Katy’s amazing 2 year update - less drugs, better life

Katy is back for her 2 year update! She has done phenomenally well in the past two years, building even further on the progress she made in her first year on the Paddison Program. [See her first episode here]. We discuss how:

 

• Katie was diagnosed with juvenile idiopathic arthritis when she was just 10 months old
• She was put on antibiotics after a series of ear infections and a month after she had her first RA symptoms
• She was put on baby aspirin, prednisone and pancreole with high dosage until she was five
• She was then put on methotrexate and starting at 10 she switched to Enbrel
• When she started her first job her doctor put her on Vicodin to manage the pain, but dosage went up and side effects started to appear
• Katy went into a depressive state but soon after she found Clint's TEDx Talk and the Paddison Program
• Along with the diet change, Bikram Yoga helped immensely
• She has tapered off Vicodin and her pain levels have dropped
• Katy represented Oregan in a yoga competition and overcame many self confidence fears to do so
• Katy has spoken internationally about her story on the Isle of Man
• Katy’s diet has expanded in the past two years and she loves her food that keeps her healthy