What I did to change my story
I started eating healthier, ditched the processed for the natural and tried incorporating as much whole foods as I could. I remembered growing up hearing about the Black Seed (Nigella Sativa) and how it was said to be the cure to all disease but death. Today science backs it up! Read about it here and here. I started taking a pinch of the black seed every morning mixed with honey. I swapped my morning tea for a cup of warm water infused with ginger and turmeric. I drank green juice and smoothies and eliminated gluten from my diet all together. For the H.pylori I was prescribed antibiotics which I took for two weeks. I also exercised and in my free time researched and soaked up all the information out there to better educate myself on my condition and how to go about treating it naturally. And I prayed, oh how I prayed. Like my life depended on it. Because it did ( my mother had passed away from heart disease at just 60 years old and if left un checked, thyroid disease can lead to heart issues.)
Those very prayers were answered three months later when I met the most amazing doctor. Quite by accident actually, but that is a story for another day.
The doctor was kind and empathetic and willing to listen. He ran some tests and to my absolute joy revealed that my antibody count had gone down and the H. Pylori bacteria had vanished! I guess my disbelief was evident when he told me because he turned his computer screen to me and repeated my name, making sure he had the right person! “Yup, that is me” I said. ”Well then, just keep doing what you’re doing, because it’s working!” He shot back. You read success stories on the internet and in magazines. You watch documentaries telling you how people healed themselves. But to experience it first hand, that truly made me a believer.
Slowly but surely my acne went away, as did the eczema patches on my scalp. I am more energetic, lighter and stronger.
Helping my family
Due to my experience I managed to bring about positive changes in my own home. We are a healthier family because of it. It has taught us how natural, wholesome foods can heal and provide the nutrition we need to live healthier. How damaging eating highly processed, artificial foods can be to our physical and spiritual well being. We now read labels before buying our food. We try to eat organic whenever possible and have become more active than we used to be. My husband Ali’s chronic cough is gone and my boys’ eczema patches are a thing of the past! ?
You can check out my son’s review of my food philosophy here
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