The Simple Ayurveda Podcast My Health Journey
Sep 28, 2018
Discover a personal health journey that defied medical limitations. The speaker shares their transformative experience with ulcerative colitis, revealing how Ayurveda and yoga restored their health. By moving away from processed foods, they found empowerment in a holistic lifestyle. Embrace the emotional and physical changes that come from choosing an alternative path, proving that recovery is possible when you take charge of your well-being.
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College Illness And Initial Diagnosis
- Angela Perger recounts sudden illness in college leading to diagnoses of ulcerative colitis and PSC after extensive testing.
- She describes the emotional low point of losing control and starting steroids and a low-residue diet.
Doctors' Prognosis Changed Her Path
- Doctors gave bleak prognoses including infertility and imminent liver transplant, which devastated her plans.
- She adapted by changing career plans and moving, which exposed her to new health ideas.
Journey Through Yoga, Diet Experiments
- Yoga and vegetarian shifts followed moves to NYC and Philadelphia, improving stress management but not fully healing her.
- She experimented with diets like GAPS and even reintroduced meat and bone broth to heal gut symptoms temporarily.
