Deprivation caused amenorrhea, an abnormal absence of menstruation, which lasted over a year...

This was a time of great anxiety for my family who considered hospitalization, especially during my periods of anorexia and extreme weight loss.

Ultimately, I found a way out by taking the first steps into my ongoing journey of self-care.

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Some years passed when, in 2009, my body started breaking down. I experienced a wide range of physical symptoms (chronic fatigue, widespread muscle and joint pain, brain fog, irritable bladder causing extreme frequency in urination and weight loss in spite of increased food intake).

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After months of research and physician consults, hospital visits, biopsies, ultrasounds and a multitude of other physical exams, I was diagnosed with three autoimmune diseases: interstitial cystitis, celiac disease and Hashimoto's thyroiditis, as well as candidiasis, dysbiosis, chronic EBV infection and heavy metal poisoning, and a range of nutritional deficiencies.

My body was infected and intoxicated on multiple levels.

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My mother, a trained psychiatric nurse and researcher (I affectionately refer to her as my "Dr. Quinn"), eventually led me on the autoimmunity investigative path.

She probably saved my life and I will be forever grateful to her.

She had stumbled on Dr. Jean Seignalet's book Alimentation ou la troisième médecine (“Diet, the third path to health”).

The book explains the correlation between interstitial cystitis (irritable bladder), gluten intolerance and celiac disease.

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I was suffering from autoimmune diseases that were causing absolute havoc on my system.

My gastroenterologist was adamant: I had to stop consuming gluten permanently.

My poor lifestyle choices needed to change. My diet was based on industrial and processed foods, fast food, refined sugar, gluten-rich products and processed wheat. I had to stop eating these things.

It was time to get my life and health back and find natural solutions to these problems.

 

One thing lead to another: As a passionate student of health, physiology, anatomy, nutrition, and naturopathy, I spend hours poring over books, studies and videos by physicians and practitioners, especially from the UK and US.

This is where my physiological, emotional, relational and spiritual journey began.

I finally got on the path to recovery. 

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I removed all that was toxic from my life, including relationships, and instead incorporated all the things I needed to function optimally and experience the best, healthiest and most fulfilling life.

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I finally found my healing path by combining a root cause approach: with spiritual, emotional and relational healing, a mentality and state of mind changed, a physiological change through nutritional therapy and a healthy lifestyle. 

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In 2011, I created a Facebook page to share my daily experiences, gluten-free findings and information on autoimmunity, trying to reach the greatest number of people with similar experiences.

 

In 2013, I met Judith Albertat, the author of multiple publications on Lyme disease, a former airline pilot and now naturopath, over a gluten-free lunch in Paris.

I shared with her my passion for naturopathy and wellness. In turn, she suggested that I explore this more extensively and put myself in a position to help others.

This meeting affected me in profound ways. It gave me the confidence to pursue this professionally and begin formal study and training.

 

I have been practicing professionally for 10 years now.