For decades, I struggled silently with thyroid disease. At first, I was diagnosed with Graves' disease, a condition that left me feeling hyperactive, anxious, and nervous all the time.
It was like my body was constantly on overdrive, and I had no way to turn it off. In an attempt to address it, I followed my doctor’s recommendation and underwent radioactive iodine treatment (RAI-131).
Unfortunately, this treatment sent me to the opposite extreme. My thyroid became underactive, and I quickly spiraled into fatigue and sluggishness.
I could barely get out of bed most days. I felt like a shell of my former self—exhausted, unmotivated, and battling thinning hair, chronic pain, and overwhelming fatigue. Even the smallest tasks felt insurmountable.
I tried everything I could think of to feel better. Like many others in my position, I changed my diet and sought help from a nutritionist. For four years, I worked diligently to adjust my eating habits.
While it helped somewhat, I could sense we weren’t addressing the root of the problem. It felt like peeling an onion from the outside in, never quite reaching the core.
That’s when I had a thought: What if I approached this from the inside out? Around that time, I stumbled upon Pompa Program that focused on addressing health at the cellular level.
It felt like divine intervention—I had been prayerfully asking for guidance, and this program seemed to appear at just the right moment.
I dove in, committed to learning everything I could about healing my body. One of the first shifts I noticed was my energy. It started coming back, slowly but surely.
I even started running—a big leap for someone who had never considered herself an athlete.
As a child, I was always the last one picked for sports teams. In fact, I failed my high school swim class three years in a row.
Yet, at 52 years old, I found myself lacing up my running shoes and training for a half marathon.
Three months into the program, I ran that half marathon. Experienced runners told me afterward how "nervy" it was to attempt such a feat with so little training—but I had already crossed the finish line!