I spent my childhood in sunny South Florida, where playing sports sparked a passion for nutrition and athletic performance that shaped my life. My interest deepened at Florida State University, where I graduated in 2001 with a degree in Nutrition and Exercise Science. After college, I worked as a personal trainer and performance coach, helping others improve their fitness and nutritional habits with science-based strategies and practical coaching.

Following the events of September 11, I felt called to serve my country and enlisted in the United States Navy as a Hospital Corpsman, providing medical support and care to fellow service members. In 2007, after sustaining serious injuries during deployment, I was placed on a long list of pharmaceutical drugs. The side effects led to high blood pressure, cholesterol problems, and severe anxiety and depression, making my transition to civilian life incredibly challenging. At my lowest point, after a second overdose in 2013, I discovered the power of Functional Medicine and started working with a specialist who guided me through eliminating these medications—one by one—and restored my health through alternative therapies including targeted nutrition, disciplined exercise, meditation, supplementation, heat/cold exposure, vitamin IVs, and hormone balance.

Determined to empower others with the knowledge that changed my life, I returned to college to become a Registered Dietitian and earned a master’s degree in Nutrition and Functional Medicine. My journey taught me how crucial it is to understand root causes—rather than relying on endless consultations and generic diets—and to set meaningful goals for lasting wellness.

Today, I’m a dad to two healthy girls, a husband, and a passionate advocate for self-empowered health. My mission is to share inside functional medicine hacks and strategies that allow people to become the experts of their own bodies. Every ebook, guide, course, and membership I create is designed not just to solve health challenges, but to give people the practical tools, protocols, and confidence to take charge of their wellbeing. Whether it’s weight loss, strength building, overcoming depression and PTSD, healing autoimmune and gastrointestinal issues, correcting hormone imbalances, or breaking free from pharmaceutical dependence—I want to help you move away from generic, one-size-fits-all advice and towards true personalized health optimization. My mission now is to use this deep, functional, and science-based knowledge to help you skip the years of struggle I went through. If you're ready to put the performance advantage back into your health, I invite you to unlock my digital resources and start getting functional.