Hi, I’m Michelle
I’m a Certified Health Coach, the creator of Green Food Crush, and a lifelong student of nutrition and healthy living. I’m also a wife, mom, gardener, and backpacker—but at the heart of all of it, I’m someone who never gets tired of learning about the remarkable human body and what helps it thrive.
For more than 20 years, I’ve been fascinated by the body’s ability to heal, adapt, rebuild, and respond to the way we care for it. That fascination has shaped the way I eat, move, rest, garden, learn, and live—and eventually became the reason I created Green Food Crush.
Today, I share what I’m learning to make healthy living easier to understand and more practical to put into everyday life. You’ll find a strong emphasis here on whole-food, plant-based nutrition, gut health, movement, sleep, mindset, and the small daily choices that can support health over time.
I believe our bodies were wonderfully designed by a loving creator, and learning how to care for mine has given me an ever-deepening appreciation for what is happening inside us every single day.
My mission with Green Food Crush is simple: to help you feel informed, encouraged, and equipped to take meaningful steps toward better health—one good choice at a time.
Why I Care So Much About Health
About 20 years ago, a woman walked into the dental office where I was working wearing a bright orange T-shirt that read, “Got Carrots?”
My first thought was that maybe she owned horses.
When I asked her about it, she told me she was following something called the Hallelujah Diet. She talked about eating abundant raw plant foods, drinking fresh juices, reducing processed foods and sugar, and the changes she had experienced in her health.
Then she began telling me stories about other people whose lives changed as they altered how they ate and cared for themselves.
I was fascinated.
She also spoke about eating the foods God created for us, and that idea landed somewhere deep in me.
I couldn’t stop thinking about our conversation.
That bright orange T-shirt ended up opening a door I’ve been walking through ever since.
My Eyes Were Opened
I went home and started researching.
The more I learned, the more questions I had—and the more fascinated I became.
Not long afterward, someone close to me was diagnosed with colon cancer. Suddenly, my curiosity took on a new urgency. I began reading everything I could find about nutrition, chronic disease, lifestyle medicine, and the ways our everyday choices can influence health.
Until then, I had thought of many illnesses primarily through the lens of genetics, aging, and chance.
Learning that nutrition, physical activity, sleep, smoking, alcohol use, metabolic health, stress, and other lifestyle factors can meaningfully influence disease risk and health outcomes changed the way I saw the body.
It also gave me something I hadn’t expected:
hope.
There were things within our control.
I became an avid student—reading books, watching documentaries, attending health summits, studying nutrition, and learning from physicians, researchers, and health educators worldwide.
And eventually, the learning became personal.
My Own Health Journey
In April 2018, I discovered a lump in my breast.
I didn’t know what it was, and because I did not have it medically diagnosed at the time, I will never know with certainty what caused it.
But finding it got my attention immediately.
I decided to take a serious look at the way I was caring for my body and committed fully to the healthiest lifestyle I knew how to create.
I moved to a whole-food, plant-exclusive diet pretty much overnight and shortly after spent a season eating fully raw plant foods while I continued learning about nutrition and health.
And then I began noticing changes.
Within weeks, arthritis-like pain in my hip disappeared.
Severe pain I had been experiencing in my thumb disappeared.
My lifelong asthma stopped flaring the way it once had.
My energy increased dramatically.
My anxiety improved.
My lost weight naturally.
And after approximately four months, I could no longer feel the breast lump.
I share that exactly for what it is: my personal experience, not a diagnosis, treatment recommendation, or claim about what caused the lump or why it resolved.
What I do know is that the experience changed me.
It deepened my respect for the body, strengthened my commitment to learning, and made me even more curious about how nutrition and lifestyle can support health.
What Vibrant Health Makes Possible
One of the greatest gifts this journey has given me is the ability to participate fully in the life God has given me.
For me, vibrant health looks like spending an afternoon in the garden and still having energy when the sun goes down.
It looks like hiking mountain trails and carrying a backpack into places that take my breath away.
It looks like feeling strong enough to lift weights, move my body, work hard, learn new things, and wake up excited for the day ahead.
It means having the energy to serve others, encourage someone who is struggling, and show up for the people and experiences that matter most.
Health, to me, is about possibility.
It gives us more capacity to live the life in front of us.
A Lifelong Dream Fulfilled
For most of my life, asthma quietly shaped what I believed I was capable of physically.
I stayed active. I hiked. I exercised.
But I also assumed I would always tire more easily than other people.
I never really pictured myself carrying a loaded backpack deep into the mountains and spending days in the wilderness.
Then one day, I found myself standing on the summit of Mt. San Gorgonio.
That moment meant far more to me than reaching the top of a mountain.
It represented a new understanding of my body.
I was stronger than I had once believed.
My life had expanded.
And I was doing something I once would have quietly assumed belonged to somebody else.
Moments like that continue to remind me why I care so much about health.
It opens doors—to experiences, adventures, relationships, service, and opportunities that make life richer.
Today, in our mid-50s and early 60s, my husband and I are stronger, healthier, and more active than we were years ago.
And that makes me deeply curious about what else may be possible
Why Green Food Crush Exists
Over the years, I’ve noticed how many people genuinely want to feel better and take better care of themselves.
They’re surrounded by information—often contradictory information—and what they usually need isn’t another complicated set of rules.
They need a place to begin.
They need to understand why something matters.
They need practical ideas that fit into real life.
And sometimes they simply need someone to remind them that one healthy choice still counts.
That is why I created Green Food Crush.
Here you’ll find approachable information about whole-food, plant-based nutrition, gut health, movement, sleep, mindset, healing, and the everyday habits that support a thriving body.
You’ll also find something I care deeply about:
wonder.
Because the more I learn about the human body, the more extraordinary it becomes. I often find myself saying out loud, “Wow, God, you’re amazing!”
My hope is that Green Food Crush helps you understand your body a little better, appreciate it a little more, and discover practical ways to support it.
I’m Here to Help
You don’t need to change everything at once.
Healthy living can begin with one good thing.
A green smoothie.
A handful of broccoli sprouts.
A walk outside.
A bowl filled with more plants.
An earlier bedtime.
A little more water.
One choice becomes a habit. Habits begin to shape a life.
If you’re wondering where to begin, Start Here is the best place to start. From there, you can explore the topics that interest you most and build from wherever you are today.
I’m glad you found Green Food Crush.
And I hope something you discover here helps you feel a little more curious, a little more hopeful, and a little more excited about caring for the remarkable body you’ve been given.
I’m not currently offering a formal coaching program, but I do believe God has a way of bringing the right people into our lives at the right time. If something you’ve read here speaks to you and you feel like you could use a little extra encouragement or support, you’re always welcome to reach out. I’m happy to leave that door open and trust Him with what comes next.
Michelle
Creator of Green Food Crush
Contact me: michelle@greenfoodcrush.com