| How long has it been since you 'ran' instead | | | | |
| of 'shuffled'? How long has it been since | | | | Naturally I had tried Homeopathic remedies |
| you didn't need a nap to get through the day? | | | | and supplements over these years figuring |
| | | | 'something has to work'. There were over |
| The challenge started in the 80's. Having | | | | time, hundreds of nutritional supplements |
| moved to an unfamiliar region, some | | | | tried, various lotions and creams many of |
| adjustments are made easier than others. I | | | | which seemed to effect a change. The changes |
| was moving from Southern Florida to New | | | | were usually temporary and ultimately |
| Mexico for business purposes. The move | | | | disappointing. |
| involved a double trip situating vehicles and | | | | |
| 'stuff' in the new home, quite a long driving | | | | Through prolonged research over years it |
| trip compared to anything I was used to. It | | | | became more obvious that this challenge may |
| wore me down more than I had anticipated | | | | well be related to other symptoms. Most |
| allowing my health to degrade, nothing | | | | related symptoms were minor: curious |
| serious, but it was slowing me down. | | | | allergies, various digestive disruptions, |
| Eventually a Doctor prescribed anti-biotics | | | | food allergies, minor aches and pains, brain |
| because of something that was trying to gain | | | | fog, chronic fatigue, dandruff even. Many |
| a foothold. That worked and life returned to | | | | symptoms were accepted as part of 'getting |
| normal, for awhile. Somewhere along the line | | | | older'. But I'm not old yet! |
| fatigue, sleepiness and body aches set in. | | | | |
| This was a slow progression kind of coming | | | | For a period of time food allergies became |
| and going and a little worse each time. It | | | | quite challenging. They eventually led to 2 |
| didn't seem like much. Was that a wrong | | | | years of allergen treatments using hypodermic |
| statement. While not a life threatening | | | | needles. I had actually become allergic to |
| malady I was to find over time that it can be | | | | everyday foods. Allergies to corn, wheat, |
| much more than an inconvenience. | | | | rice, and dairy products mean there are few |
| | | | meals that you can eat without disturbing |
| The education in what was happening was very | | | | effects. |
| slow because the progression of this | | | | |
| condition was extremely slow. It was | | | | The research eventually brought me to develop |
| probably 1 to 2 years before I noticed that I | | | | sites and article repositories to bring this |
| was adapting parts of my life and everyday | | | | collected information together for access |
| actions to this 'challenge'. At some point | | | | from one place. Many other sites describing |
| outbreaks would cause consequences in my | | | | seemingly unrelated symptoms can be accessed |
| work. | | | | through these resources. |
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| My customers were understanding, but | | | | Our self-education continues. |
| occasionally deadlines could be impacted. | | | | |
| | | | I eventually began a regimen using some of |
| One of the most disquieting aspects of this | | | | the solutions explained on these sites, some |
| was the feeling, almost a fear, that this was | | | | in a daily regimen and some as needed. You |
| 'all in my head' as was proposed by one | | | | can benefit from my long trial and error |
| Physician. This tends to at least discourage | | | | education avoiding the 'dead ends' and 'false |
| healthy dialogue and can divert resources | | | | starts'. |
| from useful diagnoses. A Physician was found | | | | |
| that didn't go for the easy out and realized | | | | The first step, although seemingly unrelated |
| 'something', some pathology was involved. | | | | is an intestinal purge. Followed by a |
| | | | comprehensive attack on the underlying |
| This went on for years, actually 10 or more. | | | | pathology and then the regimen shows you how |
| | | | to maintain your newly restored health and |
| Various Doctors had treated these 'symptoms'. | | | | energy with its new possibilities. |
| Some even treated this with antibiotics | | | | |
| think it could be a 'low grade' infection. | | | | Some of these supplement and nutritional |
| Even when a Doctor would treat this as more | | | | programs require a membership, but don't |
| than a collection of symptoms the results | | | | require a purchase. |
| were nowhere near a return to the symptom | | | | |
| free past. | | | | Check with your Physician and if acceptable |
| | | | to them, the regimen will have you feeling |
| The situation went on, getting slowly worse | | | | better than you thought you could feel again |
| until a common link was discovered with other | | | | in a few months. |
| seemingly unrelated minor maladies, and some | | | | |
| maybe not so minor. | | | | You will be able to maintain this new found |
| | | | level of health easily once attained. |
| I know what you're saying; yeah, sure. | | | | |