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Karen BEAT AIH, Diabetes, Rheumatoid Arthritis, and LOWERED her BP. And, she lost weight too!!! All this with the CURING COURTNEY protocol. This tough but funny East Coast woman was on 5 prescription pills when I met her. Now she’s only on ONE for Blood Pressure (of course.) She was skeptical at first …but her hubby Frank supported her and helped her stick to the diet. Here’s her story:

My troubles began June 2015. I began to have joint pain like I never experienced before. My whole body was in pain every day. I was taking aspirin or ibuprofen constantly. Nothing was working. I called my family physician but I also contacted my GYN because 2 weeks prior to all this I had a D&C and I wanted to ask her if any of what I was experiencing could be from the procedure. She told me no. On the July 4th weekend, my doctor ordered blood work. Then just as my husband and granddaughter and I drove to the Jersey shore, my doctor’s office called to tell me the doctor wants me to go to the hospital immediately, because I have hepatitis of some kind. My AST was 260 and ALT was 511. Now I know this means liver. I said what? I feel fine (in my head I know my joints are killing me but I’m saying I feel fine because I’m thinking I should have some other symptom if my liver is in trouble) You see, my brother passed away a year prior (2014) from liver failure so I have seen liver disease. The Doc told me “if you turn yellow get to the hospital ASAP, come in on Monday if not.” So on Monday, he ordered more labs and my AST was 235 and ALT was 490. The doctor insisted that I see a Gastroenterologist the next day. Fine! He then tells me he thinks it’s AIH. He said I’ll have to take prednisone short term, and Imuran possibly for life. Possibly a liver transplant.

The pain was getting so intense. Some days I had to wrap my wrists to keep them from moving as movement caused more pain. (my work involves typing on the computer). I could not open any bottles at all! I had to ask my husband or sons. I was feeling helpless! I’m a woman who does it all herself. Having to ask them to open a bottle was making me feel useless. Trying to play on the floor with my granddaughter was so hard because it killed to try and push off the floor with pain in the wrists, fingers, arms and muscle weakness. At night, trying to take off my bra, the movement of putting arms behind back to unhook, oh Lord, I just could not do it, crying out in pain to have my husband or granddaughter help me. Even pulling up a sheet would make me moan out in pain to try and pull it up.

I began researching AIH like crazy on the internet and I came across Denise’s book “Curing Courtney.” I downloaded it from Amazon and read it in a few hours. I cried along with Denise while reading her book. I timidly wrote her an email on 7/28. Really not expecting a reply, but checking my email to see and there was one. It was much more then a reply, she was so informative telling me what needs to be done to reverse this and also backing up what she said with links to sites proving this would work. She explained that since writing her book she is now a Holistic Health Coach and I could hire her and she would stay with me until I’m well.

In early August I hired Denise and began taking the vitamins she recommended. My husband and I had a Skype meeting where she answered all of our questions and was there for us the entire time. I refused to take any of the drugs that the docs wanted (no prednisone or Imuran). I followed Denise’s plan exactly, no wheat, no dairy and organic. Taking the many vitamins and adjusting when blood work came back. When I told my family doctor that I was following a holistic approach he smiled and said, “It’s your life, but there is no statistics on any of this.” “It’s always a friend of a friend who had this or that.” “It may not even be the same thing you have.” I just listened and didn’t say a word. I refused the liver biopsy that my gastro doc ordered and when I told my gastro doc that I was following a holistic approach he said, “On the one hand I want to see how this plays out and on the other hand I feel like I’m being used to get blood work scripts”. “You pay her, right?”, “So why can’t she order blood work?” (My reply, she is not a doctor). He said, “I’m not going to be responsible if this goes differently”. I told him this is my decision. I left his office crying. My husband talked to Denise and she emailed me coaching me through all the tough times. My numbers continued to drop getting me closer and closer to normal. My joint pain continued to decrease each month. By the end of October I was without joint pain. Feeling better than I had in years.

I went to see the gastro back in December believing this was going to be my last visit to him after last time. He came in and said “Wow! What are you doing?” I was so shocked by his amazement. My numbers dropped to AST 62 and ALT 74. He even gave me a hug when I left.

Like most Americans, I was led to believe there was no other way to heal than what the doctor told you. To question modern medicine was against the norm. I can personally tell you now that there are other ways to heal yourself and with Denise’s guidance the results are proven! My husband pushed me as much as Denise did. He follows the diet with me. He has been my rock! I couldn’t have done it without him! He has suffered with cluster headaches for over 20 years, while following this new lifestyle he doesn’t even feel a twinge (shadow) of the headaches coming on at all. I really hope he’s had his last one following this lifestyle.

Wasn’t sure if we were going to take a winter vacation this year, but in January we decided to go on our 1st cruise with Disney, booked for February. I went and had my blood work done a few days prior to leaving. The email from the labs came in the day we were leaving and what a celebration this trip became, AST 30 and ALT 30. NORMAL LIVER! I quickly wrote Denise telling her the great news, and we cheered together. I feel blessed, appreciative, grateful and so very thankful to you Denise for all you have done. You have given me back my life! You know what you are doing! Whoever reads this, just contact her, she will lead you on to a new lifestyle for sure, but in the end it’s so worth it! She is the best teacher, coach, mentor and my angel friend.

Thank you Frank, my husband and best friend, for putting up with my crap and pushing me through always finding the positive and getting me to believe that this would work when I was doubtful. Tyler, James and Autumn thank you for all your help when I couldn’t do things myself. I even have my 5 year old granddaughter asking while food shopping, “mom-mom does this have wheat?”. Gotta start them young!

Me and my pirate crew have seized my life back!
xo*hugs, kisses and fist pump* to you Denise

AND A JERSEY FIST PUMP BACK AT YA, my sweet Karen!xoxo

For decades Alternative Practitioners and few M.D.’s have known that the simple nutraceutical ALPHA LIPOIC actually REGENERATES the liver and has been successful at reversing Autoimmune Hepatitis. According to a January 2014 report by Global Advances Health Medical, Dr. Burton M. Berkson, M.D., and on PubMed.gov, Intravenous Alpha Lipoic has helped to regenerate liver tissues and reverse the complications of diabetes mellitus, slow or stop the growth of cancer cells and chelate heavy metals, among other actions. It must be the correct dose, and not an excessive dose. This is something that many M.D.’s and D.O.’s in America are catching onto.

In my experience, as an Holistic Health Coach, I have witnessed this with many clients when they take oral ALPHA LIPOIC in a triple antioxidant treatment. This, along with other supplements and an organic diet, consisting of NO WHEAT OR DAIRY, has helped arguably hundreds of patients across the country to reverse AIH and allow their bodies to wean successfully off their immunosuppressant meds, with the help of a medical doctor.

In the previous blogs you’ll notice that every month I feature someone who’s willing to tell their success story. And unbeknownst to me, people are reversing diabetes, lupus and lowering their blood pressure as a happy consequence of this healthy way of living and eating. So please read my book CURING COURTNEY, then read WHEAT BELLY, by Dr. William Davis, and THE ALPHA LIPOIC BREAKTHROUGH, by Dr. Burt Berkson. Call me for consultations if you need guidance, or even for a suggested M.D. in your area who’s familiar with reversing autoimmune diseases naturally.
Wishing you great joy and health on your journey of this fabulous life!
Denise Otten, H.H.C.

Scarlett Nichole Saved her own Life..and beat Lupus! She’s healed now because of the CURING COURTNEY diet & vitamins. Read her story and contact me if you need help.
Nichole’s LUPUS IS GONE via the CURING COURTNEY protocol! YES, I SAID LUPUS!!! (And her APLS is gone too)! This Southern Beauty, Miss Scarlett Nichole, was searching for an holistic cure for LUPUS when our dear friend Jessica told her to read CURING COURTNEY and start the protocol ASAP. I never met Nichole until she wrote and said THANKS FOR WRITING YOUR BOOK…I’ve REVERSED my Lupus and the doctors can’t believe it!
Here’s her story in her own words:…
I was introduced to your book and friended you at the encouragement of my friend Jessica Miner. I have Lupus and Anti-phospholipid Antibody Syndrome. I have had this for 9 years. Before reading your book, I had learned I had a gluten sensitivity and decided to go G-free. While I had noticed an improvement in digestion and energy, not much else had changed. So, with lots of research, reading about your journey with your daughter, and a whole lot of prayer, I took a leap of faith and completely changed my diet. I incorporated lots of supplements, reduced my sugar intake, omitted most processed foods as well as foods that cause inflammation. I learned 7 wks ago that I am pregnant with our third child. Seeing that I am 39 with an unplanned pregnancy and and auto-immune disease, one of which could be detrimental to the baby, I was scared to death. I have a fabulous team of specialist, one being a rheumatologist who supports my healthy lifestyle, but doesn’t mind telling me “there is no scientific evidence to back my protocol”. He along with my OB ran lots of blood tests to see where my levels for anti-phospholipids, lupus and all the other stuff they check, we’re currently at. To everyone’s surprise,( even mine), I am negative across the board! No sign of anything! And I will not have to take any blood thinners whatsoever! My rheumatologist is shocked! He told me to continue what I am doing because it is working. My OB is happy and relieved. And I, well I’m just elated! I want to share this with you bc I would love your readers to know that a diet like you recommend and supplements help not just AIH patients, but other autoimmune sufferers as well. Thank you for sharing your journey and giving me a place to start. God Bless!
– Nichole

Gorgeous Hannah (21-yrs-old), HEALED HER AIH! They say New Yorkers are a tough breed….well here’s an Ohio born Beauty who should not be messed with. The doctors told her she’d be on meds for life…or worse. She refused to believe it and fought them until she found CURING COURTNEY…Then healed!
Here’s her story IN HER OWN WORDS. I love this girl’s spunk!!!
In June 2014 I noticed that I had yellow in the whites of my eyes. I didn’t think to much of it . Then weeks later I started to have a lot of joint pain, so I went to Urgent Care and they said I sprained my knee. But the next day the pain was in the other knee and my fingers were sticking together. As a college student in the medical community, I didn’t have time for this so I blew it off. Then one day I came home for lunch & my mom freaked out because she said it looked like my eyes were glowing. She rushed me to the hospital and they found that my liver levels were in the 1300 area. They said my gall bladder was likely blocked and sent me to the largest University hospital in our area for more evaluation. After many more tests and a liver biopsy, those doctors said I had AIH. wink emoticon
That’s when my research began, and all of the information was the same. Meds for the rest of my life! Good lord I was not doing that!! I was so upset but started taking the 3mg of budesonide as prescribed, and tests often. But I hate meds. So I looked up AIH on YouTube and low and behold, up pops this book “Curing Courtney”. My mom ordered it immediately and I read it quickly to find out what vitamins Denise put Courtney on. After I finished the book and talked to my mom about it, we didn’t know what to do next. So Mom emailed Denise the next day. And she hired her right away so I could get started on the right diet and vitamin protocol. I was ready to get rid of this hepatitis and these horrible meds.
I told my doctor at the next appointment what I was doing and this is where it got interesting. He didn’t think t would work, but he promised he would wean me off meds when my ast/alt levels were normal. I continued to take both meds and vitamins for a couple months until my liver levels were normal.
When I returned to the doctor to start the weaning,…I was in for a rude awakening. The doctor proceeded to tell me about the NEW MEDS he was putting me on next. Mind you, I went to this visit by myself because my mom couldn’t make it.
When I told the doctor I refused to take the new medicine because I was expecting him to wean me OFF the budesonide, NOT GIVE ME MORE DRUGS….he told me all this ‘bs’ about how I would die in FIVE years and he was just looking out for me. I told him I understood but I want to try it my way first.
He said he refused to wean me off the meds. And after several minutes of arguing, I asked him why did he tell me at our last appointment that he would wean me?
He denied ever saying that! That’s when I lost my temper. I was just so pissed that I stood up and got in his face told him “I wasn’t taking his filthy meds all he was trying to do is push meds.”
I walk out and called Denise to tell her what happened. I was screaming so loud into the phone that she had to talk me down because I was about to whoop some old man up and down this hospital.
A few weeks later I asked our family doctor to wean me off the meds…and he said no! That’s when I made up my mind to wean myself. I knew it was risky, but I didn’t give a crap l!!! So I finally weaned off the meds and as of March 2015 I’ve been drug free only staying on the gluten free and dairy free diet (well for the most part dairy free) and taking the vitamins. My liver levels have stayed in a normal range and I haven’t felt better.
I have to thank Denise for that because without her, I would still be on meds getting fat and hairy ewww. THANK YOU DENISE!!!��