For so long, I was afraid to speak out about my journey to health. There were years where I felt completely alone as I desperately tried to find answers for why I was experiencing so many unwanted symptoms. At the age of 23, I expected to be on top of the world! I got my dream job, moved in with my boyfriend, rescued a shelter pup, and was traveling the world. I wanted to be happy, but all I could focus on was that I was waking up with no energy, was constipated for days, had chronic sinus infections, would look 6-months pregnant I was so bloated, and had social anxiety from knowing that more than one alcoholic beverage would give me a week-long hangover.

I knew something was wrong and I was willing to do whatever it would take to get better. Little did I know that it was the beginning of what would be my greatest passion in life.