Please tell us a little about your story
I started seeing an unusual medical doctor after the diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis. Although he is trained in the mainstream system, he uses nutrition, natural methods and other therapies (UVBI, chelation therapy, high dose IV vitamins, etc).
I saw him 2 months after the diagnosis and at this time my blood work came back normal. I still had lots of work to do from that point forward to become symptom free! I decided to try one more medication even though I usually shy away from this.
It’s called low dose naltrexone or LDN for short. It is not the direct effect of the drug that is therapeutic; it is the ‘side effect’ that creates healing.
The healing comes from the body’s own production of endorphins.
Some of the symptoms I struggled with that I have overcome include:
- Debilitating joint pain
- Extreme fatigue
- Muscle pain
- Depression
- Acne
- Itchy skin
- Eczema patches
- Hormonal imbalance
- Breast pain
- Insomnia
- Swelling of joints
- Brain fog
- Vaginal pain/ itching
- Sore throat
- Sinus congestion
- Chronic cough
I was off work on disability with these problems. Now I have been back to full time since November of 2013. Although I have overcome these, it is necessary for me to maintain my diet to remain symptom free.
Describe what you were diagnosed with & when
I was diagnosed with fibromyalgia in 2007, then with rheumatoid arthritis from blood work done in April of 2013 ( I didn’t find out until July 17, 2013.
Tell us about what treatments you tried
For the fibromyalgia I mostly treated with candida diets, yoga and meditation.
Because I found it so difficult to maintain the diet, for about a year I tried some medications. I tried amitriptyline, Cymbalta, Lyrica, and possibly a few more.
My pain didn’t improve and the side effects were intolerable. When I was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis, I had already been on the GAPS diet for about 6 months.
I knew something was very wrong well before the actual diagnosis. I was prescribed Plaquenil and came close to filling the prescription due to fear. After weeks of contemplation I decided to carry on with the natural methods I was already using.
What natural treatments did you try & which ones worked?
- GAPS diet (an individualized version). This has been a major key to getting well!
- Coffee enemas. This has been invaluable to my healing!!!
- Colon hydrotherapy (have removed unreal unbelievable amount of parasites! )
- Healing circle (I brought group of friends together to listen, provide support, and collectively visualize a complete healing). I made this ceremonial, and burned all old journals.
- UVBI (ultra violet blood irradiation) accelerated healing exponentially!
- Acupuncture (managing pain, accelerating healing)
- Craniosacral therapy with somato emotional release done‎ 3-4 times. This helped unlock some unconscious blocks and deep emotional patterns.
- I also removed all the amalgam fillings from my teeth, I had 6.
- I oil pulled with coconut oil and oil of oregano for 5-6 months daily for 20-30‎ minutes. This was to further detoxify and help with a painful tooth.
- Magnesium Gel was very helpful for muscle pain and CryoDerm helped alleviate joint pain.
What websites, podcasts, books, products or centers do you recommend?
Anything related to the GAPS diet!
Share your contact details, website, social links, email etc
Email: haleyonelove@gmail.com
