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| April 2004 |
Margo's Story
In the spring of 2002, one week before my
32nd birthday, I became sick. It was due to my thyroid and the medication that I had been taking for over a decade.
My body finally had enough and completely rejected the synthetic thyroid meds and I had what would be the worst time of my
life physically & emotionally. I will just say that out of nowhere panic attacks, heart racing and palpitations
as well as the constant feeling that I was going to die, were to be feelings I would come to experiance for days and several weeks
to follow. On top of this already stressful occurance was the sudden change in our living situation and we found ourselves
moving from Missouri to Galveston, Texas to be close to my husbands parents. Lets just say this was not the best possible
scenerio for the next 2 1/2 months. What actually led me to raw and living foods was the new reality that while
sick, I could not eat anything except a small amount of fresh fruits, raw vegetables, small amount of brown rice and hot tea
or water. If I tried to eat anything else I would immeadiatly feel as though I was going to die. This was a strange
& frustrating time for me (and my family), and it forced me to really find a way to understand what was going on
and try not to go insane from the seeming lack of food choices. I went from a size 22 to a size 14 in
2 1/2 months. Alas, we came to our senses and left Galveston post haste and returned to Missouri with 25 dollars
in our pockets and proceeded to homestead on our land and get a 10 by 20 metal shed and prepared to live in it for the winter.
We had nothing to lose and I found a wonderful (female) resident doctor who actually listened to me and did not think it was
in my head, or that I was depressed or any of the things some other doctors had said to me. We agreed that I should
try taking natural animal thyroid (armour) and along with cytomel got my TSH tests in a pretty comfortable range that
I could live with. This took almost a year to accomplish, but It changed my life and I am a stronger and much calmer
person because of it. I feel that I was meant to travel this path and it changed not only my life, but my familys as
well. My husband Dietrich and my boys benefit from the living foods diet and we are all healthier than we have ever
been. Happier too! I cannot imagine not eating living foods now, and wonder how I managed to get by before eating
this way. I am learning how to listen to my body, how to feel connected with the creative force and to live as
authentically as I can each day. My Heart, Mind & Body are responding to this way of living and I am a grateful
participant in my Life. Thank You for taking the time to read My Story!
In Light & Love
Margo
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