Our guest today is Jamie Way. Last year, I noticed Jamie posting quite a bit about his young daughter's alopecia and how they were doing a deep dive into her health. We actually interviewed last year, and the recording ended up not being usable. It took us another year to record, and with that a lot more information has surfaced that we hope will be helpful to those of you wishing to explore some potential triggers.
Their journey has not been an easy one, and listening to the interview really puts this in perspective. The intensity of wanting to know can often feel overwhelming, something that each of us can relate to after receiving a diagnosis for ourselves or our child. The questions, the research, the inability to sit and wait and ultimately accept there's nothing else to be done is a hard pill to swallow. After lab work, pharmaceuticals, and natural treatments - whatever families decide to do, they often take a break, a breath, and wonder what's next? Autoimmunity is so complex. Do we throw everything we have at it? Do we change our diet? Do we just sit with it and solely work on building confidence? For Jamie and his family, it became his mission to find his daughter's triggers, and he shares them with all of us today.
Thank you for sharing your time with Jamie and me today. Throughout the interview, Jamie mentioned mentors who helped guide them, along with an article he wrote for Change The Air Foundation. He also has a website where he provides resources for testing should you wish to go that route. All of those links are here in the show notes. Jamie's discovery of a toxic home led them on an arduous, yet fulfilling journey of healing that he wouldn't trade for the world. Realistically, we understand that jumping through all the hoops of healthcare, paying for all of these tests independently are cost-prohibitive for many of us. I appreciate that Jamie shares all of this with us, and encourages first steps to be testing your own body to initially keep the costs down.
Change the Air Foundation Alopecia Article
Simply Toxic Guide to Heal Toxicity
Toxic - Book by Neil Nathan
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