MY STORY

My name is Diana Sanchez and I realized early on that no one truly cared about my health more than I did. I believed this until I met others who struggled with similar health issues. 

When I was in high school, I knew I wanted to be a dietitian. I used to read Self magazine and I loved to read the nuggets of nutrition information written by dietitians. I loved learning about how to fuel my body for optimal health, and I wanted to help others be as healthy as they possibly can. Then, something happened that changed my dietitian mission completely. When I was diagnosed with a thyroid autoimmune condition in my 20s, and the medication prescribed to treat it, made me gain 20 pounds and I asked my Endocrinologist for help. She handed me a sheet of paper, a 1200 Calorie Meal Plan, and ushered me on my way. I was already working on my undergraduate degree in Nutrition, so I thought, okay, I should be able to figure this out, while inside, I was perplexed that this was how my doctor responded to my concerns. No empathy, no advice, just handed me a sheet paper and sent me on my way. It felt so impersonal and dismissive. I decided that I would never dismiss someone's concerns when I became a dietitian, and compassion and understanding became the cornerstones of my career as a dietitian.

Long story short, I lost the weight and was able to reduce the dose of anti-thyroid medication. I was adamant about not undergoing a permanent "solution" such as surgery to remove my thyroid or or radioactive ablation of my thyroid. Both "solutions" would require me to take thyroid hormone medication for the rest of my life. I had to be really strong in my decision, knowing that I knew what was best for my body. Thankfully, my immune system calmed down and I was able to wean off the anti-thyroid medication and my antibody levels remain in remission to this date. It wasn't until studying functional medicine nutrition, that I realized how I had put my autoimmune condition in remission!

Fast forward 10 years later to 2016. I had just completed 28 months of Peace Corps service in Belize, Central America, landed a lucrative job, and got married, when my world began crumbling around me. I started to have all sorts of digestive issues. I also started to be more forgetful and had difficulty with cognitive tasks. I lost my balance a lot and felt disoriented. I was also tired all of the time. And things just kept getting worse. So I did what I did before. I tackled the problem on my own. I thought I could heal my digestion if I found the right foods, the right supplements and read the right books on how to do that. But none of it worked and I felt like a failure. I was a dietitian who couldn't even fix her own digestion! So I went to the doctor. She said she was having the same digestion issues and hadn't found a solution. I did the endoscopy, the colonoscopy, the brain EEG, the blood work, the neuropsychological testing, and all the tests came back "normal". That's when I thought, ok, maybe I'm losing my mind? Or maybe I'm not losing my mind and these are ascension symptoms? Or maybe I caused my illness by negative thinking? I didn't know what to think, but I felt like no one understood that I was spiraling and I was going to lose it all-the career I loved, my amazing husband, and the children I hadn't yet had. I thought, this is it. I'm going to die and nobody can help me. I turned to Functional Medicine and the first practitioner I saw gave me some hope. Fatigue, she said? That's my specialty. So she loaded me up with with supplements to take and they helped for about two weeks, and then all my symptoms came back worse than before. I could no longer work. I would shower to get ready for work and then collapse back into bed from exhaustion. My husband saw his vibrant wife withering away. I lost a ton of weight and forced myself to eat, but everything I ate made me feel worse.

Finally, my practitioner referred me to another Functional Medicine practitioner. More tests and a month later I received a diagnosis. Lyme disease. Finally. An answer to what was wrong with me! The reason for my hormones out of wack, food sensitivities and digestive woes, cognitive difficulties and neurotransmitter dysfunction! But I kind of didn't believe it. I thought, no way, this doesn't make any sense. But I felt there were no other options. I took a six month leave of absence from work and started the treatments. This was my first ah ha moment of healing. Surrender. Up to this point, I thought I should be in control of my health. I should be in control of figuring this out and finding the solution. Surrendering control was new to me, but it was a relief to finally have someone tell me exactly what to do to get better. It wasn't all good though. I learned quickly that the gastroenterologist, the neurologist, my PCP, all weren't buying the Lyme disease diagnosis. Their comments were insensitive and dismissive, yet none of them offered me any answers or hope and they had to admit, my health was slowly improving with the treatment for Lyme. Unfortunately, this happens way too often in healthcare. People, with hopes and dreams in their hearts and lives to live, know something is wrong with their health, yet are dismissed by the doctors who we entrust our lives. Maybe this has happened to you or someone you love. It seems to happen more to us women and it truly breaks my heart! This is why you must care about your health more than anyone else! Because your life matters! Your dreams matter! Your experience matters! If you're not getting the validation and compassion you deserve, I promise you, it does exist, and I encourage you to search for it until you find it. I founded Nourished Knowing (formerly Five Dimensions Health & Wellness) so that members would feel completely supported in a therapeutic partnership that nourishes healing so that members could blossom into the empowered individual they truly are.

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My healing progressed and then plateaued and toxic mold was discovered in my home from a leak in the roof of the garage. We remediated the problem, and by this time, I heard of a permanent treatment for my health issues and traveled to Coeur D'alene, Idaho for evaluation. The Lyme diagnosis was confirmed by Dr. Smith at Dynamic Health. Once again, healing came in a manner I didn't expect, through removing viruses, bacteria, fungus, and parasites through energy medicine and additional supplements. Although both of my validating healthcare practitioners both had recovered from Lyme disease themselves, their unique approaches to health and healing provided foundations for my healing. The beautiful thing is that both Functional Medicine Nutrition and CranioBiotic Technique offer paths to healing for a wide variety of health issues, from digestion issues, hormone imbalance, autoimmunity, nutrient deficiencies, allergies, and much more. Both modalities are less about the diagnosis and more about cultivating the body's terrain to regain health.  I could not have achieved healing without both of these methods. I furthered my nutrition training with Functional Nutrition training through the Functional Nutrition Academy and I learned how to do Craniobiotic Technique from Dr. Smith. However, the 3rd component of my healing was a spiritual healing, after a miscarriage, the birth of my son and the end of my marriage. My health has never been better. I want to help you so that you don't make the same mistakes I did and so you can have accelerated healing and spiritual support through mediumship and energy healing. You don't have to go through the ups and downs and twists and turns that I did. You can experience what cost me over $30,000 and almost a decade of research and treatments to fine tune my intuition and understand what my body needs and when. I will walk you through step by step what to do and when and then I will teach you how to do this for yourself.  I invite you to experience a unique journey towards empowered healing and wholeness. Surrender your doubts and fears and embrace your path to healing by booking a free 20 minute consultation today.