EBV success story
I see a lot of posts from people begging for a cure or remedy due to the debilitating side effects of EBV. I have come to share my story with hopes that others will find the same success I did. Before reading this you need to ask yourself “what am I willing to do to feel better?” My answer was “literally anything. Whatever it takes.” If that’s your answer and you believe you have that kind of will power then keep reading. With that being said, your health is in your hands. You’re able to heal yourself without the standard pharmaceutical pill. You can do it.
Backstory: Contracted EBV in 2024. Symptoms included extreme fatigue, head ache, random muscle spasms and aches, heart palpitations, inflammation throughout entire body, brain fog and abdominal pain. It also caused my TPO antibodies to sky rocket and attack my thyroid which lead to a hashimotos diagnosis. It was life changing and felt like it would never end.
Turning Point: The virus kept running its course on me with little relent before I found a local holistic health mentor. Her plan focused on reducing inflammation in the body and rebuilding the gut. It was a tough plan that went against everything the American diet pushes on you. I went on a fairly strict keto diet (<20 carbs/day) for 6 months with the addition of natural supplements like vitamin B,C, D3, K2, cod liver oil and others that were targeted toward healing my gut. All supplements were based on my blood lab results. Her approach was not so much targeted toward EBV as it was just a completely lifestyle overhaul.
The focus:
-Reducing inflammation
-Cutting out processed foods and sugar -Following a dietary formula of high fats, moderate protein and low carbs
-Detox: sauna, monitoring bowel movement frequency
-Eating as much organic food as possible
-Set an eating window: I don’t eat a thing after 7pm
-scheduled fasting: usually 24hr hour period every 2 weeks but working to increase that
Results: I started seeing positive results within a few months of starting my lifestyle change and kicked the virus to the curb completely within about 6-7 months. Although not the goal, I also lost 19 lbs in the first month due to the diet change. My heart palpitations subsided. My endocrinologist said my TPO antibodies would never come down. She was wrong. They’ve started to decrease. I run circles around my young kids now. My energy and mental clarity are at all time highs. My sleep quality couldn’t be better. It truly was a life transformation and I didn’t need a doctor or pill to do it. It’s amazing what the human body can do. Your body is a very resilient self-healing machine. It just needs the proper resources to function as designed. Unfortunately the standard American lifestyle doesn’t provide it.
Bottom Line: You can do this. It’s tough but being sick for years is a lot tougher. My advice: pick 1 thing and start with that for a few weeks or months. Once you’ve gotten it down. Move on to another. I personally think cutting carbs was my biggest helper with cutting inflammation and thus the virus. I “went to school” on diet and how the body reacts to certain foods. Deep diving into this helped me stay motivated and invested to keep the course. I used to eat fast food without blinking an eye. Now I care about what the cow ate before it reaches my plate. What I once saw as a life changing diagnosis is now a blessing. I’m thankful for catching EBV because of the life change it forced me to make. I can now pass this new lifestyle down to my kids and teach them how to eat and give the body what it needs.
I hope this helps somebody to make the changes required to kick this virus.