Hi, I’m Satoko Abe — a health coach and speaker based in the historic town of Kamakura, Japan. I help people feel healthier, lighter, and more energized by changing what they eat and how they live — grounded in nutritional science and more than a decade of experience in food and nutrition, which I now share through private coaching, group programs, and seminars.
My story
About fifteen years ago, I was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis. I took medication for a year, but I was worried about the side effects, so I decided to stop and look for another way.
I changed three things: what I ate, how I thought, and the environment I lived in. Within a year and a half, my symptoms had improved. Along the way, the adult acne I’d had for years cleared up, my belly flattened, I stopped catching colds so easily — and above all, I felt full of energy.
That experience became my life’s work. Since then, my coaching and seminars have reached thousands of people, in Japan and internationally.
How I work
I work with people who want more out of their days — steadier energy, clearer thinking, and a happier life. Some are entrepreneurs, executives, and leaders; many are simply people who are tired of feeling tired. I have also supported athletes with targeted guidance as they work toward their peak.
My approach is built on nutrition, not on one cuisine. I worked for five years under a Ph.D. nutrition scientist, spent more than a decade in the nutrition and organic food industry — including as Vice President of an organic and natural food company — and I follow where global nutrition research is heading. Traditional Japanese foods — miso and other fermented staples — have a place in what I teach. They are one good tool among many.
Ten years of living abroad — the U.S., Singapore, the UAE, and Oman — and home again in Japan: five countries in all. They showed me how differently the world eats — and how often good advice falls apart outside a perfect week. A plan has to survive a business trip and jet lag, a dinner that starts at ten o’clock after back-to-back meetings, a family who wants something else for dinner, and a supermarket that, depending on where in the world you live, simply doesn’t stock the ingredient a recipe calls for.
That is the part I work on with you: how to keep your meals simple in a busy life and still give your body everything it needs. You don’t have to eat less — eat more of the right things, and your energy follows, and so does your sleep, and so does the next day. I believe food creates your life and your future.
What I believe
Food
Food is the foundation. Real, whole food that nourishes your body and keeps your energy steady — built around your life, not a rulebook.
Mind
How you think shapes how you feel. Small daily rituals and a little self-kindness are what make change last.
Environment
What surrounds you adds up — the water you drink, the air you breathe, the chemicals in your skincare and body care. You can work on things you can’t even see.
Meet me on video
My book
『食事療法でリウマチさよなら』 (Goodbye to Rheumatoid Arthritis with Food Therapy -My Story-) — my e-book on how I changed my life through food. Available in Japanese on Amazon Kindle.
I share my personal experience and what I’ve learned — not medical advice. Please talk with your doctor before making changes to any treatment.