Why I became a Holistic Nutritionist

My own health journey started when I was very ill with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.

For years I was living in a heavily stressful unhappy relationship, and working in a stressful job that I desperately wanted to leave. My diet was completely void of nutrition (heavily processed and high in sugar etc) and my immune system was so compromised that I ended up getting the Epstein Barr virus which completely wiped out my immune system – and I just didn’t recover. I didn’t bounce back like you usually would after a cold or flu. I just got sicker and sicker until I had what was later termed as “chronic fatigue syndrome”.  This meant years of suffering (and not being able to hold down a job due to  the exhaustion I felt on a daily basis) and looking everywhere I could to get help. I read book after book, researched on-line, saw doctors (whose only suggestion was to prescribe ant-depressants!) and finally the turning point ; I sought Naturopathic help.

With the help of this Naturopath I completely changed my diet and lifestyle alongside adding in specific supplements. I has already removed myself from both my stressful relationship and job, giving myself the time and conditions I needed to fully recover without constant stress impacting my health.

I started using a specific alternative therapy treatment, through the Naturopath I was seeing, to bring my immune system back to life .

Then something amazing happened, my symptoms started to disappear!! After years of debilitating exhaustion, aches and pains, breathlessness, foggy-headedness and depression, I now energy like I had not had in years!! And my heath continued to get better and better.

Recovering from that awful illness and discovering how diet and natural therapies can completely change your health for the better is what lead me to train as a Naturopath, and then to go on to train as a Nutritionist. It has been my mission ever since I recovered to help people with health issues because  I KNOW it is possible to cure diseases and illness through the help of food and herbs and complimentary alternative medicine.

 I discovered and how amazing you really can feel when you HEAL your body from the inside out!

My experience and tons of others that I have had the privilege to help is what makes me passionate about helping people.

I want to give you the tools you need to establish a solid foundation to good health.

I teach how to get enough of the required nutrients in the diet, how to eat to best suit your unique needs, how to supplement effectively, and how to prepare your foods in a way that maximises the bio-availability of nutrients.

For those wanting to adopt a healthier lifestyle, I can help you incorporate more whole foods into your diet, and teach you how to increase the overall nutrient density of the foods you consume.

Relentless fatigue, poor immunity and brain fog do not have to be a part of your life (like they were mine) when you know how to support your body with all that needs for optimum health.

If you’d like help with any area of your health, big or small, please don’t hesitate to get in touch. I would truly love to help you.

Kate

Kate@wellandnourished.co.nz

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