About Me and My Training

I graduated with a B.S. in Business from the University of Colorado, Boulder. During my university years, I spent one semester abroad at the University du Var in Toulon, France and studied economics in French (not the easiest, I must say). After college, I took various classes at U.C. Berkeley where I studied for a public speaking certification.

I started working in the business world and was the least healthiest of my life due to the food I ate, stress and lifestyle choices, I had an "Oprah, Ah-Ha moment" and I decided to change my career. So, I spent the last 10 years learning about alternative health care.

I graduated from the Institute for Integrative Nutrition where I learned innovative coaching methods, practical lifestyle management techniques, and over 100 dietary theories – Ayurveda, gluten-free, Paleo, raw, vegan, macrobiotics, and everything in between.

I studied with the world's top health and wellness experts including: 

• Joshua Rosenthal, founder and director of the Institute for Integrative Nutrition
• Walter Willett, MD, DrPH, chair of nutrition at Harvard University
• Andrew Weil, MD, director of the Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine
• Gabrielle Bernstein, bestselling author and life coach
• Susan Blum, MD, MPH, assistant clinical professor at Mount Sinai School of Medicine
• Mark Hyman, MD, founder of The UltraWellness Center
• Geneen Roth, bestselling author and expert on emotional eating
• David Wolfe, raw food leader and nutrition expert
• Marion Nestle, PhD, MPH, professor at New York University’s Department of Nutrition, Food Studies, and Public Health
• Mark Bittman, food writer for The New York Times and bestselling author
• Joel Fuhrman, MD, family physician and leading expert on nutritional healing
• Daniel Amen, MD, psychiatrist, neuroscientist, best selling author, founder of Amen Clinics
• Deepak Chopra, MD, physician of internal medicine and endocrinology, author, public speaker, alternative medicine advocate
• Memhat Oz, MD, cardiothoracic surgeon, professor, alternative medicine advocate, author
• Libby Weaver, PhD, nutritional biochemist, author
• Christiane Northrop, MD, ob/gyn physician, author