When Nwenna Kai was suffering from chronic illness in her early twenties she knew something had to change. “I had complications with my thyroids, I had migraines, I was constantly tired and suffered from depression and anxiety,” she says. Kai decided to eat fresh fruits and vegetables and incorporating juicing. “Along with the other ailments, I had chronic constipation. I decided to start eating mainly fresh fruits and vegetables not realizing I was eating raw. I also juiced and incorporated herbs in my diet, I started to feel better. I realized that the body can heal itself.”

With both a lifelong interest and health and personal experience of healing herself, Kai found her calling. She is a food, lifestyle and health expert helping others get healthy and change their lives through the choices they make when it comes to food and health. As a self-proclaimed entrepreneur, Kai worked in television production before she owned her own vegan restaurant while living in Los Angeles and she also has a self-published book The Goddess of Raw Foods. With a busy schedule, she is happy she is living her best life. “I found my passion through circumstance. I took all of my discomforts and reversed them. I took on a business and my book. I am not a fan of waiting on other people to make my life happen,” she says enthusiastically. Read the rest of this entry »