Meet Sonia Marie Desormeaux of Sonia Marie Nutrition in San Gabriel Valley

Today we’d like to introduce you to Sonia Marie Desormeaux.

Sonia Marie, can you briefly walk us through your story – how you started and how you got to where you are today.
I’ve been in the health and wellness field for over twenty-four years. I am a single mother of two, and I have first-hand knowledge of clean eating and healing my body from disease. When I had my first child twenty- six years ago, I almost died. I had severe hypertension, and I was fighting for my life for over a 10 days after delivering my oldest son. I was so lucky to be able to walk (waddle) out of the hospital 15 days later. I say waddle because I left the hospital 43 pounds heavier than when I arrived pregnant. I had 4 chins! The doctors told me to eat less and workout more!!! I couldn’t eat any less or workout anymore! Then at 25 I found out that I had Cancer, being a new mom with a new baby, I was not going down without a fight. I had to take matters into my own hands. This led me through a two-year journey of how to rid my body of toxins, because toxin removal isn’t like fat removal. It takes time, and I had to do it with food. This changed my life forever. I wanted to help everyone I met heal their body and take control over their health. I was married for 19 years and had 2 boys they are now 26 and 19. My journey has lead me to helping thousands of clients to take control over their own health and never under estimate your body’s ability to heal!

Great, so let’s dig a little deeper into the story – has it been an easy path overall and if not, what were the challenges you’ve had to overcome?
Smooth would not be the road, I took! After, my health adjustment, and my self-care journey was well under way, my second son was born. He has special needs, he has a rare disease called Usher Syndrome. I owned a restaurant at that time, I’m also a Chef. I had to close my restaurant and be home full time. He was born profoundly deaf, has a severe balance disorder and is losing his vision. At the age of 7 night blindness began and at 19 he is just hanging on to his day vision that can go at any time. I went through a divorce 7 years ago, and life is constantly adjusting. I learn life lessons from my son’s each and everyday. And it makes us stronger because of it.

Sonia Marie Nutrition – what should we know? What do you guys do best? What sets you apart from the competition?
I’m a Holistic Nutrition coach specializing in bio individuality, is the concept of one person’s food can be another person’s poison. Your body and the food that it needs to perform optimally is as unique as your finger print. I coach women personally and virtually to achieve their personal freedom from fad dieting and a poor relationship with food. I’m know for turning all the naughty recipes that you shouldn’t eat into healthy tastier versions that fuel your body with the nutrients it needs. I help women break unhealthy cycles of endless dieting, and teach them a new lifestyle where one ingredient foods and holistic living is their new normal.

What moment in your career do you look back most fondly on?
While leading one of Inside/ Out retreats I got to witness women break free of personal setbacks and hardships and step into a newly transformed women, ready to take on the world and their own individual goals!

Pricing:

• VOYAGE15 will get your readers 15 % off of any my New 100% Organic product line Sonia Marie Core Beauty products. To shop go to soniamariecorebeauty.com Valid until 12/31/18

Contact Info:

• Address: 849 Foothill Blvd. Ste. #2
  La Canada, CA 91011
• Website: soniamarienutrition.com
• Phone: 818-864-6540
• Email: [email protected]
• Instagram: @soniamarienutrition
• Facebook: facebook.com/soniamarienutrition
• Twitter: SMnutrition
• Yelp: sonia marie nutrition

  
Image Credit:
Carol Sheetz Photography and Lara Christine Photography

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