From health disaster to health success
Andrea endured a lot of health problems, never receiving any real answers from doctors, although plenty of medications were prescribed. Then she stumbled on the Wheat Belly lifestyle:
“I learned in 2005 (27 years old) after having my 2nd child that I was hypothyroid. I was put on Levothroid. I complained often to my doctor that I felt no different a few months after starting this prescription. They ordered some labs and adjusted my dosage. Still no changes. I still felt extremely forgetful, sluggish, unable to concentrate. Instead of losing weight, I gained weight very easily. This went on for years!
“I was never advised to change my diet, just my calorie intake. I was always made to feel fat and lazy by any doctor I saw. I was always told I needed to exercise more, even though I upped my physical activity and exercised 3 hours a week.
“I had eczema on my arms, as well as ‘chicken skin,’ toenail fungus, dry hair with hair loss, and always had red, itchy welts on my neck. I would get easily agitated. I always felt very tired and drowsy after eating. I have suffered from constipation and insomnia since I was a kid. These past few years my heavy eyelids have really bothered me. I also had miscarriages, suffered from infertility, and my ‘normal’ menstrual cycle was once a year. I have emailed and met with several doctors under my insurance plan since 2006.
“In November, 2015 I finally got tired of being tired (so cliché, I know...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Wheat Belly Success Stories eczema fatigue gluten grains hair loss rash Thyroid toenail fungus Weight Loss Source Type: blogs
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