Today we’d like to introduce you to Natalia Garcia.
Hi Natalia, so excited to have you with us today. What can you tell us about your story?
I have always been ashamed to tell this story…….I remember when I had tried all diets under the sun trying to feel better, get my thyroid and digestive health in order, feel energized and comfortable in my own skin.
Growing up as a chubby kid, I was weight and body image conscious and hence I started gaining interest in food as means to get answers…..
At this young age I started reading food labels and thought I had the answer to my struggle with weight… I needed to eat fewer calories than the ones I consumed…….
I used exercise to make up for the extra calories I had consumed, always trying a bunch of diets and going hungry without seeing results and feeling good about myself.
I felt moody, was not able to focus and felt drained most of the time.
As a result of this I always thinking that there was a magic diet out there for me, however the search was endless. I was diagnosed with hypothyroidism at age 11 and thought this was the answer to my inability to lose weight. I was put on thyroid medication and felt a bit better and a few pounds fell off, however I was still unhappy and seeking for the “magic diet”.
I felt quite frustrated as I followed several low carb and low calorie diets relentlessly without sustainable results nor feeling any better in the long term;
I was obsessed counting grams of carbs, macros and trying to just feel good and have the energy to be able to show up for myself, school back then and family, while also feeling good about my body and overall well-being.
When people talk about “rock bottom”, then this has been mine…
THE TURNING POINT… and the TRIGGER FOR A CHANGE was struggling with a very emotional and physically taxing eating disorder triggered by Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) while living in Berlin, Germany at age 14. I really struggled with anorexia, binge eating disorder and bulimia for 5 years.
One day however, I decided that enough is enough! I remember this moment as my father walked into my hospital bed and told me the tailor was coming… I thought it was for new clothes since nothing fit at my lowest weight of 83lbs! He said “NO, it’s to fit your coffin!”
I made a vow to myself that I will do whatever it takes to overcome my disordered eating, reclaim my nutritional wellbeing and making peace with food!
First, I decided I didn’t want to continue to struggle, then I started trusting sound nutrition advice from Licensed Registered Dietitians who were part of my healing journey, and finally I went to College and become a Licensed Registered Dietitian (RDN/LDN) after I earned a degree in the Science of Dietetics & Nutrition followed by becoming a Board Certified Integrative and Functional Nutrition Practitioner (IFNCP)
Fast forward 10 years and I am proud to say that I conquered my struggles with food, thyroid and digestive health, emotional eating and was able to develop a lean and clean body, bursting with energy with zero diets and crazy fads!
It wasn’t easy…
…but it sure was worth it! And my struggle became my purpose to touch many thousands of lives and aid them to heal themselves by cultivating self acceptance, habits and choices that align with their goals as well as getting to the Root Cause of their unwanted symptoms and chronic conditions.
Can you talk to us a bit about the challenges and lessons you’ve learned along the way. Looking back would you say it’s been easy or smooth in retrospect?
It wasn’t smooth, though my struggles aid and propelled me to find my purpose and serve thousands of life and be a successful entrepreneur in the Health, Fitness and Functional Medicine World!
Alright, so let’s switch gears a bit and talk business. What should we know?
My business, Functional Nutrition & Wellness, embodies all aspects of Functional Nutrition – which is getting to the root cause of any disease or unwanted symptoms, manage and at times reverse and prevent chronic medical conditions through food and lifestyle and of course getting to the bottom line of why they are diagnosed or even misdiagnosed or not getting the help they need. I help people get off medications, lose weight for good and make peace with food. My areas of expertise are: digestive health, reversing and managing chronic conditions without the need for medications anything from diabetes, pre-diabetes, fatty liver, hormonal disorders, high cholesterol, autoimmune disease, eating disorders (binge eating, anorexia, bulimia), sports and performance nutrition. I also offer natural GLP-1 as a non synthetic alternative to those who want to achieve weight loss faster and ditch the cravings. What sets me apart from others is my story and my unique approach. I am most popular brand wise for fitness and body composition improvement as well as gut health – several media appliances. I want your readers to know that if they want to be off medication, lose weight for good, make peace with food by getting to the root cause of their symptoms or imbalances in their body and negative self talk. I assure them and walk them through the journey of how their habits make their choices and how their choices make their health as well as how their emotions and thoughts impact their actions and how these impact their long term goals. My offerings and services are multiple and include multiple meal plans, app platform with membership subscriptions, balancing hormones naturally, detox, healing the gut, natural and sustainable weight loss, chronic disease reversal, body composition optimization, breaking the binge eating cycle and making peace with food.
Are there any important lessons you’ve learned that you can share with us?
Keep learning and see challenges as stepping stones for lessons and future success! continue to be compassionate to all of those I get to serve. Continued support to the client either a corporation or individual as I do offer corporate wellness services.
Pricing:
- Root Cause Assessment
- Health Your Gut – Lose Weight for Good
- Be off medications naturally
- Meal planning made easy and budget friendly
- Hormone Reset
Contact Info:
- Website: https://www.fnwellness.com
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/food.and.health.coach/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nata.delmoral/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/natalia-garcia-rd/
- Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDSlxEjSz_UB4ME505ecbLg
- Other: https://mailchi.mp/fnwellness/abc7news
- Other: https://mailchi.mp/fnwellness/microbiometest
- Other: https://mailchi.mp/fnwellness/rootcausesolution
Image Credits
Cozzy Media took the pictures
