Testimonial: Remission From Rheumatoid Arthritis

Testimonial for Darryl Edwards - Fitness Explorer Nutrition

Consultation: April 2012

I was diagnosed with Rheumatoid arthritis a couple of years ago and have been on the Paleo Diet for a year or so.  Although I was much improved I was still not quite there and spoke to Darryl about making further changes.  

I’ve spoken to nutritionalists and dietitians before and of course doctors; everything was quite black and white. Take this, eat this, and don’t eat that. With Darryl it was different.  It was enlightening, philosophical and tailored to the individual.

Darryl was very calming straight off the bat, I was relaxed immediately and found him very easy to talk to. I started obsessing about details and Darryl would remind me that a holistic approach was much more sensible.  It is easy to become caught up in the paleo politics and obsess about micro-details when you are sick.  I don’t know how he does it but he puts it all into perspective.

He made some dietary suggestions that were specific to me and my health concerns, he made some additional lifestyle suggestions and helped me understand the importance of the right types of movement in relation to my condition.

Since taking his advice I have seen my health improve in leaps and bounds. I was stuck in a vicious cycle of knowing that exercise was going to be good for me but being a little bit too ill to do any. With the few variations I made to my diet, I was able to break the cycle and begin to exercise.  I found the more I moved, the more I improved.

Darryl has definitely been a key player in my life-changing year from Rheumatoid arthritis to a fit, happy lady in remission!

Arianna