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In this episode of The Functional Medicine Radio Show, Dr. Carri’s special guest Melissa Curtiss discusses her personal health journey. She was able to reverse her insulin resistance and her fatty liver. She lowered her blood pressure to the optimal range, stopped two medications, and cut her third one in half. She became pain free and regained the function of joints which were previously diagnosed with osteoarthritis and in need of joint replacement.  She lost fifty pounds in less than seven months!

Melissa is 62 years old and her mission is to share what she’s learned with as many people as she can so they can learn how to put together the pieces that will deliver the kind of results she achieved and allow them to restore and improve their health. The process can seem over whelming but with a bit of guidance Melissa believes almost anyone become the CEO of their own Health!

Main Questions Asked:

• What gave you the motivation to finally take control of your health?
• How did you start the Paleo Diet? Do you have any suggestions to make changing your diet easier?
• What do you eat for breakfast, lunch, snacks and dinner?
• What was the most important thing you did to start losing weight?
• Can you tell us more about your thyroid issue?

Key Points made by Melissa:

• A full blood panel from Wellness FX can help change your whole perspective on your health and help get you involved in your healthcare.
• You need to find and work with a doctor that’s aligned with your goals and your journey. One that you really click with.
• You should assemble a team of experts to help you on your health journey.
• Melissa tried different diets and found the diet that works best for her is a Paleo Diet with lots of vegetables – eat real food.
• One key is to get a food sensitivity test done. Melissa found she had multiple food sensitivities to foods commonly used to make gluten-free products.
• Food sensitivities cause inflammation and can be the key to losing weight.
• Don’t give up everything at once – just take it step by step.
• Smoothies are a great way to hide your greens and eat more vegetables.
• Melissa uses a pedometer and always strives for 10,000 steps a day (or more!).
• The most important thing Melissa did to lose weight was to totally change her diet and make a permanent lifestyle change.
• Getting good sleep is vital to weight loss success – most weight loss programs never touch on this aspect.
• Eccentric exercise is much easier on your joints than other forms of resistance exercise.
• Hypothyroidism, or a low thyroid, can often be caused by heavy metal toxicity.

Resources Mentioned:

• Melissa’s website
• Fat to Fit My Quest Podcast
• Melissa’s facebook page
• Wellness FX website
• Abel James’ podcast
• “Reclaim Your Energy and Feel Normal Again” book

Thank you for listening!