My Story

About Me And My Journey

After reading a great blog on Candida tonight I decided that this will also be the topic of my blog from here on in. Candida/Parasites ADHD, Endometriosis, Emotional Eating and all the things that go along with it. I'd like to share all the things I'm trying to regain balance for my body, mind and spirit and I'd love to hear how your doing too.

To start, I personally believe that I have had Candida/Parasites since childhood, i suffered from kidney bladder /reflux , they were two life saving operations and as a result i was on many antibiotics. The next problem to surge was with my hormonal shifts and the onset of my first period. I had debilitating Endometriosis from the age of 12, I would double over every month, unable to attend school during those days and the pain was indescribable,my parents didnt know what to do, they took me to a couple of different doctors, one of them wanted to put me on the pill at 12, and the other suggested vitamin therapy, which in retrospect was very wise, my parents chose the vitamin therapy of course, the trouble was I had ADHD and trying to remember to take them three weeks out of the month just wasnt going to happen. Which leads me to my next and probably most debilitating issue ADHD, I didnt even know I had it until two years ago as a full fledged adult and let me tell you it hurts to find out so late. I wasted alot of time as a result and really was hard on myself. I couldnt figure out why i was different. Why I couldnt finish anything i started if it involved boring detailed work at any point, that's when i would flounder and it wouldnt get finished. I have recently tried Adderall for this issue and hated it so I stopped, it became clear to me that working on some issues with my gut improved my focus and energy dramatically. This was the first clue of the correlation between gut health and other health problems.

Another reoccuring issure was UTI's and then about 5 years ago, after a course of antibiotics I started limping when I walked , I would walk for a block at most and then my right leg was in pain and it felt like it was apart at the knee joint, this was odd to me as i was not exactly an athelete. I went to the Dr, she ordered xrays, called me back into the office shut the door and said "I'm sorry but you have osteo-arthritis in your knee, your young to get it, your going to end up in a wheelchair in a couple of years, I'm here for you if you need to talk"...now never mind how scary and inappropriate that was...I was terrified, I immediately started to trace when did my health exactly begin to decline and it was around the time i did two rounds of antibiotics that i noticed strange things began to happen, In once instance i was in the car with my sisters and they had come from a shower and brought me some strawberry short cake, i had one bite and had a severe allergic reaction we rushed to get some antihistamines, and then of course my knee.. I researched online and found a naturopathic dr that specialized in allergies and he sat me down and told me that I would not end up in a wheelchair, that i infact had something called systemic Candida and I must follow his protocol to the letter. I did and i was walking fine in no time and I was losing weight, something i seemed unable to do suddenly. But In no time at all i was back to my bad habits it was extrememly difficult for me not to have a glass of wine with friends or really miss out on it,the social aspect of it was hard more then anything, and most people think your insane when you talk about this stuff. They dont understand how bread can be bad for you or a glass of wine....and if you said it twice I couldnt believe it either and would join right in.

So fast forward to present day....I decided enough was enough and to go for it, to put myself first, to make my health a priority even if it involved some social challenges, I went to the Dr got a bunch of blood tests done and lo and behold I am told I have something called H-pylori...this now was new!!! jeez it was a bit too much for me, I felt defeated before i even really began. I went home and proceeded to eat and drink whatever i wanted like a rebellious child for 5 days until today . So here my journey really begins, For my first day I admit to myself that I have candida and parasites, which generally go hand in hand, that seriously sucks but not liking it doesnt do anything for me but keep me sick, it requries actions, support, and faith, so starting today i have been sugar free(that includes all fruit except blueberries) eating protein and vegtables only with a half cup of raw fermented sauerkraut with each meal and taking high dose of vit c, as that apparently kills H-pylori. No coffee(switched to green tea to avoid headaches and then will wean myself off of that eventually too) and almost instantly I felt better, clearer, and stronger. I decided to blog about my healing journey. So, so far that's me in a nutshell:)