Health and fitness is my true passion. It always has been. But even though I was into everything that was good for you, I didn’t always know what I know today. I was still lured into trying all kinds of diets. Skinny was in, and I could not be skinny without starving myself on one diet or another. Now I look at it all as a great learning experiment. Ever since I read Shirley MacLaine’s book “Out on a Limb” in 1986, I have continued to read and educate myself in the body, mind and spirit. But it wasn’t until I reached those dreadful menopausal years and my body started to change, that my knowledge and beliefs for maintaining optimum health were really tested. No matter what I did, I did not feel good. I read countless books on menopause, but they were not talking to me. I tried bio-identical hormones, but that was not working either. I took countless classes in anything relating to body, mind and spirit. I met so many fabulous teachers. I studied massage, acupressure, chakra

work, all different healing techniques, Reiki, and more. I loved every minute of it all, but nothing was making me feel better.

Then in 1999, my life changed. I met Caroline Sutherland, author of “The Body Knows.” I knew instantly that she was the missing link; she was the one I was waiting for, and that her teachings were to be my mission for the rest of my life. I also knew that we were to become friends, and we would some day be working together. This was the missing piece to the puzzle.

Caroline taught me how to tune into my body, she taught me about Candida Albican Yeast, and how sick it makes you feel. She also taught me about food sensitivities and histamine reaction. For me, this was very exciting. I knew I had found my mission. I had always been very intuitive, so this was very easy for me. I learned quickly to tune into my body and find out what food my body wanted, and what foods were making me feel bad. As we age and our hormones change, our tolerance to certain foods also change. My body was also full of Candida Albican Yeast, which had to be eradicated. I had read about Candida back in the 80’s when Dr. Crook wrote the book “The Yeast Connection,” but it didn’t resonate with me back then.

Together with my husband, we went on a strict 6-week program to eradicate our Candida, and to stay away from food that our body did not tolerate. For me it was primarily starches and sugars, dairy and all stimulants. After the 6 weeks, we could start to add some of these foods back into our diet, in moderation, and see how they made us feel.

It was amazing. My husband went down from a 36 to a 32 waist almost instantly. I went down a dress size, but my biggest benefit was that I started to feel better. I also learned quickly to tune into other people. My whole family benefited from Caroline’s work, and now 8 years later both our grandchildren are benefiting. It is the most exciting work I have ever been involved in.

This is energy medicine. This is the medicine of the future.

I now teach everything I have learned from Caroline, plus a complete wellness coaching program. I am also a nutritional counselor. I now can teach you all there is to achieving Optimal Health.

I have trained all my life for this. This is my life, and I am loving it.