Throughout my life I suffered a wide range of symptoms starting in childhood. Unexplained abdominal pain, food reactions, diarrhea, a tic movement disorder and depression were my normal. By the time I was 20, things would slip from my hands because my fingers were painful and weak. Then came uterine fibroids and late-stage cervical pre-cancer. While it’s obvious now, at the time, I wasn’t able to recognize my body’s cry for help or connect the dots between what I ate and how I felt.

By my late 30’s my health had completely fallen apart after a trip to Costa Rica. I endured crippling fatigue, weighed just 95lbs and was covered in hives, yet doctors told me again and again that I was fine because the basic blood tests were normal. Rather than digging deeper or ordering a stool test, I was offered antidepressants because they believed the illness was “just in my head”.

But it wasn’t….
Thankfully, I finally found the right people who actually listened, shed light on my symptoms and ran testing. I became empowered to re-evaluate the choices I was making including my food, career, stress and relationships. One step at a time I changed my life and reclaimed my health. Today, in my 50’s, I’m healthy, vibrant and in remission from autoimmune disease.