EAT SIMPLE

​It Simply Heals

My Journey in Healing

​Polycythemia Vera

I was totally backed into a corner~ take a daily chemotherapy pill for the rest of my life or change my diet. And while I knew I didn’t want to go the path of chemo, changing my foods sounded just as awful. My sister found a woman who had healed her own blood disease and Crohn’s disease through food, and deep down, I knew it really made sense. I left my first appointment with this woman, though, telling her I didn’t want to change my diet. It took me months of feeling sick and desperate, to make my way back to her, asking for her help.

At that time, I didn’t know how to cook and didn’t particularly want to learn, but I grew to love preparing my own foods and giving my body the nutrition it desperately needed. And surprisingly, my new foods tasted so good to me! Sugar was my biggest obstacle, and while it took some time to feel detached from my addiction, my new desserts were really just as delicious. They kept me completely ​satisfied and comforted, and I never felt like I was doing without.

After four months of eating healthier, it honestly felt like a fog was lifted from my brain, and even though it took some time to fully recover and change my blood and bone marrow, it happened. A chronic illness doesn’t occur overnight, and ​unfortunately, neither does our healing. I certainly didn’t do everything perfectly, but I knew immediately that my body was responding to my efforts.

It’s been over 20 years since I was diagnosed with polycythemia vera, and truthfully, in the beginning, I only wanted to eat this way until I got better. My diet is more open now, but I never want to go back to the foods of my past. I genuinely still love the foods I eat!

Real food empowers our body and brain and makes us centered and happier. Adjusting my diet made me a different person and healed my body. I want to show you the power of the foods you eat and how they absolutely ​create your health.

“The first step to getting what you want is having the courage to get rid of what you don’t.”

— Unknown