A fresh look at rebuilding your health
This is by far the #1 best thing I have ever done for myself. I know you will feel the same. Choose to be healthy
– Amy Lemley
How I got started on this path
Even though I ate well, worked out consistently for over 30 years and generally thought I was doing everything right, i started having gut issues. At first they were minor but over the last several years they got worse. Last year I lost 10lbs and didn’t know it until someone mentioned that I looked smaller.
I ran labs and found that despite my outward appearance of good health I wasn’t breaking down the protein I was eating and I was losing muscle mass.
I was experiencing blood in the stool but a colonoscopy was 100% clear. I also had mucous in the stool and always had to be concerned about passing gas or making a fast run to the bathroom.
I was determined to heal myself so I started on a journey to learn as much as I could about Crohn’s and related gut issues. I also became certified as a Functional Health Coach which taught me how to interpret lab results to get an overall picture and not focus on symptoms.
No cookie-cutter approach.
We are all metabolically unique, and each of us requires unique self-healing methods.
Diet / Nutrition – Specific to you and your health issues
Improving Sleep
Integrating exercise or modifying your current training
Methods to reduce stress
Smart Supplementation to support the healing process. Based on your needs
Helping Others
A big part of my decision to get into functional health coaching was my wife, Cheryl. After being exposed to mold in a townhome we lived in from 2010-2013 she started having health issues. The doctors all said there was nothing wrong, but we eventually found she had a thyroid issue.
We have always eaten clean, organic, very little fast food, but she kept gaining weight no matter what we did. She also started experiencing a lot of pain throughout her body. The doctors wouldn’t do much beyond prescribing drugs for the pain and putting her on a synthetic thyroid med.
We did some research and found that she really needed a natural thyroid that had both T4 and T3 in it. That helped with some of her health issues, like hair loss, but did nothing for the pain or weight gain.
As she went into menopause, we found her estrogen, testosterone, and progesterone were also out of range, so we consulted with a nurse practitioner for support in that area.
After I completed the FDN course, I ran some labs on her and found that she still had mold issues, high levels of inflammation, and auto-immune problems. We modified her diet and ensured we were mold-free in our home. I had her start on supplements to support her liver, kidneys, and the natural detoxification process. After several months she began to feel better with less pain. I added a few more supplements to support her body, and the inflammation further came down even more, and so did her weight.
It took about a year, but then the weight loss kicked in, and she’s dropped 35 pounds in the last 4 or 5 months.
Healing yourself is a journey, it won’t happen overnight. Typically, the longer your health struggles, the longer the healing process. Some issues like mold or Lyme disease can take many years and may never completely resolve, but the symptoms will become minimal.
Don’t suffer anymore; set up a call so we can discuss your options today. This call is to discuss working together as a private client of Dave’s, and no advice can or will be given during this call.
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