Personal Narrative: My Experience With Multiple Autoimmune Disorders

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As a young adult I was very sick; suffering from multiple autoimmune disorders and constant indigestion with food cravings. I couldn't stop eating and each bite made me feel worse.

Today I use that experience and a lifetime of study in healing foods to help other people recover from illness.
I want to help you discover your own blend of food, supplements and lifestyle tricks to help you feel vibrant and energetic.

If you're ready to talk, to open up the possiblity of a vibrant healthy life - Click to Schedule - a complimentary, no obligation conversation with me.

Food provides the building blocks to build your body up again so you can enjoy life. Stay tuned for an array of the tricks and tips I use to help myself and others feel better.
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You may have been told that autoimmune disease is incurable and will only increase. This doesn't have to be true. It isn't life itself that wears us down, but the things we do to our bodies during that

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