Post by Ocean Waves on Apr 14, 2014 23:15:04 GMT -5
Hey Everyone,
I'm Sarah from Albuquerque, NM. I'm a manual therapist and aquatic bodyworker. I grew up in the 70s and 80s a sick kid with terrible asthma and allergies. I spent the later part of my childhood and early adulthood trying to find a way to get off of all the steroids, adrenaline substitutes, decongestants and antihistamines that the MDs said I would eventually grow out of.
It took me from the age of 15 to the age of 34 to accomplish that. I only wish I'd known about all of this then. Of course, the conventional wisdom in the alternative healing field at that time was vegetarianism. After many years and a lot of hard work, I'm happy to say that I am completely drug free for the past 7 years. I occasionally still have asthmatic episodes, but I can experience them now using meditation, Buteyko breathing method, and a few other tools I've collected along the way.
I've been Paleo for four years. It's been an evolution of trying various things and seeing what works. I plateaued about one year ago, and stopped seeing any progress. I was reluctant to pursue the AI protocol because I tend toward Orthorexia (with a history of bulimia and addictin).
When I started developing psoriasis type symptoms and fibromyalgia type symptoms about 3 months ago, I was ready to try it. I noticed a significant difference within about 2 weeks and continued improvement since then. After going AIP, my skin cleared up (along with the elimination of spinach), I began loosing stubborn weight, my fatigue diminished markedly and my attitude and moods have been lightened.
I am still working on implementing offal, cleaning up my sleep hygiene, adding in more fermented foods and getting some sunshine everyday. I'm so excited about the changes I've been experiencing and I'm looking forward to what will happen next. I'm so glad this forum exists. thanks Sarah!
I'm Sarah from Albuquerque, NM. I'm a manual therapist and aquatic bodyworker. I grew up in the 70s and 80s a sick kid with terrible asthma and allergies. I spent the later part of my childhood and early adulthood trying to find a way to get off of all the steroids, adrenaline substitutes, decongestants and antihistamines that the MDs said I would eventually grow out of.
It took me from the age of 15 to the age of 34 to accomplish that. I only wish I'd known about all of this then. Of course, the conventional wisdom in the alternative healing field at that time was vegetarianism. After many years and a lot of hard work, I'm happy to say that I am completely drug free for the past 7 years. I occasionally still have asthmatic episodes, but I can experience them now using meditation, Buteyko breathing method, and a few other tools I've collected along the way.
I've been Paleo for four years. It's been an evolution of trying various things and seeing what works. I plateaued about one year ago, and stopped seeing any progress. I was reluctant to pursue the AI protocol because I tend toward Orthorexia (with a history of bulimia and addictin).
When I started developing psoriasis type symptoms and fibromyalgia type symptoms about 3 months ago, I was ready to try it. I noticed a significant difference within about 2 weeks and continued improvement since then. After going AIP, my skin cleared up (along with the elimination of spinach), I began loosing stubborn weight, my fatigue diminished markedly and my attitude and moods have been lightened.
I am still working on implementing offal, cleaning up my sleep hygiene, adding in more fermented foods and getting some sunshine everyday. I'm so excited about the changes I've been experiencing and I'm looking forward to what will happen next. I'm so glad this forum exists. thanks Sarah!
