My name is Evelina and I’m a 23 year old nutritionist from Finland. I’m passionate about everything related to creating a healthy, sustainable lifestyle and I truly feel that my purpose is to help people achieve optimal health and well-being – especially for those suffering from skin issues like eczema.
I used to treat my body very poorly before I found my way to where I am today. Like most teenagers do, I ate everything processed, fatty and sugary I could get my hands on. On top of that I often overate, stayed up late, drank a lot of alcohol and I even smoked cigarettes on the occasion. I had also been suffering from severe eczema on and off ever since I was born. Safe to say my unhealthy habits did contribute to it getting worse; so much so that it became unbearable in 2012. My body was aching from the constant scratching, open wounds and painful rashes and I had no idea what to do to make it stop. I could no longer live my life like a normal, healthy 19 year old should as I couldn’t concentrate on anything other than my illness. I was determined to change my lifestyle around, once and for all. It was right then and there that I started researching like a maniac for a possible cure.
After reading numerous health books, blogs and watching countless YouTube videos, I stumbled upon a blog of a Swedish woman that ate a diet of fresh, ripe, raw fruits and vegetables only. She was simply thriving and stated that she had healed all her health ailments by eating this way. I was shocked, but she instantly caught my attention. At this point, I was tired of trying different „diets“, but I decided to do this last thing. I went to the grocery store, bought a couple of bunches of bananas, some frozen berries and made myself a smoothie.
After a while of eating this way, I finally healed my eczema and started to experience all the other health benefits of eating a whole food based vegan diet. I also started researching the ethical aspect of this lifestyle and now I can proudly say that I’m doing this for my health, the planet and the animals. Going vegan has truly changed my life in every way possible.
