Katerina Mavroudi is a dietitian pharmacist, with the support of the STARTAB Entrepreneurship Program, presents Stress to Zen IBS, an innovative program aimed at supporting people with Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), with a special focus on women. Katerina has developed A holistic approach that combines personalized nutrition and management of the gut-brain axis to cope with both physical symptoms and stress, which often intensifies health problems.

 Stress to Zen IBS is a six-month, online individual Coaching program that helps young women manage the symptoms of IBS. With personalized nutritional guidance and gut-brain axis balancing techniques, the program offers holistic support for a better quality of life.

With the support of STARTAB and her mentor Paris Andreou, Katerina gained the necessary guidance and tools to turn her vision into a structured and effective solution for her clients. “The STARTAB project taught me how to balance the scientific approach to nutrition with the importance of stress management, offering a truly holistic solution for people living with IBS,” she said.

Alongside her professional career as a dietitian pharmacist and teaching pharmacy and nutrition assistant students, Katerina worked on the development of Stress to Zen IBS. Support from STARTAB helped her manage this challenge successfully, developing a personalized mentoring model that emphasizes the often-underestimated gut-brain axis.

Katerina Mavroudi, with Stress to Zen IBS, remains committed to improving the health and well-being of people with IBS by providing integrated solutions that empower her clients to take action for their wellness. STARTAB has provided Katerina with the tools to strengthen her business strategy, setting long-term goals for the expansion of her idea, with the aim of becoming a leading resource for women with IBS who wish to live healthy and balanced.