Emily’s Metabolic Balance Journey

AS A Registered NURSE, I ALWAYS THOUGHT OF MYSELF AS ‘HEALTHY’.

But, looking back on myself then, I was far from it.

I have always battled with acne, getting deep cystic breakouts. I have also dealt with PCOS (polycystic ovarian syndrome), perioral dermatitis, depression, bloating, food sensitivities and poor thyroid dysfunction.

Although I have been mindful of my health since falling pregnant with my son (which is when I gave up smoking and drinking regularly), I was still just ‘not quite right’.

Like many of you out there, I experimented with various dietary ideas like gluten-free, dairy-free, paleo, plant-based and keto. But each time I started a new pattern of eating, I would feel amazing for a week or two, then crash and burn. I also tried roacutane for my skin, which gave me some improvements, but I still didn’t have happy skin or a happy body.

As I finished my studies as a Clinical Nutritionist, I was offered the Metabolic Balance® Program to once and for all settle my heath problems. I was skeptical, having spent the last 7 years battling with different ‘diets’ and supplement regimes and really achieving nothing but a lot of wasted $$$.

3 years later, here I am, feeling the best I have felt in ages. I am no longer fatigued. My brain actually works. My body feels strong.

FOR THOSE WHO HAVE KNOWN ME OVER THE YEARS, I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN ‘SLIM’.

But for a time there, I was really ‘skinny’, dropping to a very low BMI, then, during all the COVID stuff, I put on a few kilos and got pretty ‘puffy’! This was not deliberate. I have always eaten loads of vegetables and protein (both animal and plant-based).

In each of these photos, you can see me on the left at the beginning of my Metabolic Balance® journey in July 2020. I was puffy, bloated, and felt full all the time - but not the good full. The kind of full where you can feel it in the back of your throat all the time.

On the right-hand side of each of the photos is me after only 8 months following my personalised Metabolic Balance® Program, feeling refreshed, light and awake.