About Me
With a bachelor’s degree in biochemistry, I started my career in the pharmaceutical industry and then in genetic research. In 2008,
I completed my Masters in human nutrition and since then I have been consulting clients on nutrition and lifestyle. Since 2014 I started learning Functional Medicine and by applying it, I am able to combine supplements (nutraceuticals, vitamins, minerals) to help the body do the healing it can.
I believe that the body is programed to heal itself if we only give it the right conditions to do so.
As a former pharmaceutical scientist, I know that pills — while essential and useful in many cases — can only take a person so far; they treat the symptoms of an issue, but the key to true health is the food you put into your body. With my background in genetics I understand it dictates your risk for disease, but it’s not your verdict. You have the power to reduce your risk and even reverse some disease with your life-style. With my guidance we will aim find the sources of your health issues and tackle them one by one.
Functional Medicine
Functional Medicine is patient focused and not disease focused. I do not treat a person’s disease as much as I am assessing for the weaknesses and imbalances in your physiology to try to understand why you have the disease to begin with. By discovering and correcting the underlying cause of disease process or dysfunction of the body, the body can return to a state of health and wellness.
The beauty of functional medicine is its aim to really identify what the causes contribute to a weakened or compromised physiological function. The causes vary from person to person, but as we begin to treat the specific mechanisms that are causing the body to malfunction then your body will do the work of slowly restoring itself to optimal health. Examples of malfunction that can be improved with nutrition and supplementation:
- Nutritional deficiencies
- Intestinal pathogens
- Leaky gut
- Hormonal imbalances
- Medication interferences
- Environmental toxicities
- Compromised detoxification
- Food allergies / sensitivities
In our journey together we will test to find these issues, and target them one at a time.
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