Deirdre Rawlings, ND, PhD/Foods for Fibromyalgia - Many Gift Opportunities

Dr. Dee, as she has come to be affectionately referred to, is the founder of Nutri-Living and author of Foods that Help Win the Battle Against Fibromyalgia, (Fairwinds Press, July 2008), an e-book that is over 200 pages (new in 2011) and a forthcoming cookbook to accompany the best selling book by Jacob Teitelbaum, MD Beat Sugar Addiction Now!  Clearly, she is a powerhouse of information and inspiration regarding your path to a healthy life-style and overall well-being, which can be fully appreciated by a visit to her "Foods for Fibromyalgia" website at www.foodsforfibromyalgia.com [1].  

People today more than ever, are with a diversity of resources, which boil down to time, energy and money.  I suggest that people consider looking at what Deirdre offers, as there are really nice overviews that she gives as 'gifts' for having registered at the website, books, e-books, series of coaching sessions bunded together, individual coaching and even corporate consulting!  You never know when someone is reading here at Lumigrate and is in a position to provide a gift to another business or to their employees, and I will hope this forum catches their attention.  I also think just importantly is the concerned friend or family member who might have very limited financial resources but wants to tell someone they care: they can be giving the gift of health by turning them onto Deirdre's website because, like Lumigrate, what is for no cost is a treasure trove.  

In the past years, beginning in the fall of 2009, Deirdre and Lumigrate/I had an ongoing an close collaboration in order to get her well established on Lumigrate and then she stops back to update information as she wishes and sees fit.  I feel we both appreciate as having brought our work educating people about fibromyalgia and chronic illness together in a 'synergistic' way, which  has been to everyone's benefit. 

We share common beliefs in may regards of what we're accomplishing, how, and why, and also respect that we also don't do everything in the same manner always. Deidre will always hold the title at Lumigrate as our first major contributor and supporter in the Forums, where our followers in the consumer/public labeled us the "Grate Group".  

Our first International Fibromyalgia Awareness Day Resulted in Collaboration

When the International Fibromyalgia Awareness Day was announced for 201 and Lumigrate's podcasting studio was not yet completed, Deirdre gladly hopped up to the plate to collaborate when requested and took the lead on conducting an interview and hosting it on her website with two other Lumigrate experts at that time, Drs Jerry Rand and Marc Spurlock (MDs).  We both wanted to provide something lasting and of high quality for the people with an interest in fibromyalgia following our work.  Everyone who's watching the numbers has been impressed by how many Lumigrate users have gone to the pages about the interview in our Forums area, and I can only imagine with the people who have gone directly to her website and come in from all the other links around, it has helped a LOT of people. In the first six months it was at just over 2,000 views just from Lumigrate users, and at a year the total was at 5,000!

I so very much appreciate that she eagerly put such a project on her schedule and conducted the project with the professionalism and seriousness she did. She is wholeheartedly committed to her projects and passionate about her information about holistic health concepts with the foundation of foods and the body's ability to help people stay or get well.  I look forward to any future collaborations as they are adding up synergistically to help many people.

I hope every person has followed the link to her website and not only listened to the Three Doctors Interview about Integrative Approaches to Fibromyalgia, but thoroughly scoured her information reserves there and has gotten on board with her comprehensive array of programs and products for learning and finding new ways to better health if they're so inclined.  Her book Food That Helps Win the Battle Against Fibromyalgia is fabulous and has been so appealing to everyone I've shown it to, I have to say 'no, sorry you can't borrow it as I use it all the time'.  Then I direct them to how to purchase a copy of their own and naturally this is a top gift idea of mine for anyone. About 95% of people who I have shown it to don't have a particular interest in fibromyalgia, I might add, so it's a wonderful book for ANYONE, not just those with fibromyalgia because the information and concepts truly apply to EVERYONE. The photographs are beautifully done and many remark about the little 'at a glance' guide about the key health benefits of the ingredients used in the recipe. 

We can all talk the talk, but to walk the walk we need a good pair of shoes.

So THANK YOU, Deirdre Rawlings, for your support of Lumigrate and of me as a person and fellow health care professional.  

Since your website ALSO had your information so wonderfully presented, I'm going to leave off here with your details from your website to get people started reading about you and hopefully headed your way on the Internet by following the links provided if they so choose.

~~ Lumigrate THANKS YOU for Your Support Always and In All Ways ~~ Mardy

With more than 15 years of experience and expertise as an educator, coach, counselor, and consultant, Deirdre has developed a holistic nutrition practice focusing on psycho-nutritional counseling, which deals with both a client's nutritional and emotional needs.  She explains the biochemistry of human nutrition, enabling clients to understand the importance of making better choices.

Deirdre is a board certified naturopathic doctor with the American Association of Naturopathic Medicine (AANM) and earned a PhD in holistic nutrition from Clayton College of Natural Health.  She holds two masters degrees; one in nutrition science from Clayton College of Natural Health, and the other a Master Herbalist from the School of Natural Healing.  Deirdre is a certified health and wellness coach through Wellcoaches Corporation, which is partnered with the highly prestigious American College of Sports Medicine.  She is a certified Sports Nutritionist through the International Society of Sports Nutritionist (ISSN), and has earned the national title Certified Nutrition Consultant from the American Association of Nutrition Consultants (AANC).

Deirdre is an avid learner who uses scientific information in a caring manner to help clients make lasting lifestyle changes to improve their health and well-being.  Deirdre successfully helps clients whose diverse needs range from diabetes, to depression, and specializes in helping people who have fibromyalgia and auto immune-related disorders.

Reflecting her passion to educate, Deirdre has developed several health maximization and nutrition classes for both individuals and corporations, in addition to providing personalized health and wellness coaching & consultations, along with our signature group coaching tele-seminars series and workshops.   Seasonal cleansing and detoxification retreats programs are also a part of Nutri-Living's offering.

With her combined training in Holistic Nutrition, Functional medicine, Naturopathy, Herbs, and Sports Nutrition & Exercise, together with her passion for people and the planet, Deirdre has created conscious health and wellness programs and solutions to optimal healthy living.