Don’t get me wrong, conventional medicine is unsurpassed in diagnostics and treating acute disease.

Years of watching patients cycle through a system that is mostly profit driven and forces physicians to practice mass-produced, assembly line medicine made me realize that I could not in good conscience practice in such a setting. They taught me so much about the strength and perseverance of the human body and spirit. I will always cherish my years of working with HIV/AIDS and cancer patients. I had over 15 years of clinical experience as a nurse before I became a Nurse Practitioner. That is when I became acutely aware that given the proper tools, our bodies have an amazing ability to heal themselves. I completed my first marathon six months later. Our body is a complex system that is influenced by so many factors such as diet, environment, genetics and lifestyle. The damage I had done to my body was evident and I was determined to reverse it. I remember running on the first day and not making it to the end of the street. In order to not gain weight, I took on training for a marathon. I was determined to quit smoking and restore my body to optimal health.

My smoking habit resulted in waking up one day with severe chest pain. Although I ate a very healthy diet, thanks to my dad, I was always getting sick. Needless to say I along with everyone else in my peer group took up a smoking habit in my late teens. I was raised in Europe, Germany to be specific.

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