About/Story

I am a super-food enthusiast and a runner. My passion is utilizing the highest quality clean plant-based nutrition to up-level both daily life as well as athletic performance and recovery. 

Having my own health challenges to overcome, I turned to nutrition and lifestyle to find solutions. Through a series of synchronistic encounters and events, I discovered and began incorporating living foods and nutrient dense super-foods into my diet. My health responded dramatically and quickly.

I overcame fatigue and became active, went back to college and got my master’s degree, began climbing mountains and started running and doing yoga. I became obsessed with learning how to best implement nutrition, exercise and lifestyle in order to improve daily function, manage stress, increase energy, gain clarity of mind and feel balanced.

Through much research as well as trial-and-error, I have found success with what works to help me improve in all aspects of my life, but especially in leveling up my athletic performance and recovery. Now I run anything from 5ks to ultramarathon distances and love the challenge of the ultras.

Though not everyone’s body is the same, most principles of nutrition and health are. I continue to research, study and experiment.

It is my passion to help others realize their own personal goals of wellness and performance in life as well as in athletics.

Credentials: 

Master’s Degree in Traditional Chinese Medicine from the Finger Lakes School of Acupuncture,

Nationally Certified as Diplomate of Oriental Medicine in the U.S.,
Certified Hippocrates Lifestyle Mentor with the Hippocrates Health Institute, Certified as Practitioner Coach with Noble Manhattan and Hippocrates Institute, Certification in Plant-Based Nutrition with Cornell University, Certified Vegan Coach

23 years teaching experience including: massage therapy, human Anatomy and Physiology and Reiki.

Presently work as an acupuncture provider within the Whole Health System at the Syracuse VA Medical Center in Syracuse, NY

Presently Health Coach in private practice.