Welcome to the Phoenix Helix podcast dedicated to reversing autoimmune disease through the paleo,

diet, and lifestyle. While there is no cure for autoimmune disease, the choices we make every day

can have a powerful impact on how we feel. I'm Eileen Laird, your host from phoenix.com, and I've

reduced my rheumatoid arthritis symptoms by 95% without any steroid or immunosuppressant medication.

A short disclaimer.

I'm neither a doctor nor a nutritionist and the opinions expressed here are personal.

Always consult with your health care team before making medical decisions.

Now let's get on to the show.

Music Now let's get on to the show. Welcome to episode 14, more healing stories.

Our very first podcast episode was five miniature interviews with people who have reversed autoimmune disease, and it is the most popular episode to date.

So I decided to go ahead and do a sequel, and today I have five more inspirational healing stories for you and I chose

five different autoimmune diseases than the first five featured in the very first podcast.

Before I introduce our guests, I have a small favor to ask.

If you are a regular listener of this podcast, I would be so grateful if you left a positive

review in iTunes.

This helps people find the podcast, and we want to reach as many people with autoimmune

disease as possible, letting them know there is hope.

So our first guest today is Stephanie Meyer, and she is from the blog Fresh Tart, and she has

Hashimoto's, and we'll be sharing her healing story with us today. Welcome, Stephanie.

Thank you. I'm happy to be here. It's such a pleasure to have you. So I ask everyone the same three questions and you can answer them one at a time, all at once once whatever feels more natural and telling your story but

I'll go ahead and state them now up front so the first thing I ask people is what was your life like

when your autoimmune disease was at its worst what's it like now and what diet and lifestyle changes

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