My name is Astrid, and my nutrition and health coaching practice was inspired by my own struggles with my health and my desire to take my health into my own hands. I struggled with being overweight, pre-diabetes, high cholesterol, iron deficiency anemia, chronic inflammation, hormone imbalance, digestive issues, and heavy/painful periods for 10+ years. In October 2023, I was diagnosed with PCOS, which was a breath of fresh air, not because I had a hormone imbalance and metabolic condition but because I finally knew what was “wrong” with me. After YEARS of doctors telling me “YOU’RE FINE,” I knew I was right about my body and began doing my research on where I would start my journey to health. I learned that my hormone imbalance was a major cause of most of the things I struggled with. However, I could not blame PCOS for everything. Most of my own choices were also a huge part of the problem. I wasn’t eating the best diet; in fact, I would say I was eating the worst diet—the Standard American Diet (SAD). I wasn’t moving my body the way I should have or could have been. Truthfully, during that time I was not mentally prepared to make any changes. It wasn’t until a hospitalization that made me realize I needed to stop everything I was doing that was harming my health. I decided to look into nutrition programs because I was tired of conflicting information found online. I was able to learn so much about nutrition and the individual care and guidance every person needs, along with the overall holistic approach to life. By the grace of God and my commitment to reverse my illnesses. I was able to reverse my pre-diabetes, high cholesterol, inflammation, digestive issues, iron deficiency, and reversed my PCOS as of October 2024 with the power of food.
Not everyone has the time or the means to take on a nutrition certification program. That’s where I come in for you. We all start somewhere, and while there are many ways to achieve your health goals, some people just don’t know WHERE to start. Everyone has the opportunity to experience optimal health if guided properly. I hope I can assist with coaching YOU to regain your health and your happiness.
MY CREDENTIALS
AFPA Certified Holistic Nutritionist
AFPA Certified Gut Health Specialist
AFPA Certified Autoimmune Disease Nutrition
AFPA Certified Health and Wellness Coach
FDN-P Trainee
WHOLLY PAPAYA NUTRITION
The name I picked came from my obsession with papaya, and my WHOLISTIC approach to health. Wholly Papaya