She has served food and dietary supplement industries as a nutrition expert since 2000 and began her private clinical practice in 2002. Her unique approach to nutrition originated from combining various facets of her background including academic training in medical sciences and human nutrition from the University of Groningen in the Netherlands (PhD in Medical Sciences and Nutrition) and University of Illinois at Chicago (Master of Science in Human Nutrition and Metabolism), along with her extensive study of energetic modalities such as Ayurveda, Traditional Chinese Medicine, and shamanic healing practices, Reiki, and intuitive assessment, and physical body cultivation through more than 20 years of yoga practice.