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Unlike many practitioners, my journey into nutrition did not begin with a personal health crisis.
It began in a quieter way- with a deep curiosity. I love nutrition- plain and simple!
From the time I could read, my book shelves were full of nutrition books. I have always been deeply drawn to how nutrients influence healing and the body's remarkable capacity to recover.
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Years later, that curiosity became clinical expertise.
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​I have spent over 25 years of specialized experience in Critical Care and Oncology Nutrition, as a Certified Nutrition Support Clinician. Throughout my years in clinical practice, I have witnessed the profound role that nutrition plays in acute care and disease management.​​
From Critical Care to Functional Nutrition
A restoration-based approach to nutrition is
the foundation of my Vitality Nutrition Method.
Yet, it was a brief presentation on Functional Foods.
I remember thinking, what is that? ​ That moment changed everything.
Within months I began advanced training and earned board certification in Integrative Functional Nutrition—a distinction held by only a few Registered Dietitians in Canada.
Each lesson reinforced something I had long believed: nutrition can do far more than manage symptoms. It can help restore the systems that support health.
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Beyond Food: The Nervous System Connection
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Even more than nutrition, I love all things meditation.
From the very first time I sat down to meditate more than a decade ago, something in me recognized its power. Meditation also became essential while raising three children on my own; I like to think it improved their lives as much as it saved my sanity.
Over time this passion deepened into formal training, I became a Certified Meditation and Mindfulness Teacher and a qualified Mindfulness-Based Eating Instructor (MB-EAT). These deepen my understanding of how stress, awareness and nervous system regulation influence long-term healing.
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Through personal and prefessional experiences, I cam to understand something profound:
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Healing is not just about food.
It is about the nervous system.
Today, ​​​the integration of functional nutrition and nervous system regulation have become the foundation of my work.
A Restoration-Based Approach
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Over the years, I have supported hundreds of individuals in restoring energy, improving digestion, normalizing lab values, reducing inflammation and reconnecting with a way of eating that feels sustainable and empowering.
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What I know is this:
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When we address the root cause and provide the body with what it truly needs, nutrition become so much more
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It becomes vitality.
It becomes clarity.
It becomes a return to yourself.
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​This understanding ultimately shaped what I now call The Vitality Nutrition Method - a restoration-based philosophy designed to support health during midlife.
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The Nutrition Solutions Collection
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Now, that experience has evolved into The Nutrition Solutions Collection- structured, science-based functional nutrition protocols to simplify healing by translating complex clinical knowledge into clear, practical steps.
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The goal is simple:
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​To provide clarity where there has been confusion.
To help address root causes instead of chasing symptoms.
And to support you in rebuilding your health with structure, confidence and simplicity.
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Today my work continues to evolve thorugh writing, education and the development of practical resources designed to help people better understand and restore their health. My mission is simple: to make functional, root-cause nutrition more accessible and to provide clear, structured guidance for individual navigating the complex challenges of midlife.
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Certifications
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Registered Dietitian, College of Dietitians Ontario
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Registered Dietitian, College of Dietitians of Alberta
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Registered Dietitian, College of Dietitian of British Columbia
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Integrative Functional Nutrition Certified Practitioner (IFNCP)
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MB-EAT (Mindfulness-Based Eating) Qualified Instructor
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Certified Meditation & Mindfulness Teacher (MMI)
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