I'm a Certified Health Coach who is in love with life and hooked on feeling fantastic and having fun. People have told me my entire life that I'm lucky. And it's true I've always felt lucky, but I believe that we create this luck ourselves, it doesn't just happen! When I was 20 years old I took a semester off from college and backpacked around Europe for four months with a few girlfriends. All I h
eard before leaving Baton Rouge was, "you're so lucky you get to travel around Europe". I worked, saved money, then took a semester off. It was simply a decision! It taught me early on that you can do what you want to do in life. All you need to do is decide and make a plan. That backpacking trip changed my life in many ways, but particularly I learned a hard lesson about the importance of healthy eating. On the trip we ate a lot of bread and cheese. Basically it was one or two of our meals everyday. I gained weight, felt miserable, grumpy and lethargic, and I missed out on seeing a lot of cool places because I felt so lazy. And my digestive track was stuck in a major traffic jam! That certainly isn't conducive for living! When I returned home I knew I'd never eat like that again! And I never have. Life is too short to miss out on days filled with FUN! Laughing, doing, being, loving, sharing, caring, learning, playing, helping and exercising are all important elements to having a fulfilling life! I was lucky to have learned this "bread and cheese" lesson so long ago. I learned the concept of bio-individuality and the connection between food and mood while studying at the Institute of Integrative Nutrition in New York. Today I help clients find the foods that fuel their individual bodies for optimal health. I know many consider health a very boring topic, but I see it as anything but boring. In fact good health is your ticket to freedom! When you feel great you lead a dynamic, fun filled and meaningful life! I don't see anything meaningful in eating fake, processed, refined, heavy meals and blobbing out in front of the TV for another night of reality shows. My point is what you put in your mouth tends to create the life you lead, the company you keep, the places you go and the things that you do! In health there is the energy to take on the world. There is joy and laughter in a great attitude. And there is the confidence to feel at home in your body and comfortable in any surrounding. Of great importance is self-care and love of oneself. Our bodies are working very hard for us every single second! We are very complex machines, and it's all happening without us even thinking about it. We often take better care of our cars than our bodies. Begin to think of putting premium fuel into your system today. You'll run better and have the energy to make it up the highest mountain and scream..."Hey World, Bring it On! Let's makes something fabulous happen today!"
Live Well Long and Healthy !
