Kathy D'Agati, Neighbor

Just like you, I could never figure out what I should be eating. I knew how I wanted to look and feel but I couldn’t figure out how to makethat happen.I struggled with my weight for most of my life. I thought I knew a lot about food because I had been on every diet from every book and magazine I could find. I could tell you the serving size and number of calories of everything I ate. I would lose and gain weight regularly and in the end very little would change except the name of the new diet.

In 2001 something happened that would change my life forever. My son was diagnosed with cancer. I was devastated and desperate for a way to bring him back to health. He was blessed with the finest of doctors. They knew how to kill the disease, but they did not know how to rebuild his strength. It made sense to me that feeding him healthy foods would help restore all that was lost in the course of his treatment and so I began my study of nutrition. What a mind opening experience that was!

In 2007 I graduated from the Institute for Integrative Nutrition in Manhattan as a Holistic Nutrition Coach. I received my certification from Columbia and am a member of the AADP. In the course of my studies I became fascinated by the gut. It regulates our immune system, our moods, and our ability to think and heal. Unfortunately our present day way of living and eating has left most people with badly damaged intestines. The result has been disastrous. Our incidence of disease has gone up dramatically. The number of people suffering from IBS, Chrons, Ulcerative Colitis, food allergies and intolerances is epidemic.

It is my goal to change that.