About Me and Testimonials

My name is Ruth Sanders and at age 42 I found myself physically and mentally addicted to sugar. At first I used it to calm myself when I was upset. Then I needed more and more sugar more often. Soon I could eat a half dozen donuts at one sitting. I would even hide chocolate so that I would always have some when I needed it.

If I didn't have the sugar, I got shaky and was not very pleasant to be around. My weight would yo-yo like crazy. I was sick all the time and had trouble sleeping.

This was really affecting my life. Can you imagine trying to take care of your family and do your job well when you just barely have the energy to take care of yourself?

This went on for 20 years. Then one Sunday morning, while playing the piano at church, I collapsed. I couldn't move or talk. It was then I knew that I urgently needed to do something to change my diet and my health.

I started reading books on nutrition and discovered how sugar affects your body and mind and I learned what I needed to eat for optimum health.Within just a few days of cutting out sugar and eating healthy, I felt better than I had in years!

Within just 2 weeks of cutting out sugar I lost 14 unwanted pounds. Yes, there were a few setbacks, but over the course of 6 months, I eliminated my sugar cravings, had more energy, better moods, slept better, and stopped getting sick so often.

Over the next 15 years, I continued to study nutrition by reading books, searching online and listening to practitioners speak on health topics especially concerning excess sugar and the problems it can cause.

I am now free of my sugar addiction and feel better now today in my 60's than I did in my 20's!

I take no prescription medicines, have low cholesterol, do not have high blood pressure and maintain a healthy weight. I am now able to be the wife, mother and grandmother that I want to be.

During this time, I started to notice that many other people struggle with this issue like I used to. I decided to help others by training at the Institute for Integrative Nutrition and get my certification as a Health Coach. I combined this knowledge with my own experiences and developed programs to help people break the cycle of sugar addiction easier and quicker than I did. I now offer a variety of programs to meet individual needs.

I'd love to have a conversation with you about what's going on with you and to identify 2 or 3 immediate things that you can implement to get yourself turned around and feeling better. To schedule this Free Discovery Session, email me or phone 417-489-6952 and leave a message.  I am available for phone appointments Mon-Sat as my schedule permits.
If you think that you may have a problem with sugar, remember, I have been where you are, I know how you feel and I am here to help.



Ruth is a Certified Holistic Health Coach, Christian, wife, mother, and grandmother. After she overcame her own health challenge with blood sugar imbalance, she decided to become a health coach to fulfill her passion of working with people to improve their health and family life. She has been interested in nutrition and health for over 15 years.  

Ruth received her training from the Institute for Integrative Nutrition, where she was trained in more than one hundred dietary theories and studied a variety of practical lifestyle coaching methods. Drawing on this knowledge, she will help you create a completely personalized “roadmap to health” that suits your unique body, lifestyle, preferences, and goals.

She is certified by the American Association of Drugless Practitioners.

Learn more about her training and unique approach to health coaching.

Are you curious about how health coaching can help you? Let’s talk. Click here to schedule a Free Discovery Session with me today.  

                                            TESTIMONIALS

Before working with Ruth, I was in a lot of pain with a previously diagnosed fibromyalgia (I'm letting go of that diagnosis now!). I was extremely fatigued. And honestly, I had sunken into a bit of depression due to fighting the pain. I was obsessed about my weight and had tried everything I could think of to try to get it off. I was stressed out!!

Ruth walked with me patiently and lovingly, one step at a time, and opened my eyes to how stressed and hyper-vigilant I had become. She gave me a lot of information about better eating, healing my body through better nutrition, and helped me with gentler exercising. Probably the most drastic benefit I received through working with Ruth has been an absolute change of mindset. My self-talk, and self-esteem, which has been very negative through the years, has become much more positive. I've learned how to love myself, just as I love my children. I'm more nurturing to myself. I believe this is going to result in the most positive change in my body in the long run.

My pain is much better, my stress level is down, I'm eating more nutritiously and healing my body through gentler exercising every day. I'm even willing to try more fruits and vegetables! I don't have all the cravings like I did before. I'm still a work in progress, but I'm now on the right track! Working with Ruth has been time and money well spent!!
~Dianne

I started working with Ruth because I just didn’t have any energy.  Over the last few years I had changed my eating habits for the better, but something was still missing.  I had done some research on Candida and realized that was probably my problem.  I have always had a sweet tooth and knew that I needed to cut out the excess sugar.  Ruth helped me through the process of greatly limiting by sugar intake and eliminating the Candida.  She helped me feel the difference between true hunger and just eating for “recreation”.   After cutting out the excess sugar and adding more whole foods and vegetables to my diet I got my energy back!  Ruth helped me out with an eating plan and provided me with many great recipes.  From August to December I lost 30 pounds, too!  While losing the excess weight was a wonderful side effect of my healthier lifestyle, the most important thing is the way I feel.  It has been a dramatic change.   I know that I am truly healthier. 

I am so thankful to Ruth for her guidance through this process.  I highly recommend working with Ruth for any health concern you may have.

  Susan Block

 Teacher

 Reeds, MO

" Before working with Ruth I was having nausea and pain in my gallbladder area. I mentioned it to my doctor and he did a test and found my gallbladder was only working at 9 %. I was scheduled for surgery.

  While working with Ruth, she suggested a gallbladder flush and cleanse. The nausea and pain in my gallbladder went away and I cancelled my surgery.

  After working with Ruth, my digestion was so much better. I used to have to take digestive enzymes all the time, but now I don’t.

  I would recommend working with Ruth because she will listen to you and suggest

 more natural things to try or more natural things to eat. If she’s not sure, she will do research for you."

Mary Otero-homemaker

Missouri

"Before working with Ruth, I was struggling with prediabetic conditions and stress related borderline high blood pressure.

I’d gotten very frustrated with medical doctors who would not take into account the importance of whole body health. I also was feeling that they just wanted to write a prescription or do unnecessary tests.

While working with Ruth, I feel like I’m in control of how I feel.  It isn’t a mystery. Junk in – Junk out. Learning about the proper food balance has been invaluable for feeling better, along with vitamin balancing.  Exercise and calming techniques have helped my blood pressure to go down.

Ruth is a very good listener. I felt like she heard what I was saying. I am better able handle life by taking control of my health and Ruth encouraged me to do that.

I feel more empowered when I go to my regular physician with the added knowledge of nutrition and how my body all works together.

I would recommend working with Ruth, because she is knowledgeable and thoughtful. I’ve never came to her with a question that she hasn’t had a relevant piece of information to apply to my question. Contact Ruth if you want to get back in charge of your health."

Lydia Copenhaver

Children’s Ministry Director

Sammamish Washington