Theresa "Sam" Houghton is a freelance writer, health reporter, and trained health coach from upstate New York. She holds a nutrition consultant certificate from Bauman College and a certificate in plant-based nutrition from the T. Colin Campbell Center for Nutrition Studies. Her writing has been featured in Modern Farmer and several indie publications. When sheβs not writing, Sam likes to cook tasty plant-based food, hang out at farmers markets, and knit crazy socks.