First of all I wanted to thank you for taking the time out of your schedule to post a truly heartfelt and informative repsonse. Hearing and communicating with other sufferers reassures me that life can be and will be better. Thank you for letting me know about your website, I’ll be checking that out too. The more information I’m armed with the better.

Again I can’t thank you enough for sharing with me your story and experience. I have no doubt that it will help me in my own way.

Lia

I am sorry to hear about the great losses and stress you have experienced. Stress can have devastating effects on the human body and mind too.

I too suffered from adrenal fatigue for many years. Really, I like to call it “whole body and every cell in the body fatigue.”

I was diagnosed via saliva test by Diagnos-Techs, Inc., Clinical and Research Laboratory which is located in Kent, Washington. The test revealed things were not looking good for my adrenals – I was tested as being in about the worst stage. Let me tell you, I felt like I was in the “worst stage.”

I too read “Adrenal Fatigue: The 21st Century Stress Syndrome.” Though it was a bit helpful to perhaps understand the effects of stress, nothing really improved from applying any knowledge from that book. I am glad I read it though, as the book did bring more attention to the critical role of the adrenals and how stresses can negatively affect them.

I hope it helps you though.

My journey back to wellness was long and rigorous. I spent thousands of dollars going from doctor to doctor hoping someone would just tell me what I had to do to get well. I took about every kind of diagnostic test available.

I went to a long list of doctors and natural health practitioners. Just about every kind of doctor really. Let’s see; acupuncture, medical doctors (4), chiropractor applying nutritional advise and supplements, myofascial release (a type of deep massage) in Sedona, naturopathic medical doctor – fully tested hormones to see if I needed bioidentical hormones, hmmm that is what I can remember now.

Now they all helped a little bit, but my poor health remained. In fact, it seemed to be faltering in about every area.

OK, and let’s also throw in the fact that I was experiencing debilitating anxiety attacks for good measure too. This whole “loss of health fiasco” was brought about by stress – so watching your stress levels is so true.

It was a very depressing time of my life. My 2 children were young, and somehow God did give me the strength to just get through the day. Talking about strength, on far too many days even talking required too much energy from me. Clapping my hands at my children’s sports events would leave me further physically exausted.

It was not until I really dug into natural health and applied those principles, that my health turned around.

A big piece of my getting well was doing a colon cleanse with an excellent product. My husband is the one that thank God brought that to my attention. Remember the saying, “Death Begins in The Colon,” it is so true!

Anyway, my reason for this post, is to let you know that the body really can heal. Because of my experience, and then yes regaining my health, I created a website to share my personal journey back to wellness. Inquiries about my healing, spurred the creation of my website. The information shared is what allowed me to become a fully functional member of society again.

Lia, maybe there is some bit of wellness information you can extract that will help you also strengthen your health.

I am now free of anxiety attacks. I feel like I have reclaimed my life again. I no longer spend all of my time going to doctors. I no longer spend thousands of dollars going to doctors that are not covered by insurance, nor do I spend thousands on nutritional supplements. You really can save money if you are healthier!

Also of importance, I now know how to take much better care of myself. I am always striving for balance and try my best to keep the stress in check. I also try to focus on the joy in life and surround myself with people, experiences and foods that nourish me and my soul.

I am now the Committee Chair for my son’s Boy Scout troop of over 26 boys. I am now substitute teaching in the classroom (K-6) at my children’s elementary school – I used to be a fifth grade teacher. I continue to work to share outstanding natural health building knowledge to help others get well, stay healthier and reclaim their lives too!

Energy and brain power really can return!

All the best to you on your healing journey.

Eryn Paige

By the way, I have that Speed Cleaning book also but the house is such a bloody mess I can’t find it!!