“Before joining Kristy’s program, I struggled for years to find a diet that worked for me.
Upon turning 40 I started suffering from many different symptoms almost overnight, most notably painful digestion issues. Over these years I went to five different specialists and this led to many invasive medical tests (all came back negative) and prescriptions that never worked. I even tried a naturopath! I felt defeated and it was taking its toll on my mental health. I eagerly searched the internet for anything to help me and of course I found my symptoms linked to everything. To make things more tolerable I cut out gluten, dairy, eggs, and red meat from my diet and lived like this for 3 years.
Over time this diet started to not work, and the pain started coming back. I clearly recall phoning Kristy one day at the pharmacy and asking her the maximum number of TUMS I could take in a day. She casually mentioned to me, “you know I help fix gut issues”. My first thought was that no one can fix my gut, but I was in such poor shape I listened. She explained to me what functional medicine was and how she applies this to her program. Trust me I am the most skeptical person you will ever meet. I honestly did not have a lot of hope for her program. My biggest concern was what if I waste more time and money only to not succeed.
The next step I will call a journey because that is what it felt like. The first month Kristy taught me how to eat. I know this sounds odd, but I was not eating right, even though I was a poster child for healthy eating. Then she taught me how to listen to my body and understand when my body did not tolerate food well. Over the next few months, we slowly introduced food and yes, I did have some setbacks, but she was there to listen and offer different suggestions.
As we closed in on six months, I was still a mystery, but then one day she pieced together everything. Wow, wow, wow, Kristy solved it! What she figured out was something my doctors missed because they were focusing on individual symptoms and not putting them all together. I have found a diet that works for me and in my case a medication as well. Without Kristy’s help I guarantee this would not have been discovered. Now I’m on the road to recovery. I know it will take time but I have all the tools to help me.
I would highly recommend this program to anyone. Aside from finding out what was wrong with me, I left with lots of valuable information that I can use. I know how to listen to my body, and I know how to get back to the basics when my gut is “not happy”. Best of all I was able to bring back dairy, red meat, and eggs. Gluten is still a no go for me, but that is okay because the world has become very gluten aware and this is easy to manage. She has given me the freedom to go on vacations (when we can go again) and not panic about where I can eat and what I can eat. She has given me back so much and I am so thankful for all her help.”
Jennifer C.
