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 Hello and welcome to my first blog! 

I just wanted to introduce myself and let you know a little bit about me. I have worked in women's health for 30 years and over the past decade or so, I felt the gap and need to help people with lifestyle, mentoring and nutrition coaching. We live in world now with the health of America in crisis from food insecurities, food impurities, environmental toxins, and exposure to harmful chemical from something as simple as our everyday cleaning and hygiene products.  

I started studying more and soon after finishing my master's in science, I soon realized that I didn't want to continue with that plan to climb the ladder of success in healthcare. My new passion of holistic health was born.  I was no longer happy working in corporate healthcare as doctors are too quick to write prescriptions that only cover up the symptom, but no one is investigating the root of the problem, which is what I learned to be called, The Terrain: Our Gut health our bodies. Illness starts from within, from the toxic overload that our liver works so hard to eliminate but cannot keep up when we continue to pollute ourselves with food choices and habits that cause the inflammation leading to joint pain, IBS, migraines,  brain fog, unbalanced hormones, constipation, skin issues, hair loss, thyroid disease, cancers, auto immune disorders, high blood sugars, elevated blood pressure, etc.... you name it!  Everything starts in the gut.

I made the decision years ago that I wanted to clean up my body and mind and went down the rabbit hole of learning about poor food choices and how this leads to damaging every organ in our bodies from toxic overload.  Even our hormones and endocrine system get disrupted from things such as BPA and Phthalates in our make-up, plastic food containers and shampoos we love to use.  wow! 

And this is what I am on this journey for.  To educate, provide resources, advice and guidance to help all women feel better, healthier and bring balance to live healthier version of themselves.  

I can't wait to keep blogging and hope you guys enjoy my post! 😎 #holisiticgirl 

P.S. This is just the beginning to sharing everything from food, exercise, detox, mindfulness, lifestyle and many more topics!

Mary C. 

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  1. *Laura*September 9, 2025 at 7:52 PM

    Love this! Please share to Facebook when you have a new blog!

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  2. Mary Canales, MHS, Functional Nutrition Practitioner. Ayurvedic Coach. Woman's Holistic Health CoachOctober 31, 2025 at 2:30 PM

    Thank you for your comments and taking the time to read my blog! Please share to anyone you feel would be interested in menopause support and guidance! 🫶🏼

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  3. parulNovember 4, 2025 at 9:00 PM

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