How Sally Reduced Her Steroid Usage From 20mg per Day to 1mg!! [and said bye to pain!]

Meet Sally ~

I’m an active woman who loves to go to the gym, play golf and play with my grandkids.  I just turned 70 last year and came down with something called Polymyalgia Rheumatica. It’s an autoimmune disease that frequently hits women over 60. It sent me for a loop with tons of pain and stopped me in my tracks. The Rheumatologist’s only solution is Pregnoisone (steroid) which is not a long term solution due to the side effects which can be severe over a long period. 

Why She Decided to Make a Change ~

I have always believed that food is the best medicine and I knew I needed a noninflammatory diet. I was lucky to meet Autumn through her father, Rob Bates who is my chiropractor. I really had no idea how to eat properly and for a few weeks, I didn’t eat much at all. Autumn showed me how to eat with Nutritional Timing which keeps me from being too hungry and being tempted to eat the wrong foods. 

I’ve learned how to prepare foods through Autumn’s and other chef’s recipes so that I enjoy the meals and my husband does as well. 

The Changes She Experienced ~

The goal was to eat properly while reducing my steroids. I’m happy to say that I went from 20 mgs to 1mg of steroids over the last 5 months. My pain is minimal and my inflammation blood test has gone from 34 to a 5. Goal is to get to zero. There is always the concern of “flare ups” in this disease so I plan to be on this diet for the rest of my life. 

I actually can’t imagine eating any other way now. There is effort involved in meal planning, finding the “quality food” in our markets and of course, more cooking. A great side effect is that I lost the extra 15 LBS I’ve been wanting to lose for 15 years. It’s stabilized at a weight that is really perfect for me know and I’m not still losing.