Now...
I feel so much better, I am not sure how to measure this as a percentage; but, the pain has gone. I feel more physically balanced and I have a lot more energy.
 
I always knew that I would never get the help I needed from the regular doctor and that the solution lay with finding the right diet. Now I have the key to better health. Other symptoms I had are lessening, and in some cases they have gone.
 
K.G. 1/19/09 (results in 6 weeks)

February 14, 2009
 
How has my life changed since coming to Nutritional Healing Center of Ann Arbor?
 
Boy that is a tough one to answer in a few words.
 
I started coming to the center as a single mom in her 50s with a high pressure job requiring attention 24 hr/7 days a week. Considering the demand on time I thought we were eating pretty well. A lot of our meals were planned for time. The food was pre-processed but "Enhanced" and loaded with "Vitamins". I don't smoke or drink but lived on Coke. I worked out at Curves and was bringing my weight down. We took supplements to cover the bases. Then everything fell apart.
 
My blood pressure kept climbing and was high even with prescriptions. It continued to creep up requiring adjustments and additional meds to hold it. I went from one prescription to four. My body ached everywhere with the greatest pain in my knees. They were swollen, hot and hurting 24 hours a day. I could barely walk but a few steps. Stairs were my enemy. My weight was climbing and I could no longer exercise. Beside blood pressure meds, I was on prescription muscle relaxers, and popping Motrin and Tylenol every few hours. I couldn't do even the simplest task without tears and a lot of self pep talks. I felt out of control and worried about my health.
 
Then I attended a class at Whole Foods and learned about the work at the clinic. Now 8 months later and I'm still learning about my body and what goes in it.
 
My overall body pain is gone! Not just gone for short periods of time...but GONE! My sleep has vastly improved as I'm not racked with pain all night. My knees are no longer hot to the touch and swollen. They still have pain when I do stairs or walk a lot.  I can live with the level and have hope they will continue to improve. I'm doing more each day. My blood pressure is coming down and hopefully will continue in that direction. My seasonal hay fever that has been a part of my life since I was a little kid is gone too. This last fall was my first in memory without a tissue box attached to me. My overall attitude is so much better. I'm hopeful and relaxed...little things don't send me into overload. All without prescriptions!
 
Outside pressures have increased...I'm unemployed right now and my mother's health is serious. I have two boys in college needing my financial and moral support. But my health is so much better and for the first time in the last few years, I feel I am in control. I can make it better. I'm learning the truth about food, vitamins, and marketing of processed products.
 
I have even introduced the knowledge about nutrition to my sons and pets (2 labs). I won't cover the great improvements they have realized...that is another whole story in itself.
 
Dr. Shannon and the staff have been very supportive, patient and knowledgeable. But most of all, they listen and hear what I am saying. As a team we have made miracles happen. I expect to continue making miracles happen. I expect to continue making miracles with their help.
 
K.W. 2/14/09 (results in 8 months)