My Story

Diane Brady-Blokstra

(Also known as Sage Calla Virella, author and educator)

Certified Health Coach | Functional Nutritionist | Lifestyle Medicine Coach
Currently pursuing a Doctor of Natural Medicine (DNM)

I grew up in the heartland of Ohio, but my career gave me the opportunity to travel the world. Experiencing different cultures, foods, and ways of living opened my eyes to how deeply health is shaped by environment, rhythm, and tradition.

And yet — despite doing all the “right” things — my own health was quietly unraveling.

I struggled with weight gain, hormone imbalances, joint pain, and persistent low energy. For years, I cycled through fad diets, restrictive eating, and intense exercise, convinced that if I just tried harder, my body would cooperate. Instead, I became more disconnected from it — especially while balancing motherhood and a high-stress corporate career in strategic business planning.

I didn’t understand then that my symptoms weren’t signs of failure.
They were signals.

Everything changed when I discovered ancestral and lifestyle medicine principles. Instead of fighting my body, I learned how to work with it — supporting digestion, metabolism, nervous system regulation, and daily rhythms. By rebuilding my foundations step by step, my energy returned, my hormones stabilized, and my relationship with food and movement finally felt calm and sustainable.

For the first time, my body felt safe.

As I experienced this shift in my own health, I also watched people I loved face serious illness — including cancer — while struggling to find answers within a system focused primarily on managing symptoms. I knew there had to be a better way to support the body — one that honored both modern science and time-tested wisdom.

That realization became the foundation of TrueCore Solutions.

Today, I’m a lifestyle-medicine–informed wellness educator who helps adults navigating chronic stress, inflammation, and complex health patterns rebuild trust with their body and create calm, sustainable wellness. My work is educational, personalized, and body-led — focused on restoring foundational balance rather than chasing quick fixes.

My integrative approach weaves together functional nutrition, ancestral lifestyle principles, nervous system regulation, and lifestyle medicine. I don’t believe in extremes, restriction, or one-size-fits-all solutions. Healing happens when the body feels safe, supported, and understood.

At the heart of my work is a simple philosophy:

You don’t need to do more — you need to do what actually supports your body, consistently and compassionately.

My goal is not to create dependence on coaching, protocols, or programs. It’s to teach you so thoroughly that you feel confident navigating your health on your own — with a framework you can return to whenever life, stress, or symptoms shift.

When I’m not deep in research or working in my home apothecary, you’ll find me volunteering at my children’s school and church, spending time with my family, or helping small businesses think strategically about sustainable growth.

I believe deeply in partnership. I bring evidence-informed lifestyle medicine and ancestral wisdom; you bring deep knowledge of your body, life, and lived experience. Together, we build a path that actually works — for you.