For the past three years, I had felt generally crappy. I was consistently having my thyroid medications increased/changed with each recheck visit, which were needed every three months due to my constant symptoms. I had not had a regular monthly cycle in over two years and I was suffering from chronic constipation, which had never been an issue for the previous 35 years of my life.
Some other unpleasant symptoms that became part of my life were sore/achy joints, extreme dry patches of skin on my eye lids, retaining water, weight gain, feeling anxious, dry hair…the list goes on and on.
I had no idea there could possibly be a link between these symptoms and the personal care and cleaning products I was using, and I was using A LOT of them! I attended an online presentation Heidi delivered and participated in the Facebook group leading up to it. Following her posts in advance of the group, I came to the realization that I was exposed to an obscene number of endocrine disruptors. I was completely oblivious to these chemicals because I didn’t understand their names and had no idea what they were doing to my body.
Heidi's workshop LITERALLY changed my life.
After my wake up call, I made a clean sweep. At Heidi’s suggestion, I returned some of my current products and donated others. Once I switched to all non-toxic personal care and cleaning products, I noticed measurable changes right away. Within two weeks, I called Heidi to share some exciting news: I started my cycle after two years (of what was so minimal/inconsistent that it could barely be called a cycle) and my chronic constipation was completely gone. In fact all of the symptoms I was having intermittently are either gone or greatly reduced.
At my doctor’s appointment two months later, I was overjoyed to learn that I was having my thyroid medication REDUCED, not increased. When I told my doctor about my toxin cleanse, he said something like “the toxins must have been preventing your meds from being absorbed.” I was so upset that he knew that was possible, but didn’t educate me about the risks, even though I asked him at every visit if there was anything else besides medicine I could be doing to help with my symptoms. I have since found a new doctor that suggested a liver detox in conjunction with the work I was doing with Heidi.
It has been seven months since I went toxin free. My thyroid symptoms are now negligible, which still seems a miracle to me. I feel better than I have in years. I am so happy with the changes I’ve made and have begun spreading the word to my friends and family.
