About Alma
Alma Ronquillo, NBC-HWC, HCTP
My own health journey has been deeply personal.
For years, I struggled with endometriosis, anxiety, and depression. There were seasons when I felt overwhelmed and discouraged, trying different approaches but never truly understanding what my body needed.
If you’ve ever felt like you were doing everything you were told to do — yet still not feeling well — I understand that place more than you may realize.
Like many people, I found myself moving from one solution to the next without ever feeling like the deeper issues were truly being addressed.
Over time, I began learning how powerful simple things like nourishment, lifestyle rhythms, and reducing environmental stressors can be for supporting the body.
As I began caring for my body differently — and leaning more deeply into the wisdom of God’s design — things slowly started to change.
Along the way, I also began discovering how deeply connected gut health can be to many areas of overall well-being, which eventually became a central focus of the work I now do with clients.
What began as a personal journey eventually became a calling to help others better understand their bodies too.
That journey led me to pursue formal training so I could better support people like you who are searching for clarity in their health journey.
I graduated from the Institute for Integrative Nutrition (IIN), completing the Health Coach Training Program with a Master Course in Gut Health. I later completed the Coaching Intensive Practicum, becoming a National Board Certified Health & Wellness Coach (NBC-HWC).
I also expanded my functional medicine education through the Kalish Institute’s GI-MAP interpretation training, learning how to better understand digestive health testing and the role gut health can play in many chronic symptoms.
In 2020, I founded Nourished by Alma, where I began working closely with clients who, much like you may be feeling now, were searching for a deeper understanding of their health.
Over the years, I’ve also had the privilege of working alongside functional medicine practitioners, supporting clients as they navigate nutrition, lifestyle changes, and gut health restoration while medical practitioners provide clinical oversight and testing.
That collaboration has become an important part of my experience and education. Working alongside these practitioners has helped deepen my understanding of how lifestyle support, gut health, and clinical insight can work together to support the body.
Today, I have the privilege of walking alongside people who are trying to make sense of their own health journey.
Many clients come feeling confused, discouraged, or overwhelmed after trying different diets, supplements, or health approaches without lasting results.
Friend, if that sounds familiar, you are not alone.
My goal is to help simplify the process — helping you better understand what your body may be communicating and guiding you toward practical nutrition and lifestyle changes that support long-term wellness.
When I’m not coaching, you’ll probably find me spending time with my family, cooking and dancing in my kitchen, enjoying the outdoors, or sharing good food and meaningful conversations with friends.
I truly believe health should feel life-giving, joyful, and sustainable — not restrictive or overwhelming.
If you’d like to learn more about the philosophy and approach that guide my work, you can explore that here.
And if you feel ready to begin exploring what your body may need, I would be honored to connect.
What People Are Saying
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When you are on the road to achieve better health and nutrition, it really is a journey. You need to have someone to go on that journey with you who is committed to walk with you every step of the way, that will help you keep going when you fall or take a few steps back, and someone that you trust to get you to your destination. Alma Ronquillo is that person.
I started my health journey with Alma in May of 2021 and I am so grateful for the help, guidance, and care she has provided. I felt heard and helped. I never felt rushed in our appointments. She answered my questions with patience and thoroughness. And if she didn’t know the answer to a question, she would do the research on my behalf or point me in the right direction to find it myself. She held me accountable and taught me how to take care of my body so that it could heal naturally. She reminded me that I am not broken. She encouraged me to wait and be patient for the healing to come. She has truly been my advocate in every way.
Her emphasis on the mind, heart, stress management, and prayer were also excellent components adding into a total picture of whole health and wellness. The body, mind, and heart are one, and Alma sees that. She has walked with me through some deep valleys and helped me get to the other side.”
- Michelle Lewis
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Dear Alma,
Thank you for the time and dedication you gave me by teaching me how to live a more holistic lifestyle.
Your help allowed me to treat the physical issues I had. Conventional medicine only addresses the obvious based on limited testing. However, with your guidance, I found the proper test needed to manage my problem. I am grateful for your guidance through the four recommended phases to clean my system. I wanted to share my success with factual evidence. I have included a photo taken in 2020 showing my immune reaction to a mosquito bite. You see in the picture how my immune system was out of control. I included a second photo of a mosquito bite this summer, 2022, and I am happy to report that my body's response shows healing.
Thank you again for your professional and spiritual help
- Sara Drake