My Journey From Sickness To Healed

I spent 20+ years in medical device sales. I specialized in products for the spine and brain surgery. I was in surgery often, supporting the products I represented. I developed a good working knowledge of spine & brain procedures.

10 years ago I was struggling to find a doctor that could figure out what was going on with my health, a naturopathic practitioner was able to recognize my symptoms, ran blood and hormone panels to reveal my thyroid not functioning correctly. I was finally diagnosed with an autoimmune condition called chronic lymphocytic thyroiditis, otherwise known as Hashimoto’s.

The holistic practitioner suggested an elimination diet to manage my symptoms, hormone injections to help return levels to normal and suggested lifestyle adjustments however, I was told my condition was not curable and I would need to manage the thyroid disorder, along with its symptoms, the rest of my life.

I then met with the medical system , with the physicians I worked with and trusted for most of my working life. They advised me to have a surgical procedure to remove my thyroid, which would of put me on medication for the rest of my life in an attempt to replicate the functions of my thyroid.

I couldn’t accept my condition as incurable, I decided to continue to manage my symptoms through diet and lifestyle changes and continue to research.
I read every thing I could find regarding Hashimoto’s and autoimmune diseases. I joined support groups comprised of people diagnosed with chronic illnesses and finally, I completed a nutrition course that awarded me a certificate as a Functional Nutritionist.

Fast forward to the present (summer of 2026) and not only am I symptom free, my thyroid has returned to functioning normally.

What I’ve learned changed the way I look at medicine, its direction and success record to treat chronic illness.

If you have a cut, burn or broken bone your body can heal if the wounds are cleaned, dressed and stabilized. If you are injured inside your body, it can heal too if you cleanse, address the deficiencies and stabilize the root cause of the illness.

I now view my body as a terrain that is always working to stay in balance.
I’ve also learned to eat food as medicine in order to NOT eat medicine as my food.