Who is Karen Burton?

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I am a 66-year-old wife, mother and grandmother who loves God and has been richly blessed by Him all my life.  I live in the Cincinnati, Ohio area with my husband, Mike and our cat, Smokey.  We have 3 grown boys, 3 beautiful daughters-in-law and 8 fun grandchildren.  I enjoy playing my guitar, writing and learning new things.  We spend our winters in Palmetto, Florida where we enjoy visiting beaches and spending time with our winter friends.

I spent 30 years working in a "cubical farm" and most of that time was spent as a computer programmer and an IT project manager.  A restless retiree, I sold real estate for a couple of years and drove a school bus for 5 years.  I intended to really retire, for real, a couple of years ago.  Then the opportunity to become a certified health coach presented itself, and I wanted to learn how to help others improve their health as I had done.  I was honored to deliver a 6-week in-person keto class to my church followed by a 6-week zoom class.  Most of those who attended that class lost weight,  improved their health, and continued to enjoy the benefits of their new meat-based, low carb lifestyles long after classes ended.  Seeing transformed lives and families compelled me to continue my education so I could help more people, and firmly established my goal as a health coach - to empower clients to continue their healthy journey without a coach!

1965 - 2015   50 years experience with various weight loss programs that worked for a while, until they didn't.  This included Weight Watchers, Weigh Down Workshop, Daniel Diet, Medically Supervised Liquid Diet, Low Calorie Diets, Low Fat Diets, Nutri System and others.

2017 - Present  Self study, through reading books, medical studies, listening to lectures & interviews and attending conferences.  I have been interacting with Dr. Ken Berry as part of his private community, his coaching program and his free YouTube livestreams since 2021.

2024 - Earned Applied Ketogenic Diet Specialist certification from Primal Health Institute

2026 - Earned Primal Health Coach certification from Primal Health Institute

2026 - Earned Proper Human Diet Coach certification from Dr. Ken Berry's PHD  Health Coach Academy