I was born and raised  in Deerfield, Illinois.  I remember in 6th grade being totally awe-struck of  the body systems and how they are so intricately intertwined. I was hooked,  and never considered any career outside of medicine.

Looking back, it was in my genes to become a functional medicine provider. My father,  I like to say,  was organic before there was “organic”.  We always had to eat our vegetables, were never allowed fast food or soda (even though we had to fill the soda machine at the family retail store). We grew fruits and vegetables, and never used any pesticides or insecticides. My father would tediously cut out all the worm holes in the apples so that we would eat them.  Without knowing it, my father was teaching me that food is medicine.

Like many of my patients, I developed medical issues that were not being addressed with conventional medicine. I was diagnosed with Hashimoto’s thyroiditis and hypothyroidism and despite everything “looking great on the labs”, there were some days I could barely function. After implementing a functional diet, I felt immensely better. I learned first hand Food is Medicine, Food is Information, just as my dad was teaching me as a young child.