"In 2010, I was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis. I also had several other autoimmune diseases, which included hypothyroidism and rosacea, and extreme fatigue. My medical doctors gave me drugs to treat the symptoms of my diseases but didn't do much to determine the underlying cause(s).
I had always been a very active physical person with many outside interests and was unhappy about being unable to pursue them. At one point, I could hardly walk and did not have the energy to do much other than go to work. Eventually, my chiropractor suggested I try functional medicine and gave me Heidi Toy's name. We changed my diet, tested my body for various imbalances, parasites, and toxins, and put me on natural supplements to help my body fix itself. My body was inflamed. My hands and toes were deformed (it was difficult for me to put on shoes and gloves), I had to go up and down stairs sideways holding onto the handrail, I shuffled when I walked, I couldn't reach items on the top shelf or open a jar without assistance, I couldn't crawl on my hands and knees or get up off the floor without assistance, and I had lower abdominal pain.
I have been seeing Heidi for about a year now. I can walk without any difficulty, I can crawl on my hands and knees and get up off the floor by myself, I can wear some shoes and boots I haven't been able to wear for 10 years because the inflammation is subsiding. I can reach the top shelf and can open jars. I still have some inflammation, and my body still aches, but I know I'm on the right track and am seeing massive improvement!"