PA » Starch Solution Certification Course Graduates

Brigitte Blanco has 2 graduate degrees Social Work, from Germany and the University of Pennsylvania. She has worked with individuals on establishing individual plans to achieve and maintain physical and mental health.

She is a certified Natural Childbirth Educator with over 20 years experience in training women and their coaches in achieving their optimal birth based on awareness of the emotional and anatomical processes of birth, practice of relaxation techniques, optimal nutrition and exercise.

Brigitte also has a background in medical market research with physicians, patients and other healthcare professionals regarding the benefits and drawbacks of pharmaceutical options. She is very familiar with the limitations of employing pharmaceuticals in treating and maintaining health issues across many treatment areas and health conditions. Brigitte uses that background information to assist her clients in acquiring complete and accurate information about currently offered medical treatments as a base of understanding the power of addressing the very same issues with a starch- and plant- based whole foods dietary pattern and other lifestyle choices.

Brigitte has completed the Nutrition Educator Program from the Wellness Forum Institute for Health Studies, based on a very solid background in science. She has focused on GI disorders, support of cancer patients with nutrition, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, autoimmune disorders, women’s health issues. maternal and child health, sports nutrition and other areas

Brigitte holds a Certificate in Plant-Based Nutrition in Dr. T. Colin Campbell’s Program Nutritionstudies.org, taught through eCornell.

She is an active member of The Physician’s Committee for Responsible Medicine in Washington

Brigitte has recently graduated from Dr. McDougalls Starch Solution Certification Program and participated in the 2015 Advanced Study weekend.

Brigitte has taught nutrition and lifestyle classes as Certified Facilitator with The Wellness Forum in Columbus, Ohio, one of the largest and most well-respected health education companies in the world.

Brigitte is engaged in nutrition education both locally in the greater Philadelphia area as well as using skype in working with people in Germany, Spain, Chile, Mexico and other countries, relying on her ability to fluently communicate in English, German and Spanish.

I am on a quest to vanquish my family’s risk of heart-disease, diabetes, and dementia. After a series of family health scares, culminating in my own in 2003, I embarked on a new plan for life – and health – a plant-healthy diet! There have been plenty of challenges in adopting this way of life. But with the knowledge shared by an amazing community of medical professionals such as Dr. John McDougall, Dr. Neal Barnard, and T. Colin Campbell, PhD, and a lot of experimentation in my own kitchen, my health returned and my excitement for life skyrocketed.

Excited and inspired by the positive changes I experienced, it wasn’t long before I decided to change my career to align with this new-found passion. I said a fond farewell to a rewarding, and challenging, 22-year adventure in the high tech industry, and created Garden Dish, a small business built to help the plant-curious reap the rewards of this uber-healthy lifestyle. We offer education, group meetings, and individual mentoring in the Pittsburgh, PA area.

I love public speaking, and teaching the joys and challenges of living a plant-healthy life. I enjoy creating new, family-friendly recipes in my kitchen, and growing our own food in our naturally-organic gardens. And most of all, I am so happy to share my experiences and lessons-learned with individuals and audiences around the world, helping them find success on the road to health and happiness.