how it ALL started

Growing up, I always found it fascinating when my grandmother mixed up her herbs and spices to make home remedies for our aches, pains, and beauty routines. If I had an upset stomach, a rash, or dry hair, I knew who to go to! I found her remedies of using a turmeric and egg mixture to “stitch” my cut, aloe vera to sooth my burn, or herbal tea to calm me down so magical! I didn’t quite know what this fascination and excitement meant! I also loved going to the Farmer’s market with my dad and looking at all the fresh, colorful fruits and veggies was one of my biggest joys! What this all seemed like back then, was that “Mojdeh is a fruit lover!” But it wasn’t just that …

As a child, people always asked me, “what do you want to do when you grow up?” For the longest time, my answer was “heart surgeon”. Then it was psychologist, and in between I thought about child development as I am crazy about kids!
When I moved to the United States, I had to decide on “what I wanted to be” because “I grew up!”

Going back and forth with the majors, becoming a “genetic counselor” got in the mix. I finally decided to major in Biology and become a genetic counselor! After many courses of Biology and getting closer to becoming a counselor, I knew deep down that I was not truly happy with “what I was going to be”! I knew there was something else for me, but I didn’t quite know what it was! It is funny what finally made me realize my true passion.

One afternoon, the brightest light bulb was lit in my head as I was watching the “Dr OZ” show! Suddenly, I realized that I wanted to become a health and nutrition advocate like Dr Oz! BOOM! OMG! This is it! This is what I want to be when I grow up and perhaps grow old with!

Thanks to the Dr OZ show, my path of becoming a nutritionist and health coach became clear! I am so grateful for my journey, and I cannot wait to add more chapters to my nutritionist life.