A New Path To Wellness After Baby
For many women, pregnancy can trigger underlying health conditions. For Carolyn, becoming a mother was overshadowed by plunging energy levels, chronic fatigue, mood changes, depression and weight gain.
Hormonal profiling is the first step towards wellness and maintaining a healthy body weight, as Carolyn, mother of 2 discovered.
Carolyn's Story
My husband and I had difficulty trying to conceive and looking back, I think I was unwell even back then. It was after the birth of my first child, that my health really changed.
For starters, I always felt fatigued, bloated and constipated and to top it off, I was emotional and miserable. It was mum that noticed something was not quite right. She purchased a multivitamin and some fish oils for me, but they didn't really do anything. Finally she talked me into going to see my doctor.
After several routine blood tests, (including thyroid function); I was given the all-clear since they came back normal except for my iron levels, but, despite eating iron rich foods and taking an iron supplement, I just couldn't keep my iron up.
By this stage, my immune system was so low that I would catch everything that was going around. I was so fed up of feeling tired and run down and my body had started to ache. In spite of several courses of antibiotics, I just couldn't get well again!
It was when I gained another 4 kilos in a month for no reason and I could sleep for 12 hours straight and still be tired, that I knew I was really unhealthy.
I realised I needed to try something new to tackle my problems. Over the counter remedies from the pharmacy, although helping a little, were not enough.
Narelle's Comments
Carolyn's story is a perfect example of how important hormonal profiling and wellness mapping is. We see all too often the effects of 'blanket treatments' that treat the symptom rather than the cause.
It is important to remember that to restore long term health, you need to identify the initial cause and this takes time and expertise. Investing time into getting to the 'root' cause of Carolyn's health challenges is what made the difference.
This is what Carolyn's 'unwellness' path looked like:
After chatting to Carolyn, I referred her for further testing. I established her hormonal profile and a wellness map that was not only going to improve autoimmunity and energy, but also restore digestive health and hormonal balance. It was time to help Carolyn lose weight and feel like herself again.
Carolyn's treatment strategy included a personalized tonic using traditional medicinal herbs such Golden Seal and Gentian to restore digestive infection and Withania combined with Astragalus and Rehmannia to restore adrenal health, lower inflammation and improve immunity. Other herbs were included throughout her treatment to support hormonal balance and improve glucose control.
Targeted dietary changes to support healthy hormonal balance including limiting broccoli and eating more blueberries were provided in an easy to understand format, that fitted well with Carolyn's busy life.
Personalized orthomolecular and nutritional and enzymatic therapy, formed part of Carolyn's long term plan. These changes, combined with gentle detoxification techniques; gently guided her health to new levels. Her new wellness plan was a must for overcoming her symptoms of fatigue, bloating, lowered immunity, hormonal imbalance and weight gain.
Outcome
Today, Carolyn has restored energy levels and is no longer bloated. Her immune system is healthy and she has lost weight. She has her health and 'body back'. She has also fallen pregnant again, naturally in just 3 months.
Carolyn's MassAttack Achievements:
- Lost 17kg easily
- No more fatigue
- No more mood swings
- Back to her pre baby weight
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