Health Journey
Chronic Lyme Disease
In 2013, I (Randy) was diagnosed with lyme disease, the fastest growing vector-borne illness in the country. It is commonly caused from a small tick bite and causes an infection that can eventually spread to the heart, joints and nervous system if gone untreated. This happened to me. I was symptomatic for about 4-5 years but struggled with getting a proper diagnosis. This allowed the Lyme to take hold and become chronic. I sought help for years in our broken “health” care system, but had zero luck. I finally found a doctor who was not in the system, and he helped me figure it out! During this time, I met Robb Wolf while visiting Polyface Farm in VA. Robb listened to my story and gave me some dietary guidance which proved to be super beneficial. I started out with the Paleo AIP way of eating, eventually switching to strict Keto and dropping carbs and sugar. This, in conjunction with herbal protocols and ozone treatments, allowed me to finally get over the last hurdle in the long healing process! Finally, by Feb of 2017, I was able to get my Lyme to go dormant and have been symptom free ever since! Now it’s just continual management through diet and lifestyle! I eat a mostly animal based diet today. Our farm actually played a huge role in saving my life during this time and today, it completely helps me maintain my health through producing most of our own meat, animal based food products and all of our own organic (soy/corn free) eggs! There is much more to this story! To learn more, contact me via email.
Homesteading & Health
Learn about Randy’s journey with lyme disease in this study done by Kristen McPhee, MS.
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