My personal healing journey

My healing journey started in spring 2019. I was chronically sick and desperate. I have tried so many different treatments and went from doctor to doctor in hope to finally get some answers. Somehow, I heard about the healing benefits of celery juice. Without getting my hopes up too high, I started drinking the juice on an empty stomach every morning. Immediately, I noticed that the juice was incredibly good for me. After just a few days, I stopped having panic attacks and my anxiety levels improved. My other chronic symptoms also started to improve. I got curious and bought the book “Thyroid Healing” from Anthony William. I got tears in my eyes after reading the first few pages. I felt understood and all the things he described made perfectly sense to me. I knew that I had finally found the solution to all my sufferings.

My chronic medical history began when I was 15 years old. Before that time I’ve always been pretty healthy and was rarely sick. However, this changed in my teenage years. I had my first boyfriend and started taking the birth control. In 9th grade, in math class, my heart started racing and I got dizzy. I went out into the fresh air with a friend and didn’t know what was going on. I had just experienced my first panic attack. This state of fear and helplessness repeated itself more and more often. Because of that I went to the doctor who was able to diagnose a thyroid disease – called Hashimoto Thyroiditis. I got artificial thyroid hormones prescribed to take every morning before breakfast. I didn’t have a good feeling about it from the start. Every time I took the medication I felt nauseous and just not good in my skin. The doctor told me that unfortunately I would have to take the medication for the rest of my life. My gut feeling told me that this wasn’t true and that I would find another solution.

The thyroid medication not only made me nauseous, but I had increased panic attacks and anxiety. I also felt swollen, extremely tired and no longer good in my skin. I had recurring urinary tract infections and tonsillitis, which resulted in antibiotics being prescribed to me again and again. At one point I became resistant to most antibiotics and it was difficult to find one that was still working. A few months later I noticed that I had a severely swollen lymph node in my groin. It swelled up to the size of a golf ball. That was pretty scary but luckily it was not a severe illness and went away after taking antibiotics.

I kept going to doctors and saying something was wrong with me. My anxiety and panic attacks were also inexplicable and I couldn’t control them. I knew the cause wasn’t psychological. Although the psyche was probably often a trigger point, the actual cause was something else. The various doctors I saw smiled at me and said everything was fine. I look healthy and good and should focus on the positive things in my life. I felt sick, desperate and not taken seriously in any way. I knew something was wrong and that my body needed help.

In summer 2017, despite my chronic illnesses, I went to Mexico for a year abroad. I didn’t want to let my illnesses take over my life. Relatively at the beginning I got a strong infection. I had extremely high levels of inflammation and none of the doctors knew exactly what was going on. I was prescribed antibiotics again, but none of them worked. Among other things, I had a very severe urinary tract infection that did not go away. Every day I was in excruciating pain and had a constant burning sensation that was difficult to endure. I went to various doctors and even flew back to Germany, hoping someone could help me. Unfortunately, all doctors in Mexico and Germany did not know what was going on. I was told that I would have to live with the chronic urinary tract infection and that I should simply take antidepressants or painkillers to endure the pain and constant burning as best as possible. How could I have been offered to take antidepressants instead of helping me to find the root cause?

Because of the constant pain my gynaecologist at that time suspected that I might have endometriosis. Through having the surgery I was diagnosed with the disease. After the operation I was in even more pain than before. That’s why I had a second operation a little later. However, the pain had not really improved and I even had to stop exercising and sometimes I was not able to move at all because of the pain and cramps.

Desperately I found a doctor who wanted to help me get the chronic urinary tract infection under control. He found out that I had a severe infestation of candida and prescribed a variety of medications. After just two days of taking them, I started getting worse and worse. I called the doctor to ask if I should continue with the treatment, he agreed. After I finished the treatment, I felt worse than ever. I had developed a head pressure that made it impossible to continue my life as I used to. I couldn’t concentrate anymore and at the time I was doing my Masters in Sweden, which was very demanding. I researched and came to the conclusion that the doctor’s treatment was grossly negligent. Having an increased Candida acts as a protection mechanism. It serves as a warning sign that there is something bigger going on. For instance, if someone has a high level of candida, there may be a lot of heavy metals in the body. The fungus serves as a protective function to bind these heavy metals so that they do not cause any major damage. Unfortunately, the doctor’s treatment destroyed the candida and the heavy metals had gotten into my brain. This gave me the constant head pressure and brain fog.

In order to do something about the head pressure, I started a so-called chelation therapy with a natural practitioner to drain the heavy metals out of my body. As a result of the treatment, a lymph node in my neck became extremely swollen. My face felt paralyzed and was completely disfigured from the swelling. The doctors feared that I could not avoid an operation. Luckily, the antibiotics had worked this time and the lymph node went back to normal size.

Not only had the head pressure developed from the fungus treatment, I also had developed gastric mucosal inflammation. The medication must have upset my stomach because I never had stomach problems before. At that point, I didn’t even know which of my illnesses to focus on first. Endometriosis, the head pressure or the chronic UTI?

The years where I suffered from chronic illness were really difficult. However, I never gave up and always knew that one day I would find a solution to get well again. It was like that. When I read Anthony William’s book about thyroid healing, I began to incorporate his recommendations into my everyday life in addition to celery juice. For instance, I stopped eating gluten and dairy and incorporated lemon water and the heavy metal smoothie. It was like a chain reaction was set off.

First, my stomach problems went away, I felt more and more energetic, I stopped having panic attacks, and my chronic UTI disappeared. I couldn’t believe how quickly I was able to heal.

In summer 2019 I decided to do a detox and only ate raw vegetables and fruit for two months. As a result, I no longer had pain from endometriosis. I also decided to stop taking the birth control and slowly weaned off the thyroid medication. I was incredibly happy – finally free of medication! After a few months, I had almost no symptoms from my chronic illnesses. I finally felt healthy again!

I’ve always had the feeling that I don’t have to live with all the chronic diseases. Even though doctors told me most things wouldn’t go away and I had to find a way to live with it. All along I knew something was wrong with my body and that I had to support it. I just didn’t know how! Most of the different treatments from doctors and natural practitioners only made my symptoms worse. Besides that, the various treatments cost an incredible amount of money. None of the doctors or natural practitioners suggested me that a change in diet alone can get my health back.

It may sound absurd, but looking back I’m almost grateful for my journey. Through that I healed from my physical health issues but also developed a deeper relationship with myself. I have learned to trust myself and that my gut feeling is always right. Without my story, I wouldn’t be as healthy and happy as I am now. I’ve learned to listen to my body and give it what it needs to be as healthy as possible.

I want to share my story to encourage other people who are in a similar situation. Healing is possible! Our body has the power to heal itself. It is important to find out the root cause of the chronic disease to give the body the best possible support. The right lifestyle, a healthy diet and the intake of high-quality supplements help the body to regain its balance.

You will also get better! Trust your body.