My health story
I’ve suffered since I was 6 years old from allergies. At the beginning it was only allergic rhinitis (pollens: birch tree, grasses: Gramineae). As a teenager I suffered from allergic asthma. Then as a young adult I began to have food allergies (apple, tomato, carrot, pear, peach, raspberry and nuts) and to have allergic reactions when in contact with cat hair and mites. An other complain I had, I could not go through my day without snacking in the morning and the afternoon, I was always hungry and I was always bloated. It was so bad, I don’t even tell you how many times we asked me if I was pregnant…
Around 2010 and after many years of anti-histaminic treatment and little relief, I decided to try to find an alternative way of dealing with my allergies. I began with avoiding all processed food and reducing the dairy (seldom cheese or yogurt) and saw my symptoms improving. I went on by “detoxing” twice a year and used probiotics and supplements to improve my condition. I could live better but still wasn’t free of my allergies.
In the beginning of 2018, I decided to try 10 weeks without processed sugar. It was not an easy journey. Around week 4-5 was the hardest period, I could not do anything else than thinking about all the pastries I would be eating on Monday of week 11 and where could be the best place to buy them. After this terrible slump, I was done with sugar. I checked the last week of my challenge on my tracker. But didn’t want to go back to sugar. I was feeling better, freer and empowered . Since then I have hardly ever eaten anything artificially sweetened.
In the summer of 2018, I began a treatment with Dr Sarah Harris in the Paracelsus Clinic in Switzerland. I had proper lab works done. A leaky gut and some underlying viral infections were diagnosed. I began with a special diet designed by a nutritionist from the clinic and a supplement regimen decided by the doctor to cure my leaky gut and rebalance my immune system.
I spent some time in the clinic to have my teeth controlled (Full view dental x-ray-OPG and dental examination by a biological dentist) and various therapies including:
Colonic hydrotherapy
Liver and gallbladder detoxification (Dr Rau’s way)
Pulsating magnetic field therapy
Laser light therapy
Infusions (vitamins and supplements)
Ozone therapy by infusion
Ionized oxygen
Continuously reading and listening to podcasts on health and wellness, I decided as well to decrease the stress on my body by cutting out some exercies and by increasing my rest time. And I try to be more reliable with my yoga practice, 10 minutes before bedtime and 10 when I wake up. Regarding the way I am eating, I have introduced more fat and protein in my diet and increased my veggies intake. I’ve introduced intermittent fasting as well, I eat in a 10-hour window every day and on Sunday, I stop eating after lunchtime until 9 AM on Monday.
After my stay at the clinic, I had a protocol that went on until March 2019. I followed a very strict diet (excluding all my allergens, gluten, egg and dairy). And I was taking supplements to work on my detoxification and my intestinal upbuilding. I noticed I felt much better, my levels of energy were higher, I suffered much less of bloating and I were fine with only 3 meals per day and no snacks. I hardly ever experienced any allergic symptom.
After March 2019, I reintroduced the egg, but kept away the gluten and the dairy and my allergens. I am feeling so good that I don’t want to ruin all the efforts... I come occasionally across some tomatoes or carrots in some dishes when I am a guest and don't experience any reaction… Which is already a promising sign…
I will keep you posted on my progress.
Clarens, january 2020