Lauren is a speech-language pathologist turned health coach and Certified Personal Trainer.  She combines her love of research in the medical field with health and wellness, searching for the facts on ingredients, supplements, and benefits of whole food nutrition.  She lives in McKinney, Texas with her husband of 14 years and three children.  She graduated from Texas Woman's University with her B.S. degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders in 2008 and her M.S. degree in Speech-Language Pathology in 2010.  She obtained her Personal Trainer Certificate in 2021 from the National Academy of Sports Medicine.  She has owned her own nutraceutical franchise with the JuicePlus+ Company since 2016, and recently opened up her own Limited Liability Company, Health.Hope.Vitality in 2022, focusing on personalized nutrition and exercise programs with a fully online platform.