Vibrant Health

My Story

While I don’t profess to have had any Oprah style “aha!” moments throughout my journey, I have experienced my share of undesirable symptoms and less than vibrant health over the years. Enough, as a matter of fact, to inspire me to return to school as a mature student to study holistic nutrition and make some drastic changes to my less than optimal diet and lifestyle.

Like many of you, I grew up at a time when convenience foods were making a dramatic entrance onto supermarket shelves. Food like products such as Shake & Bake, Hamburger Helper, TV dinners and Kraft Dinner became popular household staples. Despite being raised on a heavily processed diet, I feel fortunate to be blessed with good genes and not have any serious health concerns to speak of. For the most part, I have enjoyed good energy and a healthy weight for most of my life. However, we eventually succumb to our less than optimal diet and exercise habits at some point. For me this happened in my late 30’s when I was pregnant with my daughter and developed gestational diabetes. Post pregnancy I remained hormonal and was determined to lose the stubborn weight that had accumulated around my belly, hips and thighs. I increased my exercise to a point which bordered on obsessive but my diet remained carbohydrate heavy, which contributed to my hormonal imbalances, blood sugar issues, night sweats and more. My husband worked long hours and travelled extensively, which left me to care for our 4 children at their various ages and stages of life. Being a type A personality, I took this role on like a competitive athlete and felt pressured to micromanage and involve myself in all areas of their lives. In addition, I trained harder than ever for half marathons, triathlons and more. Partway through training for a half marathon I hit a wall. My heart rate soared, I couldn’t sleep, I had severe PMS and slept on a beach towel to soak up the perspiration of my sometimes 4-5 night sweats per night! I developed crippling sciatica and took painkillers daily so I would not have to slow down. Eventually I was diagnosed with adrenal burn-out by a Naturopath; I had never even heard of adrenals! I was overcome with anxiety and when it became too much I was prescribed antidepressants to help me cope. Weaning myself off of these so called ‘non-addictive’ drugs is something I never wish to repeat. My doctor said I was peri-menopausal, which I now struggle to believe since I am 54 years old and have yet to go through menopause. I now understand my hormones were completely out of whack and causing a whole host of undesirable symptoms. I began to google and self diagnose… which isn’t always a good thing, but in my case it helped me discover the world of natural health and set me on my path to holistic wellness.   

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