I have experienced many health crises throughout my lifetime—everything from autoimmune disorders, eating disorders, addiction, adrenal failure, mood swings, hormonal imbalances, amenorrhea and depression. I was a smoker and had just about every unhealthy habit that you can imagine. And at the young age of 30, my body began to signal to me that I was harming myself—but I didn’t listen. I ignored the desperate cries of my body begging me to quit smoking (I developed asthma), my adrenals shut down from chronically high levels of stress, my menses ceased, fatigue set in, acid reflux & cystic acne developed, migraines occurred frequently, mood swings and general malaise took over. I sought out supplements that would promise to quickly fix my ailments, to no surprise, none of them worked. The only thing that they were successful in doing was further damaging my health. I began to feel out of touch with my body—as weight began to creep up, fatigue, panic, hyperactivity, lack of sleep, chronic headaches and sickness (Grave’s Disease) set in… ultimately leading to sadness and depression… My once healthy, active body began to drift away. I began to seek comfort and refuge in alcohol, drugs, shopping and stimulating foods. I needed anything to distract me from my pain—from myself. They provided short lived bliss followed by long term regret and disgust. Now in a desperate attempt to undo my damage, I would enter a cycle of and starvation, over exercising and binge eating….. further exacerbating my sadness. I was lost and completely alone in my misery—completely fearful that I had done irreparable damage to my body, my metabolism and my mind. I felt that my body and my Creator betrayed me. Many nights I lay alone praying that it would just all be over. Frightened, disgusted, frustrated, mentally drained and spiritually defeated, I decided to seek out an different approach. After all, I couldn’t feel any worse, so a very faint voice inside me gave me a shred of hope that there was another way to live. I put my head down, and prayed… begging for the strength to navigate through my darkness. Somehow I still believed through all of my insanity that my life’s work was not going to end here. I had not gone through all of that pain and suffering for nothing. One day at a time…. One moment at a time I began to eliminate 1 bad habit, and replace it with one good habit. I became obsessed with everything that I could find on nutrition, holistic healing and autoimmune disorders. I read labels, carefully dissected foods and removed all processed foods from my diet. I ate, lived and breathed books about cancer research and treatment of heart disease… reading the works of Dr. Gerson. Dr. Furhman, Dr. Niel Bernard, Dr. Ted Campbell (The China Study) and Dr. Esseylstein (Forks Over Knives). I began to practice meditation and yoga. I learned about macrobiotic eating, anti inflammatory diets, ketogenic diets, candida diets and the Eastern grain rich diets. I became extremely familiar with the works of Dr. Andrew Wiel, Deepak Chopra, Eckhard Tolle, Sahdguru, Dr. Wayne Dyer and Tich Nhat Haan. I learned through experience about becoming an endurance athlete and became a vegan endurance athlete…. Learning from professional Vegan athletes like Brendan Brazier, Robert Cheeke, Rip Esselystein, Scot Jurek and Rich Roll. I then continued on to Raw Veganism and entered a completely new level of nutrition experience. I tried anything and everything to restore my physical health and my sanity. I was my own lab rat…. Documenting every experience with food and nutrition as well as it’s impact on my physical & mental health and sports performance. Ultimately, learning how everything would connect on a spiritual level. After years of trying and sustaining different approaches, I finally learned that what would keep me at my peak would be determined by my Divine life force. It took a lifetime to listen to what my inner spirit needed me to do in order to maintain optimal health, but now that I’ve learned how to listen and act in a way that will honor my body…. Achieving and maintaining health and wellness is such a blessing and a complete joy to practice daily. It has become so easy, effortless and pleasurable. A far cry from the calorie counting, food weighing obsession that I used to live by. I have decided to follow my heart, and have been blessed with the opportunity to transform my pain into my purpose. I promise to do whatever it takes to guide you as you discover yours.