I grew up having a lot of what I thought were “normal” health issues (that I later came to realize weren’t normal at all) like chronic ear infections, bladder infections, eczema and allergies.  Then when I got into my teens and hit puberty, more health issues hit.  I started having serious hormone imbalances.  I was a wreck emotionally.  Because of my health challenges, I was inconsistent at everything from academics to sports to relationships. 

 

My parents did what any parents would do (and the only thing they knew to do) and took me to many doctors.  We did the whole Western Medicine thing and I struggled through high school on constant antibiotics, steroids, allergy shots and birth control pills for severe allergies, constant skin reactions (hives, eczema, boils, cystic acne), and hormone problems.  But these were band-aids, not solutions. I was unknowingly covering up and ignoring symptoms, instead of asking what was causing them and how I could support my body.

 

By college, the band-aids were no longer helping, and I started to develop other issues as a result of the different medications like chronic fatigue and candidiasis.  I skipped class a lot and could not function without 12+ hours of sleep a night.

 

In 2009, I graduated with my Engineering Degree and landed a job in Houston, TX as a Project Engineer.  The added stress of managing multi-million dollar oil and gas projects all over the country, a 3-4 hour daily commute, and a relationship ending with my college sweetheart were kind of the breaking point for my health.  I was so fatigued and had boils and constant allergic reactions all over my body.  I felt like Job in the Bible. 

 

The next few years I spent every dime I was making as an Engineer trying to find answers for my health.  I went to many different doctors, Naturopaths, Homeopaths, Chiropractors, Functional Medicine Specialists, Acupuncturists, Massage Therapists…. You name it, I tried it.  I found a little relief here, and a little help there, but ultimately realized that these doctors and specialists and therapies did not have the answers or solutions I needed.  I felt like a guinea pig, being experimented on with different diets, hormones, medications and remedies. Each of these specialists were ultimately guessing about what was going on with me. One doctor even told me I was dying.

It was then I decided to take my health into my own hands.  I spent hours each evening studying the body and different natural ways to support it. Initially, I studied Reflexology, Clinical Aromatherapy, and Neuromuscular massage therapy. These were all great for supporting others, and essential oils even enabled me to get off of steroids for the first time in my life, but I still needed answers and solutions for my health.

 

I eventually began to study Genetics and Epigenetics through Dr. Dan Stickler and his team at Apeiron Academy in Austin. Learning about my genetics was an eye-opening experience, and the first time that my life and health started to make any sense to me. I learned that I had significant methylation/detox issues, had a high need for certain nutrients and in super specific forms, and was extremely susceptible to certain environmental toxins, namely mold. I immediately knew in that moment that mold was a major root cause for me because I had a major exposure my last semester in college in a tiny old rental house I lived in. This was RIGHT before my health crashed to the point of no longer being able to function.

 

So I knew mold was at least a big part of the picture for me as to WHY my health crashed so hard, but I still didn’t know exactly WHAT to do about it. From there, I went on to study root cause functional medicine testing through Functional Diagnostic Nutrition, and mold illness through Metabolic Solutions Institute. I ran my own functional labs to test my hormones, gut, and assess for mold/fungal patterns in the body. I discovered I was severely estrogen dominant, had very low beneficial flora in my gut, had a nasty parasite directly known to trigger Lupus, and of course still had impacts of that mold exposure so many years ago in my body.

 

FINALLY….. some real answers. Some real direction. No more guessing. No more feeling crazy when all of my standard lab work came back “normal” despite feeling like I was falling apart on the inside. No more feeling hopeless and directionless. Thank God!

 

My journey through all of this was so profound that I completely healed Hashimoto’s and have never taken a medication for Lupus. I believe God allowed me to go through this nightmare with my own health so that I can now help others heal, or better yet, catch root causes early so they never develop disease in the first place!

 

The heartbreaking part of my journey is that it took me decades of suffering to get any answers. I was on an extremely expensive and not so effective path of trial and error for years. If I had only known about the root cause tests that I know about now back whenever I was just starting to have symptoms, I would have been able to prevent full-blown systemic and life-altering disease.

 

I don’t want that to be you! And it doesn’t have to be! If you’re struggling with chronic fatigue, chronic pain, hormone/thyroid problems, raging skin issues, autoimmune disease, gut problems, or any other random symptoms – I CAN HELP YOU! If you’d like to learn more about working with me to discover your own root causes and what you can do to heal, please set up a complimentary Root Cause Program Discovery Call by clicking below. You can also learn more about my Root Cause Program here.

 

I can’t wait to become a part of your health journey! Let’s get you some real answers and strategy, so you can heal and get back to fully living the abundant life God has for you!