Wendy McConnell

Specialties:

Autoimmunity Families Lifestyle Meal Planning Stress/Lifestyle Management

Certifications:

Certified Nutritional Therapy Practitioner
Culinary Nutrition Instructor

About Me:

Hello! My name is Wendy. My background is that I’m a certified nutritional therapy practitioner and culinary nutrition instructor. I am currently enrolled in a functional health coaching program and studying herbalism which ties in together nicely with my training.

I have suffered from asthma since childhood, with it getting much worse once I became a young adult. I managed it through albuterol and steroidal medication off and on. It wasn’t until my second round of the 21 DSD, that my experience was life changing! The first time around, I did level 1. The second time, I did level 3. I chose this level because coincidentally, my asthma was becoming unmanageable on albuterol and I did not want to start taking steroidal medications to manage it. I figured that this was a a great time to try level 3.

While on level 3, I realized by day 7 that I needed my inhaler less. By day 14, I didn’t need my inhaler at all and I was beginning to be able to walk around in my neighborhood with no issues. My neighborhood is filled with steep hills and previously, I always felt winded and had to take frequent breaks to get up the hills. Now, I was powering up the hill without needing any breaks! I didn’t realize just how much my asthma was holding me back from being active from what should be a simple walk around the block.

Food can be medicine, but it can also be a poison and toxic if your body can’t handle it. Doing the 21 DSD level 3, revealed that dairy is a culprit behind my asthma. I love the freedom from feeling chained to my inhaler and the freedom from counting calories!