Mena Borges-Gillette

Professionally, Mena Borges-Gillette is a Holistic Practitioner & Professor who teaches her signature class on the history, tasting & making of chocolate as well as wellness classes in her community.

Motherhood changes life for many. This was the case for Mena & it marks her awareness that toxins lurk in unexpected places. After the birth of her first child, she became a corn allergy Mama. A diagnosis that led Mena back to her holistic roots, furthering her education & her own diagnosis of a corn allergy & autoimmune conditions.

On her website, Mena shares simple, nutrient-dense recipes that are delicious & friendly to those with food allergies & celiac with a goal of focusing on foods one CAN have versus on the restrictions. She has developed recipes for Signing Dog Vanilla & Bare Life Hot Chocolate & written articles for companies such as Bread SRSLY.