My interest in health began long before it became my profession. I was always active and passionate about fitness, and eventually began working as a personal trainer while training heavily myself in running, weight training, and group fitness.

At 24, I was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes. I was extremely fit and otherwise thriving at the time, so the diagnosis came as a shock. In the years that followed, my health began to deteriorate. I lost my energy, my hair began to fall out, I was constantly cold, and eventually I was diagnosed with Hashimoto’s.

When medication was recommended, I made the personal decision not to take it. Instead, I became determined to understand what was happening in my body and began researching nutrition, detoxification, and different approaches to health. I wanted to explore what I could do to support my body and health in my own way.

That decision led to years of research and experimentation with nutrition, detoxification, cleansing, and lifestyle changes. Each step brought improvements, but the major turning point came when I completed a 31-day green juice fast. Following this period, my Hashimoto’s markers returned to normal, and I was no longer diagnosed with Hashimoto’s.

That experience completely changed the way I thought about health and led me into a much deeper exploration of nutrition, detoxification, the body, and our capacity for change.

At the same time, years of intense physical training had taken their toll. I developed chronic injuries, pain, and structural imbalances and tried numerous approaches, including physiotherapy, chiropractic care, remedial massage, and podiatry, without finding the lasting changes I was looking for.