My Story.... About Health Queen
Eight years ago, I was helping my oldest daughter pack her car for college and I couldn’t lift a box without being in pain. It started in my lower back then went to my joints. I was told it was rheumatoid arthritis and there is basically no cure but there are numerous prescription drugs which can ease the pain and keep the inflammation at bay. Each morning it took some time to get out of bed with my joints being stiff and puffiness in my feet and legs. My right hand wouldn’t fully open for at least 15 minutes and it was a chore to bend over to even put on socks. At night I would have what most women complain about in menopause as hot flashes and continuous heart palpitations that made me feel like I was having a heart attack. Some nights I would have to sleep sitting up to relieve the feeling. I needed lots of caffeine just to make it through the day and I had what people are now referring to as brain fog. My stomach was constantly bloated and I remember telling one ND that I felt like there was a gas coming up into my throat from my stomach. Everything I ate seemed to disagree with me in some way and I had gained weight quickly without eating more food. Every day I felt a bit worse. I was also under an incredible amount of stress at the time, I now attribute this RA onset to my body which just couldn’t handle the stress anymore. I was told my body was attacking itself as in any autoimmune diagnosis and that it always gets worse; be prepared. Thus, began my personal journey of navigating through tons of health books, podcasts, naturopaths, seeking alternative solutions and visiting functional medicine doctors. I was determined to get my body back to normal but what I didn’t realize was that all the misleading information out there would set me back… not get me better. I went from strict juicing with vegetables and fruit to having a steak with butter on it while drinking raw goat milk. And on top of that I was told to take a whopping 27 supplements a day! Needless to say, I got worse and of course blamed myself. Did I do this correct? Did I take all my supplements everyday? I was starting to get depressed and felt there were no real answers to my ailment.
In a world of big pharma trying to make money and everyone hanging their hat on some sort of new-fangled diet or supplement plan, where do we start to even gather information to make a decision that’s right for us? It’s not our fault nor is it the fault of the doctors who are truly trying to help, but there are some illness’s the medical field, science and research have no answers for. Sometimes there are temporary fixes for the symptom but they don’t address the cause. And that’s when I came across the Medical Medium book written by Anthony William through what he describes as the spirit of compassion. There in that first book were the answers I was searching for. I hung on every word in the first few chapters as if the book was written just for me. I quickly studied the chapter on RA and started the protocol. Even though I was a bit skeptical, somehow the words resonated with me and kept me going. I didn’t start to see improvements right away but I could feel the difference. At first, I was just happy to not get worse, then one by one the symptoms kept going away. Today I am totally arthritis free, and with no other symptoms.
For the past 8 years I have read and studied under the most influential naturopaths and doctors in the world, but also with the ones who have no clue in what they are doing. I learned by both in what works and what doesn’t and I am all the better for it. I saw the difference that our lifestyle choices can make and I saw the look in someone’s eyes when they started to heal. I started Health Queen with the combination of all that I have learned and because everyone is different and there is no one protocol for everyone, I approach each person with compassion and take the time to help them heal in whatever ails them. It has become my passion to truly help those who cannot find answers, who cannot fit into the one size fits all protocol, who doesn’t have the time to decipher real healing modalities from trendy paid for research, and who truly knows their body has the ability to heal itself given the proper tools and time and someone who cares. Come join me for a free consultation and a cup of tea. I look forward to helping you in your healing journey. -Be well, stay well, Health Queen -Avis