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My passion for health and wellness stems from some personal health issues I have gone through. After many years of doctor visists, seeking specialists, running tests, and taking different medications, I never found any relief. I decided to take my health into my own hands. After much research on nutrition, fitness and healthy lifestyles, I developed a passion for all these things and started incorporating them into my life. I changed my diet from the Standard American Diet (SAD) to eating whole, unprocesses foods. I stayed away from foods that were not feeding my body nutritionally and started incorporating exercise into my weekly routine. I became a certified personal trainer in 2013 and fell in love with everything fitness! From one-on-one training, to teaching classes and holding workshops on fitness and nutrition, I was really enjoying my career. However, as much as I was enjoying my career, I was finding that exercising was only one piece of the puzzle. I saw first hand, with myself and my clients, that the food we put in our mouths far outweighed what was done in the gym. I continued to educate my clients in the direction of changing their diets to meet their health AND fitness goals. I left the fitness industry in 2020 due to an injury and a couple of surgeries. It did set me back for a bit and began to effect my health negatively. I was determined to get back in the "game" , but with all I had learned up to this point I really wanted to lean into the nutrition aspect of health and wellness this time. I have been implementing the ketogenic and intermittent fasting lifestyle for over 3 years now. Although I started the keto diet (really - it's a lifestyle) to overcome some of my health struggles and not to lose weight, I did naturally lose a small amount of weight and got down to my ideal body weight. However, my main purpose for starting the ketogenic diet was the science behind it and the thousands of testimonies I had seen and heard about it changing people's metabolic health. The science just made sense! The stories were just too many to ignore! I have since been able to keep at bay some of my health challenges- such as, digestive disorders, chronic fatigue, chronic pain, and inflammation due to this lifestyle change. I think eating keto (or low-carb) is not a diet but a lifestyle. It has definitely changed my relationship with food. Now I have a passion and desire to help others on their journey to better health by learning to eat insulin-smart and implementing other lifestyle changes. I am excited to meet you where you are at and help you on your wellness journey.

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