My story

Welcome! It is my hope that this site will provide you with valuable information and tools to support healthy eating and living. This forum is a labor of love and a continuation of the work I began helping my son overcome numerous health issues. From an early age, he was diagnosed mainly with allergy and asthma. His illnesses and chronic symptoms left him sick and dependent on a long list of daily medications and antibiotics. I continued down this medical path with him for years. Finally, I said, "no more". The years of antibiotics, medications, rescue inhalers, nebulizer treatments, etc. was not helping to eliminate his symptoms. In fact, the older he became, the more severe his symptoms. Eventually he was diagnosed with candida, significant food allergies, and leaky-gut syndrome. I was in search of a treatment plan that would free my son from illness and a dependency on medication and doctors.

In my quest to restore my son's health, I was blessed to find and work with a holistic doctor who specializes in the treatment of candida and leaky gut syndrome. With the right supplements/vitamins, a significant nutritional change, emphasis on repairing the digestive system, and an overall lifestyle change, we helped him to repair and restore his body. His body was healing itself and this process began with a focus on rebalancing his gut flora. The digestive system plays such an integral part in our overall health and unfortunately, it is one of the most overlooked systems in the human body. Today, my son is medication and symptom free. The important message is that ANYONE can create or regain their health by simplifying their diet and returning to a more natural way of eating and being.

What I better understand today is that we live in a culture and society that does not value the strength and innate healing power of the human body. Our body is a dynamic system that relies on us to work with it and not against it. I have also come to understand that the typical American diet, often referred to as the Standard American Diet (SAD), is full of preservatives, heavy metals, added sugars, gluten, GMO’s, pesticides, artificial coloring, unhealthy fats, soy, artificial sweeteners, high fructose corn syrup, factory farmed animals (steroids, antibiotics, growth hormones, and dirty, confined living environments), and many other synthetic chemicals and toxins. The added ingredients included in most conventional foods today is creating or contributing to chaos (symptoms and disease) in our bodies. I believe we only have to look at the increase in diseases today including: ADHD, asthma, food allergies, cancers of all types, digestive disorders, diabetes, autism, MS, heart related diseases, brain tumors, celiac disease, mental health disorders, obesity, and more to make a connection between our health and the toxic environment we have created for ourselves and children.

I have spent the last few years researching and writing about the known and unknown concerns with the country's food supply, becoming your own advocate, the benefits of simplifying your lifestyle, and the importance of making healthy food choices. It is possible to achieve vibrant health, but I also believe that each one of us must chose to become educated and empowered on ways to assist our body and it's individual needs. We must give ourselves the opportunity to thrive in a culture that says otherwise. I believe the best way to achieve this is by taking control of your health from a holistic perspective (body, mind, and spirit).  Today, my family focuses on the concept of disease prevention (holistic care) and have moved away from the concept of disease management (modern medicine).

In becoming educated and empowered, I have also come to learn and appreciate all the ways that we can support ourselves on an on-going basis. I hope this website, my book, articles, and social media posts help to increase or contribute in some small way to the growing desire to become educated and empowered together.

As a loving mother of three incredible and inspiring teenagers, I am fulfilling my desire to work with children, individuals, and families to improve your overall health and well-being. I believe that together we can change our homes, communities, and world one family at a time!

I am a certified Integrative Nutrition Health Coach, having completed my schooling at Institute For Integrative Nutrition. I  Have a Bachelors Degree in Social Work (BSW) from East Carolina University and a Masters Degree in Social Work (MSW) from Temple University. I absolutely love being a health coach because I am a humble witness to your personal and inspiring transformation. As an author, speaker, and health coach, I encourage you to think about your own health and the daily steps you take to maintain proper balance. My goal is to help individuals and families nourish themselves with healthy whole foods and support them in making sustainable long-term changes.

 This work has become my life’s passion. If my family can do it, so can YOU and yours! Don't put you and your well-being off any longer. You deserve your very best! Let's work together to create a personalized plan to health and wellness that is in alignment with your unique body, lifestyle, and goals.

 May abundant and vibrant health be with you always.

 Love,

Elizabeth