Hi, I’m Cham Edussuriya
My path into health coaching began in the classroom as a Montessori educator, where I developed a deep appreciation for human development, brain science, and the power of a prepared environment. But my mission became deeply personal after the birth of my first child, when I was diagnosed with Hashimoto’s thyroiditis—an autoimmune condition that left me facing severe fatigue, brain fog, and low energy.
Determined to heal from within, I immersed myself in functional nutrition, gut health, regenerative agriculture, and ancestral food traditions. What I discovered transformed my life: true, lasting health isn’t about restrictive diets or counting calories—it’s about root-cause care, supporting organ function, and honoring our cultural food identity.
Today, as an Integrative Health Practitioner and Trauma-Informed Coach, I bridge brain-based learning with functional wellness. I partner with individuals and families to build bio-individual, preventative protocols that nourish the body, regulate the nervous system, and restore lifelong vitality.
My Foundations & Approach
Lifespan Human Development: Leveraging Montessori principles to help you design sustainable habits and home environments that make wellness effortless.
Cultural Food Heritage: Honoring your unique identity and traditional dishes so healing feels deeply personal, nourishing, and enjoyable.
Organ-Centered Vitality: Shifting away from restrictive dieting toward cellular energy, insulin sensitivity, and metabolic longevity.
Root-Cause & Preventative Care: Integrating microbiome health, functional movement, outdoor lifestyle practices, and trauma-informed support.
Ready to start your personalized health journey?
Current Projects
Generate Hope
Women who are survivors of being trafficked and deal with a LOT of trauma. We focus on rebalancing their body through nutrition, nervous system resetting, learning about food, meal planning and eating a variety of foods for gut and mental health. I have connected this organization to many local farmers who are supporting their health through a bounty of local produce and products.
Second Chance Youth Garden
Nutritional Education and Cooking Instructor
A place teens can learn regenerative agriculture, earn a small stipend and get job training. I teach nutrition and health and we get to cook outdoors with a camp stove utilizing farm fresh foods. In 8 weeks we cover a lot of topics from gut health, mood/anxiety, my plate, basic nutrition and development, and discerning ultra processed foods.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is health coaching?
Health coaching takes into account your personal history, lifestyle, daily routines/habits and creates a plan for the short term to obtain a result/ goal that you define. Often in working towards this goal, many other results are achieved. We use behavioral tools, nutritional tools, and supplements to impact your wellbeing in positive ways.
There are 5 pillars to health and depending on our time together we will focus on some areas more than the others but touch upon them all. There are: Food, Stress, Lifestyle, Exposure and Supplements.
How does virtual coaching work?
Virtual coaching allows you to receive personalized guidance from the comfort of your home, with no commuting required. We meet once a month via Zoom and maintain weekly check-ins through WhatsApp.
What is your coaching specialty?
My specialty lies in helping individuals with gut and metabolic issues find relief.
Gut issues are often masked as other issues but the root cause leads us to the gut and the microbiome. Gut issues can often look like the following:
bloating
belly pain
constipation/diarrhea
brain fog
anxiety and other mood issues
skin rashes
food intolerances and allergies
Fatigue, low energy, fertility and hormone imbalance
Perimenopause- often disrupts the gut due to fluctuating levels of estrogen and progesterone
The digestive tract includes several organs in our body from the mouth, stomach, small and large intestines to the liver, gallbladder, pancreas and elimination process. People with autoimmune disease and glucose issues also fall into gut health factors. An imbalance in the gut or lack of proper function can lead to metabolic issues.
How do I get started?
Simply reach out to schedule a free 20 min Wellness Chat. Once you decide this is something you’d like to pursue we will schedule out your Initial Consultation to help you pursue your goal and help you feel better again.
What supplements do you recommend?
Supplements are what we take to add to our existing healthy diet and lifestyle routine as an add-on. We must begin with the foundation and layer on. Supplements being a final way to maintain. However, during our time, we will also use a mix of supplements to help balance any issues that are specific to you.
I usually recommend the following supplements to clients:
Vitamin D- mostly through sunlight as it’s a hormone activated by our liver essential for gut health and immune response.
Vitamin B- found in most protein foods, supports stress management, and is integral for immune health.
Omega-3- Found in fish and seeds for brain health and balancing our omega-6 found in processed foods
Magnesium- various forms for hydration, sleep, energy production, metabolism, and bone health
What if I have dietary restrictions?
I will work with you to create a plan that accommodates your dietary needs.
How long is this commitment?
The basic package is for 3 months ( 12-14 weeks). It takes roughly 90 days to move from early excitement and mid- journey resistance to make lasting habits and a routine habit. It also takes this time block to allow cells, gut lining, and metabolic pathways enough time to adapt to sustained dietary and supplemental changes.
In addition to the basic package I offer 6, and 12 month options (see Programs for more details).
Integrative health (and functional medicine) both look at the whole person rather than just the symptoms. We look into root causes and find ways to mitigate those issues that ultimately lead to multiple symptom relief. This approach takes time and goes beyond conventional medicine. We also use Functional Medicine labs to get deep data to focus on hidden and root cause issues.
What is Integrative Health?
What can I expect?
Expect gradual changes in meals, movement, and mindset, leading to a healthier, more fulfilling life.
Do you provide a meal plan?
No, I do not provide any pre determined meal plan. Each of my clients have varied food choices and budgets. My goal is to teach you how to make your own meal plan. If needed I help create one initially and provide you with recipes to learn how to adapt and make your own plan for the future.
Why do I need a coach and not an App?
Coaching apps have come a long way and now with AI many are able to tailor meal plans and more to your needs. However, a human connection is lacking and science has proven that when we work with others we are able to make lasting changes due to the support, encouragement and learning that is derived through the neurochemicals that are released with connection. In addition to this, listening to your past, present and future goals help me to understand you as a person and not as your health issue alone. Taking all these factors into account allows me to help you navigate your nervous system by creating small actionable micro changes that will lead to larger goals over time.
Health and fitness go hand in hand. My coaching involves movement (as medicine) and we begin to incorporate small movements right away based on your level of fitness. Fitness training alone is wonderful, but this is a physical goal you want to achieve with a trainer or on your own at the gym. Fitness can help with some health issues, but if you don’t understand the root causes of your health, fitness alone will not help resolve these issues.
Why begin with health and not fitness?
We all need to have good daily habits. These begin the night before with good sleep followed by:
Morning sunlight and daily walks
hydration and nutrition
movement and social engagement
learning and creativity
reduction of nighttime blue light
time to rest and heal and prioritize your health for your future self