A new direction in finding a cure and starting another website!
I have been through so much in the last five years with health problems. I have been to doctors, chiropractors, physical therapists, had tests, a biopsy, could hardly walk, struggle to work, tried a million pills and supplements, did allergy testing, eliminated most common foods and just got totally discouraged and scared. This disrupted my life to the point I didn't know how to manage. Deadly drugs were the only suggested treatment and there are no "cures" they all said.
I have been learning for years, researching, trying things and pushing on even when hardly anyone around me understood. They didn't see how I would be able to find the solutions myself. They expected a doctor to be give me a "cure" and just get better.
The doctors all told me there was no cure. Naturopathic doctors were finally able to help me and I have continued on myself. They figured out I had active Epstein Barr virus, thyroid tumors, adrenal fatigue and food allergies.
I slowly figured out I had estrogen dominance, chronic bursitis, fatigue, muscle cramps and weakness, brain fog, memory loss, dizzyness and so much more. It just never ended.
I have found many treatments that help, diet, topical, supplements and more. It has just been in recent months that I have figured out all of my problems are tied to or caused from nutrient deficiency. I take magnesium, niacin, zinc, potassium, D, full spectrum K, and B vitamins every day now.
These deficiencies cause high blood pressure, muscle cramps and pain (which were fixed when I took high levels of magnesium), inflammation which causes most of my problems (which is fixed with zinc, magnesium, niacin and potassium), brain fog and memory loss which are helped with D and B12 etc.
The deficiencies cause hormone imbalance, digestive problems (which in turn cause food allergies and more inflammation), etc. etc. etc. etc. They are linked to ALL of it. They also cause diabetes and heart disease both of which my Dad had. When Dad took magnesium he was able to stop taking nitroglycerin pills for heart arrhythmia! My husband even found mineral solutions for PTSD.
I didn't have a bad diet either. Nutrient deficiency is more common than not in the U.S. now. The majority of people have some deficiencies. They can be caused by stress, low nutrients due to industrial agriculture which depletes the soil, pollution, and even genetic mutations that prevent absorption. They can also be caused by digestive problems that hamper absorption.
What does all this have to do with WA? I wanted to start a website to address all this in the beginning but still felt overwhelmed and hadn't put all the pieces together yet. I still haven't put ALL the pieces together but I can at least see the path now! I finally see what the common factor is! If I know what the cause is, I can fix it! I will fix it!!!
I will have to create that website still. I try to help so many people with this information. So far this week I have had the opportunity to help 3 new people who are desperate for solutions and miserable. I don't know what they will do ultimately but they were very interested in what I could tell them since they are just as lost as I was at the beginning of all this. Some are openly asking if anyone knows anything and can help due to their desperation to find solutions. It would be much more efficient to have a website to direct people to. If I can help people with this new site I will feel like it was all worth it and this is my purpose in life.
Yay for WA...I have everything I need to make this a reality! I can apply all I have learned on my existing pet health site and roll that into my new human health site! All my costs are covered except buying a new domain name! I really love that about WA. We are free to add another branch to our business tree whenever we want.
Onward and upward people!
Jessica
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Thank you for this post, Jessica. As I was reading, it sounded like I was reading about myself. I had mono in the 80s and never regained my previous energy level, ultimately being diagnosed with fibromyalgia 20 years later. I certainly understand a lot of what you've been through.
It wasn't until this year that my primary physician finally diagnosed my autoimmune thyroid condition and suggested I try a gluten free diet. That has opened a whole new world to me.
I had read about adrenal fatigue and requested a referral to an endocrinologist, who pooh poohed the idea that I might have it without doing any testing.
Following my diagnosis with Hashimotos thyroiditis and observing that I felt better on the gluten free diet, I did a lot of research about nutrition and things in my diet that were toxic to my thyroid.
There is very definitely a need for your website!
Carol
It has just been fascinating to see how all my conditions have been linked to nutrient deficiency. It is enlightening to finally see a common link between so many different conditions (many of which I didn't even list here!). I am confident that common link can help me finally find a solution. I have gone gluten free, dairy free, sugar free etc. etc. etc. I have tried so many things and they help but they don't provide a total solution. Now I know the minerals actually heal the gut, therefore fixing the tiny holes that allow food particles through and cause food allergies. If you have a healthy digestive system you won't have the food allergies!
So far, I have learned that peppers are the worst food for me. They are in the nightshade family and those cause inflammation. If I have the minerals though I am not so sensitive to many other foods. It is an amazing learning experience.
I have to get back to gluten free too...it is challenging.
I have been reading about leaky gut syndrome and food allergies. Think I probably have that as well. Are you familiar with Izabella Wentz? She is a pharmacist who also suffers from autoimmune and dietary issues. I think you would like her books. I discovered her online when I was diagnosed with Hashimoto's thyroiditis.
Jessica, that’s been a tough road for you. I am glad you got some answers. When you get your new website together it will be a blessing to many.
Trevor. Many blessings and hug a kitty.
Thank you Trevor. I appreciate that. I hug a kitty every day! They are so wonderful and always make us feel better.
Good luck with the new website. Humans need real information, especially about health. There are so many brainwashed that is seems like the epidemic situation. All the best:)
P.S. When I read your symptoms it is just a deficiency of nutrients, especially minerals. Be healthy, and wealthy, Nemira.
Yes, it is amazing how the minerals help all of it! I struggle hearing so many people around me complaining of serious health problems and I want to tell them about minerals but it is so hard to start from scratch every single time over and over again. That is where a website would help.
Doctors don't know all the answers but we have come a long way with advancement in medicine, but there's still a long way to go because you don't have researchers looking for the root causes for certain diseases or health issues.
Yes, they just want to give you a dangerous drug that treats the symptoms instead of the cause! Nobody would make a big profit off of minerals.
there no money in curing a problem, but there's lots of money available for research to treat symptoms
Yes, it is so sad that so many millions of people suffer and die because of this!!! Basically, vitamins and minerals can't be patented since they occur naturally. Drugs can be patented and therefore cost a fortune.
Hi Jessica,
I'm glad you're finding some solutions and I'm not surprised to hear nutrition has a lot to do with it.
I market nutrition and see this all the time. The sad cases are those who won't keep fighting and researching. Or, they listen to only one source of information, their doctors, and completely blow off the notion that nutrition can help at all.
If I can be of any assistance to you, let me know. Check out the right hand column of my profile for my links.
Thanks for sharing your story and best wishes to you!
~Bob
Yes, there are people around me every day with serious conditions and I want to tell them about minerals and vitamins. I think having a website would make that easier.
Thanks Bob!
Way to go Jessica, it looks like you have been on a journey already That is amazing all the best as you create the new site, much respect.
Thanks Alex. I am so relieve to finally see a light at the end of the tunnel. It has been a LONG 5 years and a lifetime with some of these conditions even before it got so bad.
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Writing a site about how to deal with those health issues can help many people as well as help your finances. It's always wonderful when that's the case. You have the unique knowledge necessary to make it a success, as your readers will know that you truly understand their situation.
Thanks Jeannine. I just need to find the time to do it!