Total Wellness Mentor
I'm a 35 year old mom of two girls and I was diagnosed with Hashimoto's Disease in
1999. My Endocrinologist said my condition was not acute and that I would not need
medication unless my symptoms became worse. Because thyroid disease runs in
my family I assumed that there was nothing I could do about it and at the time I didn't
think it was a real disease since I wasn't bed ridden.
Not understanding the link between nutrition/health habits and disease, I continued
to eat the Standard American Diet (SAD) and later the vegetarian version of the SAD,
a diet sadly lacking in raw fruits and vegetables but rich in eggs, cheese, and
grains...all those great "protein" foods that I thought were healthy and necessary
since I didn't eat meat. I also continued to have poor sleep habits and inconsistent
exercise habits.
For years I had symptoms of fatigue, dry skin, and painful menstrual cycles but in
November 2005 when my feet and hands became tingly and numb on and off during
the day, I knew something was seriously wrong. Around the same time I was
introduced to Dr. Pam Popper, founder of The Wellness Forum in Ohio.
I signed up for wellness education classes at The Wellness Forum and discovered
there was so much I didn't know about the importance of fruits and vegetables in my
diet, restful sleep, daily exercise, and stress relief. I was determined not to go on
medication so I was willing to make BIG changes.
In 2006 I turned my health around with a plant based diet, food based supplements
and much improved health habits. I became so passionate, or as my husband calls
it, "obsessed" with nutrition and health that I continued my education to become a
Health Educator and decided to start a business so I could educate and empower
others.
Total Wellness Mentor was started in January of 2007 with the mission of "guiding
families to optimum health through education and unbiased information".
There is a lot of confusion as to what constitutes good health thanks to popular
dieting books, the media, industry and government agencies. If you want to know the
whole truth and you are ready to learn and take action, you are in the right place. Let
me help guide you and your family to make more informed decisions
You will find out as I have that the "grass is greener" on the OPTIMUM side of the
health spectrum.
1999. My Endocrinologist said my condition was not acute and that I would not need
medication unless my symptoms became worse. Because thyroid disease runs in
my family I assumed that there was nothing I could do about it and at the time I didn't
think it was a real disease since I wasn't bed ridden.
Not understanding the link between nutrition/health habits and disease, I continued
to eat the Standard American Diet (SAD) and later the vegetarian version of the SAD,
a diet sadly lacking in raw fruits and vegetables but rich in eggs, cheese, and
grains...all those great "protein" foods that I thought were healthy and necessary
since I didn't eat meat. I also continued to have poor sleep habits and inconsistent
exercise habits.
For years I had symptoms of fatigue, dry skin, and painful menstrual cycles but in
November 2005 when my feet and hands became tingly and numb on and off during
the day, I knew something was seriously wrong. Around the same time I was
introduced to Dr. Pam Popper, founder of The Wellness Forum in Ohio.
I signed up for wellness education classes at The Wellness Forum and discovered
there was so much I didn't know about the importance of fruits and vegetables in my
diet, restful sleep, daily exercise, and stress relief. I was determined not to go on
medication so I was willing to make BIG changes.
In 2006 I turned my health around with a plant based diet, food based supplements
and much improved health habits. I became so passionate, or as my husband calls
it, "obsessed" with nutrition and health that I continued my education to become a
Health Educator and decided to start a business so I could educate and empower
others.
Total Wellness Mentor was started in January of 2007 with the mission of "guiding
families to optimum health through education and unbiased information".
There is a lot of confusion as to what constitutes good health thanks to popular
dieting books, the media, industry and government agencies. If you want to know the
whole truth and you are ready to learn and take action, you are in the right place. Let
me help guide you and your family to make more informed decisions
You will find out as I have that the "grass is greener" on the OPTIMUM side of the
health spectrum.
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