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Back in May of 1990, I awakened one morning unable to make myself get out bed. I had been married 2 weeks and had no idea
how much my life was about to change. I began needing more and more sleep. Within a short period of time was sleeping 16-20
hours a day. When I was awake, I didn't have the energy to walk even halfway down my block.
I am sure many reading these pages have also felt the humiliation and frustration of having doctor after doctor tell you
that nothing is physically wrong with you. After being told several times that my health problems were all in my head, I was
finally diagnosed with Epstein-Barr Disease.
Over time, I would pile on more and more autoimmune symptoms and disorders. I was in pain almost daily. There were times
in my life when I was dependent upon a walker and even a wheel chair. I was always sick from some bug or another. I suffered
from depression and wouldn’t drive a car because of anxiety attacks that I experienced behind the wheel.
No one told me that my diet played a significant role in how much control autoimmune disorders had over my life. No one
told me that I should be taking certain vitamin, mineral, and enzyme supplements because I most likely had deficiencies that
were making my symptoms worse. Frankly, my ignorance caused me needless suffering over the years.
I suppose you could say that I was saved by my vanity. Because of my desire to lose weight, I began making changes in
my diet and using nutritional supplements. I did lose weight and at the same time, I started feeling better. I added more
supplements to my routine and after a matter of weeks and months, my autoimmune symptoms disappeared. Notice that I didn't
say I was cured, because I'm not. If I were to return to my old way of eating and stop taking my nutritional supplements,
my misery would return. But, today, I am living out a normal and full life and I no longer require prescription drugs.
A dear friend of mine who watched me decline over the years and witnessed me get my health back, one day asked me a simple,
yet profound question," Why did you get better?" She also wondered if what worked for me would work for others
with autoimmune disorders.
My friend's query started my quest for understanding. I began to study the ingredients of the supplements I was taking
as they relate to autoimmune disorders. I also searched for information on how diet affects the immune system. Poring over
scientific studies and research, I was amazed by what I found. Why hadn't anyone shared this information with me before? Why
was it scattered all over the internet and in various medical journals like a puzzle, instead of in one place?
After spending hundreds and hundreds of hours gathering information, I began writing and eventually speaking on the subject
of nutritional support of autoimmune disease. I had found a cause and was passionately telling anyone who would listen that
autoimmunity could be controlled nutritionally.
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