Lauren Altman

Hello and welcome! My name is Lauren and I am originally trained as a nurse with experience in many areas including oncology/hematology, maternal/infant, pediatrics, and home health. I have always been an avid proponent of living a healthy lifestyle from a very young age. As much as I love the idea of nursing (and I do believe that nurses do excellent work, helping many in the midst of the most difficult and most joyous times of life), I had grown increasingly restless. I was experiencing a cognitive dissonance between things I had learned and practiced in conventional nursing and what I was learning through my own endeavors in the functional and integrative medicine space.I was drawn to functional medicine through my personal health journey with esosinophilic esophagitis and my desire to find healing using as many lifestyle changes as it took before turning to the 5 medications which were being prescribed for me. I was determined  to get to the root of what was fostering this condition in my body as opposed to masking the symptoms with medications while the condition festered underneath. I found overwhelming success making these changes and was able to give my body what it needed to heal and stay that way! My desire is to share with others the power of making positive lifestyle changes. Better health takes time but it is in our grasp...and sometimes it takes an ally to walk alongside you to hold the flashlight steady on the path. Altman Health Coaching is the space I have created to form these partnerships with those seeking such guidance! Let me hold the flashlight for you as you take the next step!