My Story

My goal with creating this blog is to help others who are on this crazy journey of NO ENERGY, CONSTANT HEADACHES, WEIGHT GAIN, and JOINT PAINS.  I PROMISE you there IS HOPE. 

I am an Occupational Therapist so am well trained in the different muscles of the body, as well as how the body should move.  I spent 6 years attempting to figure out "What was wrong with me" and "what I was going to do about it".   My Mom was diagnosed with Fibromyalgia when she was in her 50s and had low energy and aches and pains since she was 33.  I was pretty positive this was the path that I was following so sought after Medical Help.  I had constant stomach pains as well as joint pains, so was given mixtures of Zantac, Prilosec, Pain Patches, IB Profin, Cortisone shots, Physical Therapy, and Chiropractic Care.  Unfortunately, little changed in my body until I changed my diet.

Last summer I was living on Bone Broth, Oatmeal, and Soup due to severe stomach pains and STILL was not loosing weight.  (In my opinion I should have been a toothpick considering how little calories I was consuming).  I had no energy, but my joints felt a little better after going Gluten Free.  I then began studying more about something called "Leaky Gut Syndrome".  This means that my body attacks EVERYTHING that I eat because food particles leak out into my blood stream before they are fully digested and my body attacks them like it would a virus (not good).  I finally sought help with herbs to help my intestines heal as well as help me digest my food. 

Just a couple months after going Gluten Free and eating limited artificial preservatives, I completed a 5 mile mud run / obstacle course.  For the last 6 years before that my joints hurt SOOOO bad that I had to take IBProfin in order to fold and put away laundry, had to use a chair to get up off the floor, was not able to kneel in church, my knee dislocated when I was swing-dancing, my back went out when playing Ping-Pong, I couldn't run, and walking up hills in my subdivision hurt horribly.

I had to learn how to cook food from scratch instead of using pre-packaged foods - this was a HUGE challenge because I HATE being in the kitchen.  I searched for EASY recipes that I could make QUICK. 

My goal is to help you on your journey as well.  I will be posting simple recipes as well as quick foods that you can buy in order to help you eat healthier and get rid of your aches and pains!