Functional Nutrition in Belgium: A dream will come true

In January 2015 I started a Ph.D. in Public Health at Ghent University, in Belgium. At the same time, I started the process of recognizing my Brazilian bachelor diploma (as dietitian), along with a request to be registered in the Federale Overheidsdienst Volksgezondheid so that I could work as a dietitian in hospital or clinical field. I am the first Brazilian to obtain permission to work in Belgium as a dietitian/nutritionist, which was granted by the Belgian Minister of Health after approval of all my documents. It was a long and hard journey, but I stuck to my goal of becoming a Ph.D. researcher and dietitian in Europe, since there is something much bigger to build here. Functional Nutrition in Brazil is extremely recognized and valued, and thousands of people have already benefited through this personalized approach; and for that reason I intend to bring this concept to Belgium and other European countries, so that more people can receive this differentiated nutritional approach that aims to bring positive vitality to people's lives.