Stress used to rule my life

From morning to night I worried about my health, my future, my past and everything in between

I was out of control

Eventually, I got sick and hit a brick wall That experience changed me forever

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It all began in college

My priorities were partying, drinking, taking drugs and never sleeping

I had a poor concept of what it meant to eat well but I was lucky to have parents that made home-cooked meals

Things would have definitely been way worse if it wasn't for them

I started developing severe test anxiety as my school career went on

No matter how much I studied, exams were a challenge

I'd freeze and forget everything I learned I never connected that the way I was living was the root of my issues

I just thought "that's just how I am"

Fast forward a few years, my stress became unbearable

A terrible relationship and excessive workload pushed me over the edge

I was depressed, all I could see was darkness and misery

My sex drive was gone aka a nightmare for any 20 year old dude

No doctor could help me

All they could say was that it was "all in my head" and to "take it easy"

I wasn't ok and I knew I had to take matters into my own hands

I had 2 options: Take meds for the rest of my life

or find a natural way to heal

I decided to go to a health food store

The naturopath working there gave me some adaptogens

Ashwagandha and Rhodiola, to be precise

He said they would change my life

So I started taking them and boom Like magic, my health situation got a whole lot better

I felt amazing and couldn't believe it

Mother Nature had given me a sneak peek of her healing powers and I wanted to learn more

My scientific mind was skeptical at first but I kept digging deeper

I opened up Pandora's box & there was no going back

After that experience, I knew that it was now my life mission to spread the good word

If I could feel this amazing, others could too

I fell into the world of Functional Medicine where I began learning all about using nutrients and herbs as healing tools

My science education made it very easy for me to connect the dots

I noticed that most of the info out there was targetted for practitioners

The scientific jargon, in my mind, wouldn't be easily understood by those without a scientific background

I wanted to change that

Twitter seemed like the best outlet to get my message across

People came on here to learn and I wanted to teach

It was a match made in heaven

Making science, health and functional medicine simple became my creative outlet

Now, almost 2 years later, I have people thanking me on a daily basis for the work that I do & it's so fulfilling

I know what it's like to be sick & hopeless

So now that I've built this Twitter megaphone, I can reach and help so many people

It's amazing

You guys are what keep me going

I want to be remembered as the guy who helped thousands of people heal

I won't be stopping anytime soon

Thank you all for being with me on this journey!