About

I’m Kristi and you better believe I’m pretty tickled you’ve dropped in.

My journey into the world of science, nutrition, health, and everything of the sorts began at a very young age. Growing up, my summers were spent working in my family’s health food store. I tried my best at the age of 13 to understand what each vitamin and mineral did in the body, and why on earth people were spending $100’s of dollars on bottles of little white pills that would last them 30 days.

Naturally, I set down on a path into naturopathic medicine. I left high school on a Division 1 scholarship to play NCAA volleyball at Weber State University before transferring and graduating from the University of Guelph with a Bachelors of Science in botany. I figured what better way to learn about plant medicine than to learn about plants. I later realized being an ND just wasn’t for me - research was. After spending nearly four years writing on the therapeutic and preventative applications of ketogenic diets, fasting, and metabolic therapies, I finally decided to listen to the nagging voice in my head and take the leap into academia. I am currently a PhD Candidate in the Muscle Physiology Lab at Queen’s University studying the interplay of nutrition and exercise on lactate metabolism, glycemic control, and mitochondrial adaptations.

Developing a career around science communication has been exciting. I’ve had the great privilege to work with some of the top scientists in the field, be the primary writer for the Zero Longevity App and write for professional supplement companies. I have authored two book chapters, and I serve on the Scientific Advisory Board at Keto Kare. But, nothing puts a spring in my step quite like the idea of conducting my own research and using science to improve the health of others. That’s why Dr. Bronwyn (my amazing sister and Naturopathic Doctor) and I created Conceive Health’s Metabolic Program designed for female fertility patients. Our mission is to improve the health of women who are trying to conceive not only to improve fertility and pregnancy outcomes, but to improve the health of future generations.

I never stop learning, and I never want to. That’s why I have created this platform - to showcase my work, to post science I find interesting, and hopefully inspire someone live a healthier life. The healthier choice isn’t always the easiest, but it’s the small, consistent actions we take each day that lay the foundation for either health or sickness later in life.