How I got better…

I studied the gut and its ecosystem, expanding my understanding of the gut-brain-axis, gut-skin-axis and gut-muscle-axis as I healed my own gut (and my son’s) alongside my evolving nutritional science and holistic healthcare skills. I learnt and applied into practice how to use food to improve the mood, the power of detox to remove pain from muscles and joints and eliminate parasites efficiently and the result of both to improve the quality of skin cells. 

I worked with an excellent infectious disease Consultant under supervised medication cycles to reduce the heavy ‘parasite burden’. I used nutritional therapy to correct nutritional deficiencies affecting my gut function; I rebuilt my gut microbiome (flora), completely reharmonized my gut ecosystem and addressed a number of biochemical imbalances to support my immunity.

Engaging with nature, meditation and mindfulness practices formed an integral element of rewiring my mind and nervous system to recover from the intensity of such an ‘infection’. Outdoor exercise in circuit training helped me build strength and increase my energy levels to keep going.

In the process I made drastic improvements to my mental health, anxiety levels, skin problems and reduced pain and inflammation in my muscles and joints.

Before I’d made the parasite discovery I didn’t understand why I was in so much pain in my muscles and joints despite my dedication to physiotherapy exercises prescribed from an excellent physiotherapist. I couldn’t work out why my body, particularly my appendages were covered in pimples; my mouth had an open wound in the corner, known as ‘angular chelitis’, that would not heal; I felt overwhelmed with stress, anxiety and depression; and I seemed to be developing ongoing gastrointestinal symptoms.