Salena learned the qualities and skills needed to become a good health detective long before her career in the health and wellness community. Her parents embraced and nourished her inquisitive nature. She was taught the importance of compassion, discernment, critical thinking and to approach challenges with an open mind.
She spent much of her academic years pursuing math and science. Outside of school her time was spent with horses. She faced infertility challenges and lost four children prematurely. In 2014 her eldest son was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes. During that hospitalization, she became overly aware of the limitations of the conventional medicine model. While it excelled at helping her son recover quickly from DKA, it was lacking in providing a long-term resolution to her child’s adverse health. This marked a major turning point in her journey and purpose in life leading her to pursue natural & functional medicine.
