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As an internal medicine physician, I practiced using an integrative medicine approach and was deeply committed to uncovering the underlying causes of disease. As a health coach, my goal is to empower my clients with the knowledge and tools they need to heal. In my professional journey, I have found that incorporating natural remedies like nutrition, supplements, and lifestyle changes is the most effective path to stimulating the body’s natural ability to heal itself.
My Background:
I received my bachelors and masters in Biological Sciences from Stanford University, my medical degree from UC San Diego School of Medicine (ranked 17th in the U.S. at the time of my admission), and completed my internal medicine training at California Pacific Medical Center in San Francisco, CA. After residency, I worked for a decade as a hospitalist physician, but soon realized that treating acute illness was not enough for me. I wanted to dig deeper, get to the root of the problem, and prevent future illnesses from occurring. When I discovered the healing power of food as medicine, my passion for nutritional medicine took off. This discovery led me down the path of natural healing.
A staunch believer in the body’s ability to heal itself, this belief was put to the test after a cycling accident in 2018 and the subsequent subpar care received at a community hospital resulted in a very challenging six year journey with chronic illness for me. I experienced many of the emotions and symptoms that can come with being chronically ill. Indeed, it was only through researching and implementing natural healing modalities and protocols that I was able to to address the root cause of my issues and find a path forward and a way out. I have been healed from a host of conditions and symptoms including a chronic MRSA infection, GERD, IBS, eczema, insomnia, frozen shoulder, tinnitus, mold allergies, and multiple chemical sensitivities. Having been there myself, I would like to help other people with chronic symptoms find their own path forward and way out (proverbial light at the end of the tunnel).
As a health coach, my role is to educate and empower my clients with the knowledge and tools needed to heal while leveraging their expertise on their bodies and lifestyles to help get us there. We will explore and discuss your habits, motivations, and goals to come up with recommendations that will work for you.
I very much look forward to working with you on your healing journey.