Ep 182 - Ashley Belanger - Getting to the Root Cause of Unexplained Symptoms

<p dir="ltr">Cynthia brings Ashley Belanger on today to talk about her experience with Lyme, knowing that this topic could very well help many others who experience “unexplained symptoms.”  After recently finding out she has Lyme and Bartonella, a whole new world has opened up about the disparate symptoms going on for years that she had no idea were related. How do you get to root causes?  What are some common diagnoses out there where bacterial and viral infections should be tested for… if only to be ruled out as root cause?  (Think MS, Fibromyalgia, Chronic Fatigue, Parkinsons, Rheumatoid Arthritis) We answer these questions today!</p> <p dir="ltr">This podcast is brought to you by Team for the Soul!  Their newest online program, Growing in Christ, was specifically designed for you to learn to live in this world, but not of this world, and continue to serve others in Christ with joy, energy, patience and peace of mind. Dr. Popa wants to extend to this community a 2 week trial!  Join me by going to <a href= "https://www.teamforthesoul.com/a/2147527368/tks35oM4">https://www.teamforthesoul.com/a/2147527368/tks35oM4</a></p> <p dir="ltr">Don’t forget to run over to <a href= "http://www.mybeautifullent.com">www.mybeautifullent.com</a> to learn more and get signed up.  Growing in Christ and My Beautiful Lent… what could be better than doing them together?</p> <p dir="ltr">Ashley Belanger’s health journey led her to leave teaching to become a certified Functional Nutritional Therapy Practitioner (FNTP). As a root cause practitioner, she likes to look deeper at what could be causing symptoms or what caused a diagnosis. A diagnosis is a label. It does not tell you all the factors that caused you to get sick. She is passionate about helping others take control of their health and learning to advocate for themselves.  During 6 years of teaching, she became very ill.  It started as lingering symptoms that doctors were unable to explain, telling her it was only stress or that it was in her head. At one point, she didn’t know