After the website went L I V E, my heart told me to take some time for rejuvenation and celebration at my parents. This also gave me time to reflect on all the work I have put into making my online business happen. So here is to nataliesobieray.com! A website that contains all the content for my health coaching, and a BLOG that will bring you along with me on this integrative medicine journey!

Thank you for your support!

My parents moved to Nevada about two years ago. They have remodeled a home that resembles so much of their character. A home that is ranch style, open and contains a very rustic feel. Much of the house is recycled, from the light fixtures to most of the wood finishes. Their outdoor side wall consists of old planked wood that adds light and texture to the home. I fell in love with it right away.  My mother has an amazing garden that wraps around the entire house. There is a lot of citrus consisting mostly of meyer lemon tress. These lemons are not bitter as traditional lemons, more sweet like candy. I could eat the whole lemon!

Mint was growing like a weed filling her beds. The aroma is so comforting, especially with the rosemary up the back walls. Some of her trees had bright ruby pomegranates that were ready to be picked! I snuck all of these fresh goodies into my carry on back home.

Whole foods have primary FUNCTIONS in our body. They are natures way of healing us and maintaining health in our lives.

So what are functional foods and why am I ranting about lemons and mint anyways?

Functional Foods are high nutritional foods that consist of all the vitamins and minerals our blood, tissues, organs, skin, hair, nails, thoughts and feelings need. A food that will provide a health benefit beyond basic nutrition. They contain phytochemicals. These “plant chemicals” are complex by the pigments, antioxidants, and thousands of other compounds they have which protect us from heart disease, vision loss, cancer to diabetes.