From a young age her interest in pregnancy, childbirth and breastfeeding led her to pursue an education and career in healthcare. She relocated to Minneapolis from the Northwest to spend several years working at a bustling emergency department where she further developed her procedural skills such as suturing and fracture care, working with all ages of patients. It was during her years in emergency medicine that she really began to appreciate preventative care toward lasting health. Hippocrates quote, “Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food,” is a foundation for Liz.