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Hippocrates: My Turning Point in Recovering from Lyme Disease We hear about “miracles” every day it seems until we begin to doubt all the promises and cures the doctors and specialists offer us. This is my story, of how I found my miracle at Hippocrates; of how it has brought me back to life. For the past 7 years, I struggled with Lyme disease. For five of them, I haven’t been able to work at all. Most of the time I was on the couch or in bed… in tremendous pain, utterly exhausted, anxious and mentally so confused I couldn’t even balance my checkbook. Prior to this, I led a very active life, working as a Business Development Executive in NYC, traveling extensively, skiing, windsurfing, hiking, biking and kayaking. My life was full spending time with family and friends and pursuing my spiritual path. I was top in my field. Suddenly in the fall of 2000, I developed incredible muscle pains, fevers, insomnia… the list goes on. My primary care physician said it was stress. Six months later after seeing many doctors, I found a great Lyme doctor who properly diagnosed my condition and gave me a lot of oral antibiotics. It only helped to a point and my search continued. I then found another wonderful Lyme doctor that gave me antibiotics intravenously. I spent 9
months with a pic line in my arm dosing twice a day. I also did a vitamin IV once/week. This and more oral antibiotics lasted for another 2 years. During this time, I worked with wonderful energy healers who gave their all to keep me going. Several of my friends were extraordinary in supporting me. I was so grateful for all the help and love I received but I was still barely surviving. Finally, I had enough stamina to be up and around and financially needed to go back to work. I was lucky to get a job 3 days a week from one of my previous clients in NYC. I
was so weak and the building was so large I couldn’t walk to the bathroom in one stretch. I was living in CT and had to take a car service to work and stay in a hotel one block away for these three nights just to be able to do the job. This lasted for a year and when I
realized I didn’t have the strength to work full time in NYC, I took a job locally in Stamford, CT. I was still very weak and had an ongoing lung problem that couldn’t be diagnosed. Each day was a struggle to get out bed and go to work. Six months later, I was bit again and totally back in bed and out of work!! I went back on the antibiotics. With all the Candida that had developed, my digestive system was all out of sorts. I ended up in the hospital having my appendix taken out. I was so sick of needles and hospital tests, I started taking anti-anxiety drugs just to get through the tests and treatments. Unfortunately, the drugs made me more anxious and my body couldn’t stop shaking. At this point, my spirit and life totally fell apart. This resulted in my moving back home with my parents to the home I grew up in. Quite an adjustment when you’re 53 years old! I stopped taking some of the drugs the doctors
had given me. I walked the beach everyday, prayed a lot and did yoga. My Mom and
Dad were great. In the spring, I went to a wonderful 4 day course and became a raw food
chef. I believed in the concept but I found that after 3 months of being raw, I couldn’t
stay on this version of a raw diet.
Shortly thereafter, I heard Brian speak and thought the Hippocrates lifestyle made great
sense. For years I had wanted to go to Hippocrates, but many of the healers I had worked
with told me a raw diet would be too much for my sensitive system. A few months later,
I had a phone consult with Brian and it was one of the best consults I had ever had (and I
have had many). Brian approached my challenge from all aspects- physically, mentally,
emotionally and spiritually. He gave me a list of things to do including eating raw with
no fruit, continuing to get off the medication and living life with more love and passion.
It seemed impossible to do what he asked me but somehow I did it.
Seven months later, I decided to go to Hippocrates and stayed a month. Within a few
days, I knew I had found my answer. I loved the food and could stay on the diet; the
oxygen treatments made a huge difference; I got off more medication (yes, I was on a
lot!) and over the month I changed many of my perspectives and attitudes about life. I
went through a tremendous detox and within 2 weeks my blood had changed
dramatically. The people I met were so heartfelt and I knew several of them would
become lifelong friends.
I left Hippocrates HEALTHY! I came home and started traveling and doing activities I
hadn’t been able to do in seven years! I am getting my life back. It’s been several months
and I’m now finding the diet is EASY. My body seems to crave this kind of food and
when I eat something else, I notice a huge difference and go back immediately to what I know is best for me. For the first time in my life, I have the faith and courage to live my dreams. I’m much more comfortable with stepping boldly into the unknown, letting the mystery of life unfold and handling whatever comes up along the way. This is a
MIRACLE and I am ever so grateful to Brian, Anna Marie and all the staff and friends I made while I was there (as well as all my other friends and family I so dearly cherish). I highly recommend it to anyone and urge people with Lyme disease or an immune deficiency to come! There are no limits to what’s possible for your life, especially once Hippocrates: My Turning Point in Recovering from Lyme Disease
We hear about “miracles” every day it seems until we begin to doubt all the promises and cures the doctors and specialists offer us. This is my story, of how I found my miracle at Hippocrates; of how it has brought me back to life. For the past 7 years, I struggled with Lyme disease. For five of them, I haven’t been able to work at all. Most of the time I was on the couch or in bed… in tremendous pain, utterly exhausted, anxious and mentally so confused I couldn’t even balance my checkbook.
Prior to this, I led a very active life, working as a Business Development Executive in NYC, traveling extensively, skiing, windsurfing, hiking, biking and kayaking. My life was full spending time with family and friends and pursuing my spiritual path. I was top in my field. Suddenly in the fall of 2000, I developed incredible muscle pains, fevers, insomnia… the list goes on. My primary care physician said it was stress. Six months later after seeing many doctors, I found a great Lyme doctor who properly diagnosed my condition and gave me a lot of oral antibiotics. It only helped to a point and my search continued. I then found another wonderful Lyme doctor that gave me antibiotics intravenously. I spent 9
months with a pic line in my arm dosing twice a day. I also did a vitamin IV once/week. This and more oral antibiotics lasted for another 2 years. During this time, I worked with wonderful energy healers who gave their all to keep me going. Several of my friends were extraordinary in supporting me. I was so grateful for all the help and love I received but I was still barely surviving. Finally, I had enough stamina to be up and around and financially needed to go back to
work. I was lucky to get a job 3 days a week from one of my previous clients in NYC. I was so weak and the building was so large I couldn’t walk to the bathroom in one stretch. I was living in CT and had to take a car service to work and stay in a hotel one block away for these three nights just to be able to do the job. This lasted for a year and when I
realized I didn’t have the strength to work full time in NYC, I took a job locally in Stamford, CT. I was still very weak and had an ongoing lung problem that couldn’t be diagnosed. Each day was a struggle to get out bed and go to work. Six months later, I was bit again and totally back in bed and out of work!! I went back on the antibiotics. With all the Candida that had developed, my digestive system was all out of sorts. I ended up in the hospital having my appendix taken out. I was so sick of needles and hospital tests, I started taking anti-anxiety drugs just to get through the tests and treatments. Unfortunately, the drugs made me more anxious and my body couldn’t stop shaking. At this point, my spirit and life totally fell apart. This resulted in my moving back home with my parents to the home I grew up in. Quite an adjustment when you’re 53 years old! I stopped taking some of the drugs the doctors
had given me. I walked the beach everyday, prayed a lot and did yoga. My Mom and Dad were great. In the spring, I went to a wonderful 4 day course and became a raw food chef. I believed in the concept but I found that after 3 months of being raw, I couldn’t stay on this version of a raw diet. Shortly thereafter, I heard Brian speak and thought the Hippocrates lifestyle made great sense. For years I had wanted to go to Hippocrates, but many of the healers I had worked with told me a raw diet would be too much for my sensitive system. A few months later, I had a phone consult with Brian and it was one of the best consults I had ever had (and I have had many). Brian approached my challenge from all aspects- physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually. He gave me a list of things to do including eating raw with no fruit, continuing to get off the medication and living life with more love and passion. It seemed impossible to do what he asked me but somehow I did it. Seven months later, I decided to go to Hippocrates and stayed a month. Within a few
days, I knew I had found my answer. I loved the food and could stay on the diet; the oxygen treatments made a huge difference; I got off more medication (yes, I was on a lot!) and over the month I changed many of my perspectives and attitudes about life. I went through a tremendous detox and within 2 weeks my blood had changed dramatically. The people I met were so heartfelt and I knew several of them would
become lifelong friends. I left Hippocrates HEALTHY! I came home and started traveling and doing activities I hadn’t been able to do in seven years! I am getting my life back. It’s been several months and I’m now finding the diet is EASY. My body seems to crave this kind of food and
when I eat something else, I notice a huge difference and go back immediately to what I know is best for me. For the first time in my life, I have the faith and courage to live my dreams. I’m much more comfortable with stepping boldly into the unknown, letting the mystery of life unfold and handling whatever comes up along the way. This is a MIRACLE and I am ever so grateful to Brian, Anna Marie and all the staff and friends I made while I was there (as well as all my other friends and family I so dearly cherish). I highly recommend it to anyone and urge people with Lyme disease or an immune deficiency to come! There are no limits to what’s possible for your life, especially once you’ve been to Hippocrates.