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