About Us
God made each one of us for a unique purpose, yet we struggle to live it because our thinking is influenced by the abundant idol worship in our culture. Furthermore, our capacity to live this purposeful life is negatively impacted by our poor health and physical limitations.
Mission Statement
We became interested in health and wellness out of personal pain from seeing loved ones suffer or die of preventable diseases. We believe God created our body to heal itself, and believe that adopting a whole-food, plant-based diet, along with other lifestyle reforms, yields the best chances for optimal health.
However, we see forces at work keeping this truth from being readily available to all. Ironically, this truth has become even more relevant following the coronavirus pandemic. We never thought we’d see the day when there would be censorship of the benefits of natural remedies, such as treating COVID-19 with vitamin C, vitamin D, zinc, etc. As such, we feel an even greater urgency to share our knowledge of wellness with you.
Our History
In 2010, we began our fitness business offering personal training and boot camps in the park. Little by little our classes grew, and we saw the need to incorporate health seminars, which we presented at local churches. In 2013, Sam became certified to run the world-renowned disease prevention program known as C.H.I.P. (Complete Health Improvement Program). The following year, Sam developed a highly successful weight-loss program known as the 20/40 Project, and Ashleigh created a bi-annual fitness event which we called the “Dirt Head Dry Tri”.
Then, in 2017, God opened the door for us to take over a local juice bar and vegan café, known as The Living Root Cellar. Believing that this would afford a better platform from which to educate our community in wellness principles, we invested our time heavily into running the café. Although we kept up with some of our fitness classes and seminars, the demands of the new business forced Sam to work full time at the café.
When the pandemic hit in early 2020, we were not sure what to expect. Although fear and panic could be felt among almost everyone we encountered, God protected us from the economic storm and provided a way for us to navigate through it. Both the fitness clients and café customers saw the value of our services and have been loyal beyond our expectations.
It should probably be mentioned we had 3 children during this time, LOL!
he truths and principles of healthful living. This is the reason for True Health Defined. To take our knowledge of fitness and wellness to a virtual platform from which we can reach more people hungry for true health in their mind, body & spirit. Our goal is to teach other people to be leaders in this mission so that by their example of honoring God with their health, the world may come to know Christ, our divine physician, healer & restorer.
We Believe…
We believe the truth about health is this: only God has the power to heal and restore us; whole plant nutrition and natural healing agents are his choice for us; and a violation of this Law of Health has dire consequences.
We believe God created our body for eternal health, and as such believe health is a Gift, is Absolute, and is a Mystery.
We believe the time has come for restaurants to lead the way in educating people on what is truly healthy for our bodies, not just offer flavor sensations.
We believe it is our duty to help those with a thirst for wellness to experience the power of plant nutrition as God intended.
We believe food should be nutrient dense, not calorie dense, at every meal!
We believe God gave us the animals to improve our burdened life, not to exploit them for financial gain.
We believe in working together as a community, with love and compassion toward each other, but with the courage to do what is right to preserve our natural environment and help the planet.
We believe that to change the status quo, we must do things differently without compromising on the principles on which these truths stand.
