Deborah’s interest in health began in 1989, when her 2.5-year-old son and 5-month-old daughter were ailing from different illnesses. Conventional doctors were unable to find solutions for these illnesses. In an effort to learn how to heal her children, she became their advocate.  She studied nutrition, herbs, and vaccines. The more she read, the more confused she became. Each author, often a medical doctor, had his own studies and reports to support his views of nutrition and health. One often contradicted the other. There were contradictory studies:  milk/no milk, grains/no grains, beef/no beef, etc. She became frustrated.  She was willing to do what was best for her family but what was best? She enrolled in nursing school hoping to find the answer.

 

After graduating from nursing school in December 2007, she headed straight to the nearest trauma center where she applied for her first job. It didn’t take long for her to realize that a majority of the patients, by far, came to the ER with “dis-eases”, that could be prevented. Type 2 diabetes, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, arthritis, obesity, and mental health crisis were just a few of the preventable diseases she saw on nearly every shift. She concluded that, for most of them, they just didn’t know what foods and habits would promote health and which foods and habits would destroy health and lead to dis-ease.

 

At the suggestion of Katherine Dang (President and founder of Philomath Foundation), friend and mentor, Deborah began to search the Scriptures for understanding the Biblical origin, purpose, and principles of health.  Soon, it was clear.  Health is a sound mind in a sound body and should be prioritized in that order. For Deborah, there was no more confusion about what the answer to health is.

 

It has become her mission to provide education to those who look to achieve a sound mind within a sound body.