Transformations & Client Testimonies

LOSING WEIGHT, OFF ANTI-DEPRESSANT, BRAIN ENERGY

Lori has been an excellent guide and mentor on my healthy aging journey. She provides both scientific insights and practical support, making this process clear and achievable.

I had attempted this journey on my own multiple times but struggled to see any results which caused me to give up after a few months. This time, with Lori’s regular support via Zoom (especially helpful since I’m far away) and her availability whenever I need a boost or have a question, I’ve been able to stay on track.

I’m steadily losing stubborn weight, successfully tapered off my antidepressant medication while remaining mentally stable, and improved both my stamina and cognitive function—critical for my line of work. Most importantly, I’ve been able to sustain this lifestyle, and can feel the benefits which I know is key to long-term success. 

Lori is intelligent, professional, and a strong advocate for women in midlife. She leads by example, making her an inspiring role model. Her structured approach, including targeted testing, has helped me better understand my body and make informed decisions about what I need. Her guidance has been instrumental in keeping me consistent and motivated on this path and I can recommend her as a coach wholeheartedly and unreservedly! Lisa W., Australia

PROGRESS IN 6 WEEKS–DEPRESSION, AND CHRONIC AFTERNOON HEADACHE GONE & DOWN 10LBS

Thank you, Lori,  for the opportunity to work with you. I just wanted to write down the wonderful positive progress that we’ve made in just six weeks. I can’t believe it’s only been that little bit of time. In six weeks, we have gotten rid of my depression, most of my anxiety and fatigue.  You zeroed in on the hydration to begin with and now treating the H- pylori, which was the biggest key to my healing and without the testing I would never have known that, so I’m SO grateful for that.  The chronic headaches are gone completely. I can’t even remember a time when I did not have a headache every day. 
I look forward to feeling even better and having even more energy!
Thank you so much! Leslie B. Washington

FROM VEGETARIAN AND FATIGUED TO LOW CARB WITH BRAIN ENERGY AND NO CRAVINGS

REDUCED COGNITIVE DYSFUNCTION, REDUCED BLADDER DYSFUNCTION & GOT HER SELF BACK–26LBS LOST

I started my Adventurous Journey in August of 2024. I heard Lori on a podcast and was taken with her excitement as she shared all that she had learned and her encouragement to test for claritto help find healing solutions.  I was having issues with my stomach, and what started as minor bloating had become a regular and increasingly more uncomfortable occurrence.  I would soon be turning 55 and was struggling with a list of issues that I attributed to menopause.  The first month was a bit overwhelming. I felt like an imposter in my body. The achy joints, loss of mobility, strength and swelling in my hands are all things attributed to aging, although common were not going to be my new normal. The results from the labs showed I had gut inflammation, neuro inflammation, food sensitivities, rosacea, a low immune system, an insufficient pancreas, and high cortisol.  All causes for the metabolic chaos I was experiencing, but I now had a newfound hope of getting back to myself.  She started me on a supplement regime, I avoided the foods that I was having a high reaction to, minimizing the ones that showed a moderate reaction, which turned off the inflammation and reset my metabolism. 

• No more bloating
• Nails are growing and not splitting
• Improved complexion
• Sleeping well & waking up without an alarm
• Controlled bladder issues (no leaking and can hold if needed)
• Dietary changes have made a big difference in the way my body feels and responds to stress
• Quicker recovery

I am back outdoors, dancing and in the gym moving my body because it has showed up for me even when I couldn’t.. Welcoming back the me I knew and had great fondness for reappeared. Thanks, Lori, for helping me find my way back to myself. Loretta S., California

DEPRESSION, DESPAIR, AND NEUROPATHY PAIN GONE! SLEEPING THROUGH THE NIGHT WITHOUT C-PAP

Health notes with Lori & A little history….Horrible depression and gaining back 15 pounds at least. Feeling suicidal and enjoying toast with butter and jam every morning, snacking on pretzels and more. Bloated belly and feeling despair that I couldn’t make it without cravings.

I had tried the keto diet a year prior having bulletproof coffee with collagen thinking l was getting protein. I was also on ozempic. I got my weight down from a high of 279 down to 195. I felt better and looked better. Still had terrible belly overhang and although I didn’t have the bloating, still felt fat and was having a horrible reaction to the ozempic. Within 3 days of the injection I would start tasting and smelling sulfur in my mouth….. then I would get explosive diarrhea for a day and not be hungry for 2 days.

This was scary. I stopped the Ozempic and my appetite came back. I found out that collegen peptides are not complete protein and I felt like a failure. I gave up everything and said the battle to drop sugar and wheat was ridiculous and not normal or worth it. I wanted to cook and ridiculous and not normal or worth it. I wanted to cook and eat with my children (young adults) and can’t handle people telling me my way is wrong. I’m back up 20 lbs and don’t want this.

I keep talking to Lori and I see her energy and strength. 3 years older than me and I am jealous. I see Mark, another person she has helped and he is beating cancer and looking better than ever.

We go out to eat and eat until we are full and there is no lack. Last time I talked with her she said perfect aminos are a complete protein. Your body craves protein and fat to be healthy and strong and if it doesn’t get it, it will make you reach for something. Anything to try and satisfy that need. She told me i needed digestive enzymes as well before the meal and accordingly (which I am trying to develop a taste for.)

So l ordered perfect aminos and digest gold. Started taking 2 digest before my bacon and eggs and cheese in the morning with 5 perfect aminos. I would fix my bullet proof coffee with butter, coconut oil collagen and an LMNT for salt. Head off to work and was completely satisfied from day one. Took a hamburger patty with cheese or left over chicken or beef stew and had that for lunch along with the digestive enzymes and 5 perfect aminos again. Maybe a cheese snack in late afternoon. Hit home and either cleaned a bit, fixed dinner to share (meat) or went to bed. 

Zero cravings. I can walk down the store and buy things for the family…. I can see sweets in the office and at home and they don’t call to me anymore. It’s crazy, but it seems to be working. Almost a month now and u noticed that in the beginning I did get a bit of that sulphuric smell and taste and took another digestive enzyme and some acv and drank more LMNT water. That ended the sulphuric taste within 2 weeks.

The bloating went down almost immediately. I had a couple of flair ups when I ate vegetables or spices or potatoes…. Acv helped quiet. I’m not jumping on the scales or testing my blood sugar….. I will give it another month….. but so far, I like it.

More wins. So immediate, I didn’t have the cravings…. I made sure I had plenty of protein and fats available. Snacking on nuts feels like a cheat and a treat. It does help me to have my bulletproof coffee. When I skipped it, I had a bit of a tougher day.

One other thing (WIN) I started sleeping through the night almost immediately and was able to skip the 3-5 tablets of ibuprofen to reduce pain in my legs throughout the night. Thank you Lori.–JENNIFER HARNSBERGER, Pasadena, CA

DOWN 95% LESS PAIN IN, 1-1/2 SHOE SIZE REDUCED, LIFE BACK AN 25LBS WEIGHT LOSS IN 6 MONTHS

In here words , “I am down 25 pounds. I Am not there yet at my goal, I feel like I am just getting started. I work at it every day. Getting where you want to be doesn’t happen overnight. I reached a plateau but I’ve stuck with it. I know when I eat wrong because my body tells me I start having pain again and bloating which used to be so bad that I’d have to lay down after eating. I will NEVER go back to that much pain. I am down 95% in my pain level. No food is worth enduring where I was. She just mentioned she forgot to say that she was sleeping 10- 12 hours a night sometimes and now no longer needs that much sleep. She says she is so motivated that she is up and going and into the garden! I know I need more sunlight and less screens. Sunlight keeps my depression down, it regulates my hormones and stimulates my hippocampus to grow. Movement helps my depression also. When I was in so much pain, I didn’t want to move. Now I move all day now from the moment I wake up til I go to bed (6 am to 8pm). I could never do that before I started the HOLISTIC LOW CARB METHOD. Not only have I benefited from this, my husband has also. He is at his ideal weight and has the energizer bunny energy. We are both sexually active again and just retired and can enjoy health freedom. We are excited to travel, spend time with each other and family and pursue the woodworking business. Testimony I came to Lori weighing 236 lbs, extreme pain in my right ankle and foot. I’ve been to doctors, chiropractors once a month for a year. Nothing helped and not one told me the food I was eating was killing me literally. I thought I would be dead in a few years. I had to have a knee bike while I was at home because the foot pain was so bad. I was not allowed to use the knee bike at work so I suffered through the pain. I had not been sexually active in years. I’ve learned the power of food, its medicine. Being outside in the sunlight, grounding and breathing and going for walks everyday has been wonderful . I was always taught food makes you fat. No, crap makes you fat; real food makes you strong. I eat protein and natural fats, leafy greens, salt and water, bulletproof coffee everyday which keeps me going and gives me energy. I add ghee, mct oil, cinnamon and collagen to my coffee every morning. I eat a high protein meal then coffee and a high protein dinner. I have learned I can eat anything I want I just make it low carb keto. I have my digestive enzymes with every meal. I now know the importance of diet, rest and sleep, movement and exercise and stress DRESS. I’ve lost 25lbs and feel amazing. Donna M., California

70LBS LOST AND REVERSAL OF DIABETES AND OFF MEDICATIONS

WEIGHT LOSS Results by design! Mark wasn’t just overweight but had Diabetes. His doctor told him he needed insulin. What does anyone do when their doctor tells them that? Mark wanted to change his diet, did what he could by counting calories but kept in the sugar because he still craved it. He was eating low calorie. He noticed he didn’t feel any better. He was hungry all the time. He knew he was fighting an uphill battle & came to me for help. We ran the MRT food sensitivities test. He was wheat, dairy, cheese, egg white & soy intolerant in the RED. Most of the food he had been eating was causing him inflammation. This was a big eye opener for him In black and white so he could understand. We ran the G.I. Map gut test. He had full blown dysbiosis, leaky gut, inflammation, h.pylori and digestive dysfunction. We ran the Dutch hormone test & we discovered he wasn’t detoxing well. His liver was having trouble & he was estrogen dominant. So he made the decision to go all in, do a full diet change to lose weight, improve his health and get off medications. I am so grateful to have been able to support him in his weight loss transformation. I have seen a calm come over him as he immersed himself into a low carb & holistic lifestyle that has given him back so many more years of life. No more desperation. His smile had come back and now he can live life more actively and is aging adventurously! See carousel pictures MARK B

MIRACLES CAN HAPPEN: QUALITY OF LIFE IMPROVED TENFOLD-Energy, Stamina and Clear Headedness BACK!

I wanted you to know that today was a miracle day for me because of you! I had the energy, stamina, and clear headedness to be able to tackle an extremely challenging day. My journey with you has paid off tenfold, and I feel the quality of my life has improved tremendously. Not only do I feel great, but my mental stability, self-esteem, and new-found calmness have also helped me at work as well; evidenced by many recent business successes, and improved customer and coworker relationships.

I am truly lucky to have been referred to you, and glad to see you here on FB. I look forward to your continued guidance and friendship! Thank you for helping me “Age Adventurously”!–Stacey Ramsay

FOOT PAIN GONE IN 9 DAYS, ABLE TO ABSORB FOOD AGAIN, 42LBS LOST

looking back to when I started your 6months program , I can’t believe how much better I feel . And how far I’ve come . At one point I felt so sick physically and had so much pain , I thought I was going to die soon , my feet hurt so bad getting out of bed was difficult in the mornings , and thanks to your knowledge help and dedication and understanding my body feels so much better , you help me get rid of many symptoms that was making me , not enjoy my life , the knowledge of supplements and understanding food sensitivity was so helpful to me that I consider it a magic tool to use for the rest of my life , oh and let’s talk about the endless nights I couldn’t sleep now I sleep like a baby , All thanks to you !!! my weight journey will continue to move forward because I don’t want to feel sick again , you are a great teacher coach and friend thanks Lorie.–ISABEL See carousel pictures

30LBS LOST IN 4 MONTHS, STOPPED DEPRESSION AN GOT HER EXCITMENT FOR LIFE BACK!

I had worked with a previous fdnp back in 2019, but I didn’t commit fully to the process. I got some good things out of it, like healing my gut and getting rid of some pathogens, but I didn’t hang onto the weight loss. I just knew I needed Lori’s help to lose the weight. So in September of last year when I had a week of on-again, off-again diarrhea and stomach cramping, I knew I had something going on in my gut again. The gal I had worked with referred me to Lori Balue. I had wanted to just do the stool DNA test again but Lori, after talking with me, was fairly certain I would benefit from two other tests as well, the food sensitivities test, & the Dutch hormone test, so I agreed to do all three, & I am so glad I did! She agreed to stretch out the time to accommodate my finances, and I am so grateful and thankful for the time she spent with me! She was with me every step of the way – she was available by email and text and phone, anytime I needed the additional support! I never EVER could’ve done this without her! Once we got the results of the tests back, Lori went to work, crafting a customized plan to address the imbalances in my bacteria, and to rid my gut of pathogens, and to generally overall improve my body’s ability to metabolize and process my food properly again. I had another eColi event and my gut needed healing. Without the tests, I never would have known I had serious issues that needed to be addressed! Once I started seeing some good weight loss results, I was further emboldened to continue, and it worked! In 3 months, I had lost 20 pounds, and at the end of four and 1/2 months, I had touched my lowest point at almost 30lbs weight loss. I am now holding steady at a solid 30 pound weight loss, but I know what to do and how to do it going forward and will be working on the other 15 to 20 pound weight loss this year on my own. I am so grateful and thankful for Lori’s selfless and very involved assistance in this journey. I can’t say it enough, I could never have done it without her! MARY M. See carousel pictures

JANINA–(Now down 50lbs 9/23) 7:48 PM May 22 How program helped with transformation of body and mindset Before starting my Keto journey, I was overweight at 230lbs and had been told by a couple doctors that I possibly would need gall bladder surgery. Before the pandemic, I had counted calories and went to the gym almost everyday and lost 60 pounds. But once the pandemic and quarantines happened, I (like most others) became a hermit and stopped working out and stopped eating healthy. My biggest reality check that I had gained all the weight back was when it was time to buy a maid of honor dress for my sisters wedding and it had to be a size 18. After seeing myself in photos, I realized how unhealthy I had become. I then thought about trying Keto. had done keto before, but what was considered dirty keto and it didn’t do much for me and I would have stomach aches. So this time around, I decided to join a Keto program that gave me a coach. This is when I met Lori Balue. Right off the bat, I felt a connection to her. She was very understanding and didn’t make me feel bad for being overweight or ignorant to clean Keto. When she asked me what my goals were with working with her, I said I wanted to lose weight (obviously), feel healthier, and prevent heart disease and high blood pressure that runs in my family. In my first year with her, I lost 30 pounds. I did this with her constant support and reminders of what my overall goals are that I had told her. But not only did I lose half the weight I had gained during COVID, gained a healthy lifestyle and clear mind. Keto has made me feel the healthiest I have ever felt. Even when I was calorie counting and going to the gym everyday, I didn’t feel this good. I no longer have depression feelings or brain fog. I feel like I am more successful at my job even because of this Keto lifestyle. I no longer have foot pain. And best of all, I no longer snore. Something my flance is grateful for. I have learned so much about my body and the amazing things it does for me. This is not just a diet for me that I’m going to stop once I reach my goal weight. This has now become my lifestyle that I will have forever.

JACKIE – I began working with Lori on January 6, 2022. I had an initial consultation with her and after understanding her credentials were very impressive, I signed on with her. I was excited but also had been signed up for umpteen diets and/or exercise options over the years and nothing ever really worked. However, it didn’t take long to realize that keto was the answer and that being guided by Lori was the key to making this a lifestyle, not just another diet. I lost 35 pounds and feel better than I have in years. I have a far better understanding of how to read my body and fuel it with what it needs. I understand the keto process, what foods are good for me, and which are poison to my system. I have clarity about which supplements I should take and how activities like grounding and sun walks can stimulate my metabolism. I still have some more weight to lose and have been stuck for some time, but realize that this process isn’t a sprint to the finish, instead, it’s about doing the right things each day to make me healthier. Lori has guided me to wrap my mind around the possibility that I can actually lose all the weight. She’s given me the understanding that this lifestyle is not only a physical thing, but it is a mental challenge as well. I know I have been expecting to fail since all other diets I have been on in the past have succeeded in my failure. Lori is coaching me through changing my mindset and thus changing my behaviors to reflect this new healthier me! This isn’t a diet, it’s a way of life, a healthier life. I feel great, I am inspiring others to make positive changes in their life and I have a new goal of living healthfully to 100+! Yes! I have. I might have quit long ago if it hadn’t been for you. Thanks!! Thank you Lori for supporting me!! jackie

KAREN–I worked with lori and she supported me weekly and I learned so much from her and lost all my weight and got down to 117lbs from 149lbs. I could never have done this without her. I now understand how to eat and how to feed my family. I will never eat the old way ever. Now I post keto foods on instagram to help educate others as I fix meals for my family. Karen

Pia Good morning Lori you’re the only one that understands all this stuff but I just realize I have maintain my weight loss for one and a half years I tried the pants on I’ve gone from a size 14/16 I tried a six on yesterday and they fit I’m not been very good the last couple of weeks with my eating habits but I still cut sugar out I’m at I have added protein to the lunch still trying to maintain one meal a day and on the weekends I eat two meals a day but I just wanted to say thank you because all your work all these years have gone in my brain lol

It was great getting to work with Lori during her 6-week program. As a health coach myself, I already knew a lot about health and nutrition but had been struggling with my own weight. Lori helped to troubleshoot things and provided great accountability. The program helped me get the scale moving again releasing 5 pounds! Brandy

Rachel “I would not have made it through the beginning of this diet change if you weren’t here to help me stay focus on what I needed to do. I would have quit like before.” 20lbs of weight loss!

MY PICTURES AT 60, 100LBS LOST, PAIN FREE, PREDIABETES REVERSED, ASTHMA REVERSED, ARTHRITIS & SORE KNEES GONE See carousel pictures Lori Balue

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