I found Stephanie after being utterly let down by western medicine practitioners after trying to…read moreget relief for some digestive issues I had struggled with for over a year. After seeing numerous doctors through my insurance who made me feel both insulted (one doctor said that my bloating was either menstrual or due to eating an abundance of nuts- neither were the case in the slightest) and not taken seriously with what i'd been experiencing, I was growing depressed and in fear whenever I ate anything. I even went so far as to have a colonoscopy/endoscopy at age 27! The results were that I had some inflammation in my esophagus and I was put on an over the counter acid reducer, which only made my symptoms of bloating, fatigue and rashes even worse!
It was so bad that if I ate certain things I would fall asleep in the middle of the day due to my body just shutting down, very scary for me as a busy and generally healthy person in my mid twenties.
After speaking with my Husband and parents, they agreed with me that seeking out a nutritionist/holistic practitioner was the only way to progress in having any hope of finding a diagnosis. I found Sound Body Nutrition and called immediately out of sheer desperation and I believe I scheduled a free consultation for either that day or the next day!
From that very first conversation, I could tell immediately that Stephanie cared about my plight and even told me that something similar had happened to her with misdiagnosis, which made me feel so much more at ease to know that she had true empathy for my situation. She was flexible with me about accepting a payment plan, and I felt so incredibly supported as I went through the testing and awaited results.
It was life changing to get the results back and see that not only had I been eating healthy foods that were causing inflammation in my system (garbanzo beans were one for me, so just goes to show that triggers can be anything!), but I had an overgrowth of H.Pylori which explained all of my symptoms! In addition to that, the H.pylori had actually lowered my stomach acid, thus making it harder to digest reasonable foods (I am a trained chef and we already ate all organic and gluten free as my Husband has Crohn's Disease and is Celiac). The acid reducer that the Gastroenterologist had put me on was the opposite treatment to what my body actually needed, no wonder I felt worse! After over a year of being convinced that nothing major was wrong, or made to feel by doctors that the symptoms were all in my head because they could not figure out what was wrong, I was finally validated.
Over the course of the next months, (I began treatment about one month before our wedding!) I was put on a supplement protocol and by the time of the wedding I was already feeling much better than I had been! Now, about 5 months later I am able to eat freely, feel better than I have in years, and am not in constant fear of having symptoms any time I eat.
I was aided so much through the program that my Husband, who has a long history of digestive issues, went through her program as well, and we are both now feeling better than we have since our health issues began.
If you are on the fence, or intimidated by the cost, I can say that it may seem like a lot, but how much I value my sanity and physical health is really priceless, and Stephanie really and truly saved our lives. I was barely able to get out of bed, and now we live on a farm and work all day with energy to spare!
I hope that anyone who needs help, or has lost faith in a majority of western medicine finds Sound Body Nutrition. It has been absolutely life changing for us both. Thank you, Stephanie, you were/are a pleasure to work with. You are such a kind, genuine, compassionate and knowledgeable human being, and we are so glad we found you!