When chemical overload and a Lyme-infected tick bite kicked off Karen's fibromyalgia, a novel system combining enzymes, allergy treatment and Chinese medicine helped her to recover.

Kate (Natural Nurse In a Toxic World) explains how she beat the odds after being diagnosed with a rare and aggressive subtype of lobular invasive breast cancer. Kay was told she had the "worst type" of breast cancer, and her best course of action was to have a mastectomy—an operation to remove her right breast—followed by chemotherapy, radiotherapy and hormone therapy. Kay decided that instead of going down the conventional route, she would try the Gerson method to prevent cancer from coming back.

Writer Hils Barker suffered from debilitating repetitive strain injury - until she learned to look after her fascia, the tissue that connects everything in the body

Sean explains how he got his life back by applying a few simple changes to his diet and how he is now completely anti-inflammatory free. Bedridden with excruciating pain and told the only “cure” was various courses of anti-inflammatories and painkillers, Sean was reluctant by their long list of side effects, and pursued a more holistic solution.

Ten years ago, teacher and artist Lisa was depressed, housebound, in constant pain and could only get up the stairs by crawling. She'd just been given a diagnosis of fibromyalgia—after suffering on-and-off with aches and pains, severe fatigue and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) for nearly two decades—and was told by her doctor that she'd only get worse.

Watch the episode here: https://youtu.be/0A2lGCMZWRg

Watch the episode here: https://youtu.be/oWAlNNBStyM

Welcome to How I Beat — WDDTY’s new podcast series sharing real stories of healing, recovery, and resilience.

In each episode, hear from our readers who’ve overcome frustrating and often life-changing health challenges, exploring the treatments, lifestyle changes and alternative approaches that helped them reclaim their health.

Watch here: https://youtu.be/X2DL4Gc1gBk

Welcome to How I Beat — WDDTY’s new podcast series sharing real stories of healing, recovery, and resilience.

In each episode, hear from our readers who’ve overcome frustrating and often life-changing health challenges, exploring the treatments, lifestyle changes and alternative approaches that helped them reclaim their health.

In our very first episode, Angie shares her journey of overcoming chronic knee pain — and the unexpected things that finally made a difference.

Watch here: https://youtu.be/8_ODehsquRk