Testimonials
Teri Grunthaner
Amy came into my life when I was feeling at the end of my rope. I thought I was doing everything right — no junk food, no refined sugar, no gluten, no dairy, lots of fresh veggies and fruit, frequent exercise, plenty of sleep, meditation practice, and more — and yet my gut issues, unintentional weight loss, and other concerning symptoms persisted. After several years of stumped doctors, inconclusive tests, unsatisfactory diagnoses, and ineffective treatments, I was feeling hopeless and scared. Amy reassured me that my body was not broken and unfix-able, and that I could live a healthy, comfortable, vibrant life. At last I felt that someone really listened to me, understood my symptoms in the context of my whole body system, and was able to offer me practical, concrete, effective (and even delicious!) steps for my body's regeneration. Within weeks I was feeling better, and within months I was feeling confident that I was truly on the road to recovery. Now, barely six months later, my symptoms have cleared, I am at a healthy weight, and we are making progress in re-tuning the rest of my "downstream" body systems that were negatively effected by my gut dysfunction. Most significantly, I trust my body again, believe in it's ability to function as it should, and feel confident in letting it take on it's next big task: creating a baby. I couldn't be more excited, relieved, and grateful! Thank you, Amy!
Let me tell you how Nutritional Therapy has changed my life.
Six weeks ago I met with Amy Bousman in an effort to break my life long sugar addiction. I am close to turning 64 and did not want to follow in my beloved Grandmother's footsteps, who died at the age of 69, from diabetes. My recent blood work confirmed that my bad cholesterol was high and that I am prediabetic. This news turned me into an emotional mess and was my wake-up call to turn my health around.
Amy's knowledge of using whole foods as medicine really resonated with me. As I began to replace my morning coffee with bone broth and eating the "caveman" diet of foods that I could hunt, fish, pick or gather, I quickly noticed increased energy, a 10 lb weight loss, and my brain fog was replaced with a sense of emotional wellbeing.
Amy taught me the importance of hydration. When I was tempted to grab a bag of chips to tame my hunger pangs, I chose to sip on a glass of lemon water. Never in my life would I have believed that hunger could be a symptom of dehydration!
My old night owl ways of staying up until 1:00am and only logging 4 - 6 hours of sleep have now been replaced with a new bed time routine of retiring at 10pm, rising at 6am, and enjoying a brisk morning walk! Sure feels good to sleep a full 8 hours! I no longer wake up feeling tired and sluggish but rather energized and looking forward to a productive day.
Like any new life style change, the first couple weeks are the most difficult, but the challenge is its own reward! I no longer crave sugar and feel confident that my next lab work will reveal a good cholesterol level and that I'm no longer prediabetic!
Thanks to Amy's gentle, professional guidance in the field of Nutritional Therapy, I have learned to utilize the tools she has taught me to heal my body on a cellular level.
Thank you, Amy Bousman, for adding years of good health to my life. I have been physically, spirituality, mentally and emotionally evolved.
With Gratitude,
Deb Jenkins
Deb Jenkins
I love working with Amy. She has given me hope. I have spent the last couple of years fighting Rosacea on the inside of my eyelids. This meant every time I blinked, my eyeball got scratched. My vision suffered greatly, I was depressed, my work suffered, I had no self esteem and wouldn't look anyone in the eyes. It felt like I became a different person. After seeing an acupuncturist which greatly gave me relief from my symptoms, I realized it still was not getting to the true root of the cause. I started working with Amy and she has guided me on a unique journey that is both fascinating and empowering.
So far, my eye issues have improved greatly, including dry eye symptoms. As a side benefit, I have zero allergy symptoms after having severe allergies all my life as well as histamine intolerance with foods. I locked myself inside during allergy season. Last night was the first time in 25 years that I did yard work for more than a 20 minute stretch of time. Previously I would have to run inside because my nose was running constantly. I actually enjoyed being outside!
I am still working with Amy and feel like I can become the person that I want to be~healthy. As I claim my health back, I have more confidence. I believe it when Amy tells me that I will reap even more benefits and I am only beginning!
For as long as I can remember, I have had mental health problems, digestive distress, embarrassing gas, painful stomach cramps and heartburn. I was taking ever-increasingly stronger doses of prescription antacids. I went through the gamut of tests, lab work, and scopes multiple times with few answers or even guesses, often treated as though it was “all in my head”. The doctors found my first ulcer at age 11. At the age of 19 I puked pure bile, at 24 I had a hiedal hernia and with little info outside of doctor recommendations, I chose to have the surgery to “correct” it. Among many side effects of this surgery, it has made it impossible to throw up. There has been many times I have bordered hospitalization due to food poisoning and other causes for the body’s need to purge but unable.
After a nutrition class during massage school I started researching alternative methods of healing. This lead me to a few different elimination diets that gave me little relief. I had little guidance and slipped back into bad eating habits then into hopelessness. Becoming a mother made the importance of my health a priority, but also overwhelming. Going on and back off the path to wellness had me miserable. I am grateful to say that I met Amy Bousman through a homeschool group. After many digestion conversations, and hitting my rock bottom, I was ready to make major changes!
Before going on my gut healing protocol I was experiencing increasingly painful bloat and sometimes nausea after nearly every meal. My stomach was in a constant state of discomfort and I had trouble no matter what or how much I ate. My energy was low, I suffered with depression and crippling anxiety, frequent UTIs, psoriasis, restless nights, chronic pain and mood swings. Through blood work I discovered my B12s, D3 and lipo proteins were low. My skin, eyes, hearing and sense of smell were painfully sensitive. I was over weight with aching back, hips, knees and ankles. I felt sick more often than not. I worked out 1-2 hours 5 days a week and struggled to lose weight. I struggled to manage my otherwise wonderful life. I was mentally, spiritually and physically unraveling.
After a thorough assessment, Amy suggested I do a combination of Auto-Immune protocol and low-FODMAP elimination diet with several supplements. With her support and wisdom, I began this life change with a simple meal plan that included meats, select, easy to digest veggies and lots of homemade bone broth; all in soups or stews. After a few weeks I began to slowly reintroduce foods and methods of cooking. I am still adding foods and have found a few that my guts are not ready for, which was more informative than most blood work I have had tested.
Thanks to Amy’s guidance I. Am. Feeling. AMAZING! I have more strength and energy to enjoy my life! I am able to manage my emotions, handle huge life challenges that would have rendered me disabled or with severe gut pain in the past. My eyes, ears and sense of smell are no longer painfully sensitive. I live in joy! I sleep better. My moods are stable! I am able to take true enjoyment from playing with my kids! I have confidence I have NEVER had before. After a 3 month protocol I lost 25lbs and continue to lose inflammation. I have dropped at least 3 pant sizes! My hips, knees and ankles have much less pain. In the last two months of living in Lawrence, I was brave enough to step WAY outside of my comfort zone to teach a water aerobics class twice a week!! I am more comfortable in my skin and with who I am.
I feel so fortunate to have found Amy when I did. I had long suffered from severe symptoms of the auto-immune disease psoriasis. I had no interest in using immune system suppressing drugs but I was desperate for some form of relief. Not only did she help me understand what was happening to my body and how the different parts of it are affected by my nutritional and lifestyle choices, she also gave me much needed hope that my body was capable of healing itself through the right protocol. I experienced dramatic results and precious relief after just a couple of weeks working with Amy. After only a couple of months I felt like my digestion process had completely transformed from it's comprised state into the most healthy it has felt in my entire life. As a direct result of this customized food, supplement and lifestyle based program that we created together, my psoriasis started going into remission right away. This in turn has improved my overall emotional and psychological health as well. Amy possesses a deep level of intuition, empathy and ease while accompanied by her vast knowledge and passion for nutritional health makes for a comforting, enlightening and heart conscious journey towards optimal physical and emotional health. I can't recommend Amy enough. She has vastly improved the quality of my life and given me the tools to take my health into my own hands. I have a newfound sensitivity to my body and what it is trying to communicate to me which has propelled me into a new paradigm of self-care. I have so much gratitude for this humble healer who in a time of too many prescription pills and processed foods is empowering others to be the healthiest version of themselves through real tangible choices and progress.