of life, I am more motivated than ever to help other women from having to go through the struggles I did for over 15 years.
How we look on the outside doesn’t always correspond to our health on the inside. How many of you have been told: “But you look fine!”?
My chronic fatigue and weight struggles date all the way back to when I was only 8 years old. I was on my first ‘diet’ at only 8 years old!!!
The weight and health roller coaster continued for me into my 20’s and 30’s. I decided enough was enough when I lost my 2nd child when I was 5 months pregnant. Sitting in my hospital bed the next day without a baby to take home, I just knew that I was going to make it my mission to help other women so that they could feel empowered to take their health back!
A year later, when I was pregnant with my rainbow baby, I began my studies for my Master’s Degree in Public Health.
Three years later, I graduated with Honors with my Master’s Degree in Public Health (MPH) and Graduate-level Certificates in Epidemiology and in Health Education and Promotion.
Prevention is worth so much more than slapping a band-aid on a health problem. Our current healthcare system needs to stop TREATING disease and start PREVENTING disease. My mission is to help women feel empowered and to be inspired to take their own health back!
Work with me to get a personalized wellness plan in place, but let’s get to know each other first. Schedule a FREE 20-minute Wellness Discovery Call.
