I had the privilege of attending Lucy’s holistic nutrition workshops.  At every session, she was organized, thorough, passionate, and patient.  Her weekly presentations were engaging and informative, which helped to facilitate wonderful conversations about bettering our individual lives, whether it was finding practical ways to manage our stress, boosting our immune systems, or improving our gut health.  Lucy’s patience was evident as she often stayed late to answer our groups many questions, and always provided realistic, affordable, and useful answers and/or remedies that we could easily incorporate into our lives.  As a busy teacher juggling fluctuating schedules, after school events, and family, Lucy accommodated the staff by running workshops at the most convenient location, and switching the dates and times of sessions to ensure that all could attend.  Everyone has something to gain from working with Lucy, her wisdom, guidance, and support have helped me to make natural and realistic changes in my life

As an educator and mother of two young boys I find it very challenging to find the time to do something that is just for me. Last year at my school, a series of It’s Alimentary Nutritional Counselling workshops were offered for staff after school in the library. I signed up to attend the workshops, and I cannot overstate the importance of the effect that this series has had on my day to day life. From the little changes such as teaspoons of apple cider vinegar to Meatless Mondays to bigger shifts in thinking about myself and my stress levels these workshops have had a real impact on my life.  I realize now that in order for me to be the best version of myself, then I must take the time to nurture and care for my body.  Self-care is not a luxury, it is essential.

I work as an Employment Coach with St. Stephen’s House and serve and support people who experience homelessness and struggle with addictions and mental health issues. I invited Lucy Frankel into our organization to deliver a workshop on  stress and it’s links to nutrition as part of our employment readiness training program where we focus on topics like work retention and self-care.

Out of all the topics and guest speakers we brought to our diverse group, Lucy’s workshop was the most well received and every participant raved about it afterwards. Many remarked that her presentation style was ‘ real and honest’ that she made complicated information easy to understand and relate to.  Her passion and energy was inspiring to the participants and her talk had an immediate impact. The attention she also paid to individual learning needs by providing a fun slide presentation and handouts has led to us making her workshop a permanent part of our project curriculum.

Lucy’s approachable and friendly demeanor makes her a great fit for any organization that wants to add holistic nutrition to their programming for community members or staff and I would highly recommend her services to anyone.

When I met Lucy at my first appointment, my immune system and digestion system were in bad shape. As a result I would easily catch colds and flu and once I had them, they would linger for weeks!! My energy level was also very low and I was losing weight rather rapidly……I lost 25 pounds in 6 months!!!

It’s about 4 months now since my first appointment…….I have not had a bout of cold or flu yet!!  I am slowly gaining weight. Both my digestive system and the immune system are on the mend thanks to Lucy and the fantastic job she has done with me. She listens to her clients’ concerns, is genuinely interested in improving her clients’ health, and her recommendations are based on and sensitive to the client’s concerns.