My passion for health and fitness began in my 20's. It was then that I started running and going to the gym to deal with the stress of my job and accompanying weight gain. I started entering 5K's with my daughter who had a passion for her school running club. Fast forward to age 40 and I was deep into endurance training. I completed several marathons and dipped my toes into the triathlon world where I ended up completing an Ironman distance triathlon in Clearwater, FL.

It was at that point that my health began to crumble. I discovered all that carb loading was not actually healthy eating! My body was not getting what it needed and I started experiencing a host of autoimmune conditions. That was the spark that set me on a path to learn about nutrition.

I registered for courses to become a registered dietician but soon discovered I didn't believe in the things I was being taught. I found a program in holistic nutrition that was a better fit and completed my certificate in holistic nutrition from the Southwest Institute of Healing Arts.

As I became healthy from eating the right foods for me, I realized that food was actually healing my autoimmune conditions.

Everything was great until it wasn't. Things started to crumble again and I discovered I had metal toxicity and mold exposure. Now I learned how many toxins we are exposed to in our environments. I started making my own personal care and cleaning products, filtered our water, and developed a passion for protecting the environment.

What I learned from all of this is that our bodies have a tipping point. Once you give your body too many things to deal with, it simply can't do its job anymore. I felt like I was 80 years old! I didn't function much better than my 80 year old Dad!

Over the next 10 years, I continued to try to heal but it has been a long journey. During that time, I became a certified functional health coach through the Kresser Institute and I became passionate about helping people regain their health and longevity. I believe our medical system needs the help of holistic centered practitioners that treat the body as a whole, instead of treating one symptom after another. I've learned along the way what true health means and how to reverse the aging process that had accelerated in me. I no longer feel like I'm trapped in an 80 year old body. Now in my 50's, I feel like I did in my 20's! I'm here to share what I've learned so you can feel young, no matter what your age is. Age gracefully with me!