Masters of Health Magazine December 2019 | Page 40

“It is my opinion, Nancy Addison’s program is a formula for high-level performance in our daily lives. I highly recommend Nancy as a health counselor & nutritionist; her seminars are fantastic and her books are great resources for recipes and health information. "

~ Gary L. Massad M.D.

First National Corporate Medical Director and founder of Occupational Health Centers in America. Attending physician to the Ironman Man Hawaii; Attending Physician, United States Triathlon Association.

Before becoming a professional speaker, organic health/nutrition expert and chef, Nancy experienced a penicillin overdose at a young age that demanded numerous blood transfusion and bone marrow tests, leaving her with acute anemia. Craving sugar for energy, she came very close to becoming diabetic and gained 50 extra unhealthful pounds while pregnant. She began to research all she could on health, nutrition and self-healing. Nancy adjusted her stressful lifestyle and food choices.

Nancy now commits her practice to educating audiences and clients on the effects of toxins found in our daily environment, eating healthier to stay younger looking and having a more energetic, optimum lifestyle. Nancy is an expert in diabetes, heart disease and cancer diets.

Her six books are endorsed by world-renowned doctors.

Always enthusiastic about helping others achieve a vibrant, sustainable, healthful way of living, Nancy teaches healthful living, nutrition, cooking, and raw food cuisine preparation, as well as organic gardening.

Nancy also does a variety of charity work.

Nancy is presently a certified International Wildlife Rehabilitator and has volunteered for many years with the DFW Wildlife Coalition.

Nancy volunteered at the Dallas Lighthouse For The Blind for over 10 years. Awarded their volunteer of the year working with people who had lost their vision later in life.

Nancy has always been a devoted mother. Her children are now grown. Her two children (Gibbons and Amanda) received scholarships at the University of Texas School of Law. Gibbons was on the law review, published at the University of Texas School of Law, and worked for Federal Judge J. James Brady. Both children interned for Federal Appeals Judge Patrick Errol Higginbotham. Amanda graduated from the University of Texas School of Law with honors.

Today, her son Gibbons (who attended Louisiana State University undergraduate school on an academic scholarship) is an attorney with Jones Walker LLP. While finishing her law school degree, her daughter Amanda worked with the Office of the Co-Prosecutors at the United Nations Assistance to the Khmer Trials at the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia, in Phnom Penh. She built cases against leaders of the Khmer Rouge for war crimes. Previously, Amanda spent two years with the Peace Corps in Mali, Africa. There, she raised money and helped build an adult literacy center. Amanda worked as an International Human Rights Lawyer in NYC. She has also worked for the Civil Rights Bureau of the Attorney General in NYC.