Lauren C. Wells, also known as the "Gut Health Bestie" in the wellness industry, is a New York City-based Certified Health & Wellness Coach. She is the Founder of Hervival ®, a full wellness experience offering services in Nutrition and Lifestyle Coaching, Wellness & Self-Care workshops, Energy healing, and Self-care resources with a recently launched digital Wellness app under the name 𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐥®.

LC has helped hundreds of women go from struggling-to-consistent in their wellness journey to becoming mentally, physically, and spiritually healthy and happy. She strongly believes in a holistic approach to improving the body’s mental, physical, and energetic nature. She works closely with Naturopaths and Clinical Therapists as she helps others improve their mental health, gut health, and overall well-being. 

She is a firm advocate of gut health being a staple of health as she is self-proclaimed as THE GUT HEALTH BESTIE. 

Lauren is a 2008 graduate of the University of Maryland, Eastern Shore, where she received her Bachelor of Science degree majoring in Rehabilitation. She has over 20+ years of experience within the wellness and healthcare field combined initially studying Nursing at a vocational high school in her early years. 

While initially wanting to pursue a career as an Occupational Therapist, Lauren had a change of heart and pursued a career in fitness after becoming actively invested in fitness pursuing a career in the U.S.Navy 2009. Given her years of knowledge of human anatomy and the way the body functions, it was an easy transition for her. As she continued to pursue her current new passion for fitness, she later obtained her personal training certification in 2013.

Since then, Lauren diligently devotes her time to helping others make transforming lifestyle changes improving not only their physical state but their mental and spiritual as well. She initiates such benefits by providing strategic nutrition and supplementation plans in addition to individualized fitness programs.

Lauren also led summer fitness boot camps in her Harlem community as a cost-effective way to keep her community active & fit. While finding ways to keep her community engaged in fun innovative ways to stay actively fit she later launch CURLSWEAT™, a culturally infused aerobic/dance workout class in 2019.

Lauren has consulted nearly 400 clients across the Nation on their journey with releasing weight; restoring a healthy gut microbiome, creating sustainable healthy eating habits, staying actively fit, gaining confidence, and creating a balanced lifestyle in all aspects.

Her passion for Health and Well-Being worldwide inspires her daily as she continues to inspire others to heal, be healthy, and happy!

​​​​​​​Founder of Hervival®

Certified Digestive Health Coach

Holistic Wellness & Self-Care Expert

Spiritual Healing Guide

Education/Certification:

• Bachelor of Science in Rehabilitation​​​​​​​
• Ayurvedic Digestion & Nutrition
• (WITS) Certified Personal Fitness Trainer 
• (NASM)- Corrective Exercise Specialist​​​​​ 
• CPR/AED & First Aid
• Mental Health First Aid
• Prenatal/Postpartum Training 
• Sports & Exercise Nutrition
• Herbal Treatments
• Chakra Balance & Energy Clearing Techniques

Areas of Specialization:

• Nutrition & Digestion
• Mindset Shifting
• Energy & Chakra Alignment
• Herbs & Supplementation
• Cleansing & Detoxing 
• Weight Release