Barbara Palmer, Integrative Nutrition Health Coach

 

ABOUT ME

I have been a professional Lawyer for over 25 years and I have always been passionate about health and wellness due to my personal health challenges which made me seek a career to become an Integrative Nutrition Health Coach.

At the age of 59, I decided that it’s about time I took my health back into my own hands.

Over the last 30 years, I have been yo-yo dieting and I always tried to find the best way to manage my health and control my weight but it was difficult and I could never find a permanent solution. I struggled with my weight which ballooned from 63kg to over 103kg and as a result I became hypertensive suffered from hemiplegic migraine, anxiety and depression. My life was a constant cycle of being in pain and taking medication.

It was not easy to maintain my health and wellness goals and in my search for the ‘perfect’ diet I adopted different eating habits. Firstly, I cut out meat and chicken from my diet hoping that it will help me eat less and loose weight. It did not work for me. Secondly, my focus was on eating a low carbohydrate diet and this also did not work for me. I lost the weight but it would come back with a vengence. Thirdly, I went on a raw energy diet and this worked for at least 5 years then my standards slipped so the weight came back. Finally, I decided to go on a 60 day juice fast, this I could only do once a year and continued with this for about 4 years. I would usually start at the beginning of the year, loose the weight and by the middle of the year I would be back to my usual 103kg !!

The turning point for me was when at 59 years, I got a call from the receptionist of my Doctor’s surgery asking me to go on yet another medication ‘statins’ due to high cholesterol. I decided then I had to get a permanent solution to my health issues and end my weight gain journey by taking control of my health!

We all have the power to heal ourselves by ourselves and we must invest in ourselves to reap the ultimate reward of health and happiness.

For the first time in my life I have successfully reached my health and wellness goals! I am therefore determined, committed and invested in myself to ensure that the rest of my life will be the best of my life.

My Health is my Wealth and I will live long to enjoy it with my family and friends.

I am passionate about sharing my health journey with others and helping them also achieve their own vision of Health and Wellness success! Together we win!