Rachelle McElhannon - HHP, HNC - By: Essex Igyan

I am pleased to introduce to our readers someone who has also studied with my teacher Dr. A.K. Andoh, Rachelle McElhannon. Rachelle is the certified holistic nutrition counselor, holistic wellness lifestyle educator, and owner of 99 Plants, LLC. As a plant advocate and a plant based eater for over 30 years, she provides a plant food experience that involves the education of plant based nutrition and the use of a variety of plants (herbs) for healing purposes. The methods she uses in her counseling and education sessions include science based holistic therapies and a plant based food regimen. She is now on a mission to assist others in accomplishing their holistic health goals through the sharing of safe, evidence-based holistic protocols that support the body's ability to heal and maintain wellness.

Her journey in holistic healthcare began in the early 1990's, when both her mother and grandmother were diagnosed with breast cancer. She went against their doctors' prognosis (saying that she and her sisters would one day also have cancer), and instead chose a strict plant based eating regime. She studied, implemented, and raised her family according to a plant based holistic lifestyle. During this time, she experienced and witnessed the healing and rejuvenating effects of plants and holistic health protocols in her family and herself. She continues to assist her mother and grandmother with their holistic living as they are now cancer free (her mother is 79 and grandmother 102 years to date)!

Her company, 99 Plants (99plants.com), is a group of holistic healthcare professionals and health freedom activists.

The virtual clinic provides:

  • Nutrition Counseling
  • Meditation, Mind & Body Coaching Postpartum Doula Support
  • Skin and Beauty Product Consultations
  • Yoga, Body Awareness & Movement Education

Rachelle is also the author of Achieve Holistic Health, a guide for those who want to take the initial steps toward changing their behavior and committing to their optimal health experience. Achieve Holistic Health helps people establish a beautiful relationship between their spirit, mind, body, and food sustenance. She has also been a guest on the shows: Abundant Life with Pastor Stephanie C. Merryfield, CRRN Radio’s Eating Healthy with Sandi Morais, The Relentless Woman Hour with Sally Bossman, and teaches Nutrition Classes for the Old Rucker Farm in Alpharetta, Georgia.