About Me

It all started when…

My interest in healing through nutrition started when I was diagnosed with an auto-immune condition called Hashimoto's Thyroiditis. Initially, I was relieved to have a diagnosis after having suffered for a number of years from depression, episodes of debilitating hives, joint pain, anxiety, eczema and itchy skin, extreme fatigue, and cognitive difficulty aka "brain fog". Work and relationships were increasingly hard to maintain with my symptoms. Sounds fun, huh? Never having had these issues before, I had been attributing these to getting older and having three kids so was resigned to my condition.

My initial relief upon diagnosis soon dissipated when I was told that my condition was irreversible, likely to grow worse over time, and medication was a near certainty. Furthermore, my symptoms were unrelated to my diagnosis and therefore untreatable. I went back to square one, which was overwhelmed and depressed. So I did what all 21st century humans do when they are faced with a problem they can't solve and hit the interwebs. Turns out there was a whole community of people like me who had all but eradicated their symptoms through diet and lifestyle changes.  After many months of reading and self-experimentation, I discovered my dietary triggers and restored my health. With diet and the help of an ND,  I even eventually began to reverse the key markers of my condition. I truly felt decades younger and able to once again enjoy life. 

And so, nutrition became my passion! I paired my lifelong interest in science with this new found passion and became certified as a Nutritional Therapy Practitioner as well as an AIP (Auto-Immune Protocol) Certified Health Coach. Having previously studied physics and having been an aerospace engineer for many years, I use my training as a scientist and experience as an engineer to help inform my views as to which nutrition claims have merit.

This analytical approach is integral to my process. But analytical doesn’t mean cold and impersonal! I am always guided by my compassion and respect for you as an individual. and driven to help you regain their health and get more joy out of life.