I started my career path by putting into practice the foundational skills that I have been taught in college in the pharmaceutical industry where I helped support the development of medications in the field of analytical chemistry. Knowing that medication played an important role for many peoples lives I also knew that there was a strong connection to health through food and began working as a registered dietitian in various areas in nutrition. My course changed significantly when my son was born with multiple nutritional challenges including maldigestion, malabsorption and celiac disease. Remembering my Lebanese relatives who healed illness with the natural herbs and food that grew around them, I sought natural and alternative ways to heal my son’s gut and therefore begin healing him as a whole not just treating symptoms. Through the journey of my son’s diagnosis and healing, I have redefined my personal belief that nutrition should be the source of healing rather than relying on medication alone.
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