About Anna
I was 14 when I was hit with the epiphany that food plays a role in healing (or disrupting your health). I had witnessed my brother deathly ill and hospitalized, as well as other family members suffer from chronic illnesses. I didn’t know where to start so I chose an unsustainable diet of strict lettuce and tomatoes. I soon began to research and experiment with many different nutritional lifestyles. Spending so much time in hospitals supporting family, I realized no one ever discussed nutrition as a healing factor. There was no knowledge or guidance given on what foods to eat or avoid. And so my journey began—I was determined to learn as much as I could about the healing properties of food. In an effort to avoid my family’s sick fate, I vowed to do all I could to live a proactive healthy life.
MY WHY
Oh-no!
In 2012 I started my own healthy food business, a pre-made, fresh paleo meal delivery service to Crossfit Gyms. As my food business began to thrive, I simultaneously began to develop mystery symptoms that turned into chronic illness. I worked out six days a week while on a paleo diet. I burned the candle at both ends, working long hours with my business, (drinking lots of coffee to get through) while being the primary caretaker for my very ill mother. I suffered from severe insomnia and restless leg that lasted through the night.
When I lost my mother in 2014, the grieving, coupled with breast implant illness, black mold exposure, contaminated Chinese herbs and PTSD, was a perfect storm for my health to “mysteriously” decline. All day nausea, heartburn, headaches, shortness of breath, abdominal pain, bloating, gas, fainting episodes (Vaso vagal), ringing in ear, numbness of hands and feet, brain fog, fatigue, and H Pylori and heavy metal toxicity contributed to my growing list of symptoms. It felt like I was losing my life force. I consistently felt exhausted due to sleep deprivation and adrenal fatigue. To make matters worse, I experienced a hiking accident resulting in a concussion. This incident caused injury to my vagus nerve, inflamed by the Epstein Bar Virus, leading to chronic nausea persisting throughout the day and night. The concussion also triggered a long list of new neurological symptoms.
A little mustard seed of determined faith remained within me— enough to push me to seek more answers. I was always spiritual, but this experience deepened my connection to my higher source/God. I meditated, prayed, chanted, and journaled.
I went to so many doctors: Integrative, Holistic, Eastern & Western. I was prescribed pharmaceuticals, many of which gave me intolerable side effects, though I was still grateful for the temporary relief some of the medicine occasionally offered. Through this exhaustive search, I still didn’t have clarity, and not knowing the root cause of sickness made it impossible to heal.
Enter Medical Medium.
I was introduced to Anthony William, The Medical Medium, through an integrative medicine doctor. I bought his Original book Medical Medium: Secrets Behind Chronic And Mystery Illnesses And How To Finally Heal, and it immediately resonated with me. I was instantly filled with hope and relief that there were answers to heal. In his books, he reveals the true causes of chronic symptoms, conditions, and diseases that medical communities continue to misunderstand.
I applied the tools and protocols that matched my symptoms and finally experienced the start of my healing journey. I felt like the universe answered my call, and it was time to pay it forward.
It’s abundantly clear my soul’s mission today is to spread healing and compassion. Devoting my adult years to studying the profound impact of food, nutrition, and lifestyle on good health, this journey was inspired by witnessing my family’s enduring struggle with chronic and terminal illnesses, combined with my own personal battle with illness. I have always been an empathetic person but experiencing chronic illness has allowed me to feel deeper levels of empathy—thus guiding others more compassionately.