ABOUT ME

I started my Raw Food Journey almost 2 years ago. Before that I had been eating very healthy already.

Like many who get into the raw food diet it was because something was not right with my health. I was having digestive issues along with other symptoms that I did not want to live with or accept as the “norm” so I was always researching to find a solution. I knew I could feel better and I was going to find out how.

I was also going through perimenopause and was experiencing some symptoms I was not happy with and wondered if I could get rid of those also.

I believe that nutrition is the key. To me it is just so logical that what we put into our body has an impact on how our body functions. Think of a car – same thing. If we put junk into our body or our car it will not function properly. As well as if we do not put proper nutrients in, the same thing will happen – a breakdown.

I was continually playing around with my diet and I like to search new and great tasting healthy recipes and that is how I came across raw food. The recipes, the pictures…all of it looked so good!! Then the stories, testimonials and even the spirituality involved with people who follow the raw food diet really inspired me and I was hooked!

I am a learner and researcher (things I love to do) so when I find something that interests me, I spend a lot of time learning about it and absorbing everything there is about it. Soon after starting a raw food diet myself I knew I wanted to be certified as a raw food chef. I wanted to help people learn about this and feel as great as I was feeling.

Another one of my passions is teaching, instructing and sharing information with others.

Now if you look at my blog you would not really know it because what I do lack is patience and writing skills to write it all down in my blog. I love reading, researching, absorbing, talking, teaching about the raw food diet but sitting down to write about it I find challenging.

My computer skills are limited and I am having to learn more so hopefully the blog will improve as I continue to learn.

I am now taking courses towards becoming a Nutritional Consultant. I feel I will be able to help others better with the knowledge I gain from this course. I have been into health and fitness for over 20 years but I am a life-long student and believe there are unlimited things to learn and I will never stop!

I live in Nanaimo, BC. That is a city on Vancouver Island. I moved here from Alberta (the prairies). I absolutely love it here!! Although I do not find the winters warm enough for me and would love to live and work in a warm, tropical climate for our winter months. That is a goal of mine.

I am also a personal trainer (which I do not practice anymore) and yoga teacher.

One thing that I hope to do more of in the future is healthy eating for children/teens/young adults. This is so imperative. With all the junk that is out there – all the temptation – it is more important than ever to educate parents and the kids how important healthy eating is and how dangerous the “bad”, “fake”, “colored”, “chemical laden”, “preservative full” food out there is. With the obesity rate and rates of diabetes, cancer, ADHD, autism, etc rising WE NEED TO DO SOMETHING! The junk food industry is huge and will not stop producing the junk that they do so knowledge and education is the key to a healthier future.

I am currently working at a Restaurant that sells raw and vegan food in Nanaimo, BC. Our focus is fast, healthy food and we have just started up and I love introducing people to healthy food and how great tasting it can be!

I hold raw food classes and do group and individual coaching. This is what I really love to do. I wish I liked marketing just as much but I am afraid I do not. I am focusing on manifesting someone in my life who can help me with marketing.

I love speaking to groups and will do talks for businesses, families, groups of friends, etc. I also have friends and family in Alberta and would travel there to do some teaching and instructing also. Just contact me and I would be happy to speak to you.

Diana Marchand

E-mail: diana@rawfoodsmadesimple.com

Ph: 250-756-6332