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Tipping Point Nutrition Podcast

Joanne and Krishn Makwana are a husband and wife team, Nutritionists, culinary nutrition experts, Functional fitness enthusiasts.
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Feb 12, 2018

In the fall of 2011 Colleen Kelly Aleksander, a cyclist and lifelong athlete, was cycling home from work when she was run over by a multi-ton freight/transport truck. Flat lining twice, Colleen sustained horrifying injuries and suddenly found herself faced with the fight of her life.

The definition of determination and resilience; Colleen not only defied all odds by surviving, but has since gone on to complete over 50 races and 40 triathlons despite the trauma. In episode #30, Joanne chats with Colleen touching on:

  • What it's like to be in a medically induced coma for over 5 weeks.
  • How she pushed through the 30+ surgeries, medical procedures and many set backs that followed the trauma.
  • The importance of nutrition + how her physical condition and history as an athlete helped her body to heal.
  • What it means to be a 'product of heroes.'
  • Why she felt the need to organize a fundraiser from her hospital bed and how her drive to compete helped in her recovery.
  • The role her husband Sean played in not only supporting, but advocating for her.
  • The emotional toll (including anxiety, depression and PTSD), that follows a traumatic experience.
  • What life looks like nearly 7 years after the incident.
  • The resilience of the human spirit.

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