Then I got sick…

With a severe parasitic helminth infection in my intestines, with what is known as an incredibly heavy ‘parasite burden’ i.e. the volume of parasites in my intestines was off the Richter scale.

I worked with an excellent infectious disease Consultant under supervised medication cycles to reduce the parasite burden. I used nutritional therapy to correct nutritional deficiencies affecting my gut function; rebuild my gut microbiome (bacteria) and address a number of biochemical imbalances to support my immune system.

In the process I made drastic improvements to my mental health, skin and reduced all pain and inflammation in my muscles and joints.

Before I’d made the parasite discovery I didn’t understand why I was in so much pain in my muscles and joints despite my dedication to physiotherapy exercises prescribed from an excellent physiotherapist. I couldn’t work out why my body, particularly my appendages were covered in pimples; my mouth had an open wound in the corner, known as ‘angular chelitis’, that would not heal; I felt overwhelmed with stress, anxiety and depression; and I seemed to be developing ongoing gastrointestinal symptoms.