After two + years of physically and mentally feeling pretty awful, I realized my half-assed attempts to improve my health weren’t working.

It’s overwhelming when you know something’s wrong, but you’re not sure if they are mental, physical, food-related, age related, hormonal, or maybe you’re just crazy and need to suck it up.

There’s a lot of plans, cures, programs, and products available –but just because they work for one person, doesn’t mean it’s a one size fits all. Been there, done that. I’ve spent hundreds of hours, and thousands of dollars trying seeing doctors, trying healthy -and unhealthy-diets, and supplements, but I’ve never felt like I’ve gotten to the root of what’s going on with me. Mentally and emotionally, I’ve spent the past two years in a private dark place, having bad thoughts, and not even wanting to seek help or address it. I pretty much lost my spirit, which is not who I am. It’s been rough trying to keep up appearances of being the bubbly Eva everyone—including myself—is used to.

Late last year, my sister began working with an integrative doctor in Nashville for what’s turned out to be the autoimmune disorder Hashimotos. Her diet was radically changed, and to be supportive, I started reading up and learning more about how important a healthy digestive system is. I had no idea 70% if our immune system lives in our gut –with the crap I eat, drink, and all the meds through the years, I can only imagine what’s taken up residence there. What would a radical gut cleaning look like for me?

Kylie Fagnano, who owns Strata Nutrition and I found each other at about the same time – she had reached out after hearing me talk about something on the air –and I ignored her, thinking it was another person who had the magic cure I needed to try , buy, sell, or whatever. We ended up reconnecting and maybe it was my time, I found myself really wanting to do this program with her — I know what hasn’t worked.  Of course when I heard it involved several months of limiting many foods and no booze, I was like… “I’ll call you sometime.” Who the hell can realistically commit to that?

So I let the holidays go by –and now I am ready — I could never do this alone. It’s big and it’s not going to be easy in my busy social life, but I am focused and I am committed, and I have Kylie on speed dial.  So we start.