In short: Véronique = traveler + dreamer + yogi + healthy stuff lover + 40ish + lives in Ghent (Belgium) + nature lover + rebel + dancer.
When I was a child I already loved making fruit salad & doing aerobics ( I did not know about yoga then). But I also loved my fries (I’m from Belgium remember), bread & sweets. When my parents were not at home, the menu was consistently fries + as a dessert ice cream, right out of the container.
During my busy years working for different firms I thought I made the right food choices, choosing for veggie sandwiches and what I thought healthy food from the supermarket. Feeling bloated and tired all the time were part of my life. I was told that I had a bad digestion system and that I just had to live with it.
In 2010 I finally got to live my dream. I traveled for 9 months through our wonderful world. Starting in Asia & ending in Argentina. I discovered beautiful cultures and met amazing people. I also noticed how my body reacted differently on the food I ate. I had digestive problems almost every day in Australia where I traveled with a bunch of young people from everywhere in the world and we mostly ate meat, cheap bread and jam. As in Asia I ate the local pure food that you can find cheap at the food stalls and I felt amazing. In Argentina I did quite some hiking, carrying avocados, nuts, fruit & tuna and I noticed how much strenght I got from eating this pure foods and also how little food I needed.
In 2012 I struggled with tiredness and numb legiments due to my poor food regime with lots of fried food, traveling through Colombia. Nobody could explain what was the matter which was quite frustrating. In the following years I learned to adapt my diet to what my body was telling me to eat. And I’m glad to say that nowadays I feel full of energy and I don’have any aches anymore. As before I had to go regularly to chiropractors and physiotherapists. A healthy pure diet, spending time in nature and yoga does wonders for me.
After some more years alternating traveling with working hard in Belgium I decided I wanted to learn more about food and health and coach others with their health and lifestyle. I studied 2 years in Belgium about health and nutrition. Then my sister-in-law introduced me to the online course with The Institute of Integrative Nutrition. I am grateful I went that lane. In this school they teach you all the different nutrition theories. But also something something else very important; bio individuality! What can be healthy for one, can be poisonous for the other. Also by only eating healthy you will not be able to live the happy fulfilled life that you dream of. There are so many other things important; healthy relationships, exercise, fun, career…
I am here to help you achieve the life that you dream of by discussing with you what is important for you and which goals you want to reach.
Love
Véronique