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Healing adrenal imbalance made Sierra feel 20 years younger

Sierra, 45, had been suffering with adrenal imbalance, weight gain, and thyroid trouble since she was 25 years old. For 20 years she searched for help! During this time, she lost her friends, struggled at work and essentially stopped eating. Now that she’s found Women to Women, she is amazed to feel like she did 20 years ago before all this began. Here’s what she told us:

“In my early 20’s I was athletic and healthy. I had always had trouble sleeping, but back then I just kept going, even if I was tired. I thought maybe it was a thyroid problem, but the doctor didn’t think so. I was working 60–70 hours a week and got sick with the flu. At that point, I quickly went from a size 6 to a size 12 within a month. I couldn’t even walk up the stairs without help.

“For eight years I continued to feel this way. I had terrible brain fog and slurred speech. It felt like I’d gone for two days straight without sleep, making it nearly impossible to work. At age 38, I finally got a doctor to give me a thyroid medication. It helped, but I was still tired and I slowly stopped eating. It hurt too much to eat. I was subsisting on protein shakes that would take me four hours to get down.

“This past March I started the Personal Program, and within a month and a half, I lost 20 pounds, mainly around my waist. It was really amazing. I went from not being able to do anything to feeling like I did 20 years ago! An old friend called me on the phone the other day, and before I could finish a sentence she said, ‘What have you done?’ Even my voice had changed.

“The most challenging thing for me was learning how to eat again! I’d gone for so long just not eating. I avoid sugar and have increased my protein. I can think clearly at work. My speech isn’t slurred. I even go for a mile speed-walk during lunch! I have the energy to go on a vacation if I want to — and enjoy it. Some days I get out of bed with so much energy my mother can’t believe it’s me. There are still days when I’m fatigued. I know it will take time and that’s okay because I have my life back!

“The Personal Program is simple for me to follow. I won’t stop because I feel too good!”

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Last Modified Date: 05/26/2011