“Effective healthcare depends on self-care. It is health that is our real wealth”Dr. Dena Mendes, author of “Survivor’s Guide to Kicking Cancer’s Ass,” is a five time cancer survivor. A true health advocate, Dr. Dena is a licensed and certified health coach, holistic yoga instructor and professional holistic chef. She has integrated and woven together the physical, mental and spiritual aspects of holistic health into a life force that has served her well.As a result of her overall commitment to sharing the health with others, Dena helps guide people through their own health awaking opportunities with personal consultations, her recipes, cooking demonstrations and corporate consulting.Dena is also a motivational speaker who inspires audiences with her riveting and candid anecdotal stories. Dr. Mendes empowers audiences to grow a new sense of themselves as she guides them through their own health awakening journeys.Dr. Dena offers wellness programs designed to fit individual or corporate needs; she believes we are all as unique as our fingerprint and require personalized “perfect health” protocols to fit those needs.Dena has successfully treated individual's health issues ranging from chronic fatigue, cancer, fibromyalgia, skin disorders, ulcers, diabetes, and much more. She is founder of the not-for-profit Pink Foundation in Chicago - an organization whose mission is to educate people facing health challenges with alternative holistic support.Dena Developed “The Food Detectives” is an educational program for K-12 schools Dr. Dena developed to address the staggering US rates of childhood and adolescent obesity. This program was offered in hundreds of schools across the country, including Northwestern University in Evanston, IL.Dena's Healthy U Web site is designed to "Share The Health." To learn more about "Share The Health"... contact Dr. Dena today. Call her at 847-­909-­3362 or email: dena@denashealthyu.com