How My Journey Began.
I've been studying about how amazing the human body is and what it is capable of for the past 20 years. My journey began in 2002 when I attended massage therapy school and was fascinated by the ability of our body to heal itself with the right tools such as proper nutrition, sleep, exercise, supplements, and a success mindset.
Health Issues Started Appearing When I Was Young…
Growing up in Michigan, I was sick every winter with bronchitis or strep throat and put on an antibiotic, which was the go-to protocol and in many instances, still is. As I got older, I was on birth control, drank alcohol, brushed my teeth with fluoride toothpaste, drank water with chlorine, got vaccinated, had amalgam fillings, ate junk food, drank soda, and lived like everyone else did. Little did I know then what these things that I deemed as “normal” were doing to my overall health.
In my 20’s, I lived it up without ever thinking about what I was eating or drinking. I was still young and felt just fine.
When my hubby, Tom, and I met, neither of us knew anything about eating well, removing toxins from our life, or changing our lifestyle, and we were pretty much the typical couple who ate and drank whatever and whenever we wanted.
When we would go out on a date, we would go to a restaurant for dinner and the plan was to go to a movie or someplace else after dinner, but there were many times we had to rush back to my apartment a half hour after dinner because I would have terrible stomach cramps and diarrhea. It was so embarrassing and I had no idea why I felt that way.
Before we got married in July, 2002, I lost about 10 pounds without even trying to lose any weight. I am a petite person and losing weight was not in my best interest at that time. I had no idea what was going on and ended up seeing a doctor of chiropractic, who suggested I do an elimination diet. I followed his advice and learned that I had a gluten sensitivity and the stress of the wedding exacerbated my symptoms and caused me to lose weight.
When I attended massage therapy school that year, I was exposed to people talking about the dangers of certain food and drinks. It really piqued my interest after finding out about my gluten sensitivity. As I went through the massage therapy program, I discovered so many new things and started to really explore the different ideas I kept hearing about from the massage therapists, instructors, and doctors I was around.
As my hubby and I went through life, I kept feeling worse and worse every year. I was diagnosed with gluten and dairy sensitivities, adrenal fatigue, anemia, horrible menstrual issues, infertility, gut dysbiosis, Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder and many other things. I knew I did not want to go the route of taking a different medication for each symptom so started seeing Functional Medicine Doctors, Chiropractors, and anyone who I thought could help me.
We were desperate to start a family in our early 30s and because of all the previous abuse to my body, it was not an easy road for Tom and I. It took us awhile to get pregnant with our daughter and have her in 2006 with the help of fertility drugs (little did I know that these drugs were furthering my health issues). We knew we wanted more children after having Emma and had a challenging time having another baby. I had two miscarriages in between our two kids, which was devastating, and then had to have even more fertility drugs to help me conceive our son, who was born in 2009.
“Most people have no idea how good their body is designed to feel.”
— Kevin Trudeau
My Family
When our son was born, he was misdiagnosed with acid reflux and put on Prevacid for the first year of his life. When he was a year, he had an ear infection for three months and was put on a stronger antibiotic each of those three months and I finally said, “Enough is enough.” I fired his pediatrician because I knew in my mommy gut that this was not the answer. I also knew what antibiotics do to the gut and searched for an Integrative Practitioner who could help us. I found one quickly and within 30 seconds, she muscle tested Evan and said that he had a dairy sensitivity. The pediatrician never asked me if I was eating or drinking dairy, which I was. Evan was getting it through my milk and having an inflammatory reaction to it. Dairy is one of the most inflammatory foods, along with gluten and eggs.
We have been cleaning out our cupboards and getting rid of all the toxic chemicals in our home and food for the past 11 years. I’ve made it my mission to replace anything that can harm us with a healthy alternative and have taught my hubby and kids how to eat and drink well. My hope is that I am teaching our kids, whom I started homeschooling in 2014, how to live their healthiest and best life, how to empower them and teach them exactly how to take care of themselves throughout their lives so they don’t have to rely on a system that has already failed so many. I want them to know how to remove any toxins in their environment and body and to replace any deficiencies they may have. I want them to be much healthier than I have been in my life and not experience the health issues I have.
I really had no idea what the effects were of the food I was eating, what I was drinking, the lotions, shampoos, makeup, cleaners, laundry detergent, hand soaps, medication, environmental toxins and stress. I am not in the minority in this area and know that many people are also suffering from the domino effect of stressors we have experienced throughout our life. I am here to tell you that we can feel better because once you know better, you do better.
Our Rain Barrels Are Overflowing!
As I look around at our obese children and adults, our society that has so many illnesses and diseases, I now know that our rain barrels are overfilling and our bodies literally can’t keep up. With all of the environmental toxins, household chemicals, pesticides in our food, harmful ingredients in our makeup, lotion, and shampoo, I realized that we are all living in such a toxic world and need to be able to get healthy again.
But how?
This question has been plaguing me for years until I decided to go back to school to learn more about this epidemic that is spreading like wildfire and killing so many once healthy people.
Join me in learning how to rebalance your body, remove toxins, and replace deficiencies. Let’s use functional medicine lab testing to get to the root cause of your imbalances. I will guide you and walk alongside you through this exciting time.
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