I would say that the lightning process probably did 80% of the work in my recovery.

The other stuff is in the MCAS treatment, prescription cannabis, the hyperbaric

oxygen therapy or the fasting, I would say that those were all really helpful in getting

my body back to a healthy place and getting the autoimmune stuff under control, getting the

underlying issues under control.

Well that as you might possibly recognize is the voice of my eldest daughter Lily

and her chronic health conditions and our joint search for answers have led me to a lot of the

groundbreaking guests and the conversations that I've had on this very podcast. I'm Liz Earl and this is the Liz Earl Well-being show and it's my

mission to find ways for all of us to thrive in later life especially by investing in our health and our well-being today.

Well we heard from evolutionary anthropologist Anna Mechin only a few weeks ago just how vital

relationships are to our happiness and mental well-being.

So with Mother's Day this weekend, I wanted to celebrate one of the most beautiful

relationships in my life and that is the one I have with my daughter

Lily. So Lily is my firstborn. You may well be following her on Instagram. You may well be familiar with her story and much of her story has influenced

my work here at Liz Earl Well Being and it's been a tricky one as you will hear but our relationship well being

being a tricky one as you will hear but our relationship has just been

strengthened by adversity and she is possibly I think one of the most

courageous and most admired people certainly by me that I know and is truly inspirational so I'm delighted that she's going to be with us today.

Now if you're a regular listener of course you may already feel that you know a lot about her because I do mention her in passing quite a lot and that's because our exploration of potential new treatments continually open up my eyes to fantastic and fascinating practitioners and practices

but could be of great benefit to all of us as we age. In fact, you know, I was getting off the train, I think it was at Bath, not that long ago, and a lady was getting off with her daughter. Similar age to Lily. And she looked up and she did a double take and she just tapped me on the arm and she said,

Liz I just wanted to say that it was because of your podcast and listening to your

story about one of the treatments that Lily was going through that we've actually found some significant

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