CHAPTER 8:

SUGAR,

SWEETENERS,

AND ALCOHOL

“I was diagnosed with Lyme disease in
October of 2009. My symptoms were stiff
neck, headache ... I hurt everywhere, I was
tired all the time, I could not sleep through
the night because I was in so much pain! My
doctor told me it could take six months of
antibiotics or more to start feeling better. I
thought to myself, ‘I do not have six months to
wait!’ I found the Whole30 and thought, ‘Let
me try it—what do I have to lose?’ Well, I had
a lot to lose—like every one of my Lyme
disease symptoms, and a few pounds as well! I
started feeling better after day three, and I