Health is Wealth

photo: Dana Patrick

#TBT As some of you know, in 2013 I went through an extremely difficult health crisis that was incredibly painful and terrifying. I did not realize it, but I had let candida overgrowth get so bad in my body, and in the spring of 2013 it had hit a critical mass. I was in so much pain in my womb and sacrum area that I couldn’t stand up straight, walk, or barely function. It would come in waves, coinciding with my cycle, and for several months it kept getting worse and worse, and along with the pain, other issues became worse, such as my skin problems that I had all my life, hay fever allergies I also had all my life, brain fog, depression, and a host of other issues. It seemed like my immune system was shutting down, and I was really becoming scared for my life.

It was about the same time that I saw an advertisement, on Facebook of all places, for Candida Cleanser (http://bit.ly/12PeTD6). At first I refused to click on it, because I stubbornly didn’t want to support paid ads, and at that point I hadn’t connected anything I was experiencing to candida. I’d done candida cleanses before. I’d done the Caprylic Acid, the apple cider vinegar, the diatomaceous earth, the pau de arco teas etc. I thought I was fine when it came to candida!

Finally, while in some of the worst pain of my life, when that ad popped up in my feed again with the caption, “Is the candida fungus loose in your blood stream?” I decided to click it. I started reading the website and realized, I HAD NO CLUE ABOUT CANDIDA BEFORE. As I read all the information in this website, I realized that with everything I was going through, there was actually a possibility it was all connected to CANDIDA. It all started making sense. The skin rashes, the allergy symptoms, the weird stringy things coming out of my eyes and off my inner cheeks, my fingernails becoming wavy, the cracked skin on my heels, and so much more. I PRAYED…and hoped that maybe the pain I was experiencing was also connected.

At the time I was broke, out of work, exchanging as a nanny for a place to live, and I didn’t have any money to buy the treatment. So I them on FB and offered my skills as a media producer. I offered to produce a before/after video with a group of people with symptoms of candida. We would interview everyone before they did the cleanse, then start and finish the cleanse together, and do another interview when the cleanse was finished. The people at Candida Cleanser were kind (and total tribe), understanding, and knowledgable. They told me everything they knew about candida and their treatment. I was shocked at how much I did NOT know. The most miraculous thing? They said YES to my offer! To be honest, at the time I didn’t know if the treatment would work or not, but I was desperate to heal myself, and this seemed like my last resort before succumbing to going to a regular doctor, which I dreaded. I knew if I went to a regular doctor, I would be sentenced – I mean diagnosed – with some mysterious illness that was invented sometime in the last 200 years. I knew deep down that was not my truth. I knew deep down I could heal myself.

It took about a month of pre-production to do planning and get the crew and all the participants together for the before and after video. The participants were all people I knew, who knew about candida, and who were experiencing varied symptoms. This month before starting was my most difficult month of pain. It got so bad that while dining with my sweetheart in LA, I experienced such severe pain that as we tried walking back to the car, I couldn’t even make it, and fainted in the parking lot. It was such a strange feeling to experience, that as the whole world collapsed around me into darkness, I actually felt relief for those few moments. I awoke vomiting, hearing the voices of kind strangers who had run over to us, worried. It must have been a terrible sight. I could barely walk, but I still refused to see a doctor.

Upon starting Candida Cleanser, I noticed shifts in my body right away, as early as an hour after my first pill. It was about two weeks in, when the real test would tell with my cycle. What had been an increasing pain level each month for 6 months had dramatically reduced. I could function. I could walk without help. It must have been at least a 75% reduction from the pain I had experienced just the month before. I went through significant die-off symptoms through the rest of the cleanse, but by the end of the 45 days it was time for my next cycle to come up. What happened next was a miracle. I had NO pain. I didn’t even have a single cramp. I felt normal. I was completely pain free. Not only that, but my skin was clearer than it had been in years. All the weird stuff coming out of my eyes and cheeks were gone. Places that I had been holding pain in my neck and shoulders were also loosening up. Other things that are way too embarrassing to talk about also disappeared. My mind felt clear for the first time in a long time. I felt motivated. I felt happy. I felt utterly grateful!

Over time I noticed continued improvements in my health and body. My fingernails grew out healthy and smooth. The cracked skin on my feet starting as a teenager disappeared and the bottom of my feet became supple and smooth again. My allergies that I lived with most of my life disappeared. GONE! As time passed, I started to indulge again with certain foods and I felt candida levels in my body surge into mild overgrowth. I decided to do the cleanse again the summer of 2014 and recommitted to staying off processed foods, eating less than 10-20g of sugars a day (even in the form of fruit), and all grains. I’ve stuck with it since. I can honestly say that I don’t think I could have kicked my sugar addiction without Candida Cleanser. When there is overgrowth of candida, the cravings are just so hard to resist! But today, I feel strong, light, and vital. I feel sovereign. I feel FREE.

I write this story today because I’ve been asked by Candida Cleanser to share my story in their coming webinar, and I’m so honored and STOKED to do this for them! I actually started a Candida Cleanser support group in 2013 because I realized it’s not easy to cleanse and detox without community support, but often people who have not yet tried the treatment have a lot of fear, doubt, and worry (it’s the candida!), and they will often ask me if I work for Candida Cleanser in a tone as if to discredit my good intentions. Well, this is my true story, and I am SO UTTERLY GRATEFUL for my friends at Candida Cleanserthat I will always do what I can to support them. They helped me when they really didn’t need to. Who was I? Some random girl who wrote them on Facebook? That one decision they made literally changed my life. I am eternally grateful.

If you believe you are suffering from candida overgrowth, I absolutely recommend this treatment. I am healthy today because Candida Cleanser’s help and I believe it can help you too. Visit http://bit.ly/12PeTD6 to learn more if you’re ready to bring your body back to balance. Remember, this is not a quick fix. If you continue overeating sugars and processed foods, candida can and will come back. For me this was not just a cleanse…it was a lifestyle and consciousness shift. Today, I feel so good to be healthy and myself again that I don’t plan to go back to my old ways. Thank you, Candida Cleanser. I AM FREE!

Thanks for reading. Blessings to all on their healing journeys!