Health became the most important thing in the world to me after I was diagnosed with cancer. I was only 4 years old when I was diagnosed with leukemia, a blood and bone marrow cancer that makes it very hard to fight off any infection. It was a long, hard fought battle, but on my twelfth birthday, I had officially kicked cancer’s ass! After this experience, I never wanted to take my health for granted, and over the years I developed a love for fitness and all different types of training. As a college student, I studied Health and Exercise Sciences while working at GNC where I became an expert in every nutritional supplement they offered. I was OBSESSED with supplements and their promise of providing an edge in my overall health and training (spoiler alert, they over promised and under-delivered).

I’ve now dedicated my life to continue to help others on their health journey. In today’s world, we’re all forced to fight for our health because of our food supply, nutrient deficiencies, and band-aid medical treatments. Let me some up the importance of what it means to put your health first in one simple quote… “A healthy person has a thousand wishes, but a sick person has only one.”

I found it frustrating that the entire fitness community was trying to do the right thing by taking supplements to benefit their health, but the companies making those supplements were cutting corners and creating products that cause more harm than good. I realized that very few consumers actually understand what’s in the products they’re taking and what impact it has on their health (good or bad).

Eventually, I decided to take matters into my own hands because I know the value that supplements can have. But I knew that people needed to be educated first. The fitness industry feels like Big Fitness now… right up there with Big Pharma and Big Food. Meaning it’s more about the quality of their marketing than the quality of the products.