Create whole-being wellness
through sustainable habits
Simplifying holistic health.
developing a world that creates environments
for healing and lives in union with nature.
We all want to feel good...
But what makes us feel good?
That is what I spend my time researching, discussing and developing holistic health products to address.
I create conversations about safe and generally supportive ways to feel better.
Then
I develop holistic health products that allow people to implement these things into their lives so they can start feeling better, AND, educate others on how they can do the same.
my mission
To teach people how to create sustainable health habits that promote whole-being wellness and self-sufficiency. Helping them to feel empowered, energized and connected to themselves and the natural world.
I do this by simplifying complex holistic health topics into actionable protocols ~ Creating high-quality herbal remedies ~ Inspiring Empowerment
Unfortunately...
The world we live in does not support health. Our food contains toxic additives, colorants, processed fillers, known carcinogens and endocrine disruptors. Our natural world is pumped with pollutants. We rely on pharmaceuticals that can create more side effects than what they are worth. And the list goes on.
The point is...
The system is broken.
And it is time for a change!
thoughts of how we got to this point and how to fix it used to keep me up at night.
It ate away at me until I realized something...
I didn't need to single handedly tear down big food and big pharma. All I needed to do was be the change I wanted to see. One day, one decision and one habit at a time. Be the change. Share the change. Grow the change. Eventually, we, the collective, wouldn't need big pharma or big food. And without us they have nothing.
Or keep scrolling to learn more about who the heck is talking all this big talk.
Maria Bellavia,
Nutrition Therapy Practitioner, Herbalist, Holistic Health Coach and Founder of The Health Habit
Hello!
I'm Maria and this is my story...
When I was 13, my grandfather spent a few weeks at a holistic nutrition clinic learning how to manage his type-2 diabetes. When he returned he was completely off of insulin!
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I was fascinated.
As he ecstatically told me about his experience, I felt the call. That was the moment I knew I wanted to be a holistic practitioner. To spend my life providing others with the freedom and joy that my grandfather felt.
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I started learning about health + nutrition, experimenting with my diet and eventually received a bachelor's degree in Nutrition and Dietetics.
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I loved my undergraduate experience, but I couldn't shake the feeling that I was learning the wrong things...​​
I wasn't learning how to heal.
I knew diet was a major part of health and healing but there was something missing.​ I needed to focus on more than just food if I wanted to be able to transform lives and create lasting impact.
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So only 2 months before graduation, my entire
life plan changed...
For that to happen food needed to be about more than just the nutrients. We need to view it as medicine... we need it to actually be medicine...
That was when I discovered Herbalism.​ My missing link.
ALWAYS stop to smell the flowers :)
Me harvesting Marshmallow root after 3 years of nurturing my beloved plant from seed
Dare to embrace your purpose.
I said no to becoming a registered dietician and instead spent 2.5 years studying herbalism with the Chestnut School of Herbal Medicine. I took the unknown path.
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Once I was confident in my ability to grow, formulate and craft effective herbal remedies it was time to find a way to legally help heal people through food.​​
​​I soul-searched and scoured the internet looking for options all the while keeping my foot in the world of modern medicine while working as a phlebotomist.
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One day while I was drawing somebody's blood, a conversation about nutrition began. The patient told me about The Nutritional Therapy Association. The NTA developed a nutrition program for doctors looking to learn about nutrition. The class was such a hit that they created a certification program and opened it to the public. It was perfect!
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One year later I became a Nutrition Therapy practitioner.
I finally had all the tools to open a holistic health practice!
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And so The Health Habit was born.
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Every other Saturday morning, I send out an exclusive email providing you with actionable, easy to understand holistic health hacks. Bite sized learning opportunities to empower you towards your goals for a healthy, sustainable life.​​​​​​​
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I am on a mission to develop a world that encourages natural healing, helps people step into their highest potential and live sustainable lives in union with nature.
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