I didn’t know my mom had diverticulitis until they were removing part of her colon. I think she knew, but she just never told me and I don’t know if she fully understood what it meant either. I’m not sure if anyone had taken the time to explain it to her. That's what not having the full picture costs you. I didn’t plan on going to culinary school, but when I did decide to go, I knew I wanted to start a company to heal people with food. I didn’t know what that fully looked like. Then my mom...

This isn't a slander against doctors post. There are plenty of doctors out there that still care and take time to learn about their patients. I've built my entire care team around providers like this but not without having to advocate for myself. There's a growing number of doctors without humanity and it just doesn't sit right with me at all. Western medicine is great, especially in an emergency, but in my honest opinion, most doctors are subpar at best when it comes to preventative care....

I have high cholesterol but I don't look like it. Healthy isn't a look or a feeling, it's a lifestyle. It's preventative care, not urgent care. I got my first high cholesterol reading at 21 years young. Two different doctors brushed it off because I was young, thin, and “seemed healthy.” Heart disease runs in my family so this wasn't something I was comfortable with just brushing off. I kept hearing, “You’re too young to have a heart attack.” Maybe that felt comforting to them, but to me it...