about me.

Hi, I'm Maryana Lishman INHC, founder of Raised on Real Food, an online skin and gut health clinic and platform working with families around the world from beautiful New Zealand where I reside with my husband, daughter and rescue dog.

 

When my daughter was diagnosed with eczema, allergies and failure to thrive as an infant, I consulted both medical and natural health practitioners but never found anyone who really seemed to get what was going on, and only threw different creams or products at me. I decided to dedicate myself to researching and creating my own holistic gut-centered plan and that decision changed everything. Not only did her eczema and allergies resolve, she began to very clearly thrive both inside and out.

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That experience opened my eyes to the huge lack of practical insights on how to resolve symptoms like eczema. I care deeply about making a difference, and that makes me someone to be reckoned with. Embarking on this approach wasn't easy (it was the early days before gut healing entered the mainstream, let's just say most people weren't supportive) but it shaped me into the practitioner I am today and is the driving force behind what I do. Over and over I've seen the transformations that can happen when families and individuals are given the right tools, education and guidance and that's what I'm here to do.