I have lived in Pennsylvania my whole life. I enjoy nature, changing of the seasons, and all that

Pennsylvania has to offer.  At young age, I developed an interest in natural health and home remedies. I enjoy researching, reading, hiking, foraging, and my chickens!. I have 3 children that I have guided to explore natural health solutions. I have instilled in them the importance of good health, good decisions, and good food. 

My own health is what drove me to pursue a career in nutrition and natural therapies to help others. When traditional medicine failed me, I looked outside that box. I aspire to help others on their own health journey with my education and understanding. I have a diverse occupational history that has provided me with many skills and life experiences. 

Falling back on my medical background, I decided to further my education.  I began my study as a Certified Nutritional Consultant at the Trinity School of Natural Health located in Warsaw, IN.  Upon completion, I continued my education at Trinity School of Natural Health to achieve my standing as a Certified Master Herbalist.  I chose these professions because of my strong belief that food is medicine and that the Earth has hundreds of medicinal plants that can be applied to our over stressed systems to promote optimal health & longevity.  Proper nutrition has a significant role in our body’s ability to heal, maintain mood, cope with stress, increase energy levels, and achieve restful sleep. 

After completing my study at Trinity School of Natural Health, I decided to explore the type of testing that was crucial in my own healing, HTMA (Hair, Tissue, Mineral Analysis). This led me to pursue training in what I feel is the most important step one can make in their own efforts to heal the body on a cellular level, get to the root cause.  Minerals are the spark plugs of life as observed by Henry Schroeder, MD. – The Trace Elements and Man.

Starting at the Malter Institute, located in Cottonwood, AZ.  I acquired training and certification by one of the pioneers in HTMA, Dr. Rick Malter, Ph.D., in the interpretation of the Trace Elements and Analytical Research HTMA reports.  Dr. Rick Malter is a leading expert in hair tissue mineral analysis and author of the book The Strands of Health.  To take my HTMA education even further, I have completed The Mineral Mastery course developed by Rick Fischer, CHHP, HTMAp,  Kendra Perry's (FDN-P) HTMA course, Sassy Holistics HTMA course led by Kristin Merizalde, BS., and Maria Allerton's (FMP) HTMA course.  Education does not end.  I am in continuous study for my profession and continue to shine the spotlight on my education in HTMA by attending seminars, online studies, research, and attending the yearly HTMA virtual summit.   In addition to always furthering my HTMA education, I have specialized study also in gut testing/healing through GI Mapping and Nutrigenomics to help those better understand their genetic mutations, particularly MTHFR.  I have completed studies with Tara Thorne, FDNP and Dr. Ben Lynch, ND. 

My chosen fields of study have helped me round out my scope of practice which allows me to incorporate supportive & healing herbals,  strong nutritional knowledge, and mineral balancing expertise to achieve optimal health naturally.