Our Success Stories

[Guest guest]

Hi, all,

Success stories were requested, so I thought I'd tell you at least a

little about our successes.

My daughter will be 4 in a couple of weeks. She no longer has GI

problems (had eosinophilic gastroenteritis and an inflammatory

colitis which was never diagnosed), is no longer ASD, and is down

from over 40 food allergies to just a few (she was written up in a

journal when she was 6 months old because of her allergic

sensitivity). Her environmental allergies are also virtually

nonexistent now as well. She has gone from failure to thrive to being

on the 85%ile on the growth charts. When I say she is no longer ASD,

she had been mild, and you can no longer tell she was ever ASD at

all. Our holiday celebrations were amazing this year, like a true

miracle. My daughter walked into a room with my entire extended

family, and rather than hiding in a corner, she stood next to me for

a minute, then sat down between a cousin and an aunt, and started

talking to them. Later, she sat down between her grandparents and

giggled when Grandpa tickled her! (She previously would never even go

near my Dad, much less let him or anyone else touch her!)

My son just turned a year. He is down from over 20 food allergies

(started at just 3 days old) to just a few, has no GI problems (he

had some pretty big liver issues) and is a very happy, healthy boy!

My 14-year-old stepson is no longer ADD, lettered in Cross Country

this year, is getting all A's and B's in subjects he was previously

close to failing, and is a very insightful, spiritual, wonderful

person.

My husband no longer has borderline high cholesterol and is very

proud of his family.

I no longer have any food allergies or fatigue, which is a huge

thing! There were times in school I thought it was a miracle that I

would pass a test, I was so exhausted and had such brain fog! Now, I

graduated from medical school as a Physician Assistant earlier this

year, and in addition to a BS in Nutritional Science, I am now

pursuing a Masters in it! I feel like I am finally able to recognize

myself as a whole, giving, spiritual person, connected to a great big

universe!

Don't give up.

The SCD is a very powerful tool - what you put into it is what you

get out of it, and for us, strict adherence really paid off in rich

rewards. For us, though, diet alone was not enough, and when we set

out to help just one member of the family, we all ended up being

helped and we learned some really big things from our experiences.

I don't want to list everything we did to make all of this possible,

because the details of what worked for us won't necessarily work for

you (for instance, we are not really familiar with DAN or any other

autism protocols). It definitely takes a holistic perspective -

physical, emotional, spiritual. Every day I sit and talk with folks

in my practice, I encourage patience, hope, hard work and an open

mind. I have seen some truly amazing healing happen, and for dietary

intervention, I usually use the SCD.

I have a lot more I could say, but I need to spend some time with the

kids, my house looks like a bomb from the toy store exploded in our

living room!

Good luck to all of you, and God Bless.

Sincerely,

Anne Rhody, PA