Hi Jimi,
Last week I decided to take a COVID-19 antibody test...
I've been honoring the social distancing orders since they were put in place on March 14th here in Vermont, only making the necessary trip to the grocery store once a week, keeping my distance and washing my hands.
I haven't been sick since COVID took over the media and our lives. But I was very sick before all of this. Sicker than I have ever been in my life.
It all started the first week in February. I had just returned from a networking event in Las Vegas. I was in close contact with thousands of people, shaking hands, hugging, and dancing in close quarters into the wee hours of the night (I typically don't get out much, as a mother of a 5 year old living in rural Vermont, so when the opportunity presented itself to go out dancing it Vegas, I jumped on it!)
After 4 long days of networking and attending parties, I flew home, exhausted. This was to be expected. I caught up on my sleep, got back on my supplement and eating regime, and things were starting to get back to normal...
Then it hit me like a ton of bricks. Body aches, fever (soaking the sheets type of fever), extreme exhaustion, digestive distress, a horrible cough that left me losing my voice, and the worst part... gasping for air.
Now, I pride myself on my lung capacity. I can hold my breath for almost 2 minutes, and I can run marathons back to back. However, when COVID hit me, I was winded just walking across the room. I spent days... weeks... on the coach.
I thought it was just a really bad flu. At this point I was aware of COVID happening in China, but it hadn't yet become a major concern here in the US.
I did get myself an albutuerol inhaler to help me breathe, and then I got to work filling the holes in my immune system.
Luckily, I have been working on my immune health for a while now, and I had my immune genetics to help guide me as far as what I needed to prioritize in order to make a full recovery.
After about 10 days, my voice returned, and my cough tapered down. My energy and breathing took a bit longer to recover, but after about 6 weeks, I felt 85% better.
Now, it's been a couple months, and I began to wonder if I in fact had COVID-19. So, I was able to get my hands on the IGG and IGM antibody tests.
My results came back positive: showing that I did in fact have COVID at least a month or so ago.
Why am I sharing this?
A couple of reasons...
- Covid-19 is real. It's not a hoax, it is a real condition.
- With a healthy immune system, you can recover from COVID-19 and live to tell the story.
What I really want to stress is the same message that I have been preaching since before COVID-19 came on the scene...
We have to take responsibility for our own health and use all of the tools available to us in order to become more resilient to disease and "harder to kill". If we make health a priority while we our well, then we don't have to worry as much if we get sick or when there is a threat to our health.
I strongly believe that the steps I have taken over the last year to fill the holes in my immune system (mold, histamines, and inflammatory markers) made a key difference in my ability to recover fully from COVID.
We all have holes in our immune system that are like open doors allowing viruses and bacteria to come in and take hold. We can look into our genetics and epigenetics to find and fill those holes so that we can better fight off anything that comes our way!
It isn't about taking every immune booster or anti-viral, it's about strategically giving your body what it is lacking - for some that's vitamin D, for others it's Melatonin, for others it's ashwaghanda or maitake mushrooms.
Knowing what you need most could be the difference between life and death.
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Virtual Hugs,
Dr. Michelle