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Hi I’m Kate –
Here’s My Story From Birth to My Thirties:

Digestive Disorders, Mononucleosis, Chronic Fatigue and Fibromyalgia
I was born as the smaller and weaker twin – two pounds less than my counterpart. My life began with a weaker immune and digestive system. Since I was a kid, I was always sleepy and very tired—it was the running joke in my family.

When I got into my early twenties, I remember having reactions to food. One week I’d be fine, and the next week I’d have a reaction and wouldn’t know how to handle it. During this time, I would still catch infections very easily– I would dread every fall, winter, and sometimes, spring. Like clock work, I could count on getting sick during the months of November through March. I even got shingles in my later twenties. After that, I seemed to experience recurrent pain, and was subsequently diagnosed with chronic fatigue and fibromyalgia (chronic muscular pain).

The Path that Led Me to Holistic Health
At 37, I was very weak and could not seem to regain my full strength – I felt like I was always “chasing” symptoms. I knew that my immune system was compromised and that I needed to do something. In the year 2000, I got involved with network marketing companies featuring natural health products, which introduced me to holistic health. From that point on, I got my hands on as much information as I could about wellness.

During this time, I knew that something was out there that could possibly help my situation. But I had no idea how long it would take to recover – it could be two years, six years, ten years down the road…

Confined to Bed Almost All of 2003
Then one spring, I came down with a horrific case of mononucleosis. The first time I got it, it lasted the typical 21 days or so. At the time, I was single and needed to work full-time. So though I knew that I wasn’t entirely over it, I went back to work and kept on struggling. By January of the next year, I was diagnosed with an even greater level of the virus. This time, it was so bad, I was confined to the bed for a good part of the year 2003. On a number of occasions, I was reduced to tears because I just didn’t know what to do.

Planning My Wedding – The Fatigue Was Unbearable
The fallout after the mono was when the bad stuff really started to emerge. My digestive issues started really cropping up, and the fatigue was unbearable. I was experiencing all sorts of “systemic” reactions from everything I ate—constipation to the point where I couldn’t stand to be in my own skin; the shakes, difficulty swallowing and scariest of all, my heart would feel like it was beating out of my chest. I was engaged to be married in May, so I really laid low for a solid four months. Basically, I stayed close to the bed until my wedding, petrified that I wasn’t going to be able to make it through.

Discovering Ziquin’s Comprehensive Rejuvenation Plan
For most of 2004, I was in bed. It wasn’t until I met a Ziquin Wellness Coach in February of 2006, that I knew I came upon something that could help me. When I met Jaya, he was an intern in a clinic. I had a good feeling about Jaya’s knowledge, so I set up an appointment with him immediately. When I called him, my objective was to find a comprehensive program. As we talked, Jaya shared his experiences about Ziquin and by the time I got onto Ziquin’s website, I understood that I needed a whole, multi-layered approach – and that was Ziquin’s philosophy! From Day One, I was on the entire collection. Nobody needed to tell me. On top of that, Jaya became my Wellness Coach, supporting me through education—his coaching was invaluable.

The 4 Phases of Rejuvenation – Retracing Back to Energy
For the first six months of my journey on this new program, I experienced retracing and replenishing, with sporadic digestive ups and downs. By the fall, I was retracing almost weekly. It became a kind of routine, but with more good then tired days. During part of the retracing phase, I experienced some really intense aches and a deep headache. On my second intense retrace phase, my liver underwent a lot. I had nausea and red bumps on my legs and excessive itching. After my body retraced, I began to feel like a NEW person.

TODAY – on TOP of the WORLD – Strength and Confidence
After the retracing had completed its cycle, by January of this year, I was on top of the world with energy! And by this time of the journey, I had developed a lot of confidence in my healing process with the influence of Jaya as a coach. I became very aware and gained a sixth sense of what was going on in my own body.

Bad Digestion, Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue are GONE
Today, my digestive system feels solid and supported. It is so much stronger. I never used to go out to eat before because I was unable to tolerate what was being served and the anxiety that came with it. Today, I actually go dining out and enjoy myself. And until Ziquin, I have been chronically underweight for most of my life. I am now up 25 pounds, which is miraculous for me. I feel like a toned machine, versus the old me – which was more like a ragged, frail doll. What a real miracle!

In short I can trust my body’s health. I can wake up every morning and experience the entire day without one ache or pain from fibromyalgia. My quality of life has made the big shift – I have more good days than bad days. And most importantly, I have gained a certain mastery or power over my personal health management.

I would like to applaud Ziquin’s coaching system, education and wellness strategies, I feel it is a gift to be given these tools in my hands. I have no words to express the gratitude and the self-confidence coming from the experience of knowing that I can take care of myself. As a graduating naturopathic doctor, I look forward to a wonderful future of helping others move toward energy, well-being and a life time of healthy aging.