My Story – A Little About Me

To be honest, when I look back, I was sick my whole life. Since I was a kid I was chronically dealing with eczema, headaches, and migraines. Around the age of 19, I experienced horrible stomach pains and at some point got diagnosed with IBS. Needless to say, I went to every doctor under the sun. I tried everything. I was even referred to a psychologist because they couldn’t find anything physically ‘abnormal’. I was made to feel like this was all mental…but of course, it wasn’t! My cramps were real. My symptoms were so painful that sadly, I started avoiding food. I didn’t have an eating disorder, I was just afraid of food, afraid of the pain, afraid of eating, and getting sick.

 I was “perfectly healthy”, but sick all the time!

Sometimes I had several days when I couldn’t keep any food inside of me, not even tea. As soon as I took a few bites of anything, I had to run to the bathroom. Unfortunately, it wasn’t like regular diarrhea or food poisoning, it was shockingly worse. I didn’t get the usual ‘announcement’ with a little stomach ache, so you know that something is off. No such luxury. Food ran completely through my body in a matter of minutes, with excruciating pain. No time to find a bathroom. No time to stand in a line. When I went somewhere, the first thing I did was check out where the bathroom was.

I would never make plans to eat at someone else’s house. The worst and most embarrassing thing is getting sick at someone else’s house. Been there, done that. Lesson learned. 

I was a mess. I didn’t want to feel that way anymore. I felt like my life was over. I had no freedom to do whatever I wanted. I had no control over my own body. I missed out on everything. I was unhappy, beyond frustrated, and desperate to find out what was wrong with me. There was a huge emotional toll, knowing something wasn’t right but no one believed me, helped me, understood me. 

 Exhausted but not broken, I was determined to find the root cause.

Finally, several years later, I found a doctor in NYC who believed me and assessed me properly. He educated and supported me. I don’t have words for how grateful I am for his help and how much he changed my life.

I FINALLY HAD THE ANSWERS!

I discovered that I had candida, parasites, and food intolerances. Basically, my entire body was poisoned, and it took a long time to ‘clean’ it. With supplements and changes to my diet, I was determined to beat this and get healthy. And I did. But boy, was it hard! There was a lot to learn and an emotional journey to go on as well. I want to make this part easier for you. 

At the end of this journey, I discovered my love for nutrition. I gained a new awareness regarding food and how it affects the body, mood, and soul. Now I want to share my experience. I want to help people who need to make that lifestyle change as well. You don’t have to have my exact story or severity to benefit from nutritional education. Maybe you want to have more energy; maybe weight loss is an issue; maybe you are an emotional eater, have skin issues, or other mystery ‘symptoms’ that doctors can’t put their finger on. We will explore the root causes of your specific issues and create major changes in your life – in a doable, safe, paced way.

Everyone deserves to be happy and healthy, and it starts with NUTRITION.