My passion for integrative and functional nutrition comes from my own life experience with it, to restore my health, well-being and balance.
My journey
I have had chronic asthma since I was 3 years old. I was medicated with four doses of respiratory pumps per day, plus two pills for asthma and allergies. My trips to the hospital with asthma attacks were regular, and on top of that, I was medicated with stronger SOS medication and cortisone. Several were the doctors I went to, since I was little: immunology, pneumology, allergoimmunology ... I went to the “best specialists” between 3 and 21 years old. I had pneumonia from time to time and a reduced breathing capacity, even under all that medication.
Never, by any doctor, was I asked about my life context - emotional / mental (integrative approach) - let alone what I ate: the food I used was never questioned or taken into account.
Never, by any doctor, was I asked about my life context - emotional / mental (integrative approach) - let alone what I ate: the food I used was never questioned or taken into account.
At the age of 20 I went to the last specialist in this area, full of hope. When I left the consultation I said to me "enough", I was tired. I was going to take responsibility for my healing, since the answer from medicine was that what I had was for life - so I couldn't run, go up or down stairs was difficult for me and with the respiratory "pump"with me all the time, sometimes I needed a microphone to project the voice even for small audiences, in college ... even though I was being heavily medicated.
In the final work of my degree in Health Sciences, at the Faculty of Medicine, I developed a thesis on "Respiratory diseases and food". I found lots of scientific articles already published in this area, at that time, and I started applying it to me.
In the final work of my degree in Health Sciences, at the Faculty of Medicine, I developed a thesis on "Respiratory diseases and food". I found lots of scientific articles already published in this area, at that time, and I started applying it to me.
During that semester (six months) I did not had any asthma crise, I did not had to miss the classes to go to the hospital with an asthma crise, I did not had to stay in bed and I did not had to use a microphone to project my voice due to lack of respiratory strenght. At the end of that 6 months I droped the all the heavy medication I was doing since I was a little girl. And I was reborn.
What changed? My attitude of taking the responsibility for healing myself, healing the imbalance I was dealing with for a long time, studying hard, changing what I ate, with discipline - based on scientific evidence - and maintaining these changes.
What changed? My attitude of taking the responsibility for healing myself, healing the imbalance I was dealing with for a long time, studying hard, changing what I ate, with discipline - based on scientific evidence - and maintaining these changes.
My journey
My passion for integrative and functional nutrition comes from my own life experience with it, to restore my health, well-being and balance.
I have had chronic asthma since I was 3 years old. I was medicated with four doses of respiratory pumps per day, plus two pills for asthma and allergies. My trips to the hospital with asthma attacks were regular, and on top of that, I was medicated with stronger SOS medication and cortisone. Several were the doctors I went to, since I was little: immunology, pneumology, allergoimmunology ... I went to the “best specialists” between 3 and 21 years old. I had pneumonia from time to time and a reduced breathing capacity, even under all that medication.
Never, by any doctor, was I asked about my life context - emotional / mental (integrative approach) - let alone what I ate: the food I used was never questioned or taken into account.
Never, by any doctor, was I asked about my life context - emotional / mental (integrative approach) - let alone what I ate: the food I used was never questioned or taken into account.
At the age of 20 I went to the last specialist in this area, full of hope. When I left the consultation I said to me "enough", I was tired. I was going to take responsibility for my healing, since the answer from medicine was that what I had was for life - so I couldn't run, go up or down stairs was difficult for me and with the respiratory "pump"with me all the time, sometimes I needed a microphone to project the voice even for small audiences, in college ... even though I was being heavily medicated.
In the final work of my degree in Health Sciences, at the Faculty of Medicine, I developed a thesis on "Respiratory diseases and food". I found lots of scientific articles already published in this area, at that time, and I started applying it to me.
During that semester (six months) I did not had any asthma crise, I did not had to miss the classes to go to the hospital with an asthma crise, I did not had to stay in bed and I did not had to use a microphone to project my voice due to lack of respiratory strenght. At the end of that 6 months I droped the all the heavy medication I was doing since I was a little girl. And I was reborn.
What changed? My attitude of taking the responsibility for healing myself, healing the imbalance I was dealing with for a long time, studying hard, changing what I ate, with discipline - based on scientific evidence - and maintaining these changes.
In the final work of my degree in Health Sciences, at the Faculty of Medicine, I developed a thesis on "Respiratory diseases and food". I found lots of scientific articles already published in this area, at that time, and I started applying it to me.
During that semester (six months) I did not had any asthma crise, I did not had to miss the classes to go to the hospital with an asthma crise, I did not had to stay in bed and I did not had to use a microphone to project my voice due to lack of respiratory strenght. At the end of that 6 months I droped the all the heavy medication I was doing since I was a little girl. And I was reborn.
What changed? My attitude of taking the responsibility for healing myself, healing the imbalance I was dealing with for a long time, studying hard, changing what I ate, with discipline - based on scientific evidence - and maintaining these changes.
Another challenge...
There was more to be learned ...
Later, another health challenge arose: Hashimoto's thyroiditis. Once again, in conventional medicine, the individual is seen as many small parties separated and medicated for symptoms. The whole is not taken into account or seen. When I was diagnosed with this imbalance, I didn't see the organism as a whole myself neither. So I wanted to feed myself in order to make it disappear and not have to deal with what was coming up.
Later, another health challenge arose: Hashimoto's thyroiditis. Once again, in conventional medicine, the individual is seen as many small parties separated and medicated for symptoms. The whole is not taken into account or seen. When I was diagnosed with this imbalance, I didn't see the organism as a whole myself neither. So I wanted to feed myself in order to make it disappear and not have to deal with what was coming up.
"I believe that every time we have a health issue, it is our body talking to us. And that starts by whispering. And when we don't listen to it or “cover” it in order to not listen, it starts talking louder until we listen to it, pay attention and make the necessary changes to our life."
Another challenge...
There was more to be learned ...
Later, another health challenge arose: Hashimoto's thyroiditis. Once again, in conventional medicine, the individual is seen as many small parties separated and medicated for symptoms. The whole is not taken into account or seen. When I was diagnosed with this imbalance, I didn't see the organism as a whole myself neither. So I wanted to feed myself in order to make it disappear and not have to deal with what was coming up.
Later, another health challenge arose: Hashimoto's thyroiditis. Once again, in conventional medicine, the individual is seen as many small parties separated and medicated for symptoms. The whole is not taken into account or seen. When I was diagnosed with this imbalance, I didn't see the organism as a whole myself neither. So I wanted to feed myself in order to make it disappear and not have to deal with what was coming up.
"I believe that every time we have a health issue, it is our body talking to us. And that starts by whispering. And when we don't listen to it or “cover” it in order to not listen, it starts talking louder until we listen to it, pay attention and make the necessary changes to our life."
"The changes are good, mainly when we do it out of love for ourselves."
This health condition of the autoimmune thyroid was medicated, but in the following years (9 years) it continued with very unpleasant symptoms.
My body was asking me for a break and for me to listen to it, it was asking me for a very deep internal dive, which I had hitherto unknown and avoided, despite already doing regular meditation. With Hashimoto's thyroiditis, for having brought me to such a weak state of almost death, even though doing the conventional medicine (allopathic) that is to be done in these cases, with no response from my body, I made a great and intense internal journey and, once again, I came out of it reborn. The body had to scream for me to listen to it, to stop and pay attention to it. Listen and make the life changes necessary for my healing.
My body was asking me for a break and for me to listen to it, it was asking me for a very deep internal dive, which I had hitherto unknown and avoided, despite already doing regular meditation. With Hashimoto's thyroiditis, for having brought me to such a weak state of almost death, even though doing the conventional medicine (allopathic) that is to be done in these cases, with no response from my body, I made a great and intense internal journey and, once again, I came out of it reborn. The body had to scream for me to listen to it, to stop and pay attention to it. Listen and make the life changes necessary for my healing.
And so it was. With much dedication and love for me. Because the journey requires it, love for us. Listen and love for us. And it is not to “get rid of this” (health challenge), but to accept, love, listen to what this is saying and teaching me, and take care of the best I can, from the root.
My life has changed a lot, I dived even deeper into nutrition, this time more complete, integrative. Where not only physical nutrition is seen, but also how the person nourish herself at the emotional level, how the person nourish herself at the level of thoughts ... how the person listen to herself and to her body, how allows her emotions to flourish within. And I help, guide, orientate, using my academic knowledge and life wisdom, such Persephone in the underworld (analogy to the Greek mythology).
My life has changed a lot, I dived even deeper into nutrition, this time more complete, integrative. Where not only physical nutrition is seen, but also how the person nourish herself at the emotional level, how the person nourish herself at the level of thoughts ... how the person listen to herself and to her body, how allows her emotions to flourish within. And I help, guide, orientate, using my academic knowledge and life wisdom, such Persephone in the underworld (analogy to the Greek mythology).
"The changes are good, mainly when we do it out of love for ourselves."
This health condition of the autoimmune thyroid was medicated, but in the following years (9 years) it continued with very unpleasant symptoms.
My body was asking me for a break and for me to listen to it, it was asking me for a very deep internal dive, which I had hitherto unknown and avoided, despite already doing regular meditation. With Hashimoto's thyroiditis, for having brought me to such a weak state of almost death, even though doing the conventional medicine (allopathic) that is to be done in these cases, with no response from my body, I made a great and intense internal journey and, once again, I came out of it reborn. The body had to scream for me to listen to it, to stop and pay attention to it. Listen and make the life changes necessary for my healing.
My body was asking me for a break and for me to listen to it, it was asking me for a very deep internal dive, which I had hitherto unknown and avoided, despite already doing regular meditation. With Hashimoto's thyroiditis, for having brought me to such a weak state of almost death, even though doing the conventional medicine (allopathic) that is to be done in these cases, with no response from my body, I made a great and intense internal journey and, once again, I came out of it reborn. The body had to scream for me to listen to it, to stop and pay attention to it. Listen and make the life changes necessary for my healing.
And so it was. With much dedication and love for me. Because the journey requires it, love for us. Listen and love for us. And it is not to “get rid of this” (health challenge), but to accept, love, listen to what this is saying and teaching me, and take care of the best I can, from the root.
My life has changed a lot, I dived even deeper into nutrition, this time more complete, integrative. Where not only physical nutrition is seen, but also how the person nourish herself at the emotional level, how the person nourish herself at the level of thoughts ... how the person listen to herself and to her body, how allows her emotions to flourish within. And I help, guide, orientate, using my academic knowledge and life wisdom, such Persephone in the underworld (analogy to the Greek mythology).
My life has changed a lot, I dived even deeper into nutrition, this time more complete, integrative. Where not only physical nutrition is seen, but also how the person nourish herself at the emotional level, how the person nourish herself at the level of thoughts ... how the person listen to herself and to her body, how allows her emotions to flourish within. And I help, guide, orientate, using my academic knowledge and life wisdom, such Persephone in the underworld (analogy to the Greek mythology).