SHOPPING MART

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What are you going to do to take care of your body today?

It’s a question that Jackie Mart has centered her career on as a holistic nutritionist and life coach. Since picking up a book on natural cures at a library nearly two decades ago, the Edina resident has made nutrition and wellness her mission.

Now, alongside teaching nutrition and cooking classes for adults and children through Minnetonka and District 196’s community education programs and providing detoxing services across the broader Metro area, Mart offers kitchen cabinet cleanups and one-on-one grocery store tours through her business, Optimum Wellness LLC. “The number one thing to impact your health is actually what you put in your body,” she says. “It’s the easiest thing to change, as well.”

Both the kitchen cleanup and store tour aim to help people understand more about the food they purchase and its effects on the body. Mart also aids in identifying better food options to improve overall health. “Everybody’s addicted