Unexpected Miracle

**Disclaimer: This post is not in any way an advertisement, but just insight into what's been working for me, and I feel the need to share it in case it might help others too. I may not be perfect at describing it, but I'll do my best. If someone hadn't opened their mouth to tell me, I would still be where I was a few months ago...miserable.**

 Anyway...

At the turn of the new year, I decided I needed to have a theme for 2014. I decided on Expect Miracles, and although we're only through the first quarter of the year, I can tell you that 2014 is surpassing the expectations of the theme.

One of the biggest miracles thus far has been that of renewed health. Yes, I had nasal surgery in January, and that removed the nasal blockage and hence improved breathing. However, I was also experiencing the following symptoms: chronic migraines and tension headaches, intense sinus pressure, chronic fatigue (and I mean BAD...basically when I wasn't working, I was sleeping and while I was working, I wished I was sleeping=ZERO social life), swollen lymph nodes, severe menstrual cramping, dizziness and light-headedness, a multitude of food allergies and intolerances, irritated/dry eyes, major depression, pressure on my eyes, constant dry and sore throat, frequent stomach pain/ulcers, swelling and pain in my joints, severe muscle spasms in my neck and back, inability to focus, inability to lose weight, ear pain, post-nasal drip, discharge from one of my eyes, inability to exercise without landing myself in bed for the day, severe environmental allergies, cysts, and a tumor in my back, among other things. Essentially, I felt terrible. Every. Single. Day. 

In December, Ashley and I met-up for the first time in awhile, and I was asking her how her health had been. She shared that it had improved tremendously, and then went on to share why. Ashley stated that while I had been on my mission, she heard about this place called Divine Nature, a nutritional office. She went on to explain that she had gone there and had done what is called a living blood analysis, during which process you participate in a blood draw. The blood is then placed under a microscope and projected onto a computer screen. The nutritionist then explains various deficiencies or other issues that can be found looking at blood cells. Ashley stated that as a result of the analysis she was placed on a variety of supplements. Two years later, she said, she was feeling great. Ashley stated that since starting on the supplements, she was doing better than ever and several of her loved ones who had also tried it were seeing major differences. She encouraged me to check it out.

While I was excited for Ashley, I feared that like basically everything else I had ever tried, chances were that this thing that worked for other people wasn't going to help me. However, I had a good feelings about it and told Ashley I would check it out after surgery. In early February, after thoroughly picking over the Divine Nature website, I decided to to go ahead and schedule the living blood analysis.

At Divine Nature, I met with health professional, Randy Grant, who proceeded to spend the next hour and a half with me talking with me about the symptoms I was experiencing and then explaining what was most likely going on in my body (took me back to my good ol' anatomy and physiology days). It was probably the most informational appointment I've ever had in regards to learning about my body and what was most likely actually going on (as to opposed to the bagillion hypotheses of countless doctors). After talking for nearly an hour, he then pricked my finger, put my blood under the microscope, and pulled it up on the screen (by the way, it was pretty cool to see my blood cells moving around on the screen). Immediately, because of the education I had just received, I was able to note several of the blood conditions Randy had described to me.

According to what was seen on the screen, Randy proceeded to explain that my primary issue was that my body wasn't digesting proteins (or fats, in fact). Randy explained that because my body was unable to digest the proteins, my liver was backed-up (like a full dryer lint filter) and so would just send the proteins back into my blood stream and deposit them wherever (hence the muscle and joint pain and inability to lose weight). It was also determined that my adrenal glands had stopped functioning completely (which Randy thinks is also what contributed to my sudden development of Hashimoto's on the mission and thinks it could potentially go away once everything is back on track). My body wasn't absorbing nutrients or hydration and severely iron, calcium, and magnesium deficient.

So...what Randy does is develops supplements specific to the various conditions which are made from whole/raw foods (where the original source of the vitamin/mineral or whatever is found). Since I had quite a lot going on, I started on 6 different ones...down to 4 now. The goal is that they aren't all long-term, though, and once your body is back on track, you can wean off most of the them and adjust your diet to help get most of the vitamins/minerals your body specifically needs naturally.

It's been about two months since I started this and I feel like an entirely different person: hardly any muscle/joint pain anymore, decreased headaches, less painful periods, increased energy, I feel like I actually sleep at night, I can focus, I can exercise without feeling like dying, I've lost quite a bit of weight, no more depression, no more food intolerances/allergies, my seasonal allergies have improved, my tumor and cysts have shrunk, and I don't have any more stomach pain...basically all of the symptoms I mentioned above have either decreased significantly or disappeared entirely and I feel like my body is whole again. I know I'm not 100% quite yet, but my life is night and day from just two months ago, and I seriously can't even express how grateful I am.

I am not positive about other clinics in other areas that might also offer this, but I'm trying to find out. I am planning to talk with Randy about it when I follow-up with him. I paid $100 for that initial visit, and honestly it was worth every penny...and more productive than thousands upon thousands of dollars I have spent on other appointments and treatment. Each supplement averages about $20 for a 1-2 month supply (depending on how much of it you need). If anyone has any other questions about it, please feel free to ask.

A few months ago, I was talking with a friend about how I had resigned myself to the fact that I wasn't going to feel any better until the resurrection, and I was even considering looking into filing for disability because of how bad things had gotten. I am so grateful for the miracle that has taken place in my life, and I hope that this can help even one other person! I know God loves us and is aware of us, and sometimes provides answers to long-uttered prayers in ways we never expected.