I had an interest in nature and natural things even as a teenager. In 1998, I moved to London, Ontario to attend Fanshawe College and happened upon an advertisement in a newspaper for “The School of Health and Natural Therapies” that piqued my interest.
In 1999, doing a 180 turn in my choice of post-secondary education, I signed up for the Herbology program where I studied physiology, anatomy, foods and nutrition, iridology, and herbology. On a side note, the school moved in front of my apartment building from across town right before I started classes, so I think it was meant to be! This was where I met Dr. Earle Sweet who taught the herbal portion of the program thus creating a long-standing mentorship and work relationship between us.
After working for a couple of years at Sangster’s Health Food Store in London, I was recruited to help at Dr. Earle Sweet’s lab, The Research Institute for Sayfer Botanicals. I worked for and with Dr. Sweet starting in 2004 as a lab technician manufacturing tinctures and compounding herbal tonics.
It was working at the lab where I was introduced to and trained to use the EAV Testing system. I started working with clients in 2004 while continuing the lab work and haven’t looked back since.
At present, I continue to work with clients to aid in making healthier choices and overcoming health barriers, and to maintain a healthier body!