When my first child was born, I wanted more for his health and began discovering the power of nutrition for the first time. In 2009, I went back to school, and by 2015, I had completed my internship and officially became a dietitian.

I take disease prevention seriously. Both of my parents had strokes in their 50s and 60s, and type 2 diabetes runs rampant in my family. I even had prediabetes in my 20s and gestational diabetes during my first pregnancy. Each year, I check my A1C and have an artery scan, among other things, to make sure my anti-inflammatory lifestyle is paying off. And it is - I haven’t been in the prediabetes category for over 20 years, and my arteries are clean.

As life does, it brought new challenges, including a post-viral fatigue syndrome and a genetic muscle condition known for rearing its ugly head in your 40s. Through research and persistence, I discovered that anti-inflammatory living is what works for me. This approach has allowed me to drastically reduce flare-ups, nearly eliminate daily symptoms, and regain my health freedom.