Candy Calderon Knows Where the Wellness Industry Misses the Mark for Communities of Color—And She’s Working To Change That
She wasnt thinking about nutrition, or healthy bodies, or advocating for women. She was closing business deals for multinational software development companies. Then, her mother got cancer. The reason why I got into wellness is because my familys cancer history, Calderon says. My grandfather died of cancer. Two of my aunts died of cancer. … But she only had access to this information thanks to her knowledge of English. Soon, people were interested in how she was helping her mom survive her very aggressive cancer diagnosis....