From Broken to Blooming

In 2019, I founded Vermont Gourmet Seed Company with one mission: to share the life-changing benefits of microgreens and sprouts. To reach as many people as possible, I also created the DBA Fitness Farms—“Where Healthy Habits Grow”—a platform for nutritional empowerment, education, and wellness transformation. My story is not unlike many others who have taken charge of their health with remarkable results. Hopefully, I can help you do the same.

The Turning Point

My journey began in 2010, when I survived a life-threatening case of encephalitis. The illness left me with severe brain damage, and for the next three years, I was largely bedridden. While doctors labeled it depression, the truth is, I simply felt numb. By 2013, after countless specialist visits, the consensus was grim: no medication could repair my brain, and I would never work again.

That changed when I met Dr. Buchanan at the Clara Martin Center in Randolph, Vermont. He offered me something radical—hope. Among other things, he explained that a better diet and regular exercise could improve my life, even when medicine fell short.

The Search for Healing

Armed with internet access and determination, I began studying nutrition intensively. I wanted a diet that was practical—affordable, enjoyable, and scientifically sound. I learned that specific nutrients play vital roles in repairing different types of human cells, mitochondria, and even DNA.

When I searched “What nutrients heal brain cells?” I landed in the archives of the National Institute of Health, the National Library of Medicine, and the National Library of Biochemistry. There, I discovered the immense therapeutic potential of plant-based vitamins and minerals (phytonutrients), and other compounds (phytochemicals and antioxidants). I compiled a list of all the nutrients necessary to repair damaged brain cells. I researched which vegetables contained these nutrients in curative quantities and eventually discovered that microgreens and sprouts deliver these compounds in extraordinary concentrations. I realized that I could eat small portions of each vegetable to achieve curative doses.

I began analyzing which seeds offered the highest nutrient densities and using spreadsheets, cross-referenced them with others that contributed complementary compounds, creating powerful nutrient synergy.

I also uncovered how specific amino acids from certain plants can dramatically enhance digestion and bioavailability—crucial for maximizing health benefits.

The Nutritional Matrix

Today, after more than a decade of analysis, I’ve developed the most anticancer, nutrient-dense, health-promoting, and bioavailable seed mixes on the market. I call it the Nutritional Matrix Series—designed not just to support life, but to elevate it. In the name of each mix is the number of health-promoting nutrients present to impress upon everyone how powerful these seeds are.

NUTRITIONAL MATRIX DOCTRINE

Health benefits derived from plant-based nutrients stem from the complex structure, composition, and arrangement of the nutrients found in the specific whole foods. Each plant’s unique vitamins, minerals, phytochemicals, and antioxidants work in a synergistic symphony to affect digestion, absorption, cell repair, and counter the free-radical damage caused by the pollutants in our environment.