Trust Your Gut

Years before Elisha developed a severe autoimmune disorder, she had suffered from debilitating Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS).  

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As a result, she was frequently doubled over with intense, stabbing stomach pain.  She was struggling to effectively manage the symptoms when a friend recommended the book, "Trust Your Gut" by Drs. Gregory Plotnikoff and Mark Weisberg.
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This book was revolutionary at the time - discussing how to “retrain” your brain to stop fighting the pain in your body and accept that your body already has the tools it needs.  

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Elisha noticed that by practicing the techniques in the book - specifically the Neurohormonal Retraining, she could more effectively manage her IBS symptoms, and as a result, the IBS symptoms would dissipate more quickly.  

This was a few years ago, and her IBS symptoms have now all but disappeared.  

As a testament to the effectiveness of the strategies in this book, Elisha is now able to eat raw cauliflower and broccoli - vegetables that would have previously been off limits - without IBS pain!

While she didn’t know it at the time, the same strategy of acceptance would also be helpful in healing her autoimmune disorder - more to come on that later!