A Heart For: Health - Functional, Integrative Nutrition and Wellness I first “met” Lindsey in 2015 when I signed up for an online accountability group that a college friend had invited me to. Said friend was co-hosting it with Lindsey. That group was a catalyst for me in terms of health and wellness. I was, at that time, the heaviest I had ever been and did not know more than a handful of recipes, what foods aided my fight against inflammation or joint pain, or have any confidence in my kitchen. My joints ached and so exercise was not just the typical sort of uphill climb getting back into shape. It was really painful. I hadn’t experienced that before. I felt stuck. I had never heard someone tie their nutritional choices and physical exercise back into mental health differences like Lindsey did. This all took place in late December 2015 and early January of 2016 while I was still living in Japan. After a few months, I fell off of the bandwagon but continued keeping up wi