Meet Annika
Annika Ek R.H.N. is the creator of Evolutionary Nutrition™.
She helps her clients, who are mostly women, reach their health and life goals through real and lasting transformation at all levels of their being.
At the core of Evolutionary Nutrition lies a thee-part framework that creates the fertile conditions needed for healthy habits to take root. Evolutionary Nutrition explores modern science and the answers our unique genetics provide for how to care for our unique bodies.
The Evolutionary Nutrition approach weaves these amazing scientific insights with ancient wisdom teachings that support turning insights into consistent action, also known as healthy habits.
Annika knows that when a woman makes her health and wisdom practise a priority, she steps into a new version of herself.
She has consulted and presented on the topic of anti-inflammatory eating, cooking and living for more than two decades. In addition to her experience as an evolutionary nutritionist, Annika is also a PhD student in Wisdom Studies, and a Masters student of Regenerative Action, both at Ubiquity University.
As the mother of two daughters, and part of a family where autoimmunity and inflammatory conditions has touched at least three generations, including herself, Annika knows first-hand how quality of life can be improved with food and lifestyle changes, and by being on the path of living a conscious life.
Annika has earned a Bachelor’s in Economics from Uppsala University, Sweden, along with several diplomas in holistic health including Chartered Herbalist (CH) from Dominion Herbal College in 2001, Registered Holistic Nutritionist (RHN) with Distinguished Merit from Canadian School of Natural Nutrition in 2003, and Homeopathy and Heilkunst from Hahneman College for Heilkunst in 2007. She is a member of the Canadian Association of Holistic Nutrition Professionals (CAHN-Pro) and began work in private practice in 2004.
In recent years Annika has learned from many leaders in the Functional and Integrative Medicine Community. To name just a few, she has studied Integrative Genetics with Dr. Penny Kendall-Reed, digestive health, autoimmunity and longevity with Dr. Datis Kharrazian and Andrea Nakayama. Environmental health at Arizona Center of Integrative Medicine, environmental toxins with Lara Adler, and amino acid therapy with Julia Ross.
Annika is a practitioner of Evolutionary Astrology, and a student at Forrest Centre for Evolutionary Astrology. Evolutionary Astrology stems from a lineage of wisdom and millennia of observation. It is used as a sophisticated modern tool for deeper self-knowing and guidance towards the soul’s evolutionary path for a live well lived. Foundational is respecting the individuals free choice and Evolutionary Astrology has nothing to do with fortune telling or fatalism.
Annika is also a student of Astro Herbalism and Medical Astrology at the School of Evolutionary Astrology and has received introductory initiation in the cross-cultural Universal Shamanism Pachakuti Mesa Tradition by don Oscar Miro-Quesada. She has also studied Qi Gong with Pedram Shojai, received 2nd-degree attunement in Reiki.
Other teacher and teachings in wisdom and consciousness studies that has inspired Annika over the past 25 years include Eckhart Tolle, Caroline Myss, and Clarissa Pinkola-Estés.
Annika was born and raised in Sweden and moved to Canada as an adult where she still lives with her husband, two daughters and their red poodle Miro. When Annika is not teaching, coaching clients, studying or cooking, you may find her gardening, bird watching, knitting or weaving.
“The biggest thing I learned is that change doesn’t have to be huge to be effective. It’s the tiny, simple habits that truly add up. They’re easy, effective, and they make me feel good about taking care of myself.”
“Fast food has almost disappeared from my life, and I’m eating more vegetables than ever. I’m not perfect, but I’m more aware, grounded, and making better choices more often. That’s a huge win for me.”
