Welcome to Empowered Sustenance!
I’m Lauren Geertsen, a widely-published health author and autoimmune expert. I began Empowered Sustenance over 12 years ago (at age 19!) to share the resources and research that supported my healing journey.
Empowered Sustenance, I help you make effective nutrition and lifestyle changes on your own healing journey.
I will help you:
- Reconnect to your body’s intuitive, healing wisdom
- Naturally overcome major health challenges
- Fully liberate yourself from Big Pharma
How I Healed My Autoimmune Disease
At 14, I was diagnosed with a severe form of ulcerative colitis, an autoimmune disease. By age 18, I was bedridden due to severe symptoms, and questioning if my life was worth living.
Until that point, I had obediently followed my doctors advice. I took medication after medication, because my doctors told me it was my “only option.” As the disease doctors told me I might require a life-altering surgery to remove my colon. When I heard these words, my heart dropped into my stomach. I thought, “there goes my chance of a healthy future.”
I had no idea that my doctors’ advice made my health worse! In fact, my doctors were the greatest source of medical misinformation when it came to autoimmune disease. They were taught to turn patients like me into lifelong pharmaceutical customers, and they were not trained to help me healed.
I stopped listening to my doctors, and took my healing into my own hands. Diving into research, I developed a healing protocol using a combination of nutritional, supplemental, and emotional techniques. Within months, I had healed this disease my doctors called “incurable.”
I still remember the feeling of liberation when I threw my numerous medications in the trash. I had broken up with Big Pharma… for the rest of my life!
Now, I teach others how to find lifelong freedom from autoimmunity and pharmaceuticals in my 28-day program called THE AUTOIMMUNE CLASS.
Through my healing journey, I realized that my body wasn’t broken, and she didn’t require “fixing” with pharmaceuticals or surgery. Through autoimmune disease, my body was speaking to me. My body held the wisdom to heal me, and all I needed to do was listen to her.
At Empowered Sustenance:
1. You’ll learn how to reverse autoimmunity and chronic illness with nutrition
Explore my nutrition archives where you’ll debunk common nutrition myths, overcome food and weight problems, and discover the healing power of a grain-free diet.
2. You’ll discover delicious grain-free recipes.
You’ll find dishes that are simple, practical, delicious… and sometimes bit unconventional (plantain cake and riceless-rice to name a couple!). Explore my cookbook for my top grain-free, dairy-free recipes.
3. You’ll find support to break up with Big Pharma
As an independent health researcher, I’ve spent over a decade illuminating the corruption and lies of the pharmaceutical industry. I share resources to help you break up with Big Pharma and reclaim your health without chemicals which are falsely labeled as “medicine.”
4. You’ll save the time and money switching to non-toxic home and body products
I’ve tried countless non-toxic products and ingredients for a healthy home, and only a handful of companies make the cut to be featured on Empowered Sustenance. Browse my What I Use page for these resources.
5. You’ll learn how to address the emotional root causes of health problems
Health is not a destination but an evolution to physical, emotional, and spiritual wellbeing. Learn how to address the root causes of mental and emotional challenges so you can live a joyful and self-expressive life.
Welcome to the Empowered Sustenance Community!
Want more support?
If you’d like more support on your healing journey, I’d love to support you in the following ways:
- CHRONIC ILLNESS LIBERATION is my 25-day process to clear the emotional causes of chronic health problems.
- THE AUTOIMMUNE CLASS is my program to find lifelong autoimmune and pharmaceutical freedom.
- FOOD WITHOUT FEAR is my program to spiritually heal food and weight problems.
- In my PRIVATE COACHING I work 1-1 with you to clear the emotional roadblocks behind your health problems.
As I’ve said since the beginning of Empowered Sustenance…
Eat well and heal!
