The Journey Back to Health

I was a healthy kid—rarely ever sick, going whole school years without a sick day—though I started struggling with insomnia around age 7. In my late teens, an antibiotic prescribed for acne triggered a cascade of physical issues: chronic sinus infections, full-body pain, persistent fatigue, and worsening insomnia.

Over the next several years, a work-related back injury led to chronic pain and limited mobility. A mono infection followed, bringing severe acid reflux, rashes, system-wide inflammation, and eventually a repetitive stress injury so debilitating it limited basic tasks like opening doors and holding a glass of water. Years of physical therapy stabilized me at a fragile but manageable level, which lasted nearly a decade.

In 2009, the physical demands of new parenthood overwhelmed that fragile equilibrium. I developed adrenal fatigue, chronic fatigue syndrome, candida overgrowth, plantar fasciitis, and profound exhaustion. Every time I went to the doctor, my labs returned “normal,” and they would offer a prescription that may have helped in the short term but always seemed to create some new problem. I became determined to identify root causes.

From 2010 onward, I tested diets, exercise programs, herbs, supplements, stress-reduction techniques, and alternative therapies. I saw temporary gains, but symptoms always eventually returned.

In 2019, after sinus surgery and losing my job, I gave up and let go. I took a break from all of my protocols for two months. I spent the summer outside, got plenty of sun, played in the rivers, and back home I turned off my internet and went to bed as soon as it got dark out, but changed nothing else. And I started to get better. What had changed wasn't my diet or my supplements—it was my light environment and circadian rhythm. Natural sunlight during the day, darkness at night, and removing artificial EMF exposure gave my body the foundation it needed to heal. Everything else I'd tried for years finally worked once that foundation was in place.

Today, I'm in peak health. My personal experience with chronic illness guides my work helping others build sustainable wellness through targeted environmental and behavioral changes. It also primed me to make the connection between EMF and the 49ers' tendon issues when I first heard Jon Feliciano talking about it on the radio last year.