What the heck is TDOS Syndrome?!
Yeah, that's exactly what I thought when I first heard a friend of mine mention this. Had I not been paying attention to this person's lifestyle and all the ways she takes care of herself, I may not have believed her when she went into explaining to me what TDOS even was.
Now, this post is not an educational post about TDOS; however, I will tell you what it stands for and point you to available resources so that you can take action and begin to do your own research.
T: Toxicity
D: Nutritional Deficiency
O: Obesity
S: Stress
Let me take you back a bit though and paint you a picture of what life looked like in terms of health for me before my understanding of TDOS.
I would say it all started about 11 years ago. I had some life changes that I didn't realize at the time were not the healthiest for me. Well... I knew, but I ignored all the signs. My body however, kept track of it all.
Year after year, something new seemed to surface that I was needing to see a doctor for. Mind you, there was a time I didn't take medicine for anything. Not even a headache most of the time. I ate the best I knew how to at the time and I worked out consistently. This was in my early twenties and I was still fairly healthy besides some GI issues from extreme stress while I was in the military and a hand injury. I was in good enough shape.
Fast forward to the beginning of 2021... I was taking 13 different medications. Some of those were to treat something specific happening in my body and others to offset the side effects of those medications. From depression and anxiety meds, to medications to treat a connective tissue disease, medications for my bladder, blood pressure... it really started to get out of control and I am currently 37 years old. My GI issues became uncontrollable at times and this alone has caused me more grief than anything else. Even though I kind of want to throw up admitting this, I will always choose vulnerability over sitting in the dark room I used to hide in. Because I know others suffer from these things too and it's a horrible place to sit alone...
A sand pit of shame that is.
My GI issues reached the point where I had to wear depends from time to time. I keep them on hand still just in case and if I am going out to eat somewhere... I won't go anywhere that only has one restroom. Who else can relate to this? It isn't a fun way to live.
When I say my body was falling apart...
My body became so swollen that I was prescribed more than one anti-inflammatory medication to take together to get it to go down. I got shots in my hand for arthritis and wore an air cast for plantar fasciitis. My joints and really my bones were hurting almost non-stop. I would have these extremely painful experiences and I'm not even sure what to call what would happen to me. I can remember one experience that scared me. I was washing dishes and when I went to grab the next bowl to put it in the dishwasher, all of my fingers locked up and the pain was super intense. It sort of felt like I jammed all my fingers at once and then I couldn't move them. In addition to that, I couldn't touch my own skin on that hand because when I did it felt like I was being burned.
This happened several times over a period of several months. Always in my fingers too.
There were many weird symptoms that kept popping up. From my muscles and bones, to night sweats, to brain fog.... A person really starts to feel like they are going insane after a while.
And I was SO TIRED!! I never felt rested and it just seemed like what energy I did have went out the door as soon as I finished getting ready for my day. I pulled what energy I had left over together in order to play with my kids, work, and keep up with house stuff. I didn't have a lot left to give to myself.
And then I heard about TDOS Syndrome.
First, I heard about TDOS and then I heard about Peter Greenlaw. Peter has put so much incredible work into understanding how these four co-factors threaten our health when we bring them all together and see the bigger picture. I would highly recommend everyone read the two books in the picture below. They can be found on Amazon.
After I purchased his books, I joined an informational call that helped explain the concepts in the books further AND I heard some inspiring stories from REAL people!
When I hung up from that initial call, I just sat in my room and cried because I knew I had found the key to improving my health from the inside out and I just could not believe it!
The stories I heard were so inspiring. The information that was delivered was educational and fun. The presenter is an amazing human being who truly cares about the health and wellness of other people. It was overall a genuine, authentic experience with other people who were seeking the same thing.
Answers and Solutions.
Sitting in on that call was the turning point for me in making the decision to take further action to combat these things that have been working against me. Now that I had this deeper understanding of what was happening and why it was difficult for me to nourish my body in any significant way, I felt empowered that I could DO SOMETHING about it!
I simply began following the TDOS protocols and as I sit here and type these words I am medication free! I still take vitamins and what is needed for the occasional headache; But I am free. I am sleeping like I have never slept before. My energy has shot through the roof and I feel like a completely new person.
Because I am!
Ohhhhh and it feels so good!!
I am not saying that the protocols I have been following are a cure for anything. I do believe that by nourishing my body with top quality nutrients, changes have been created in me that gave me more energy which allowed me to exercise more. Being able to exercise more gave me even more energy and before I knew it, I was seeing changes all throughout my body and in my life that I had been praying for.
It has felt like a domino effect. I just needed help knocking down that first one and the rest has felt effortless.
I keep hearing that I seem to have this healthy glow to me now and I know what they are talking about. I see it in myself, but most importantly I can feel it. I feel like there is a ball of light shining out of me that was not there before. I feel like I am seeing life in color now too! Life is beautiful and I want so badly for everyone to experience this feeling!
It all begins with you. If you are feeling like I was; lost, angry, confused, and losing hope that things will ever get better with your health, please do the research, connect with me and this awesome community of people who are all striving for an extraordinary quality of life.
What do you have to lose?
I want to be a resource for anyone that has any questions. If it hadn't been for my friend and this group of people who offer their time to educate and help others for FREE I might add... Oh boy! I wouldn't have a story of health transformation to share with you now. Whether you know me personally or not, please don't hesitate to reach out to me. You can email me at energyshift.cms@gmail.com and I will do my best to answer your questions or point you in the direction of someone who can.
We all deserve to live a healthy life. One that is full of energy, love, joy, and vibrancy!!
Go on... don't be shy. Reach out and connect with me. Who knows? We may just end up becoming buddies.
Until next time... the Joy is found in the Journey!
The song below is what was playing while I was writing this post. Just thought I would share the sense of peace I feel in my heart too.
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