Today we’d like to introduce you to Destiny Jordan.
Hi Destiny, thanks for sharing your story with us. To start, maybe you can tell our readers some of your backstory.
My journey into the sea of Sea Moss started in 2018 after having my daughter. While on maternity leave, I gained over 20lb and began to search for a way to become more healthy, lose weight, and help with my iron deficiency anemia. So like all of us, I began to do some Google searching. And to my surprise, I came across Dr. Sebi. Prior to finding an abundance of information on him, I always wanted to cross over to the vegan side, and at 170lbs I thought to myself “I have nothing to lose but weight!” So I began to follow Dr. Sebi’s teachings and transitioned to an alkaline vegan diet cold turkey! While making my switch, I learned about Sea Moss, a “superfood” algae of the sea and began to take it daily in my smoothies. After just three days, I began to notice a huge change in my energy level, skin, digestive system, and overall mood!
Now me being in the medical field, I just knew there was no way sea algae could me making me feel this way, so I decided to go get my labs drawn for my anemia, and low and behold my iron levels were back to normal all within just 30 days of transitioning to an alkaline diet and taking my daily regiment of Sea Moss Gel and natural herbs. My family and friends began to notice a difference in me overall and encouraged me to help them and others, so I did! I began to sell Sea moss gel to family and friends, and they started feeling the changes too! After about a week, I realized then the company needed a name right! So I decided to call it Mae’s Essentials. Mae was my grandmother’s middle name and it is my daughter’s middle name as well so I had to honor them both by naming the company after them. Now here we are today! Mae’s Essentials is looking for more and more ways every day to incorporate Sea Moss into daily living, from food to facial and hair products to underarm deodorant (Mae’s Pit stop) and lip balm (Lip Wow)! The world is in need of so much healing. For this reason, it is very important for me to provide you with affordable products that are accessible to everyone. Thank you so much for your time. I look forward to serving you and your family! Peace and blessings.
Would you say it’s been a smooth road, and if not what are some of the biggest challenges you’ve faced along the way?
So far, there has been a few bumps and challenges in the road to running a small business. But this journey to health and sea moss has been smooth enough to where I can’t complain, it could always be worse right! My products basically pretty sale themselves. There has also been a few hiccups with other products that I make like my deodorant and lip balms only because you try to find the right combinations and measurements of different products, and I’m no chemist but it has become fun to try all the new things.
Thanks – so what else should our readers know about your work and what you’re currently focused on?
By day I’m a Certified Pediatric medical assistant, I have been in this field for about 11 years now. I am also a certified Postpartum Doula and training to become a Lactation consult and Alkaline Nutritionist. I feel like health and wellness to people of color is still a world of the unknown, but very important and would like to educate as many as possible. Am also a mother to an adorable three years old who we like to call Ari short for Ariya.
If we knew you growing up, how would we have described you?
Growing up, I was very outgoing, happy and everything but shy! I did have a selfish side and still do, but just a little. I’ve always been family-oriented so I love being with my family growing up, we were always together and we are still very close to this day.
Contact Info:
- Email: maesenterprise@gmail.com
- Website: https://www.maes-essentials.com/
- Instagram: https://instagram.com/simply_alkalinevegan
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/maesessentials
