b'HowThe diagnosis brought the upward trajectory of It AllKuechs life to a sudden halt. He had just finished traveling though India. He had recently earned a Master of Finance at the European Business School Started in his home country of Germany, after previously graduating from VSU in 2010 with a Bachelor of Business Administration in management and a Bachelor of Business Administration in finance. He was in peak shape and playing tennis at a semi-It was 2013 when Kuechprofessional level in Germany.got the news that left him reelingcancer at age 24.I thought, Im young; Im free; Im invincible. And then I got the diagnosis, and I was shocked, Kuech said.As a young, healthy athlete, he could notThree months of chemotherapy ensued, and believe it. He had alwayshe switched into survival mode. His sole focus felt indestructible, butbecame fighting through the grueling treatment.the diagnosis of testicularDe Groot was by his side, supporting him as cancer said otherwise. much as possible, although she was hours away in London pursuing a Master of Management at Cass Business School, after having graduated from VSU in 2011 with a Bachelor of Business Administration in finance and a Bachelor of Business Administration in accounting.The chemo eradicated the cancer in Kuechs body but left him weak, his immunity and nutrient levels depleted. During his recovery, which took the rest of 2013, he found through de Groot an unexpected allysuperfoods.De Groot had always been very careful about what she put in her body, especially growing up with a mom and an aunt who are orthomolecular nutritionistsmedicinalists who seek to maintain human health through nutritional supplementation.But in college she discovered superfoods, nutrient-dense foods that carry considerable health benefits. In the wake of Kuechs cancer diagnosis, de Groot, a self-described health nut, started doing deeper research into what superfoods had to offer and began mixing up special blends for him. SPRING 2019 41'