Shelbi shares her story ~ Ive shared my weight loss story before. The fact that Ive lost 5 sizes and 47lbs. is truly a bonus. This part of my story is about my battle with PCOS. The part of my life and a topic that everyone in my family just knew was off limits. I cant believe Im posting this, surely Im having a senior moment. I mean what on earth would prompt me to post such intimate details of my life? Actually, its Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome, or #PCOS or what some will call, the demise of their femininity. To quickly describe PCOS , I can say that its the leading cause of infertility in women and a precursor for other serious conditions including cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, obesity and cancer. In fact, women with PCOS constitute the largest group of women at risk for developing cardiovascular diseases and type 2 diabetes. One out of every ten women are diagnosed. When I was 16, I was diagnosed with this terrible disease but at the time, I had no idea what it really meant. Twenty-ish years ago, the information super highway wasnt what it is now. There was no such thing as www dot PCOS killed my hopes and dreams dot com. I didnt want to talk about it or share about it or care about it, I just wanted to forget about it. For me, my chance of having children was almost non-existent, but as a consolation prize, Id be rewarded with a prize pack filled with mood swings, hot flashes, painful cycles, oily skin, acne, anxiety, sleep apnea, migraines, insomnia, unwanted hair growth, a precursor to ovarian cancer and an army to protect the fat tissue in my body that would make it incredibly difficult to lose weight. How on earth did I get so lucky? How do gather enough courage to champion a disease that amplifies the most humiliating details of my life? This is where that little pink drink comes in. Yes, Plexus! (You knew it was coming). I had no idea that my PCOS had met its match! By leveling my blood sugar, the Plexus Slim was doing what the toxic meds the specialists wanted me to take would do, except without the slew of side effects I ended up with from those Rxs. For the first time in my life, I found a healthy helper that didnt saddle me with more baggage than I started with. Ive been able to challenge the prize pack of symptoms. Plexus products have in turn, rallied around me and are now my army against them. Although there is no cure, improving my health with Plexus has helped regain control making my symptoms manageable so I get to enjoy life again! So I take this leap of faith in sharing my story to raise awareness that not everyone can just eat healthy, exercise and lose weight in order to be healthy. It starts with health from the inside out! For me, its being #plexushealthy. #Plexusforlife
Posted on: Sat, 18 Oct 2014 03:34:28 +0000
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