Here’s a little bit about me. On July 2, 1984, while serving on active duty in the US Navy, I was taken to the ER at what was then the Naval Regional Medical Center in San Diego, CA. I was suffering from a severe trauma that required emergency surgery. During the operation and my recovery, I needed 27 units of packed blood cells, platelets, and IV fluids. The United States hadn’t identified its contaminated blood supplies with Hepatitis C until 1989. In this life-saving surgery, I unknowingly contracted Hepatitis C. So, for the next 19 years, the virus remained active in my body, causing damage until the VA Hospital in Long Beach, CA, discovered it in 2002, when I was there for a high blood pressure complaint.
During that evaluation, they not only discovered Hepatitis C, but I was also suffering from Hypertension, cirrhosis of the liver caused by Hepatitis C, and adult-onset diabetes. Hepatitis C didn’t become curable until around 2014 with the introduction of highly effective direct-acting antiviral (DAA) drugs. This, unfortunately, added 12 additional years to the 19 years when it was discovered, making a total of 32 years of an uncontrolled liver virus, after adding the additional year I waited for treatment.
As if this wasn’t enough, shortly after the trauma, I had started experiencing periods of mental darkness, excessive worry, fear, and nervousness, later diagnosed as major depression and anxiety due to the PTSD caused by the trauma. Approaching 70 years old and wanting a healthy, quality life to enjoy whatever time I have left with my children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. I had to take proactive steps and start researching a solution, as my life was literally falling apart.
I decided to explore a more natural approach after using chemicals for the past 23 years. Utilizing plant-based materials, such as leaves, flowers, roots, and seeds, for therapeutic purposes appears to be the ideal choice. This form of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) has been practiced for centuries across different cultures worldwide.
So, when I started, I didn’t realize the thousands of products, the money-back guarantees, and the promises of a solution. The problem now is how to sort it all, since an herbal solution takes time to gradually get you to where you need to be to be effective. As I mentioned earlier, I am nearing 70, and every day is a blessing; I don’t have the time or money to waste on ineffective solutions.
I decided to share my personal experiences through blogging to help others in their quest for a natural solution. I also hope others will share their experiences in the comments section. To learn more about solutions that others have found and experienced to be effective. In the hope of saving wasted time and money. Lastly, provide links to replicable companies with quality products. These links help support the time and effort required to run a website or provide helpful content. By clicking and making a purchase through an affiliate link, you support creators like me without incurring any additional cost.