It all started with a hidden toxic mold exposure.

Let’s rewind a bit here. After both graduating from University of Southern California with honors in 2017, we were embarking on career paths in the competitive corporate world. We moved into our first post grad apartment, ready to take on our twenties with genuine excitement. But everything began to shift after moving in. Little did we know that the raging insomnia, gut issues, brain fog and crushing fatigue were just some of the symptoms that would plague years of our lives, all of which were brought on by a hidden toxic mold exposure. 

We slowly started to put together the pieces of our very complex health puzzle and learned that the exposure triggered a host of health issues, some of which include mold toxicity, chronic Lyme disease, viral activations, autoimmune diseases like Hashimotos and Celiac disease, hormone irregularities, parasites, heavy metal toxicity and gastrointestinal imbalances. Our worlds were consumed with researching and trying countless therapies - western, alternative and integrative - in an attempt to heal ourselves from the debilitating symptoms we lived with on a daily basis. 

Our healing journey back to wellness sparked an insatiable curiosity for learning and research, so much so that we got our master’s degree in Functional Medicine and Nutrition. We overhauled our entire way of eating, adopting an anti-inflammatory diet with a focus on nutrient dense foods that would provide the nourishment our bodies so desperately needed to heal. We made the switch to a non-toxic lifestyle in order to continue to reduce our toxic burdens. We also learned that healing means not just addressing the physical, but the entire mind body spirit connection.

Healing was a rollercoaster with a lot of trial and error, but we eventually figured out all the missing pieces to our health puzzle. We healed our guts, balanced our hormones and regulated our nervous systems. Once we had the right healing inputs in place, our energy and mental clarity returned, the anxiety lifted, and our digestion optimized. We began to thrive again and our lives were no longer limited by symptoms. 

Through The Detoxing Duo, we’ve been able to share our constantly evolving health journey and inspire our community to live a cleaner lifestyle. And best of all, we now get to put everything we’ve learned to use by guiding others back to a state of optimal health. Because we all deserve to thrive.

Credentials:

• Master’s Degrees in Functional Medicine and Nutrition.

• Certifications in Smart Mold Assessment from the Indoor Air Quality Association (IAQA).

• Specialized education in mold toxicity through Dr. Jill Crista’s mold literacy program for practitioners.

• Bachelor’s Degrees from The University of Southern California.