What You’ll Find Here

• Whole-food recipes for every meal—gluten-free and dairy-free, paleo, Whole30, low-carb, vegan—to calm inflammation and support immunity with clean eating.
• Root-cause articles that decode digestive, hormonal, immune, and detox troubles.
• Mind-body strategies for nervous-system balance, stress resilience, and emotional regulation.
• Lifestyle upgrades: low-toxin home tips, body-care rituals, and natural remedies.
• Actionable tools from my book, printable self-care planners, and coaching frameworks so you can track progress with ease.

My Path to Health and Wellness

I used to be the person who hit “ignore” on every warning my body sent. When I moved from Moldova to the U.S. (14 years ago), I swapped home-cooked meals for cheap take out dinners and adopted a stressful hustling lifestyle – soon felt like a walking pharmacy.

Within a couple of years, I collected symptoms the way some people collect fridge magnets: fatigue, brain fog, strep throat on repeat, rashes, eczema, wild allergies, pelvic pain, bloating and of course digestive issues. Despite not being pregnant or gaining weight, my belly looked five months pregnant due to hormonal imbalances (hypothyroidism). Painkillers became a necessity, and I no longer felt like my normal self.

So I did the sensible thing: booked a conveyer of doctor visits. Each one handed me another prescription—antibiotics, antihistamines, birth-control pills—yet nobody asked why my body was revolting. Ten-minute chats, pill in, symptom out, next!

Taking Control: My Path to Healing

I eventually realized the system (conventional health care) was great at patching leaks but terrible at fixing the underlying cause. It focuses on suppressing symptoms, not solving them, so I decided to dig for root causes on my own—reading PubMed at midnight, experimenting with elimination diets (from vegan to Paleo)- they helped me understand why these might not work and come up with a true anti-inflmmatory food list. Also trying different supplements, learning to read labels and mapping root causes —and that’s where this whole holistic journey began.

Getting healthy wasn’t a straight climb—it was more like a messy dance spiraling: two steps forward, fall flat, repeat at another level. Bit by bit, I overcame most of my allergies, skin issues, hormonal imbalances and inflammation, slowly recovering my immune system. But then I had a major fall again, after I gave birth to my daughter. The health issues (all of them) came back, the stress of a motherhood opened the gates widely.

And when I thought that I got everything under control again, I set out to face yet another challenge. A chronic sinus infection (which lasted for years) followed by a dental implant. Daily nasal rinses and multiple courses of both natural and conventional medications left me feeling miserable, powerless, and defeated. I tried everything, several head scans—yet no one could identify the source (suggesting only surgery could solve this). But I wasn’t ready to totally give up (even though it crossed my mind several times before I built up some courage to continue). My detective mode turned on again.

I learned the hard way that food is not enough to overcome auto-immune conditions. And kale alone can’t save you. I had to chase down hidden infections, take some tests, tame my stress-fueled monkey mind (mostly negative oriented), ditch environmental toxins, and explore through the subconscious (hello, shadow work). To keep the chaos in check, I built a Self Care Planner/Journal, and tracked every symptom, habit, and mood swing like a health detective.

My motto now? “Be grateful for the challenges—they shake us awake, break old habits, and teach the lessons we actually need.”

How My Experiences Shaped My Expertise

The creative floodgates opened in 2017 when I launched Healthy Taste of Life platform. I wanted to share what I was learning in real time. In 2020, I poured my heart into a 284-page recipe book (now on Amazon and Apple) that’s helped thousands choose healthier meals. Inspired by motherhood, I kicked off Thriving Nest in 2021, spotlighting wholesome recipes for babies and kids. Each new project has deepened my commitment to guiding others through their own health puzzles—and I’m still learning every day.
Years of trial and error passed by, then finally clicked. I wanted a credential to back up the battle scars. Med school was too pricey—and too pill-centric—so I chose the year-long Health Coach Training Program at the Institute for Integrative Nutrition, where functional-minded foodies are welcome.

A holistic approach to life, equilibrium of the mind, body, and the environment is essential if you want real results. And unfortunately this is not taught in even the most prestigious medical schools.

Thank you for visiting my site and taking the time to read my story. My hope is that by sharing my journey, I can help others navigate their own paths to health and wellness.

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