About

Leading the Movement Toward True Health Sovereignty

My mission is to expose the corruption, conflicts of interest, and fear-based messaging that have shaped modern healthcare and to equip individuals, families, and organizations with the tools to heal naturally and sustainably.

After seeing firsthand how the pharmaceutical industry profits from ongoing illness rather than restored health, I launched the Get Off Pharma movement: a truth-driven, root-cause-focused approach that empowers people to reclaim their wellbeing from systems built on dependency.

Through consulting, education, and advocacy, I help employers prioritize prevention over prescriptions, guide families toward lifestyle-based healing, and bring clarity, structure, and practicality to a space clouded by profit motives and marketing. I believe health sovereignty begins the moment we reclaim our power and redefine what true health looks like, measured not by medication lists but by vitality, resilience, and the freedom to flourish.

“The greatest medicine of all is to teach people not to need it.” (Hippocrates)

Skills & Expertise

Emma Tekstra, FIA, is a global health consultant and independent health researcher, passionate about helping companies and individuals understand what truly creates health and wellbeing. As a Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries Emma is deeply rooted in the data and science of the human body and what makes it tick or break down.

Global Health & Benefits Consulting

Qualified Actuary

Employee Communications & Engagement

Health Technology Innovation

Employee Wellbeing Strategies

Program Design & Effectiveness

Global Expansion

Public Speaking & Corporate Training

Nutrition & Supplements

Efficacy of Natural Health Remedies

Addressing Corporate Healthcare Spend

Mortality Trends & Longevity Research

Identifying Toxins in our Daily Lives

Research & Publications

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My Background

I was born in the United Kingdom and studied Mathematics and Computer Science at the University of Nottingham before beginning my career in the early personal computing industry in Australia.

After returning to the U.K. to work for a consulting actuary firm, I qualified as a Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries and later moved to the United States, where I spent 25 years as a Global Actuary and Benefits Consultant at Towers Perrin (now WTW).

My analytical training and corporate experience gave me a deep understanding of how systems operate and where they fail. When my son faced significant neurological, gastric, and developmental challenges that conventional medicine couldn’t resolve (and probably caused), I turned that same analytical rigor toward researching natural healing, nutrition, and functional medicine. The transformation I witnessed in his health reshaped my life and ignited my commitment to helping others break free from symptom management and access real healing.

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My Faith

I’ve always been a seeker of truth, and I approached questions of faith with the same depth and curiosity I brought to my professional life. Eight years of study and several life-altering experiences led me, at age 36, to a defining moment when I became a Christian and placed my full trust in God.

My faith continues to guide my steps and shape the way I understand health, culture, and human resilience. As my relationship with God has grown, so has my awareness of how disconnection from meaning, from truth, and from our own bodies, creates the chaos and suffering so many people experience today.

My goal is to bring clarity, discernment, and grounded realism back into conversations about healing and wellbeing.

And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to His purpose. (Romans 8:28)

My Family

After 25 years in Southern California, my husband and I moved to the Hill Country of Texas, where I love building relationships with local farms, spending time in nature, and enjoying a slower, more intentional pace of life.

With two sons in college and two older step-children, our family is always in motion—we hike, camp, race go-karts, golf, explore new corners of the world, and never turn down an adventure.

I’m also a devoted foodie who loves cooking nourishing meals from regeneratively grown ingredients and discovering restaurants that pair creativity with nutrition. My family keeps me grounded, inspired, and continually reminded of why true physical, emotional, and spiritual health matters so deeply.