She was taught how to calorie count, nutrition content of foods, how to manage different medical conditions through diet and the many “dos” and “don’ts” of a healthy diet. However, in the real world, knowing what one needs to do is not the same as doing it. Just because you tell someone what to do, doesn’t mean they will do it (let’s be honest, no one likes being told what to do!). After all, if everyone did what they knew was “good for them” and did as they were told, wouldn’t we all be healthy? Many know they should eat more vegetables, so why aren’t they doing it? She realised very quickly that if she REALLY wanted to help someone become healthier, she had to dig deeper to find what stops them from achieving the health they want to achieve and help them overcome it. Strict diet and food rules were not going to help people long-term, in fact they may harm them as it does not consider the person’s individual health as a whole. Furthermore, it can rob people from the enjoyment of food which, as a food lover herself, is something Perri finds very upsetting.