Cherie Paige, BS in Economics, NTP
My health story is why nourishing food, supplementation, and lifestyle changes are so important to me. I was 8 months pregnant when I got a diagnosis of Stage IV melanoma. I was rushed to an oncologist who told me that I had cancer everywhere. I stopped in my tracks and had a complete moment of clarity and direction. I was going to redefine my health and achieve an optimal outcome for my personal health and for my children.
CHERIE
Cherie took a deep dive into homeopathic medicine, chiropractic care, and incorporated a nourishing organic whole food approach and also leveraged optimal supplementation. This healing path that she prioritized produced a profound impact on her physical and mental wellbeing. She took time researching foods and seeking organic fresh local produce from her Farmers Market. She did a pantry overhaul and eliminated any remaining toxic items that were processed and contained questionable ingredients. It was a priority to completely change her food intake, adjust her lifestyle stressors and add supplementation as needed to ensure a healthy long life for herself and her children. The path to wellness is not a one-size-fits-all. It is a personal journey to nurture our bodies and our minds…for true wellness and vitality.
She is grateful for the opportunity to play a role in your nutrition and your life! She is blessed to help people work with their lifestyle changes, supplementation and whole food-based nutrition. Nutrition is crucial for overall vitality and the goal is to harness the body’s innate healing power to make it happen. Today the choices we make will determine our healthy habits and our future state of vibrant living!
Ashley Swanson, MS in Nutritional Science, FBCA
I am so passionate about educating and empowering patients to live their healthiest life! This comes from my own health journey as well as my years of working with patients who were failed by conventional medicine and who then turned their health around (to become their healthiest selves yet). There is always HOPE when the power to get well is put back into your own hands, and when it’s made possible through the right coaching and tools.
ASHLEY
Ashley’s journey into natural health started out in a conventional manner. At the age of 15, she was diagnosed with a blood clot and lupus. The allopathic doctors had a negative prognosis: medications would be the only route of “symptom management” moving forward. They also told her she would be stuck on blood thinners for the rest of her life. They gave her no hope. Instead, they used fear as their tactic and didn’t give any consideration to dietary, or lifestyle changes that could help. Ashley wound up on various medications including a blood thinner and even an immunosuppressant. She achieved her master’s degree in nutritional science and went on to study functional medicine and immersed herself with patients who were really sick. She learned to question everything and get to the root cause of disease. While she was doing this for patients daily, she witnessed what happened: they got WELL again. She saw that addressing a patient’s gut health, their micronutrient status, getting the toxins out, and supported cellular health…their bodies were able to take care of things. This method of care was vastly different from western medicine where the doctor quite literally doesn’t have time or care to ask about diet, or lifestyle. Fast forward years later, and she would go on to get off of all pharmaceuticals and begin living her healthiest life yet by doing the work.
Her point in the story is to tell you that there is always hope. If you are willing to question the narrative you have been told, fight the fear, do the research and find a supportive health care team, then you can and will get better. Diseases don’t happen out of the blue. They happen when the body becomes out of balance. Micronutrient deficiencies, gut issues, toxins, and a stressed nervous system are some of the biggest root causes of disease. By working together, we can correct these things and allow for optimal health and wellness. That’s where health coaching comes in!
