A child with constipation and gut pain…

This 11 year old boy didn't want to go to school any more. His fear was that all his friends would laugh at him if they heard is painful cries as he tried to have a bowel movement. This young man had a painful movement once every five days. He was depressed, no longer involved in sports and doing poorly in school. He had endoscopies, colonoscopies and MRI’s to diagnose his problem, only to find a slight inflammation in his esophagus. The doctor had mentioned a possible diagnosis of Crohn’s Disease.

We tested this young man for foods that may be irritating the gut and found that he had severe food allergies. After two weeks of removing the allergenic foods this young man’s bowel movements returned to normal. Several months later, he is happily back to school with a 3.8 grade point average, enjoying his friends and involved in sports.

Off to college and a huge weight gain the first two years…

This 20 year old woman is 5 feet 7 inches and weighed 175lbs. Those first years at college can be a combination of stress, too many parties, and lots of junk food. Weight gain was the concern of this young coed, but my suspicions were that she also had a gut inbalance. We started a food program and in 6 weeks her GI problems were better, her weight was down by 18 lbs, 14 lbs were fat loss. She was 2 pant sizes smaller and feeling great. We toured the college campus together and planned for her return to school. She has followed the program and continued to lose weight, while still having some college fun!

Saving toes!

A diabetic with ulcers on every toe…scary! He also had cellulites on his legs resulting in multiple hospital visits. Not the way you want to spend the Golden Years! We made a major change in diet and removal of inflammatory foods. It took time and patience. The good news is that all toes were saved except one, but those remaining toes are healed and healthy. The cellulites has not been a repeated problem and his weight is down by 35lbs. The doctor who was ready to “fire” his patient is now happy with the glucose, cholesterol numbers and the weight loss. He decided to keep his patient. The client just returned from Italy. His fear of traveling in a foreign country and getting an infection is gone. Back to the “Golden Years”, enjoying life and good food…the right food!