Fit Organic Living

I had my first child in 1998. Then I started having heart troubles in 2001. I continued to battle stomach issues and heart palpations for years. In 2007 I had my second child and breast feed for a couple years. For two years I lived in a house that had bad water and I battled with infections. Doctors gave me antibiotic after antibiotic. My weight had gotten down to 112lbs. I reached a point where

all foods seemed to bother my stomach and couldn’t gain weight. I had a colonoscopy, scans of intestines, anti depressants, several ER visits for stomach pains, continually light headed, and from ’97-03 I had suffered 5 miscarriages. In November of 2009, I was sitting at the table trying to eat breakfast, when I felt so hungry but when I tried to put the food in my mouth I couldn’t swallow it. Everything made me nauseous. My aunt told me she had discovered she had celiac disease. 5 months later, in 2010 I changed my diet completely. I cut out many foods, artificial ingredients, and chemicals. I cleaned up my whole house. Soaps, makeup, fragrances, lotions with chemicals were thrown out. I started to read nutrition labels for everything I bought. My conditions improved but I only gained a few pounds. I decided to try a gut healing diet called GAPS. I drank bone broth and ate soup for months. I gained a few more pounds but something still wasn’t right. Then I was recommended to try a functional medicine doctor. He looked at my blood work way differently than all the other doctors. He had me do another gut healing diet after I did a blood test that tests for food sensitivities. Most of the foods I was eating multiple times a day I was sensitive too. I also did a parasite cleanse and repopulated my gut with good bacteria. I had Candida yeast infection, adrenal gland was worn out, thyroid was too, sugar and hormones were out of wack, tested positive for Lupus, and finally positive for Lymes disease. I was also severely deficient in many vitamins and minerals that I required many IV treatments to get vitamin levels up. I have rid myself of the Candida yeast infection through a very strict diet and supplements. I’m in the process of curing Lymes disease and blood work shows its working. My sugar levels are now normal, adrenal gland and thyroid are starting to work again. Hormones are becoming balanced now too. Follow me on my journey to cure disease through nutrition, diet, and exercise. Update: August 2016: Lymes Disease is now negative!