About
My Journey, My WHY
Hi Everyone!
I am Dr. Ludmilla Wikkeling Scott (Dr. Ludmilla), the girl who absolutely loves sharing a delicious cup of Spicy Hibiscus Tea with my amazing daughter, Maria-Del-Mar, a talented Artist! Our Caribbean heritage includes the amazing Hibiscus flower, full of flavor, fun and flare, add a great avocado salad, and we're happy! My husband also enjoys Hibiscus Iced Tea as his favorite sports drink!
I love to cook, and create dishes that are flavorful, made with whole plant-based foods and create some amazing hibiscus mocktails, salad dressings.
Join me in my kitchen, where I find peace and calm, in the midst of sometimes noisy pots and pans I pull from every cabinet, to make sweet and savory dishes that are both entertaining and beneficial to our family's health and yours. So join me!
My Story
I am the founder and creator of Hibiscus & Whole Food, a mother to an amazing daughter, wife to an Air Force Veteran (thank you for all who serve this country), recipe maker, gardening addict, and public health researcher. I did lots of work in public health and policy, conducted research and still mentor doctoral students interested in addressing issues of health that impact our diverse communities. Since my early years in college, I have been both fascinated and frustrated at the number of chronic diseases people face, and no real solutions, but from my heritage I always knew that they existed in our very own food, not necessarily in pills.
After a Master of Public Health, a Doctor of Public Health, conducting extensive public health research, traveling the world and seeing stark contrasts in how we view food, prepare food and consume food, plus a few personal health challenges, I was ready to make serious changes and create healthier communities, leading by example.
Then God said, “I give you every seed-bearing plant on the face of the whole earth and every tree that has fruit with seed in it. They will be yours for food.
Genesis 1:29
Why Hibiscus & WholeFood?
In 2015, I lost my dear father, who was truly my hero. I watched the medical system place Dad on medications, while not really addressing underlying issues, and while he looked pretty healthy, walked 5 miles a day, something was seriously wrong but his doctor just didn't know to go further than a standard prescription, and another one, and no results except that Dad began to suffer from respiratory failure. I was not about to let him go, so I began to build his legacy. I used my passion to help others, the knowledge gained from community-based work, writing health policy, and research, and our family tradition of drinking Hibiscus tea for healing and entertainment, to create a place to reach women over 50 and their spouse to create healthier communities around a plant-based lifestyle.
I have developed The Hibiscus Health Project, a coaching program that supports, empowers, and enlightens you to face your challenges as a woman 50 or older, and one who is ready for a more vibrant lifestyle, using plant-based approaches to achieve your goals.
I believe in providing coaching services that support, inspire, challenge and motivate you to live your best life.
I partner with you to develop authentic goals and help you to take actionable steps to achieve them.
In the process you will discover how to overcome obstacles through renewed self-awareness so you can move forward much more quickly than you would on your own.
I want nothing more than to see you reach your full potential and live a long, healthy, joyful, and vibrant life.
Are you ready to join me?