Pam McMinn

In my mid 20s, I was fit but unhealthy. I over-exercised and my nutrition was dreadful. I was living on sugar, coffee, Lucozade and I paid no attention at all to the quality of the food I was eating.

In the space of a few short months, I went from working full-time as a manager of a health club, exercising every day, to injuring my back, having chest and throat infections, followed by several courses of antibiotics and extreme fatigue. I could hardly get out of bed and was off sick from work for 4 months. It is fair to say I was completely burnt out. After months of investigations with hospital consultants I was diagnosed with ME/Chronic Fatigue and told to there was nothing they could do; I had to accept it, rest and understand that I might never get back to full-time work or recover. I felt completely lost, scared and hopeless.

When I went into my workplace to tell my boss I needed more time off, someone gave me the phone number of a kinesiologist. I hadn’t a clue what it was but I immediately booked an appointment. After my first visit, I felt hopeful for the first time in months, within days I started to feel alive again. With simple changes to my diet and some supplements I was back on my feet and within 2 weeks I was back to work part-time. After my second visit with her I was back to work full-time, in just 4 weeks.

This was the start of a deep healing journey, uncovering things about myself that I didn’t know existed. I started to care about myself, my health, I exercised less and my nutrition drastically improved. I continued to see my kinesiologist regularly and my health has been great ever since.