Lentil Salad with Oil-Free Collagen Dijon Dressing

My passion for health and wellness started at a young age. I was always active growing up - swimming on a team and cheerleading throughout high school. As I hit puberty, I became fascinated by my health and researched which foods were best to help my body function at the highest level. With most young adults, there comes a time when they struggle with body image and mine began after graduating High School and continued throughout college.

After struggling with my own health journey, I experimented and taught myself how to make customizable meal plans that made my body feel great, while not denying it the energy it needed. I came up with unique meal plans that worked for me. I learned to add macro and micronutrients to fuel my body, rather than focus on weight loss via a restrictive diet.

After working with a Holistic Doctor and getting blood work completed to identify any allergies or other health problems, I slowly started working with herbal supplements and other forms of micronutrients to strengthen my gut and continue healing from the inside out. After receiving my blood test results and seeing everything I was not supposed to eat, I panicked. Then, instead of taking something negative and stressing about it, I started coming up with meal plans for myself based off of my results.

There are so many diets out there and a lot of advice, especially with social media getting so big. There is just a lot in our faces and it can become overwhelming and confusing. I’ve done and tried it all and nothing seems to have lasting results. No program out there fulfilled me. I either was left feeling deprived, had low energy, or temporary results. I was doing research on my own, and decided to go back to school for two years to become a Certified Holistic Nutritionist through Bauman College. After finishing school, I started my Holistic Nutrition journey with Be You Be Wholesome.

People say everything happens for a reason. I took a difficult situation and turned it in to something positive. Health looks different for everyone and when it comes to diets; there is no one-size fits all approach.

I want to help people live their best life by eating a WHOLESOME meal plan, indulging in moderation, and crushing their goals all at once. Food is medicine and, along with herbal supplements, can truly transform the body from the inside out.