Prior to being diagnosed, I did not know how unhealthy my body was. I didn’t realize that years of stress coupled with eating fast food and lots of sweets had deeply affected me. I struggled with chronic sickness, allergies, acne, hormone imbalance, and endless worry and fear. Dermatologists told me that the food I ate had nothing to do with my acne nor the hormonal imbalance, and doctors focused more on medical treatment than prevention. However, regardless of what the doctors said or did not say, I knew I had to make a change, or I was going to be sick (literally) and tired for the rest of my life!