Growing up as a first-generation Spaniard in NYC, food was a huge part of my daily life and culture. I grew up in an environment with daily home cooked meals, and had healthy eating habits, given that it was mostly the Mediterranean diet. It wasn’t until I was diagnosed with an “incurable disease” that I began to question how the quality of food & lifestyle can affect our well-being.

20 years ago, I was diagnosed with Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis, and was told I would have to take medication for the rest of my life because there ‘was no cure for this disease’.  I recall sitting in the doctor’s office confused as to how I had gotten to this diagnosis, and that there had to be a better way. It took me ten years to step into the truth I knew that day; that we are what we eat & consume. Our food becomes our blood which feeds our cells & organs, and our life experiences create how we exist/function in the world. With this newfound knowledge, it took me six months to heal my thyroid, and get off medication.  

I decided to tap into what my body needed to heal and began incorporating the food & lifestyle shifts necessary to heal my condition. This hunger to find an alternative path began my journey towards self-healing and realization that we have more control over our own health stories than we have been led to believe.

Today I am a holistic health coach, dedicated to helping others access their inner healing wisdom by guiding them on how to listen to their bodies, and make the adjustments needed on their plates and in their lives so they can live a happier and healthier existence.  

It is no secret that many are suffering from illness and dis-ease in today’s society, and our poor-quality food supply & high stress lifestyles play huge roles in this reality. It’s time we begin to re-connect to our food and selves so that we can reclaim our health, and I can show you how.