True Integrative and Functional medicine is about CHOICE.

All modalities have the possibility to contribute to  your healing – Modern Western interventions such as surgery or pharmaceuticals. Ancient Eastern interventions such as acupuncture, Ayurvedic consultation, or yoga.  In the best medicine, integration means finding our individual unique path.

The way we NOURISH is ALWAYS paramount to health. And there are many opinions.  I have heard it said that nutrition is more like religion than science because of the state of passion and contradiction.  I was trained to help you find the YOU in the theories.

Food is very, very personal.

There is No one diet for all people at all times.  Beware of Food Dogma!

How you choose to nourish yourself can only be determined by you.

Health Coaching needs to respect the Bio-individuality that is YOU.

Vibrant health and wellness is a result of learning to hear and heed the needs of your body, mind, and spirit.

We do this with food, herbs, supplements, and lifestyle modifications.

We do this by respecting all the other healing professionals on your team.

Our needs are simple– enough sleep, love, quality food, clean and plentiful water, safety and joy.

The complexity of the world has confused us.

Do you long for the simplicity?

Do you need accountability to change?

A word about herbs:

“Herbal medicine has been used by billions of people for thousands of years.” ~ Paul Schulick- Founder of New Chapter.

I teach that herbs are food. Herbs can enhance the nutritional quality of your diet. This in turn enhances your bodies’ ability to do what it was designed to do- maintain balance so that you can have a life of vibrancy!

Vitamins, minerals, amino acids, essential fatty acids, and antioxidants are all contained within food.

All health challenges can be positively impacted by addressing the fuel that we put into our body.

Many of my clients come to me having been on antidepressants for years, but no one has taught them that their choice of foods is impacting their psychological and spiritual health. When we look, we find that the person is eating a diet overloaded with sugar, caffeine, and processed foods, too little love…

Depression, Anxiety, Bi-Polar, or OCD  are not just about brain chemistry.

The brain is fed and connected to the body, and fed by the spirit!

What you eat. How you digest. How you eliminate wastes. How much you move. How you sleep. These are contributing factors to the quality of your life and your ability to heal.These daily conscious and unconscious choices have a profound effect on the state of your emotional life.

A word about movement:

We were created to move.  Movement is the essence of Vibrant Health. It is essential to find a movement for your body that you enjoy. Dance, run, skip, swim, practice yoga or martial arts, walk or jump on a rebounder, play a sport – BUT FIND A MOVEMENT AND DO IT.

If you find you are not able to move, despite desire, there may be some inhibitory “freeze” response, due to unhealed trauma, that is holding you back. This can be healed!