Our Story
Sarachas special house blend...
Saracha's Kitchen,
I was an amazing athlete as a teenager, loved playing many sports (soccer was my main). That stopped abruptly for me when I developed plantar fasciitis. I played until I collapsed on the field & was carried off the field. Soccer was my life & dream career & my mental crutch.
-14 years old I got the shot for HPV shot that everyone gets in high school, I didn't ask any questions just did exactly what my peers were doing. I trusted the modern practices that most followed.
Shortly after, I started noticing bald spots on the top of my head. I had low energy, extreme depression & brain fog. Someone pointed it out in English class. I had no idea, started off the size of a dime, turned to a nickel & over the next few months, I lost nearly all my hair. The bullying lead me to drop out.
My mother took me to the doctor, they were clueless. The doctors didn't ask about diet. They recommended I see a dermatologist (they recommended cortisone shots) I was terrified. It was not guaranteed so I did not want to put those chemicals into my scalp.
A woman recommended to my mother that she take me to a naturopathic doctor. I did allergen testing, was on an EXTREMELY strict clean diet (Wild rice, Sole fish & eggs basically) & took an array of supplements, nasty multivitamin powder & fish oil that made me gag & I felt sick all day after.
​
I took these holistic practices seriously for the next 6 months. I felt ugly with nearly no hair left on my head. Interestingly enough, once I gave up mentally, the hair started to sprout back!
I was in an extremely toxic relationship from 16-26 years old. I never got that self love value back as my hair took time to grow & the bullying left an impact.
21 years old- I started gaining a lot of weight. I knew nothing about health & went back to my old ways of eating. Processed foods, seed oils, sugars & bread. I gained a whopping 60 pounds. Depression & anxiety came back full force.
I had no idea about health & nutrition. I decided I would start researching & cooking my meals from scratch. Took me years to establish an innerstanding about what was good for my body & what wasn't.
26 years old- I was in the best shape of my life, I survived lockdown with an abusive partner struggling with CTE & substance abuse.
I got through one the scariest time of my life by doing youtube workouts, keeping steady in the kitchen while fearing my life before escaping.
Post covid- single for the first time in 9n years- I started Saracha's Kitchen with my first product, Sea Moss Gel.
​
At 27 years old- I started getting bruising & pains in my body. I pushed through not listening to what my body was telling me. I was collapsing some days, unable to leave my bed. Again, doctors had no clue.
I dug even deeper into food. Got rid of many 'Organic' labelled spices, packaged products I believed were good, as the labels were deceiving. I started reading & researching every ingredient & side affects, elimating foods. Now I was feeling the benefits of cutting out seed oils & my skin cleared up, body got in amazing shape despite being out the gym, but mobility, extreme pain was getting worse. I couldn't pay my bills.
I read an article on a woman who had similar symptoms, turns out she had 13 amalgam fillings. She got them out & went from barely able to walk down the street, brain fog & pain to brand new.
I had one in the back of my mouth at the top that I nearly forgot about. I went for a dentist appointment & the X-rays showed the filling. Something in my gut told me that was the problem, as well as 4:44 being the time. I came across heavy metal toxicity symptoms. I had the filling in much longer than 6 years which is when they need to be replaced. I immediately scheduled for the filling to be taken out.
The last week of this was so excruciating I didn't leave my bed, I couldn't move & couldn't sleep due to pain. I kept faith that I figured it out.
Sure enough, a week later I go in for my appointment. Immediately after pains went from stabbing to relief, I could feel my body was detoxing. (at this point I was on a heavy metal detox diet)
I started making bone broth as I heard it pulled heavy metals from the body. & is full of vitamins & minerals your body needs to function & thrive. I fell in love with the taste & fixed up my recipe over the next 2 years.
A week after the dental appointment I was able to walk, my brain fog was gone, bruising cleared up. I was ECSTATIC.
2 years of pain, a year of barely being able to do what I love (boxing, cooking, taking my dogs out, tennis & working out)
These difficult times lead me to being more aware to the foods that we put in our sacred temples.
I wouldn't have been able to get my health so immaculate if it wasn't for the time I spent on my couch or in bed, with only books & my computer at hand.
I am grateful for it ALL. I've never felt better & more in power with my health.
I hope my products can give you the energy & nutrition you need for your body to thrive!