Today we’d like to introduce you to Ilana Labourene.
Hi Ilana, it’s an honor to have you on the platform. Thanks for taking the time to share your story with us – to start maybe you can share some of your backstory with our readers?
I wasn’t always healthy. Like anyone else, I loved my sugar. Breads, cakes, cookies, and anything chocolate were my weaknesses. But my health was failing, and as years went on, my health continued to decline. I was chronically ill, fatigued, had weight fluctuations, insomnia, sugar cravings, and eventually thyroid issues, starting from childhood until my early 30s.
After years of being tossed around the medical system without answers to my conditions, I took matters into my own hands. I began working with health coaches, nutritionists, Chinese medicine and Naturopathic doctors performed my own self-study, and finally became licensed with the Institute for Integrative Nutrition in order to understand the role that diet and lifestyle plays on the body and immune system.
Thanks to my background in acting (a lifetime of performing in the theatre and film), I developed the cooking show “Candida Kitchen®, Cooking for a healthy and Healing Gut”. I talk about gut health and provide recipes specifically tailored for people suffering digestive disorders or diseases.
We all face challenges, but looking back would you describe it as a relatively smooth road?
Starting a business is hard, but starting an online business amidst the Covid pandemic has been even harder! The pandemic birthed thousands of online coaching businesses, so gaining visibility and showing through the competition has been tough.
Thanks for sharing that. So, maybe next you can tell us a bit more about your work?
I specialize in helping people improve their quality of life by cutting sugar, healing their gut, and healing their mind (positive mindset shifting).
However, I didn’t start in the arena of health. I’ve been a fine and performing artist my whole life! I’ve been singing and performing in theatre since I could talk, and eventually got into film and tv. I also spent nine years in New York earning a degree in Photography and worked in the photo industry in galleries, magazines, and pre-press departments.
Later I traveled around the world and lived in Tokyo Japan as a full-time performer, performing in theatre, tv, movies, and lending my voice as a Voice Over artist/narrator.
I continue to perform to this day! But through all my life, health has been a huge passion for me. I’m a healer and an empath, and I use my unique life experience and training to help improve the lives of others in a compassionate and creative way, both in coaching acting and health coaching.
What does success mean to you?
This is a question I ask myself often! I believe that success is when you are able to live a comfortable life filled with joy, abundance, and love, all while working and serving your purpose. Anyone can earn money doing any job, but earning money in a way that fulfills your soul is the ultimate success!
Pricing:
- $65 supermarket tour
- $65 pantry cleanout + travel fee
- $70 private health coaching session
- $70 private acting coaching session
Contact Info:
- Website: www.ilanahealth.com
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ilana_candidakitchen/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ilanaintegrativehealth
- Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCn5Qw7QxvQbEZf-4aRz7yyQ
- Other: www.lanilabo.com, https://ilanahealth.com/candida-kitchen/
Image Credits:
Anavi Photography, Martin Villaelias
