Meet Emerald Santacruz

Hello and thank you for stopping by! My name is Emerald Santacruz and I am a nutrition and health practitioner specializing in functional nutrition and root-cause wellness. My personal experience with autoimmunity moved me understand how systemic imbalances contribute to chronic symptoms and how nutrition and lifestyle interventions can support long-term health. I holds a Bachelor of Science in Integrative Health and am a Board-Certified Holistic Nutritionist (BCHN), Health Coach (NBC-HWC), and Autoimmune Paleo Certified Coach (AIPCC). I have developed multiple programs over the course of my work in autoimmunity and work with clients nationwide. If you are in need of support click below to view my current products and services.

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My Healing Journey

Just after my 21st birthday, I developed severe, widespread pain, fatigue, and other chronic symptoms. Within months, I was diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis, an autoimmune disease, and was told I would need lifelong medication and likely surgery.

Determined to take control of my health, I explored functional nutrition, root-cause wellness, and lifestyle strategies. Using dietary and lifestyle changes, I experienced dramatic improvement—regaining mobility, energy, and energy to again have a full life.

This journey inspired me to help others restore their health by getting to the root cause of underlying imbalances within the body that can worsen symptoms of autoimmunity. To be clear, I am not against conventional medicine. These treatments are often necessary, and beneficial. However, as an integrative health professional, my goal is to highlight that holistic and functional and wellness strategies can also be a powerful tool for your tool kit when it comes to accomplishing your health goals.