Hi there, I’m Angie Palmer!
I am Board Certified in holistic nutrition and also a nutritional therapy practitioner and this is my story.
They say your health patterns are shaped as an infant or toddler, and I can attest to that. I still remember believing I was fat at 3 years old, after my 8-months pregnant aunt told me we had the same size bellies. From as early as 7 years old, I had disordered patterns around food and exercise, worsening by 13.
I struggled with bulimia, anorexia, and exercise bulimia, which became a drug addiction to avoid the vicious cycle of having to eat. Getting pregnant at 16 years old and having my daughter, Cassie at the age of 17 helped me overcome and recover for several years. This relationship with food got better and worse off and on, and I developed chronic pain in my 20s. Many years of not being able to manage this condition lead me to opiate addiction and false menopause at 36. They say the gateway addiction is always waiting in the wings to take over again at a weak point.
At 40 I could no longer live in this cycle and found a trainer and health coach. I had been a vegetarian for 18 years and after learning that my diet was a big part of my pain condition, I got off of gluten and dairy, and begrudgingly started eating pastured meat. Eating real food healed me.
Getting a Celiac Disease diagnosis around this same time thru bloodwork with a Naturopathic doctor gave me a starting point to recover. No wonder my vegetarian diet was increasing my issues with pain, brain fog and digestion!
It’s tragic how industrialization has removed much of the nutrients we need from the soil. Our food is too low on vitamins to thrive without being intentional and strategic with how we eat.
Reversing the astronomical increase in chronic diseases IS MY WHY. I know it’s possible, because I defied the odds of my own prognosis.
I became a Nutritional Therapy Practitioner in 2021. This was a direct result of witnessing the health blunders of the COVID 19 Pandemic, and feeling angry with how so little focus is on eating less junk food or exercising, and taking more medications and being afraid of our own bodies.
In 2022, I had the privilege of interning at the School of Lunch program in Topanga, CA. This training gave me the knowledge of using broths, fermented foods, and organ meats to fill in the GAPS in nutrition using the practical application of the GAPS diet.
In 2022 I also passed the Board Certified In Holistic Nutrition by the National Association of Nutrition Professionals. This gave me deeper knowledge in the science of what the body needs and what kind of things happen without the needed nutrition.
In 2023, I met the requirements to work in the Disordered Eating field with mental health and other health professionals. Most Americans have some disordered eating habits. This is largely due to the ultra processed food being full of additives like sugar and dyes that wreck the normal signals of hunger.
I still live with managed chronic pain. Managing it, I too have support with acupuncture, physical therapy and specified nutrition. I can do pull-ups and push ups, I just have to be intentional and listen to my body.
When the body is deeply supported with exactly what it needs, symptoms improve.
I have worked with clients whose lab work, symptoms, or clinical markers have improved significantly over time—including clients with complex health histories. Does this mean someone is “healed”? That answer is different for each person and should always be discussed with their healthcare team. Staying connected with medical professionals and continuing appropriate follow-up care is important for long-term health.
Nutritional therapy and lifestyle support can play an important role in supporting overall health, quality of life, and symptom management for many chronic conditions. While diagnoses may remain part of someone’s medical history, many people experience meaningful changes in how they feel, function, and show up in daily life.
Let’s take this journey together.
I know it can be overwhelming when you don’t know where to start or when it feels like nothing has worked. Here’s the good news--The journey that will finally make a difference starts right here.